Scriptorium

The URPP Foundations of Human Social Behavior, Altruism and Egoism

Linked with Tania Singer – Germany.

The Univesity of Zurich founded the Research Priority Program on the Foundation of Human Social Behavior in 2005.

This interdisciplinary program focuses on the investigation of human social behavior from the perspectives of neuroscience, economics, psychology, philosophy, and evolutionary anthropology (on wikipedia, on WILEY InterScience, on Max Planck Institute).

The main goal is to understand the factors which determine prosocial and antisocial behavior in humans. The program concentrates not only on the social and biological bases of altruistic and egoistic behavior, but also on the economic and ethical consequences of people displaying this behavior … (Homepage).

Sitemap;
News;
Neuroeconomics;
Professor Ernst Fehr der UZH erhält Benoist-Preis 2008;
New Paper in Science / The Coevolution of Cultural Groups and Ingroup Favoritism;
New Paperin Nature / Egalitarianism in young children;
New Paper in Neuron / Oxytocin Shapes the Neural Circuitry of Trust and Trust Adaptation in Humans;
Research Groups;
Institutions;
Research Seminars;
Teaching;
Symposia and Workshops;
People;
Archive /Symposia;
Imprint;
Address /Administration: University Research Priority Program (URPP), « Foundations of Human Social Behavior », Blumlisalpstrasse 10, CH – 8006 Zurich;
Contact /Administration.

About / Resources: The Research Priority Program Foundations of Human Social Behavior is an interdisciplinary research program that investigates social behavior adopting a multi-method approach.

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Linked with Fumihiko Sueki – Japan.

The Buddhist Community at Stanford is an ecumenical group dedicated to creating a supportive community for Buddhist study and practice. We welcome experienced Buddhists from different traditions as well as people who are exploring. Our activites include daily sitting periods, meditation classes, study groups, visits to local monasteries, Dharma talks, social gatherings, community service and more! (Homepage).

Activities;
Resources;
Links;
Mailing list/newsletter (inside of about):

• 1. Send an e-mail to subscribe, or to unsubscribe from the BCAS mailing list,
• 2. The subject line and body is ignored,
• 3. Make sure the rest of the message is blank;

Contacts.

The Buddhist Study Circle (click on the link inside of Activities): The study circle is structured so that there is practice and study. Beginning with a short and peaceful chant in the beginning, the group then learns from an American Tibetan nun about karma and how it functions in our lives. There are exercises in trying to make the principle come alive in our day-to-day lives. Everyone is welcome to participate.

Linked with Cora Weiss – USA.

• The International Peace Bureau is dedicated to the vision of a World Without War.
• We are a Nobel Peace Laureate (1910), and over the years
• 13 of our officers have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Our 300 member organisations in 70 countries, and individual members, form a global network which brings together expertise and campaigning experience in a common cause.
• Our main programme centres on Sustainable Disarmament for Sustainable Development.
• We welcome your participation.

Homepage;
Sitemap;
History;
Publications;
Archives;
Disarmament for Development Program, General;
Membership;
Support;
Better World Links;
Newsletters and Calendars;
Address: International Peace Bureau, 41, rue de Zürich,  CH-1201 Geneva;
Contact.

About/what is IBP: The International Peace Bureau is dedicated to the vision of a World Without War. We are a Nobel Peace Laureate (1910); over the years, 13 of our officers have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Without community, there can be no liberation

Linked with Audre Lorde – USA (1934-1992).

Mission: The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area. Through mobilization, education and capacity-building, we work for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice. Committed to struggling across differences, we seek to responsibly reflect, represent and serve our various communities … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Statements;
Color Life;
What we do;
Organizing Areas;
Get involved;
Resources;
Calendar / events;
about Audre Lorde;
Donate now/support;
Internships;
Address: Audre Lorde Project, 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11217-1607, USA;
Contacts / Staff.

About 2/2: History: The Audre Lorde Project (ALP) is a Community Organizing Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming (LGBTSTGNC) People of Color Communities.

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Challenging Homophobia

Linked with Suzanne Pharr – USA.

History: Lesbian Information Service is an independent organisation. Set up in July 1987 by Jan Bridget (Foster) and Sandra Lucille, it has provided one-to-one support to lesbians of all ages and backgrounds throughout Britain via face-to-face work, support groups, helplines, publications, newsletter, pen-pal schemes, telephone and correspondence counselling, residentials, campaigns, training, projects … (full long list of links).

This website seems have been updated until 2004. But some articles and researches are still available.

News (updated 20.1.04);
publications;
Battering;
research;
Address: P.O. Box 8, Todmorden, Lancashire, OL14 5TZ;
Contact: Tel: 01706.817235

Homepage: Established in 1987, Lesbian Information Service:

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Building, Connecting, and Amplifying Southern LGBTQ Organizing for Liberation

Linked with Mandy Carter – USA.

SONG believes all our identities, issues and lives are connected across race, class, culture, gender and sexuality. SONG is a membership-based, Southern regional organization made up of working class, people of color, immigrants, and rural LGBTQ people. We vision a world where the double shift factory worker and the drag queen at the bar down the block see their lives as connected and are working together for liberation … (about 1/2).

Homepage and Photos and Blog;
The Blog:

• New Version,
• former Version;

Watch our videos;
Programms 2008;
Donnate Now;
Familie Pictures / Durham, NC:

• Day of Truthtelling;
• Love Extravaganza;
• Pride 2007;
• SONG listening campaign;
• Staff, Board and Founders;
• The Campouts;

Reports & Documentation;
Updates/E-newsletters;

Address: PO Box 268 // Durham, NC 27702, USA;
Contacts to SONG’s Staff.

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Linked with Mandy Carter – USA.

The National Black Justice Coalition, www.nbjc.org, is a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Our mission is to end racism and homophobia … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Events;
News;
Publications;
Issues;
Who we are;
What we do;
NBJC history;
Staff;
Board;
Supporters;
Get involved;
Address Headquarter: National Black Justice Coalition, 1638 R Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2:
As America’s only nationwide Black gay civil rights organization, we are the authoritative source on LGBT issues as they affect Black communities.

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Stopping Arms Proliferation at the Source

The Wisconsin Project carries out research and public education designed to stop the spread of mass destruction weapons and long-range missiles. The Project has been investigating transfers of nuclear, chemical/biological and missile-related technology since 1986. It is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that operates in Washington, D.C. under the auspices of the University of Wisconsin.  The Project’s three principal products are: … (full text Homepage).

The Risk report;
Iran Watch;
Iraq Watch; (as of August 2006, Iraq Watch is no longer being updated, click here for more information);
our achievements;
articles and commentaries;
Testimony, Reports and Speeches;
Controlling Dangerous Exports;
Infos on countries;
Newsletter;
Address: Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, 1701 K Street NW, Suite 805, Washington, DC 20006, USA;
Contact.

About: The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control conducts research and advocacy to stem the spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.

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Focuss.Info – a collaborative research tool for global development cooperation

The Focuss.Info Initiative is a collaborative platform for the creation and sharing of knowledge of valuable electronic resources in the field of global development cooperation. Focuss.Info improves the creation and sharing of global development knowledge in general and global development research specifically. This is being realized through three phases: … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Focuss.Info search engine indexes;
Who is Focuss (partners form a to Z);
Discussions;
Funding;
Contact: skype = focuss.info, e-mail.

About 2/2 – Three phases:

• 1) Storing hand-picked favorite Internet resources in social bookmark accounts (more … );
• 2 Sharing the hand-picked favorite Internet resources through a search engine (more … );
• 3 Creating a platform that improves knowledge creation and sharing (more … ).

Steps you need to take:

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The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) was established in Geneva in September 1996 to contribute to a better understanding of development and environment concerns in the context of international trade. As an independent non-profit and non-governmental organisation, ICTSD engages a broad range of actors in ongoing dialogue about trade and sustainable development. With a wide network of governmental, non-governmental and inter-governmental partners, ICTSD plays a unique systemic role as a provider of original, non-partisan reporting and facilitation services at the intersection of international trade and sustainable development … (about 1/2).

Homepage and latest news;
News and Analysis;
Programmes and Issues;
Dispute Settlement and Understanding Programme;
Economic Partnership Agreements EPAs;
Services;
Staff Team;
Work with us;
Address: International Environment House 2, Chemin de Balexert 7, 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact.

About 2/2:
ICTSD facilitates interaction between policy-makers and those outside the system to help trade policy become more supportive of sustainable development. By helping parties increase capacity and become better informed about each other, ICTSD builds bridges between groups with seemingly disparate agendas. It seeks to enable these actors to discover the many places where their interests and priorities coincide, for ultimately sustainable development is their common objective.

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Japanese Home

Linked with Fumihiko Sueki – Japan.

Public Visitation Day: In order to introduce Nichibunken’s activities to the citizens of Kyoto, on Public Visitation Day a lecture as well as a look into Nichibunken’s research projects and facilities is provided for the public. Date and Time: October 30th, 2008 (Thursday, 10:00 – 16:30) … (full text).

Homepage in english,
SITEMAP;
Outreach Programs and Events;
Library;
Nichibunken Databases;
History;
Employment and Study /and Call for Applications;
Research Activities;
Scholarships/Fellowships: Domestics;
Overseas;
Links (and links in japanese);
Address: International Research Center for Japanese Studies, 3-2 Oeyama-cho, Goryo, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192, Japan;
Contact.

About Research Cooperation:

• The International Research Center for Japanese Studies was established both to promote research as well as to provide research cooperation and assistance. Continuer la lecture de « The International Research Center for Japanese Studies »

a project of the center for media and democracy

SourceWatch is a collaborative project of the Center for Media and Democracy to produce a directory of the people, organizations and issues shaping the public agenda. A primary purpose of SourceWatch is documenting the PR and propaganda activities of public relations firms and public relations professionals engaged in managing and manipulating public perception, opinion and policy. SourceWatch also includes profiles on think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests. Over time, SourceWatch has broadened to include others involved in public debates including media outlets, journalists, government agencies, activists and nongovernmental organizations. Unlike some other wikis, SourceWatch has a policy of strict referencing, and is overseen by a paid editor. SourceWatch has 39,159 articles. (Homepage).

The Community Portal;
History;
Discussion;
(US)-CongressPedia;
All topics;
FAQ;
How to edit a page;
Quick Guide to editing;
Weekly free newsletter;
Donate;
GNU Free Documentation License;
Disclaimers.

About:

• SourceWatch is a free encyclopedia of people, issues, and groups shaping the public agenda that is being written collaboratively on this web site. It catalogues descriptions and details of PR firms, activist groups and government agencies as well as the criticisms that are made of these groups from different perspectives. (More …)
• You may not agree with all of the criticisms, and if you think something that appears here is unfair, you can fix it! The site is a Wiki, meaning that anyone, including you, can edit any article right now by clicking on the edit this page link that appears in every article in SourceWatch. As more and more people edit the articles, they improve in quality all the time. (More …)
• All of our articles are covered by the GNU Free Documentation License, to ensure that they can remain freely available forever. (More…)

… (full text about).

Next event this weekend, September 27-29, 2008:

• September 27th; 7:30pm: Turning A Corner, Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th Street NW, Washington, DC: Turning A Corner will be screening as part of the Urban Film Series: 2007 Black Docs program. For more information please visit www.urbanfilmseries.com. It will be presented by Illinois Representative, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL);
• September 28th; 11:00am: Doin’ It: Sex, Disability and Videotape;
• September 29th; 10:30am: Why They Gotta Do Me Like That? The Empowered Fe Fes Take on Bullying, National Museum of Women in the Artsn’s Film & Media Arts at the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ 20th Anniversary celebration;
• For more information go to NMWA National Museum of Women in the Arts.

About 1/2:

• Beyondmedia Education’s mission is to collaborate with under-served and under-represented women, youth and communities to tell their stories, connect their stories to the world around us, and organize for social justice through the creation and distribution of media arts.
• Our Vision: Beyondmedia Education envisions a compassionate and just society where universal access to media tools and information equip women and youth to document and communicate their stories, serve as educators and role models for others, influence public policy, and generate social transformation … (about 1/2).

Homepage and links;
See this video, 4.43 min;
Programs;
Events;
Catalogue;
Press and Recognition;
Staff Bios;
Help out;
Donors /Partners;
Address: Beyondmedia Education, 4001 N. Ravenswood #204 C, Chicago, IL 60613, USA;
Contact /Get in touch: mail online, tel: 773-857-7300, fax: 773-857-7301, e-mail.

About 2/2 /Ideals: Beyondmedia…
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Linked with Fumihiko Sueki – Japan.

The International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) is a worldwide body of national and regional associations for the academic study of religion, and is a member of the Conseil International de la Philosophie et des Sciences Humaines/ The International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (CIPSH) under the auspices of UNESCO. The IAHR was founded in 1950 on the occasion of the 7th international congress of the history of religions in Amsterdam. During the last World Congress in Tokyo, Japan, 2005, the IAHR grew to 37 national and 5 regional associations, reflecting the international and global diversity of the association … (What is the IAHR 1/2).

Homepage;
XXth IAHR Quinquennial World Congress (with its general Informations and the contact-link),  August 15-21, 2010, Toronto, Canada;
Member Associations;
IAHR presented on the UNESCO website (fr and en);
Publications;
IAHR Executive Committee Members 2005-2010;
Membership;
Honorary Life Members of the IAHR;
Women Scholars Network;
Constitution and by-laws;
From the Desk of the General Secretary;
IAHR e-Bulletin Supplement (March 2008);
Other News and Announcements;
Newsletter: General Secretary (see below).
Contact: All enquiries or communications concerning the IAHR should be addressed to the General Secretary, Professor Tim Jensen or the Deputy General Secretary, Professor Ingvild Sælid Gilhus.

What is the IAHR 2/2: … The IAHR is composed of a General Assembly, an International Committee, and an Executive Committee.

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Linked with Nani Zulminarni – Indonesia, and with A JOURNEY TO THE WORLD WITHOUT HUSBAND.

Program Pemberdayaan Perempuan Kepala Keluarga It is a reality that not less than 6 million households in Indonesia are headed by women-due to the death of their husband either natural or killed in the armed conflict, divorced, abandoned, permanent illness of the husband, and single status. More than a half of these households are among « the poorest of the poor ». The social cultural value tends to marginalize the women headed families and a major part of the development program has failed to reach this group. The majority of them are between 20 to 60 years old, illiterate and have never been to even an elementary school. They have 1-6 dependent, working as are farm laborers and in the informal sector with average income less than US$1 per day. Some of them have traumatic experience on domestic and state violence … (full text Homepage in english 1/2).

Homepage in Indonesian;
PEKKA in the news;
Stories from the field;
Organisation;
Annual reports;
Video Gallery;
Address: National Secretariat of PEKKA: Jl. Lapangan 1, Kompleks Duren Sawit Asri, Kav 1 No. 2A, Duren Sawit, Jakarta 13440, Indonesia;
Contact.

About Us: PEKKA was originally developed in the year 2000, from the initial idea of the National Commission on Violence Againts Women (KOMNAS PEREMPUAN), to document the life of the widows in the conflict region, and the intention of the Kecamatan Development Program (PPK) to respond to the request of the widows who are the victims of the conflict in Aceh, to get access to the resources, in order to overcome their economic problems and trauma.

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