Food Crisis and the Global Land Grab – farmlandgrab.org

Africa at the mercci of investors abroad – Bahrain firm signs key India agricultur deal- investors seeing farmland as safer bet than stocks … etc.

Linked with World Bank land grab report: Beyond smoke and mirrors, and with Jean Ziegler – Switzerland and its links.

This blog contains mainly news reports about the global rush to buy up or lease farmlands abroad as a strategy to secure basic food supplies or simply for profit. Its purpose is to serve as a resource for those monitoring or researching the issue, particularly social activists, non-government organisations and journalists … (about 1/2).

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About 2/2: … The site is updated daily, with all posts entered according to their original publication date. If you want to track updates in real time, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you prefer a weekly email, with the titles of all materials posted in the last week, subscribe to the email service.  Continuer la lecture de « Food Crisis and the Global Land Grab – farmlandgrab.org »

International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI

also in french, spanish, german and chinese

Linked on our blogs with Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR, and with Jean Ziegler – Switzerland and its links.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. IFPRI is one of 15 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR, an alliance of 64 governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations … (about 1/2).

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Our work; Products, Publications; Resources; Countries; News, Events; Careers; Staff;
Address: IFPRI Headquarters, 2033 K St, NW, Washington, DC 20006-1002, USA;
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About 2/2 … /IFPRI’s Vision: A World Free of Hunger and Malnutrition.  Continuer la lecture de « International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI »

IGAD Capacity Building Programme Against Terrorism ICPAT

promoting security in the IGAD region

IGAD Capacity Building Program against Terrorism (ICPAT) was launched in 2006 to implement the decision of the Heads of State of IGAD member states meeting in Khartoum, Sudan in 2002 … (about /Overview 1/2).

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Addresss: ICPAT, Alexander Pushkin Street, Pushkin Square, Kirkos Sub City, P.O. Box 11880, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
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About /Overview 2/2: … The Program aims at building national capacity to resist terrorism, and promoting regional security cooperation. The five main components of ICPAT are the following:  Continuer la lecture de « IGAD Capacity Building Programme Against Terrorism ICPAT »

Information Portal on Corruption in Africa iPOC

In July 2003, the first incarnation of IPOC – the Southern African Online Corruption Information Centre, was launched. Our vision was to develop an online resource centre that would ultimately become one of the primary online reference points for those in Southern Africa interested in combating corruption .The initiative was informed by a meeting of Southern African civil society organisations in August 2002 , organised by Southern African Human Rights Initiative Trust and Transparency Zimbabwe, which identified the need for a regional portal on corruption … (about /History 1/2).

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Projects; Database; Publications; Case Stadies; Links; Anti Corruption Hotline Numbers;
Address: iPOPC Africa, 2nd Floor, Armoury Building, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, South Africa;
Contact.

About /History 2/2: … In 2004, having received feedback from anti-corruption practitioners, the team decided to revamp the site and changed the name to the Information Portal on Corruption (IPOC).  Continuer la lecture de « Information Portal on Corruption in Africa iPOC »

Oslo Freedom Forum – a conference for human rights

Linked on our blogs with Hinckley Institute of Politics, with Uyghur American Association UAA, and with Hinckley forum discusses Turkish minority’s lack of rights in China.

… Watch Video with Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer, 21.03 min, give the keynote address to the Oslo Freedom Forum 2010 … at the Oslo Freedom Forum, speakers share diverse perspectives and expertise, from those individuals with first-hand experience in the fight for human rights to those offering insight based on academic research and political and non-profit leadership … (full text Welcome Page).

Speakers; Supporters; News; Videos; All Conference talks will be made available on our YouTube channel for Oslo Freedom Forum;
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About: … The Oslo Freedom Forum 2010, which concluded on April 29 in Norway, featured dozens of speakers and participants from more than 40 countries:  Continuer la lecture de « Oslo Freedom Forum – a conference for human rights »

Hinckley Institute of Politics

at the University of UTAH – Linked with the Uyghur American Association UAA, with Hinckley forum discusses Turkish minority’s lack of rights in China; and with Oslo Freedom Forum – a conference for human rights.

The Hinckley Institute was established in 1965 through the generous bequest of the Noble Foundation and Robert H. Hinckley. It is dedicated to teaching students respect for practical politics and the principle of citizen involvement in government … (about 1/2).

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Address: Hinckley Institute of Politics, 260 S. CENTRAL CAMPUS DR. RM 253, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112,
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About 2/2: … The Hinckley Institute of Politics’ mission is to promote political and civic involvement and to engage university students in the political process. Continuer la lecture de « Hinckley Institute of Politics »

Uyghur American Association UAA

Linked on our blogs with Hinckley forum discusses Turkish minority’s lack of rights in China, with Hinckley Institute of Politics, and with Oslo Freedom Forum – a conference for human rights.

  • The Uyghur American Association (UAA) is based in Washington, DC and is a tax-exempt, non-profit membership organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Tax Code.
  • The Uyghur American Association (UAA) works to promote the preservation and flourishing of a rich, humanistic and diverse Uyghur culture, and to support the right of the Uyghur people to use peaceful, democratic means to determine their own political future. The UAA has undertaken the Uyghur Human Rights Project for the purpose of promoting improved human rights conditions for Uyghurs and other indigenous groups in East Turkistan (also known as China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), on the premise that the assurance of basic human rights will facilitate the realization of the community’s democratic aspirations. (about UAA).

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Relief Fund; Join / Service; PDF: Political Prisoners Info; Articles; Gallery; Links; Donate;
Address: Uyghur American Association UAA, 1420 K Street, NW. Suite 350 Washington DC, 20005, USA;
Contact. Tel: (202) 478-1920, Fax: (202) 478-1910, E-mail.

About Uyghurs: An introduction to Uyghurs and their motherland, East Turkistan. Continuer la lecture de « Uyghur American Association UAA »

Hunt Alternatives Fund

Advancing innovative and inclusive approaches to social change at local, national, and global levels. Since its founding in Denver in 1981, the Fund has contributed nearly $90 million to social change through a blend of grant making and operating programs … (full text Homepage).

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Institute for Inclusive Security; Prime Movers; ArtWork for Kids; Increasing Philantrophy; Demand Abolition; Political Parity;
Address: Mt.Auburn Office, 625 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;
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About /Mission: Hunt Alternatives Fund advances innovative and inclusive approaches to social change at the local, national, and global levels.  Continuer la lecture de « Hunt Alternatives Fund »

Globalization Studies Network GSN

The first ideas for the creation of a network of globalization research centers were spawned at a lunch among colleagues back in fall 2002. The proposition was made that the topic of globalization and its multidisciplinary perspective was beyond the capacity of any one university to take on and address comprehensively. It was agreed that a coalition of university research centers from all over the world would be able to pool their expertise in globalization and make a more credible and persuasive case to funders about the merits of research proposals addressing the issues of globalization … (Homepage 1/2).

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Homepage 2/2: With that initial spark, the Globalization Studies Network has become established. Its formation is a true work of pooling different perspectives and ideas and an interdisciplinary collaboration. Continuer la lecture de « Globalization Studies Network GSN »

Center on Law and Globalization

A partnership between the University of Illinois, College of Law and the American Bar Foundation

  • The Center on Law and Globalization brings together leaders of international organizations, journalists, and legal scholars to understand the legal dimensions of key global issues, to stimulate exchanges on how these issues are addressed, and to advance research and conclusions on major topics in global debates.
  • The Center focuses on international human and legal rights issues, notably justice and security, the international economy and marketplace, and health.
  • By advancing social scientific understanding of global law, global legal institutions and global legal behavior, Center scholars lay foundations for potential solutions … (Mission 1/2).

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Mission 2/2: … The Center on Law and Globalization aims explicitly to help international legal agencies, such as the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, the Hague Courts, and the International Monetary Fund, to advance the research and scholarly frames available to global leaders, to enable national legal professions to catch a vision of the contributions they can make to advance participatory democracy and to help global and local leaders better understand the constraints, ideologies, and difficulties of advancing global agendas in a world of nation-states. Continuer la lecture de « Center on Law and Globalization »

Assata Shakur and the Forums

Linked with CSR in a season of economic downturn, with New Economy Movement, with CSR in a season of economic downturn, with New Economics Foundation NEF, and with Emergence Collective.

Assata, Exile since 1979: On May 2 1973, Black Panther activist Assata Shakur (fsn) JoAnne Chesimard, was pulled over by the New Jersey State Police, shot twice and then charged with murder of a police officer. Assata spent six and a half years in prison under brutal circumstances before escaping out of the maximum security wing of the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women in New Jersey in 1979 and moving to Cuba … (Main Page and about Assata Shakur 1/2).

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Partner: The talking Drum collective and its collective Member Site;
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Main Page and about 2/2 … /Assata /In her own words: My name is Assata (« she who struggles ») Shakur (« the thankful one »), and I am a 20th century escaped slave.  Continuer la lecture de « Assata Shakur and the Forums »

New Economy Network NEN

toward an economy that sustains people and the planet

Linked with New Economy Movement, with CSR in a season of economic downturn, with Assata Shakur Forums,with New Economics Foundation NEF, and with Emergence Collective.

Who we are: The New Economy Network is a network of individuals and organizations interacting and collaborating within a broad framework of shared objectives. It is an ecumenical endeavor open to many perspectives and ideas. We are oriented toward finding solutions, not placing blame. What brings us together as a group, and what defines our activities as a group, is our shared commitment to collaborative action, systemic change, diversity of perspective and mutual learning … (about 1/2).

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About 2/2 … /Why We Have Come Together:  Continuer la lecture de « New Economy Network NEN »

Emergence Collective

creating innovation momentum – a blog about the Future of Money Project

Linked with What story would you tell? with CSR in a season of economic downturn, with Emergence Collective, with new economic forum nef, with Assata Shakur Forums, and with New Economy Movement.

  • Emergence Collective is a prototype of the future of open innovation collaboration. True innovation cannot be owned; it is the result of resonance with the spirit of the times (zeitgeist) and is fundamentally dependent on the collective intelligence manifested through distributed parallel research and development on a global level. For innovation to have a measurable and positive impact on global society it must be allowed to flourish throughout the information ecosystem as an unrestrained cultural meme. Emergence Collective invites daring individuals who want to join the bleeding edge of global innovation the chance to co-create aesthetic, technological and social momentum.
  • Our first initiative, The Future of Money project, is currently underway. (Concept).

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The Future of Money Project /About: On October 25th 2010, Venessa will be presenting a keynote at the SIBOS conference in Amsterdam, the world’s premiere financial services event. We are taking this opportunity to share our perspective with some of the movers and shakers in the financial industry in the form of a 3-5 minute video to accompany Venessa’s presentation. We are calling this project The Future of Money.  Continuer la lecture de « Emergence Collective »

ArmsNetAfrica – Arms Management in Africa

a project of the Institute for Security Studies ISS

ArmsNetAfrica is a web portal that presents a variety of resources, documents, events and links on armed violence (and its reduction), arms proliferation, arms control and disarmament in Africa. ArmsNetAfrica is intended to be a reference tool for policy makers, researchers, journalists and civil society activists working on these issues. It is hosted by the Arms Management Programme (AMP) of the Institute for Security Studies. AMP welcomes contributions and partners wishing to play a role in the development of the site. (Homepage).

WMDs; Weapon’s database; Research; Campaigns; Blog; Newsletter; Events; Links;
Address:  Arms Management Programme, Institute for Security Studies ISS, PO Box 1787, Brooklyn Square, Tshwane (Pretoria), 0075, South Africa;
Contact. Tel: +27 (0)12 346 9500/2, Fax: +27 (0)12 460 0998, Email, Web enquiries.

About: The Arms Management Programme (AMP) of the Institute for Security Studies ISS has been addressing arms control and disarmament issues in Africa for more than a decade, undertaking policy-orientated research, transferring knowledge and providing training to key government and civil society stakeholders. Continuer la lecture de « ArmsNetAfrica – Arms Management in Africa »

Media Institute of Southern Africa MISA

promoting media diversity, pluralism, self sufficiency, independence

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is a non-governmental organisation with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media, as envisaged in the 1991 Windhoek Declaration … (about /Background 1/2).

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Address: MISA Regional Secretariat, 21 Johann Albrecht Street, Private Bag 13386, Windhoek, Namibia;
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About /Background 2/2: … MISA seeks ways in which to promote the free flow of information and co-operation between media workers, as a principal means of nurturing democracy and human rights in Africa.  Continuer la lecture de « Media Institute of Southern Africa MISA »