groupes en action

Peace Jam has a hightly trained and dynamic staff who can offer keynotes, workshop presentations, facilitation, or speakers for special events. A wide variety of topics and formats are available to fit the needs of your group … (full text community outreach).

Homepage full of links;
global call to action; service learning; Campaign for peace fund;
human rights;
curriculum;
The BRADFORD PEACE JAM – the QUAKER PEACE STUDIES TRUST at the University of Bradford, its mainpage,
and its contact;
photos: FAQ; links;
Address: PeaceJam Foundation Headquarters, 5605 Yukon St., Arvada, CO 80002, USA;
Contact.

About peace jam: PEACEJAM MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the PeaceJam Foundation is to create a new generation of young leaders committed to positive change in themselves, their communities and the world through the inspiration of Nobel Peace Laureates.

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Homepage with latest News;
News; Activities; Key Events 2008 photos;
Gallery (click also on orange pointer for more);
Downloads; Registration; Links;
Address: Swiss African Forum, Postfach 357, 3000 Bern 14, Switzerland
Contact.

About /Aims and Benefits:
Objectives – The project aims:

• To create conditions deem necessary for people to take on urgent initiatives, beyond the efforts already made to date, which will do away with bad notion on Africans.
• To develop appropriate methodologies for transforming the specific support and promotion of those cultural elements that constitute testimonies and symbols of bicultural convergence, with priority to areas were culture is under direct attack in the context of promotion, education, awareness and entertainment.
• To demonstrate a deeper probing into the problem of Africa and its globalisation consequences as it relates to cultures and religions and the noting of dangers, and also of opportunities, which derive from its economic, technological and political context.
• To design and pilot a sustainable network for future cultural interactions.
• To demonstrate that cultural richness and diversity are important elements in the processes of integration and socio-economic development.
• Building up a network towards an African Parliament in Switzerland.
• Building up media channels, e-mail newsletter, homepage-portal www.saf03.ch, newspaper(s), radiostation, television.

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Digital Civil Rights in Europe

European Digital Rights was founded in June 2002. Currently 29 privacy and civil rights organisations have EDRI membership. They are based or have offices in 18 different countries in Europe. Members of European Digital Rights have joined forces to defend civil rights in the information society. The need for cooperation among organizations active in Europe is increasing as more regulation regarding the internet, copyright and privacy is originating from European institutions, or from International institutions with strong impact in Europe. (Homepage).

Members; board;
Campaigns: copyright, freedom of expression, biometrics, data retention, airline passenger data;
Statutes in english, and in french;
Newsletter EDRI-gram: subscribe, archive;
Issues: freedom of speech, security, governance, new trechnology;
Donate;
Postal address: European Digital Rights, Kandelaarsstraat 23, B1000 Brussels, Belgium;
Contact.

About: European Digital Rights was founded in June 2002. Currently 28 privacy and civil rights organisations have EDRI membership. They are based or have offices in 17 different countries in Europe.

Members of European Digital Rights have joined forces to defend civil rights in the information society. The need for cooperation among organizations active in Europe is increasing as more regulation regarding the internet, copyright and privacy is originating from European institutions, or from International institutions with strong impact in Europe.

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Linked with Wanda Nowicka – Poland.

We are moving to a global village and yet we don’t have our global elders. The Elders can be a group who have the trust of the world, who can speak freely, be fiercely independent and respond fast and flexibly in conflict situations. (Homepage).

The elders;
Latest events; News; Press;
Global village; Jobs; our supporters;
The project: Every Human has Rights.org;
Downloads: the Elders biographies, a transcript of Nelson Mandela’s speech, quotes from The Elders;
History;
Newsletter /periodic updates: subscribe down in the left column;
Contact: for general press enquiries, please contact Katy Cronin, Communications Director at The Elders.

No ‘About’, but this text: The Elders – Current government cannot lead Zimbabwe out of humanitarian crisis … The Elders have released a detailed report on the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe following their recent visit to the region. The report calls on SADC leaders to acknowledge the seriousness of the refugee crisis in the region, stop deportations to Zimbabwe and establish a regional coordination mechanism to address and contain Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic.

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Central and Eastern Europe women’s network for sexual and reproductive health and rights ASTRA

Linked with Wanda Nowicka – Poland, and with Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in EU and non-EU countries.

The human rights of women include their right to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. Equal relationships between women and men in matters of sexual relations and reproduction, including full respect for the integrity of the person, require mutual respect, consent and shared responsibility for sexual behaviour and its consequences – Platform for Action of Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995. (Homepage).

Members; Advisory Board;
Official Meetings; Seminars and Workshops; Activities 2004-2008;
Documentary: Breaking the Silence; Open Letters and Statements;
News; Publications; Newsletter /Bulletin; Links; and many more …
Address: ASTRA SECRETARIAT, Federation for Women and Family Planning, ul. Nowolipie 13/15, 00-150 Warsaw, POLAND;
Contact.

About: ASTRA is a regional network of NGOs and individuals advocating in a collective voice for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Central and Eastern Europe.

ASTRA works for the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights as fundamental human rights and advocates for their observance, prioritization and implementation on the international, regional and national agendas.

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