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Added November 24, 2009: HREA’a Newsletter: Go to Launch of Portal for Human Rights Schools.

Launched (newly) by HREA.org as part of their different Networks, on a renewed page (the old page)

Linked on our blogs with The Human Rights Education Associates HREA.

Launch of Portal for Human Rights Schools: HREA is very pleased to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child with the launch of a new web portal to promote understanding and application of a human rights-based approach to schooling. This approach is concerned with the organisation of learning so that it is reflective of human rights principles and promotes understanding.

Approaches to human rights-based schooling; Case studies: Schools implementing the HRBA; Documentation and evaluation;
Related e-learning courses: Child Rights Programming; Human Rights-Based Programming; Emerging practices;
Related resource:  the Global Human Rights Education Listserv; HREA’s accessibility and FAQs; HRBA’s Theoretical Roots;
Subscribe: put your e-mail address in the right column.

(About) Portal for Human Rights Schools: The Portal for Human Rights Schools offers resources for schools, policy makers, educators, students, and individuals interested in the implementation of a human rights-based approach (HRBA) to schooling. Continuer la lecture de « (re-) Launch of Portal for Human Rights Schools »

appeal for world peace … a website first in japanese … working with LimeSurvey

… There is an ALVOKO AL MONDPACO (AMO) association (Appeal for World Peace) created by Japanese and Swiss pacifists in 2009. This association suggests you support the EARTH by this list of signatures. (on 9 steps/english, scroll down).

Frontpage (with links for japanese, esperanto, français, english, deutsch);
Pictures; Donations; The 9 steps on the website of LimeSurvey.

Alvoko al Mondpaco’s english Homepage: … Dear Peace-lovers, Dear Earth-lovers, Here is a description of 9 steps that can lead to a better world. Please read them, study them and reflect on them.  Just click to support the idea(s).  Continuer la lecture de « Alvoko al Mondpaco »

Linked on our blogs with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War IPPNW.

• The Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia) works for the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction and the prevention of armed conflict. We promote peace through research, advocacy, peace education and partnerships. Please use our many resources on nuclear weapons, power and waste, peace and conflicts.
• Our professional not-for-profit organisation has branches across Australia, and works globally through the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Please consider joining us, or supporting our work with a donation … (Homepage and recent News).

Causes, costs; The nuclear chain; Media; News; Newsletters; Resources; Join; Donate; Photos;
Postal Address: MAPW, PO Box 1379, Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia;
Street address: MAPW, Level 2, 161 Barry St (Corner of Grattan St), Carlton  Building: University of Melbourne), Australia;
Contacts.

About: The Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia) is a professional not-for-profit organisation that works to promote peace and disarmament. MAPW aims to reduce the physical and psychological impact, as well as environmental effect of wars throughout the world. MAPW has branches in every State and Territory in Australia.  Continuer la lecture de « Medical Association for Prevention of War MAPW »

• Stamp Out Poverty was launched in April 2005 at the time of Make Poverty History with a remit to work on new sources of development finance.
• Comprised of some of the leading UK charities including Oxfam, Christian Aid, Save the Children and War on Want, Stamp Out Poverty has focused on ways to bridge the funding gap to meet the Millennium Development Goals … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Take action; Campaign; Our History; Declaration; Partners and Network; Updates; FAQs;
Address: Stamp Out Poverty, All Hallows on the Wall, 83 London Wall, London, EC2M 5ND, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Stamp Out Poverty is acknowledged for helping to open up political space around innovative sources of financing which has lead to initiatives such as UNITAID and the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm). Continuer la lecture de « Stamp Out Poverty »

an ancient event that fills up still some blogs and hearts. What about a revival resp. an upgrade? You may find it:

on mail-archive.com of 23 Apr 1998 – The European Marches Assizes Against Unemployment, Job Insecurity and Social Exclusion, Brussels, 18 and 19 April 1998, Final Motion of the Platform of European Demands against Unemployment, Job Insecurity and Social Exclusion:

We are witnessing the systematic dismantelement of social protection and of public services, linked to dereglementation, and to the precarisation
of jobs and salaries. Throughout Europe, Big Business is on the offensive making full use of both the Maastricht and Amsterdam Treaties. The struggles of the unemployed men and women have grown and with it increasing demands for the redistribution of wealth. These demands arising out their struggles must be listened to by the economic and political leaders at all levels of the decision making process, including the European Union.

Here are some of the more urgent demands that we have put forward to the unemployed, those in short-term contracts, wage-earners, and European citizens. In order to succeed, these demands need the combined forces of salaried workers and the jobless, in coordonnated joint struggles, that ignore borders:   Continuer la lecture de « European Marches Against Unemployment »

World federalists believe that all people have the fundamental right to self-government. Some policy matters, depending on their scope, fall under the authority of local governments whereas others fall under the jurisdiction of national governments or international institutions … (full text Vision).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Montreux Declaration: The Declaration; Members & Governance; Global Governance Roundup; Employment; Internships; Donations;
Addresses: 1) WFM-IGP, 708 Third Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA;
2) WFM-IGP, Bezuidenhoutseweg 99A, 2594 AC, The Hague, The Netherlands;
Contacts.

About: The World Federalist Movement (WFM) is an international citizen’s movement working for justice, peace, and sustainable prosperity. We call for an end to the rule of force, through a world governed by law, based on strengthened and democratized world institutions. World federalists support the creation of democratic global structures accountable to the citizens of the world and call for the division of international authority among separate agencies.  Continuer la lecture de « World Federalist Movement WFM – Institute for Global Policy WFM-IGP »

with an english page as homepage: World Economy, Ecology & Development.

WEED wurde 1990 gegründet und ist eine unabhängige Nichtregierungsorganisation. Wir sind mit dem Ziel angetreten, in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland über- die Ursachen der weltweiten Armuts- und Umweltprobleme – sowie über wirksame Reform- und Transformationsvorschläge aufzuklären. Die sozialen und ökologischen Auswirkungen der Globalisierung verlangen nach einer Wende in der Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und Umweltpolitik hin zu mehr sozialer Gerechtigkeit und ökologischer Tragfähigkeit. WEED will die Mitverantwortung der Industrienationen für die ungerechte Weltwirtschaftsordnung und globale Umweltzerstörung stärker ins Zentrum der Arbeit sozialer Bewegungen und Nichtregierungsorganisationen rücken … (WEED 1/2).

(All pages only in german): Homepage; Sitemap;
Publikationen; Mitmachen; Presse; Termine; Spenden;
Kontakt.

WEED 2/2: … WEED engagiert sich in nationalen und internationalen Netzwerken und führt Organisationen und Initiativen in Nord und Süd zusammen. Mitglieder von WEED arbeiten in unterschiedlichen Bereichen und Institutionen, die mit Fragen der globalen Entwicklung zu tun haben.  Continuer la lecture de « Weltwirtschaft, Ökologie & Entwicklung WEED »

(TYC for SD)

Linked on our blogs with Requests for Information: 2 – 8 November 2009 (part I).

• Tembea Youth Centre for Sustainable Development is an indigenous community based development organisation based in Siaya district, Kenya.
• Established in the year 2003, our main goal is to enhance socio-economic capacities of communties through assetbased community development, thus working hand in hand and collaboration so as to achieve self reliance and sustainable livelihoods and growth through health, environment conservation and poverty alleviation programs at grassroots levels … (full text Homepage).

Energy; Environment; HIV/AIDS; Justice; Kungo Kod Hola group; Donate; Programs: Nutrition, Become a partner; Our Partners;
Address: TEMBEA YOUTH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMENT, Ugunja Market Centre, (along Kisumu Busia Highway), P.O. Box 313, 40606, UGUNJA, Kenya;
Contact.

About /History: Tembea Youth Centre for Sustainable Development is an indigenous community based development organization based in Siaya District, Nyanza Province, Kenya. Continuer la lecture de « Tembea Youth Centre for sustainable development »

Linked with/lié avec La grande dette de la presse anti-secte envers le guillemet et le mode conditionnel.

The Coordination of Associations and Private individuals for Freedom of conscience (CAP is an association which constituted spontaneously at the conclusion of the first day of hearing of the numerous victims of the witch-hunt which rages in France against the new religions, the groups of spiritual search, the alternative medicines … (full text about).

english Homepage;
Articles; Archives: down right column; Support us; … a vast hoax;
Contact by e-mail.

The french website: Coordination des Associations & Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience:  Continuer la lecture de « Freedom of Conscience »

The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national and international level … (about 1/2 /Who We Are).

Homepage;
Advocacy; Students; What Member Category is Right for Me? Join APS; our blog; Books; Mailing List; Donate;
Address: Association for Psychological Science, 1133 15th Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2 Mission: … The Association’s mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of human welfare.  Continuer la lecture de « Association for Psychological Science APS »

Social Psychology Network (SPN) is an educational organization with more than 1,500 members worldwide. Founded by Scott Plous in 1996, the Network grew in its first three years to include more than 3,500 searchable links and three affiliated partner sites: the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP.org); the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP.org); and Research Randomizer (Randomizer.org, a web-based tool for random sampling and random assignment). By late 1998, the pages of SPN had been visited more than 750,000 times, and the National Science Foundation invited Dr. Plous to apply for a grant to further develop the Network …  (about the Network 1/2).

Homepage;
Sitemap (with many links for each item) to: Partner Sites, Interactive Forums, Online Directory of Psychologists, Free Services and Resources, Areas of Psychology, General Psychology Resources, Career Resources with their sub-items, Research Resources, Teaching Resources with their sub-items, Psychology Degree Programs.
Contact online.

About the Network 2/2: … In 1999 Dr. Plous received a five-year NSF research grant to support SPN and its partner sites.   Continuer la lecture de « Social Psychology Network SPN »

• SALTO stands for support, advanced learning and training opportunities within the European YOUTH programme. What is the history and scope of this network of SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres?
• SALTO-YOUTH.net is a network of 8 Resource Centres working on European priority areas within the youth field. It provides youth work and training resources and organises training and contact-making activitiesto support organisations and National Agencieswithin the frame of the European Commission’s Youth in Action programme and beyond. SALTO-YOUTH’s history started in 2000 and is part of the European Commission’s Training Strategy within the Youth in Action programme and works in synergy and complimentarity with other partners in the field … (Why? What? Where? When? Who? 1/2).

Homepage;
Cultural diversity; Eastern Europe/Caucasus; South-East Europe; EuroMed; Inclusion;
Training, Cooperation; Participation; Information; My SALTO; How to link;
Contact Points with many addresses.

Why? What? Where? When? Who? 2/2: … Download the SALTO flyer, 8 pdf-pages. Download also the interactive SALTO Powerpoint presentation.  Continuer la lecture de « SALTO-Youth resource centres »

• Welcome to UnderstandingPrejudice.org, a web site for students, teachers, and others interested in the causes and consequences of prejudice.
• In these pages you will find more than 2,000 links to prejudice-related resources, as well as searchable databases with hundreds of prejudice researchers and social justice organizations.
• To the right, you’ll also find a variety of interactive exercises offering unique perspectives on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination …  (full text homepage).

Readings; Exercises, Demos; Multimedia; Teachers; Experts; Organization; Links;
Address: Professor Scott Plous, Department of Psychology, 207 High Street, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459-0408, USA;
Contact.

About: UnderstandingPrejudice.org was established in 2002 with funding from the National Science Foundation (Grant Number 9950517) and McGraw-Hill Higher Education. The purpose of the site is to offer educational resources and information on prejudice, discrimination, multiculturalism, and diversity, with the ultimate goal of reducing the level of intolerance and bias in contemporary society.   Continuer la lecture de « Understanding Prejudice.org »

• ACFID is an independent association of Ausstralian non-profit aid and development agencies …
• … of non-government organisations (NGOs) working in the field of international aid and development.
• It administers a Code of Conduct committing members to high standards of integrity and accountability.
• Vision: To promote conditions of sustainable human development in which people are able to enjoy a full range of human rights, fulfil their needs free from poverty, and live in dignity.
• Networks: … (about).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Code of Cunduct; Member Directory; Training; Resources; get involved; News, media; Links;
Address: ACFID, 14 Napier Close Deakin ACT 2600, Australia;
Contact.

Inside ACFID: … /ACFID Structure /Executive Committee: … (full text). Continuer la lecture de « Australian Council for International Development ACFID »

responsibility, relationships, respect – this unique teaching resource meets the requirements of the UK National Curriculum in a number of subject areas, and can be adapted for use in any country.

The Other 3Rs is a unique series of teaching modules developed in response to requests from teachers for material to meet the demands of the curriculum in the areas of Personal and Social/Health Education and Citizenship. The Course can be used across the curriculum … (Aims 1/2).

Homepage;
Using the course; Authors; Publishers; Download; Buy (Family Education Trust);
Contacts.

Aims 2/2: … The aims of the course are:   Continuer la lecture de « The other 3 Rs »