Scriptorium

of the University of Oxford

Linked with Policy Foresight and Global Catastrophic Risks, and with Probing the Improbable: Methodological Challenges for Risks with Low Probabilities and High Stakes.

The Future of Humanity Institute (FHI) is a unique multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Oxford. FHI belongs to the Faculty of Philosophy and the James Martin 21st Century School. (About).

Research; Staff; Excellence; Get involved;
Recent Publications; Press; Multimedia; Archive News; Events;
Address: The Future of Humanity Institute FHI, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Suite 8, Littlegate House, 16/17 St Ebbe’s Street, Oxford, OX1 1PT, England;
Contact.

Mission: FHI’s mission is to bring excellent scholarship to bear on big-picture questions for humanity. Our work centres on how anticipated technological developments may affect the human condition in fundamental ways‒-and how we can better understand, evaluate, and respond to radical change. We currently pursue four interlinked research programs:  Continuer la lecture de « Future of Humanity Institute FHI »

also en français and in nederlands

Connexions works to connect individuals and organizations working for social change with each other, with information and ideas, and with the wider community. Connexions Online features resources and organizations fostering democratization, economic justice, environmental responsibility, civil liberties, and the creation and preservation of community … (full text Homepage).

Connexions Library: Resource Centre, Programs, Visions; The Connexions/Sources Calendar;
Organizing for Change; Sources; A to Z Index: Associations Directory 2009, Topic Index;
Publicity and Media Relations; Economic Alternatives (links); Selected Links and Resources;
Contact.

Connexions exists to support individuals and groups working for freedom and social justice. We work to maintain and make available a record of the theory and practice of people struggling against oppression and for social change. We believe that the more we know about the struggles, victories, and defeats of the past, and about those who took part in them, the better equipped we will be to bring a new world into being. Continuer la lecture de « Connexions Online – Information Sharing Services, Canada »

(in english, français, portuguese, arabic)

CODESRIA, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa is headquartered in Dakar Senegal. It was established in 1973 as an independent Pan-African research organisation with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined. It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent … (full text Homepage).

News; Publications Programme; CODICE; Conference papers; About the Bulletin;
Database of African Social Scientists; Documentation and Information Centre;
Research Mandate and Objectives; Working Group on Finance and Education;
STRATEGIC PLAN 2002 – 2006; Strategic Plan 2007-2011, a 40 pages text;
Past Events, Training and Grants;
Address: CODESRIA, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop x Canal IV, BP 3304, CP 18524, Dakar, Senegal;
Contact.

Training, Grants and Fellowships; CODESRIA has responded to the training needs of African researchers by building a formidable training programme.  Continuer la lecture de « Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa CODESRIA »

Linked with Razia Bondrey Bhatti – Pakistan (x – 1996).

Chowk is a platform to publish, discuss and debate writings on a variety of issues that are important to the people of India, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. It is a place to express and exchange ideas, discover eclectic thoughts, get useful information, meet new people, engage in social change, enjoy and educate yourself … (about 1/2).

Homepage and latest articles;
Sitemap;
Articles; Columns; Fiction; Gallery; Unplugged forums;
Chowk writers; Chowk members/interactors; FAQ;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Chowk is committed to promote the right to express. It nurtures ideas and voices that are original, investigative, and independent of doctrine and dogma. Chowk does not propose, favor or defend any ideology. Readers and writers arrive at their views through debate in an open and free environment.  Continuer la lecture de « CHOWK »

Summary by Month
Month	Daily Avg				Monthly Totals
	Hits	Files	Pages	Visits	Sites	KBytes	Visits	Pages	Files	Hits
Apr 2009	22077	18410	7960	3052	3648	1238969	6105	15921	36820	44154
Mar 2009	24160	20385	7984	2914	48506	20066066	90356	247518	631954	748965
Feb 2009	24458	20906	7533	2885	52073	16593830	80805	210925	585368	684831
Jan 2009	21577	17831	7622	2859	50988	16470385	88655	236309	552786	668915
Dec 2008	22182	18662	7271	2838	99287	15745496	87984	225405	578541	687655
Nov 2008	24746	20617	8281	3172	53463	16453395	95167	248444	618533	742385
Oct 2008	21408	17914	6749	2764	88387	14403431	85687	209244	555347	663672
Sep 2008	22534	19055	6768	2495	98478	14466010	74856	203068	571673	676033
Aug 2008	15028	12121	6215	2491	31358	10850613	77249	192668	375764	465882
Jul 2008	15250	12125	5894	2402	27476	11095561	74482	182743	375885	472774
Jun 2008	14999	11736	5770	2241	25405	10031511	67247	173116	352104	449979
May 2008	20982	16289	6499	2452	28997	17167815	76030	201474	504984	650469
Totals						164583082	904623	2346835	5739759	6955714

a guide to the political left

Linked with Leslie Cagan – USA.

The resources on this page are devoted to defining the left, which is one of the purposes of this website. For additional conceptual articles about the left, see ISSUES: « Progressive » and « Liberalism, » and particularly the articles by Barry Loberfeld and David Horowitz … (about /guide 1/2).

Homepage;
Guide; Newsletter; Links; Individuals; Groups; Issues; Politics; Media;
A close look at the American Civil Liberties Union; FrontpageMag;
COMPARISON OF LEFT V. RIGHT FUNDING; FUNDING THE LEFT;
Contact.

About /guide 2/2: … Welcome to DiscoverTheNetworks. This site is a « Guide to the Political Left. » It identifies the individuals and organizations that make up the left and also the institutions that fund and sustain it; it maps the paths through which the left exerts its influence on the larger body politic; it defines the left’s (often hidden) programmatic agendas and it provides an understanding of its history and ideas. Continuer la lecture de « DiscoverTheNetworks.org DTN »

Linked with Joênia Batista de Carvalho – Brazil, and with Manifesto for Endangered Languages.

The Foundation for Endangered Languages supports, enables and assists the documentation, protection and promotion of endangered languages. This website announces our varied activities, and includes our newsletter Ogmios and details of our conferences. (Homepage).

Membership details; Proceedings; Grant Applications;
Appeals and News from Endangered Communities;
Call for Papers – FEL XIII: Endangered Languages and History;
Bibliography; Newsletters; Links;
Contact: For general enquiries contact Nicholas Ostler.

Manifesto: … 1.3. The Need for an Organization (scroll down):

• We cannot stem the global forces which are at the root of language decline and loss.
• But we can work to lessen the ignorance which sees language loss as inevitable when it is not, and does not properly value all that will go when a language itself vanishes.
• We can work to see technological developments, such as computing and telecommunications, used to support small communities and their traditions rather than to supplant them.
• And we can work to lessen the damage: o by recording as much as possible of the languages of communities which seem to be in terminal decline; o by emphasizing particular benefits of the diversity still remaining; and o by promoting literacy and language maintenance programmes, to increase the strength and morale of the users of languages in danger.   Continuer la lecture de « Foundation for Endangered Languages »

Linked with Karsten Weitzenegger – Germany; with South East European Educational Cooperation Network SEE-ECN, and with Consultative Group to Assist the Poor CGAP.

A world without poverty, environmental damage and violent conflicts – development politics and international cooperation aim to make this ideal a reality. We are committed to making a contribution to the international community’s efforts to realise the Millennium Development Goals adopted at the 2000 UN General Assembly … (full text values).

Homepage;
Sitemap;
Fields of Expertise (8 items); AGEG Intranet; Experts; References; Clients and Partners;
Projects; Job Opportunities;
Address: AGEG Consultants eG, Jesinger Strasse 52, 73230 Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany;
Contact.

About: AGEG Consultants is an internationally recognised consulting company for development policy and international cooperation. We offer professional know-how and services for short and long term projects in diverse areas of activity in development aid. For over 20 years now, bilateral and multilateral organisations, NGOs, foundations, academic institutes and private clients have relied on AGEG’s expertise. Continuer la lecture de « AGEG International Consulting Services »

You can find all NGOs of this blog sorted alphabetically, and also sorted chronologically.

The MWC.News Magazine provides news directly from our grassroots sources worldwide, but the accent is –whenever possible– on action that readers can take. And not simply on action that follows traditional paradigms. In that sense, the site should be called, perhaps, Post-Post-ModernWriters … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Top News; News Alerts; Commentary; Blogs;
Editors; Columnists; online profiles; Newsletter; Links;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … For readers who simply want to have something to talk about over latte, let them go to other sites which specialize in Redundancy and Talktalk. That’s the staple of Current Events as taught in U.S. schools. Our emphasis is on Walktalk, discussion which leads, ideally, to confrontation with The Powers. For that, interaction with our readers will be blessed, if we can derive new models for moving ahead as a result of our ongoing dialogue.  Continuer la lecture de « MWC news – Media with Conscience »

(in many languages)

The Marxists Internet Archive MIA is an all volunteer, non-profit public library, started 17 years ago in 1990. In 2006, MIA averaged 1.1 million visitors per month, downloading 15.5 million files per month. This represents a 25% increase in visitors since 2005, and a 380% increase in visitors since 2000. In 2007, MIA has 62 active volunteers from 33 different countries. MIA contains the writings of 592 authors representing a complete spectrum of political, philosophical, and scientific thought, generally spanning the past 200 years. MIA contains these writings in 45 different languages, comprising a total size of over 53,000 documents and 29 GB of data, all created through the work of volunteers around the world … (full long Introduction text).

Homepage; MIA Sitemap;
The Internete Archive: by Selected Marxist Writers; by Subject; by History; by Library Items; The MIA DVD;
Encyclopedia of Marxism: MIA Photo Gallery; (Past) Events; by subject; about the Encyclopedia;
Administrative Index; MIA Charter and ByLaws; Volunteers; Donate;
Contact for glossary; Contact for MIA Volunteers and Administrators.

Who we are: We have built these archives from the ground up through the hard work of volunteers around the world. All our volunteers work in more or less complete autonomy, held together by our charter, bylaws, and cooperative work with one another. Volunteers come into the project to do work on what they like — there is no top down or centralized planning structure — so if we don’t have something in these archives, it is because no one has volunteered to contribute it! 🙂 If there is a certain author or work you’re looking for that we do not have, volunteer to put that information that is important to you on the internet so it can be shared with others!   Continuer la lecture de « Marxists Internet Archive MIA »

Linked with Jacquie Cozens – Ireland, and with loggerhead turtles in a nutshell.

How Can I Help?

• Become a seaturtle.org volunteer.
• Partner with seaturtle.org on a project.
• Become a seaturtle.org sponsor.
• Contribute financially to seaturtle.org.

This goal is achieved primarily through the seaturtle.org website … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
News; Marine turtle newsletter; Sea Turtle Image Library;
Members; groups; Forums; Sea Turtle Multimedia Guide;
Satellite Tracking: Research Resources, tracking partners; Adopt a Tracked Marine Animal;
Marine Turtle Research Group; Sea Turtle Directory; Teaching Resources;
Resources; maptool; Frequently Asked Questions; Links;
Contact.

About 2/2: Continuer la lecture de « Seaturtle.org »

Linked with Pung Chhiv Kek Galabru – Cambodia.

Since 1992, LICADHO has been at the forefront of efforts to protect human rights in Cambodia and to promote respect for civil and political rights by the Cambodian government and institutions. Building on its past achievements, LICADHO continues to be an advocate for the people and a monitor of the government through wide-ranging human rights programs from its main office in Phnom Penh and 12 provincial offices … (about 1/2).

Homepage and news;
Children’s rights; Human rights education; Medical office; Prison project; Project against torture; Women’s rights;
LICADHO Six Month Activity Report 2008; Press releases; Videos; Latest audio clips;
Latest photo Albums: Razing Dey Krahorm, Kampot Forced Eviction;
About Cambodia: Donate; Links;
Addresses: Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights LICADHO, #16, St. 99, Boeung Trabek, Phnom Penh, Cambodia;
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 499, Phnom Penh, Cambodia;
Contact – online and provincial offices.

About LICADHO 2/2: … LICADHO pursues its mandate through its 7 program offices:  Continuer la lecture de « Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights LICADHO »

a worldwide feellowship of committed scholar-activists (also in espanol)

Founded in 1974, the Transnational Institute (TNI) is an international network of activist-scholars committed to critical analyses of the global problems of today and tomorrow, with a view to providing intellectual support to those movements concerned to steer the world in a democratic, equitable and environmentally sustainable direction. In the spirit of public scholarship, and aligned to no political party, TNI seeks to create and promote international co-operation in analysing and finding possible solutions to such global problems as militarism and conflict, poverty and marginalisation, social injustice and environmental degradation. (about /introduction).

Homepage;
Staff; Jobs; Annual report; Newsletter and its archive; Links;
(see also all links – having all many sub-links – on Issues, Projects, Events, Publications, Fellows, Media);
Address: TNI, PO Box 14656, 1001 LD Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Visiting address (with map): De Wittenstraat 25, 1052 AK Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Contact.

TNI History: The Transnational Institute (TNI) was founded in 1974 as the international programme of the Washington DC-based Institute for Policy Studies. It subsequently became an independent worldwide fellowship of committed scholar-activists, based in Amsterdam.  Continuer la lecture de « The Transnational Institute TNI »

Linked with Phyllis Bennis – USA, and with the Transnational Institute TNI (will appear on March 27).

The Institute for Policy Studies turns Ideas into Action for Peace, Justice and the Environment. We strengthen social movements with independent research, visionary thinking, and links to the grassroots, scholars and elected officials. I.F. Stone once called IPS « the think tank for the rest of us. » Since 1963, we have empowered people to build healthy and democratic societies in communities, the US, and the world. Click here to learn more, or read the latest below. (Frontpage).

Events; History; Projects; Partner Organizations;
Publications: Books, Reports; Paths for Reconstruction in the 21st Century;
Internship and Jobs; Staff; Trustees; The Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards;
Address: 1112 16th St. NW, Suite 600, Washington DC 20036, USA; map: find 52 results on 4 pages;
Contact: Tel. 202-234-9382, e-mail.

About:   Ideas into Action Since 1963: Continuer la lecture de « Institute for Policy Studies IPS »