Scriptorium

an Update of iDMC’s presentation on this blog of December 2, 2005.

• The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide.
• Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Monitoring and Advocacy; IDP database; Countries; Training; Thematic; Resources; News; Newsletter; Publications; Maps; Key Docs; Links;
Address: IDMC, Chemin de Balexert, 7-9, 1219 Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact.

About 2/2: … At the request of the United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal displacement in some 50 countries.  Continuer la lecture de « Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre iDMC »

Linked on our blogs with ThinkQuest.

The Oracle Education Foundation OEF is a nonprofit organization funded by Oracle Corporation. Its mission is to inspire students globally to think, connect, create and share – using technology to help them dissolve boundaries, fulfill their potential, and create a better society … (about OEF on en.wikipedia 1/2).

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Grants; Board, Staff; Partners; FAQs;
Address: Oracle Education Foundation, Attn: Colleen Cassity, 500 Oracle Parkway 5OP-8, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA;
Contact online.

OEF on en.wikipedia 2/2: The Foundation operates an educational program called ThinkQuest, offers professional development for teachers, and makes grants to schools and nonprofits by invitation only.  Continuer la lecture de « Oracle Education Foundation OEF »

1. We are in the process of setting up some training at our local union hall. We would like to do a class on Behavior Based Safety as a way to inform our members as to what BBS safety really is. This would be a good time during this Lockout to get our members well educated for when we go back into the workplace .We are still working out the details but it would most likely be an 8 hour course, compiling with any EI requirements … (full text EDUCATION TRAINING UPDATE).

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Educationals; Lockouts; President’s; Executives; Newsletter; Events; Gallery; Videos on Google Search;
Collective Agreement: Part I, 62 pdfd-pages, Part II, 80 pdf-pages, Supplementary, 24 pdf-pages;
Address: Local 1005, 350 Kenilworth Avenue North, Hamilton ON L8H 4T3, Canada;
Contact online.

Steel Industry News /No end in sight to 6-month U.S. Steel lockout:

• For 181 long, empty days, the men and women who used to make steel at the former Stelco plants have been walking a picket line with no end in sight for the bitter dispute.
• Today marks six months since U.S. Steel locked the gates of the former Stelco plant to back its demands for sweeping changes to its pension plans.
• Since that angry November evening, the confrontation has settled into a dull grind – workers walk in endless circles under the unblinking eye of the new security cameras the company has installed at its Wilcox Street main gate … (more on the spec.com).

Vigorous May Day Actions Across the Country and Around the World:

• May Day on Parliament Hill — Workers Pledge to Fight for a New Direction for the Economy and to Hold Governments to Account
• On the eve of a federal election, some 2,500 workers and their allies from Ontario and even parts of Quebec responded to the call of United Steelworkers Local 1005 to demand a new direction for the economy and vow that no matter what government is established after the election it must do its duty by upholding public right, not monopoly right.
• Workers who assembled before the seat of Canadian power represented the entire socialized economy — both public and private, industrial and commercial. They were greeted by the music of well-known local musician Kevin Dooley and Friends playing traditional Irish music and working class songs. In a profound gesture symbolizing the common interests of the First Nations and workers, the rally was opened with a traditional Six Nations welcome by two Mohawk youth. Gary Howe, Vice-President of USW Local 1005 emceed the event which started with USW Local 1005 retiree Bill Mahoney reciting the poem May Day … (more on cpcml.ca).

Caught in cross-border crossfire: … (full long text Steel Industry News).

Linked on our blogs with Toxic Flood Gives Marginalized Roma a New Chance.

• The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is an innovative award-winning non-profit journalism organization dedicated to supporting the independent international journalism that U.S. media organizations are increasingly less able to undertake. The Center focuses on under-reported topics, promoting high-quality international reporting and creating platforms that reach broad and diverse audiences … (about (our mission 1/2).
• Also on en.wikipedia.

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Who /Staff; Reporting; Education; Travel-Grants; Where /Map; Blog; Events; Internships; Jobs; Partners;
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite #615, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contact.

About /Our Mission 2/2: … The Center’s educational programs provide students with fresh information on global issues, help them think critically about the creation and dissemination of news, and inspire them to become active consumers and producers of information. Continuer la lecture de « Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting »

Linked on our blogs with Change your Mind Change your Brain.

• The Mind & Life Institute is a non-profit organization that seeks to understand the human mind and the benefits of contemplative practices through an integrated mode of knowing that combines first person knowledge from the world’s contemplative traditions with methods and findings from contemporary scientific inquiry. Ultimately, our goal is to relieve human suffering and advance well-being … (full text Values, Vision, Mission & Strategy).
• See also on fr.wikipedia, and on en.wikipedia.

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Researches; Dialogues; Grants; International; Collaborators; Publications; Newsletter; Support us;
Address: Mind & Life Institute, 7007 Winchester Cir., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301, USA;
Contact online.

Dalai Lama and Mind and Life: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, a spiritual leader revered worldwide, and (he was until recently) the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile.   Continuer la lecture de « Mind and Life Institute »

The Children’s Defense Fund grew out of the Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of Marian Wright Edelman. The first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, Mrs. Edelman directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Miss.; worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as counsel for his Poor People’s Campaign; and dedicated her early career to defending the civil liberties of people struggling to overcome poverty and discrimination … (about /OHistory 1/2).
CFD on wikipedia.

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Campaigns; Priorities; Research, Library; Take Action; Jobs; Support us;
Address: Children’s Defense Fund, 25 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, USA;
Contact.

About /History 2/2: … In 1969, Mrs. Edelman began the Washington Research Project, a public interest law firm that monitored federal programs for low-income families and, out of that initiative, she founded the Children’s Defense Fund in 1973.  Continuer la lecture de « Children's Defense Fund CDF »

• The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is an association of non-profit consumer organizations that was established in 1968 to advance the consumer interest through research, advocacy, and education. Today, nearly 300 of these groups participate in the federation and govern it through their representatives on the organization’s Board of Directors … (about /Overview 1/2).
• CFA on wikipedia.

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Cooperatives; Local Groups; Join; Oher Resources; Staff; Board; News; left column: Issues, Services; Linking; Support us;
Adress: CFA, 1620 I Street, NW – Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006, USA;
Contact.

About /Overview: … CFA is a research, advocacy, education, and service organization.  Continuer la lecture de « Consumer Federation of America CFA »

• La CRIIRAD, Qu’est-ce que c’est? 1986, création de la CRIIRAD: Alors que les services officiels indiquent que la France, en raison de son éloignement, a été totalement épargnée par le nuage radioactif de Tchernobyl, des familles entières consomment, sans le savoir, du lait, du fromage, des légumes frais … gorgés de produits radioactifs.
• C’est en réaction au manque de prise en considération des conséquences de cet accident pour l’environnement et l’être humain que la CRIIRAD s’est constituée … (en savoir plus 1/2).
• CRIIRAD in english on en.wikipedia.

Ce Site a un seul URL pour toutes ses pages. Liens internes pour Accueil, En savoir plus, subventions; Dossiers 2009 resp. 2008, Publications, Stages de Formation, Bulletin, Addhésion/Don, Pétitions; Contrôler la radioactivité: en labo, sur le site, leRadon, Compteur Geiger, Menaces radioactives sur les aliments.
URLs externes: Adhésion/Don, Dossier Japon, Balises, Publications: M. Roland DESBORDES;
Adresse Commission: 471 Avenue Victor Hugo, 26000 VALENCE, FRANCE;
Contact Commission, Info Radioactivité.

En savoir plus 2/2: … /La CRIIRAD, Qu’est-ce que c’est? La CRIIRAD a pour vocation:  Continuer la lecture de « Commission de recherche et d'information indépendantes sur la radioactivité CRIIRAD »

The American Bankruptcy Institute is the largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI Canal Center Plaza membership includes more than 12,000 attorneys, auctioneers, bankers, judges, lenders, professors, turnaround specialists, accountants and other bankruptcy professionals providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Online Resources; Meetings, Events; Publications /Law Review; Membership; Join; Partners; Consumer Bankruptcy Center;
Address:  American Bankruptcy Institute, 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … In fulfillment of its mission to provide information to its members, journalists, Congress and the public, ABI is engaged in numerous educational and research activities, as well as the production of a number of publications both for the insolvency practitioner and the public. Continuer la lecture de « American Bankruptcy Institute ABI »

SOS Children’s Villages take action for children as an independent non-governmental social organization. We respect varying religions and cultures, and we work in countries and communities where our mission can contribute to development. We work in the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and we promote these rights around the world. With the SOS Children’s Village concept, our organization pioneered a family approach to the long-term care of orphaned and abandoned children. The concept is based on four principles … (full text our Roots).

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Where; Media; Events; Partners; Downloads; Donate; Sponsor a child;
Address NATIONAL OFFICE: SOS Children’s Villages of India, Plot No. 4, Block C-1, Institutional Area, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi – 110 070, INDIA;
Contact.

Recognition: The Government of India has appreciated the work of SOS Children’s Villages of India and has recommended it to other child-care organization in the country to follow this pattern.  Continuer la lecture de « SOS Children's Villages of India »

The Leader in Consumer Finance Innovation, FOUNDER & CEO Robert D. Manning, Author of Credit Card Nation – Linked on our blogs with Credit Card Nation.

• RDR is a non-profit organization dedicated to the objective and empirical assessment of consumer debt capacity that provides the basis for innovative loan underwriting based on a net cash flow position of individuals and households.
• RDR also serves as a clearing house for matching appropriate debt repayment programs based on household repayment capability. The RDR Institute works closely with commercial banks, credit unions, consumer credit counseling service organizations, partial payment debt resolution companies and bankruptcy practitioners to provide the most appropriate debt resolutions services based on consumer repayment capability … (full text who we are).

Homepage;
Bankruptcy Avoidance Program; Debt Resolution Plan; Media; a Video, 2.08 min; Loan underwriting; Links FTC: Abusive Debt, Relief;
Address: Responsible Debt Relief RDR, 1100 University Avenue, Suite 209, Rochester, NY 14607, USA;
Contact, Phone 1-585-563-7675, Fax 1-585-385-6227.

Background: … Dr. Manning Submits Comment to FTC Regarding Proposed Amendment to the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule to Address the Sale of Debt Relief Services. Continuer la lecture de « Responsible Debt Relief RDR Institute »