Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch

Linked with Lori Wallach – USA, with Why Does the WTO Want My Water?, and with The Public Citizen. Also linked with Third World Traveler, and with Michael Parenti – USA.

Global Trade Watch was created in 1995 as a division of the U.S.-based NGO Public Citizen that monitors the WTO and other trade agreements such as NAFTA and CAFTA. Like Public Citizen in general, GTW advocates for a greater public role in international, federal, state and local policy-making, and for a different set of policies and institutions that govern the current model of globalization, according to its website. [See Public Citizen].

Its director and founder is trade lawyer and activist Lori Wallach. Wallach has been compared to « Ralph Nader with a sense of humor » in a Wall Street Journal profile, dubbed « the Trade Debate’s Guerrilla Warrior » by the National Journal,[see the Journalism School] and « a key player in Washington debates on trade policy » by The Nation. [See commondreams].

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Center for Nonviolent Communication CNVC

Linked with Marshall B. Rosenberg – Switzerland & USA., and with Raising Children Compassionately.
The Center for Nonviolent Communication emerged out of work he was doing with civil rights activists in the early 1960s. During this period he provided mediation and communication skills training to communities working to desegregate schools and other public institutions. (Read much more on wikipedia).
Nonviolent Communication NVC helps us stay connected with what is alive in ourselves and others moment-to-moment, and enhances our ability to make life more wonderful for ourselves and others.

Vision: The Center for Nonviolent Communication CNVC is a global organization whose vision is a world where all people are getting their needs met and resolving their conflicts peacefully. In this vision, people are using Nonviolent Communication NVC to create and participate in networks of worldwide life-serving systems in economics, education, justice, healthcare, and peace-keeping.

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DCA DanChurchAid Cambodia- the right to food

Linked with Thavrin THONG – Cambodia, with Boua Chanthou – Cambodia, with The Khmer Rouge next at Trial, and with NGO Forum on Cambodia.

Established in 1922, DanChurchAid DCA is today one of the major Danish humanitarian non governmental organisations (NGO), working with local partners, international networks, churches and non-religious civil organisations to assist the poorest of the poor. DanChurchAid’s work abroad is focused on the poorest population groups in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Central America, and Central Asia & Eastern Europe. Financed by private donations and funds DanChurchAid is an independent non-profit organisation whose activities are financed by private donations and funds from the Danish government (Danida), the UN, EU and other bilateral donors.

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renewal

Linked with Fawzia Adam – Somalia.

renewal is the website turning adversity into opportunity for refugees in West-London.

What is Renewal SRB? West London is the most dynamic economic sub region in London. However, most refugees face a number of complex barriers that prevent them from taking a full part in daily life and contributing to Renewal is a unique programme funded by SRB6, via the London Development Agency, to support Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs) in the 6 West London boroughs of (Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow, Harrow, Brent and Hillingdon). The Accountable Body for the SRB Scheme is Ealing Primary Care Trust, one of the new NHS Trusts set up in April 2002 to provide primary care and to commission health services. The Renewal project team is based at Ealing PCT and consists of 5 staff, headed by a Programme Manager.

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