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IFG is a North-South research and educational institution composed of sixty leading activists, economists, scholars, and researchers providing analyses and critiques on the cultural, social, political, and environmental impacts of economic globalization.

Formed in 1994, the IFG came together out of shared concern that the world’s corporate and political leadership was rapidly restructuring global politics and economics on a level that was as historically significant as any period since the Industrial Revolution. Yet there was almost no discussion or even recognition of this new « free market, » or « neoliberal » model, or of the institutions and agreements enforcing this system—the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other such bureaucracies. In response, the IFG began to stimulate new thinking, joint activity and public education about this rapidly rising economic paradigm.

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Linked with George Monbiot – England, and with Other Economies are Possible!

Read first the Field Report on Al Gore’s Climate Project, and this project presented on the WorldChanging-website.

about: WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for profound positive change are already present. That another world is not just possible, it’s here. We only need to put the pieces together.

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Linked with Azra Hasanbegovic – Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hopes Betrayed, and with Trafficking Women and Children.

The Association “ŽENA BIH”, Mostar works to combat trafficking through research and the reintegration of women who have been trafficked from Bosnia and Herzegovina to places abroad.

Excerpt: … The next day we drove in warm sunny weather through isolated mountainous country to Mostar. There, in a bombed-out building, we visited the office of the women’sproject Zena BIH. The project leader, Azra Hasanbegovic, and her colleagues gave us a detailed account of their work, which encompasses mainly legal counseling, AIDS-prevention, information on trafficking in women, mediation and conciliation programs. We then drove to a day center which they run for senior women citizens, visited their women’s center (boutique, café, hairdresser and massage), and then went to the new women’s refuge Marguerite, which was inaugurated on December 8. Fadila regrets that for our Project only 3 candidates from Bosnia-Herzegovina are planned, as so many women there are engaged in peace work worthy of recognition.

Udruženje Âssociation ŽENA B&H WOMAN.

Small grants make large contributions in trafficking prevention.

Linked with Erika Lesser – USA, see there more about.

Slow Food USA is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to supporting and celebrating the food traditions of North America. From the spice of Cajun cooking to the purity of the organic movement; from animal breeds and heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables to handcrafted wine and beer, farmhouse cheeses and other artisanal products; these foods are a part of our cultural identity. They reflect generations of commitment to the land and devotion to the processes that yield the greatest achievements in taste. These foods, and the communities that produce and depend on them, are constantly at risk of succumbing to the effects of the fast life, which manifests itself through the industrialization and standardization of our food supply and degradation of our farmland. By reviving the pleasures of the table, and using our tastebuds as our guides, Slow Food U.S.A. believes that our food heritage can be saved.

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Linked with Maninha Xukuru-Kariri – Brazil (1966 – 2006), with The Forum for the Defense of Indigenous Rights APOINME, with Aracruz Celulose and the World Cup: propaganda and deforestation, and with Indigenous representatives campaign in Europe.

See also: Table of indigenous organisations of Brazil, and Alert against the Green Desert Movement, and Promoting the Rights, Voices and Visions of Indigenous Peoples, and Texts about Economy and Indigenous Peoples, and Indigenous Webs for Information, and Texts about Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights, and definition of what Indigenous Peoples are, on wikipedia,
and ciesin.org.

The World Rainforest Movement WRM works to secure the lands and livelihoods of forest peoples and supports their efforts to defend the forests from commercial logging, dams, mining, plantations, shrimp farms, colonisation and other projects that threaten them.

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Linked with Maninha Xukuru-Kariri – Brazil (1966 – 2006), with The World Rainforest Movement WRM, with Aracruz Celulose and the World Cup: propaganda and deforestation, and with Indigenous representatives campaign in Europe.

See also: Table of indigenous organisations of Brazil, and Alert against the Green Desert Movement, and Promoting the Rights, Voices and Visions of Indigenous Peoples, and Texts about Economy and Indigenous Peoples, and Indigenous Webs for Information, and Texts about Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights, and definition of what Indigenous Peoples are, on wikipedia
and ciesin.org.

The Forum for the Defense of Indigenous Rights / Articulação dos Povos e Organizações Indígenas do Nordeste, Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo APOINME, is created, July 05, 2004

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Linked with Paula Clermont Péan – Haiti, and with Haiti and its problems.

Centre Culturel Pyepoudre, 92 bis Rue Christ-Roi, Port-au-Prince, Haïti, Tél / Fax (509) 244-2838. Adresse postale : Boîte Postale 15045, Pétion-Ville, Haïti HT6140.
Activités:

Nos Services: A la meme page cliquez sur photos.

I.- La bibliothèque/le livre.
La bibliothèque et la lecture publique ouverte à toutes les couches de la société, principalement aux jeunes désireux de s’initier aux pratiques de la lecture et du même coup, d’élargir leur champ de connaissance générale. En terme d’activités : conférences-débats, expositions, festivals, spectacles, projections, panneaux d’affichage, jeux questions-réponses, lecture dirigée, heure du conte, la bibliothèque est devenue un lieu de référence pour les résidants de Christ-Roi et ses environs.

II.- Animation/Création artistique.
A ce niveau, le Centre a produit une série d’activités présentées à la fois en Haïti et à l’extérieur du pays. Art de communication, d’expression et geste lié à la parole, la création théâtrale, selon Pyepoudre, doit être ouverte à diverses couches de la population, et peut, à l’instar, des autres arts, s’associer au grand combat du peuple pour sa survie et sa dignité.

III.- La formation.
Le Centre met l’accent sur le travail théâtral et forme des comédiens tant à Port-au-Prince que dans les villes de province et dans les milieux ruraux, soit à travers des ateliers de théâtre, soit par des sessions de formation en techniques théâtrales. Il organise également des sessions de formation sur les techniques d’animation socioculturelle, de structuration de groupe et de vie associative.

A play by the Centre Pyepoudre, In memory of the poet Jacques Roche. The Centre Culturel Pyepoudre presents Le premier poète by Jack London. This story has been adapted into a play and directed by Paula Clermont Péan. It will be interpreted by Actelié. It will also be an occasion to celebrate the anniversary of the Pyepoudre Cultural Center. (FOKAL). (Homepage).

Linked with Paula Clermont Péan – Haiti, and with Haiti and its problems.

The Center for Assistance to Information Technology Initiatives (CAITI) is a non-profit and non-governmental organization created by a Caribbean youth group striving to democratize and popularize the NICTs in our area. We have gathered together, since the beginning of 2002, many access centers, cyber cafés, Associations, community schools and colleges in order to help them:

• Give service to built their community’s capacity;
• Lower their access costs;
• Maintain their access service through training on basic management techniques.

(See on Stand 225.05 ict4d).

Vernous Guyverson, Haiti, from the Center for Assistance with IT Initiatives CAITI, Haiti. Vernous Guyverson is an ICT consultant for the Haitian government. He holds a master’s degree in public administration with a focus on e-government and a bachelor’s degree in major accounting. Vernous is the international expert for several projects in the Caribbean, in Africa and in Canada. He is also an e-business lecturer at several universities in Haiti and French Guyana. (See Internet Governance and Policy).

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Linked with The price of power. See also nef on Nov. 6, 2006.

nef is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being. We aim to improve quality of life by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment and social issues. We work in partnership and put people and the planet first.

We are unique in combining rigorous analysis and policy debate with practical solutions on the ground, often run and designed with the help of local people. We also create new ways of measuring progress towards increased well-being and environmental sustainability.

nef works with all sections of society in the UK and internationally – civil society, government, individuals, businesses and academia – to create more understanding and strategies for change.

Go to this page for all our publications.

nef is a registered charity founded in 1986 by the leaders of The Other Economic Summit (TOES), which forced issues such as international debt onto the agenda of the G7/G8 summit meetings. It has taken a lead in helping establish new coalitions and organisations, such as the Jubilee 2000 debt campaign; the Ethical Trading Initiative; the UK Social Investment Forum; and new ways to measure social and environmental well-being.

The lack of access to reliable and clean energy supplies is a major barrier to improving human well-being around the globe – there are an estimated 1.6 billion people living in the rural areas of developing countries who lack access to electricity – but so is dependence on fossil fuels. Climate-driven ‘natural’ disasters also threaten far worse. Rather than just failing to improve the human condition, we could be about to witness the great reversal of human progress.

Contact: 3 Jonathan Street, London, SE11 5NH, tel 020 7820 6300, e-mail.

Linked with Ferial Haffejee – South Africa, and with An incomplete freedom.

Promoting gender equality in and through the media.

Genderlinks GL is committed to a Southern Africa in which women and men are able to realise their full potential and participate equally in all aspects of public and private life. (See Homepage and more).

MISSION

Genderlinks GL works to achieve this vision through promoting gender equality in and through the media as well as in all areas of governance. The organisation’s specific goals are to:

Empower women, who have been socialised to occupy private spaces, to claim their voices as citizens, decision-makers, and in all aspects of public and private life. This objective recognises that it is not enough to focus on gender sensitisation of the media. Women must also be empowered to claim their space. GL thus places its specific focus on the media within the context of gender and governance more broadly.

Promote equal representation and participation of women and men within the institutional structures of the media.

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GeoCities (on wikipedia) is a free webhosting service founded by David Bohnett and John Rezner in late 1994 as Beverly Hills Internet. (Go to this Yahoo! page).

In its original form, site users selected a « city » in which to place their webpages; the « cities » being named after cities or regions according to their content — for example, computer-related sites were placed in « SiliconValley » and those dealing with entertainment were assigned to « Hollywood » — hence the name of the site; now, however, this feature has since been abandoned.

Geocities Highlights.
Get a free website on geocities yahoo.
Geocities Membership.

Overview in english.
same in portugues.
same in spanish.

Find interesting pages created by members.

Find special Indian sites:

Indian Human Rights.org,

Human Rights Movement in India,

Citizen Forum on Human Rights, LN. S.K.BHATTACHARJEE – National President, CELL NO. 09426215334, HOTLINE FAX NO. 02836-232308 (ROUND THE CLOCK),  TEL. OFFICE: 02836-220213 POSTAL ADD: P.O.BOX NO: 51, GANDHIDHAM -37020. Then go to this e-mail, or this e-mail, or this e-mail.

GeoCities began as BHI which stood for « Beverly Hills Internet« , a small Web hosting and development company in Southern California. The company also created their own Web directory, organized thematically in six « neighborhoods » such as « SiliconValley » (for technology) and « SunsetStrip » (for nightlife and music).

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The Resource Alliance is an international network working to build the capacity of not-for-profit organisations to mobilise funds and local resources for their causes. We achieve this through training, knowledge sharing and networking activities worldwide. The Resource Alliance is a UK registered charity and has 501c3 status in the US. Our website is full of valuable information on resource mobilisation techniques, latest news, case studies, useful contacts and links.

Find out about our fundraising training through conferences and workshops around the world. Register now for FREE to get access to our resources section.

about: The Resource Alliance’s mission is to build the fundraising and local resource mobilisation capacity of the voluntary sector worldwide. Resource Alliance is a UK registered charity (No.1099889) and has 501c3 status in the US. Our vision is of a strong voluntary sector throughout the world, working to the highest ethical standards of accountability and stewardship. Read more about our mission. If you are interested in finding out about the 25 year history of the Resource Alliance, click here .

To read our Annual Review for the year 2005/06 in PDF version, please click on this DOWNLOAD link;
Contact.

The Resource Alliance launches consultanty services;

Call for Case studies;

Latest Publications:

What is Leadership? Join Bernard Ross as he offers his take on what leadership means, and how this can be applied to the non-profit sector. Read more on this link.
Norma Galafassi Branding, the exciting business of making it work. Norma Galafassi shares her views on the vital role branding plays in the charity sector. Read more on this link.

Attitude and fundraising. What exactly do we mean by attitude, and how does it affect the way people fundraise? Read more on this link.

Linked with Galina Drebezova – Belarus.

The Belarusian Association of Women Lawyers and the Brest Association of Legal Advice Centers.

Public Organisation « Belarusian Association of Women-Lawyers« ,
Field: government, self-government, law.
Contact person: Galina Drebezava, e-mail.

Women’s movement in Belarus – formation, development, problems: During the years of social-economic transformation and long-term crisis in Belarus there has been a considerable decline in the professional and social status of women, and a sharp reduction of their actual participation in decision making at all levels and in all spheres. Belarusian women are the least protected social group in the job market: they face discrimination when being employed and dismissed, in the remuneration of their labor. The share of women among unemployed amounts to 65%, and the process of poverty feminization is going on. (Read the whole long on UniBel).
(UniBel in russian).

Public association “Belarusian Association of Women Lawyers”, NGO, Belarus.
Address: Naganova Street 10, Suite 11, 14, Brest, 224005 Belarus.

Phones: (+ 16 162 ) 231 842, e-mail. (See on UNDP).

Galina Drebezova is a lawyer and the president of the Belarusian Association of Women Lawyers from the southern city of Brest. Since late 1996, together with the Brest Association of Legal Advice Centers, she has organized and presented lectures on human rights in Brest and in other cities throughout Belarus. In addition to lectures for adults on human rights, Drebezova runs a Sunday school for children, teaching and training older children who then go on to teach younger children.

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Linked with Linked with Texts and Reports, like Women in Slums, an UN study,  with Background-Report on Cities in Transition, with W.O.M.E.N., with Hope in the slums: women’s work in Bangladesh, with Rethinking resettlement in Mumbai, and Mumbai pavement dwellers finally get their homes, with NGO’s like Ankur, with SHACK, Slum Dwellers International SDI, and TERI The Energy and Resources Institute, with persons like Shanta Devi – India, and Leena Joshi – India.

Nirbhay Bano Andolan, The ‘Be Fearless Movement’, India, for Community. Start Year 1993.

Contact Information: Shakil Ahmed, Ashoka Fellow Activist, Nirbhay Bano Andolan (people’s movement), A126, Azad Mohalla, Shanti nagar, Wadala (E), Mumbai – 400037, India. Tel: +91-22-20604029, +91-22-24167494, E-mail.

Positioning in the mosaic of solutions:
– Main barrier addressed: Corrupt or inept government and public systems,
– Main principle addressed: Build non-violent paths to rights, access & assets.

(Find the whole rest on this web-page of changemakers).

Description of initiative:

We work in Mumbai’s slums and to empower the most marginalized in this huge city to fight for their rights. In a system that is corrupt and inefficient, it’s mostly the poorest who suffer the most. They have no access to even basic, hygienic living conditions and are always facing the worst human rights abuses – whether they are police brutalities or forced evictions.

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Linked with Texts and Reports, like Women in Slums, an UN study, with Background-Report on Cities in Transition, with W.O.M.E.N., with Hope in the slums: women’s work in Bangladesh, and Rethinking resettlement in Mumbai, with NGO’s like Mumbai pavement dwellers finally get their homes, with Ankur, with SHACK, Slum Dwellers International SDI, and Nirbhay Bano Andolan,
with persons like Shanta Devi – India, and Leena Joshi – India.

TERI, for innovative solutions for a better tomorrow. TERI was formally established in 1974 with the purpose of tackling and dealing with the immense and acute problems that mankind is likely to be faced with in the years ahead,
– on account of the gradual depletion of the earth’s finite energy resources which are largely non-renewable, and
– on account of the existing methods of their use which are polluting.

‘About‘, Click there on following links to find these sub-links: Projects, Publications, Events, Newsroom.

Research: Policy Analysis, Energy-Environment Technology, Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources, Regulatory Studies and Governance, Resources and Global Security, Action Programmes, Information Technology and Services, Sustainable Development Outreach,

Contact, General: Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003, INDIA, Tel. (+91 11) 2468 2100 and 1504900, Fax (+91 11) 2468 2144 and 2468 2145, For general inquires contact this e-mail.

A special project is Terra Green, News to save the Earth, (Homepage).
TerraGreen is an e-magazine (published by TERI) that reports significant shakeouts in India’s energy, environment and sustainable development scenarios, once every two weeks.

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