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(many of  their pages are in many languages)

• The Albert Einstein Institution is a nonprofit organization advancing the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflicts throughout the world.
• We are committed to the defense of freedom, democracy, and the reduction of political violence through the use of nonviolent action.
• Our goals are to understand the dynamics of nonviolent action in conflicts, to explore its policy potential, and to communicate this through print and other media, translations, conferences, consultations, and workshops … (full text Homepage).

Sitemap;
Nonviolent Action; Policy, Outreach; News, Press; Brochure; Publications; Reports; Translations; Staff, Board; Contribute;
Address: The Albert Einstein Institution, PO BOX 455, East Boston, MA 02128, USA;
Contact.

About /… Mission: The mission of the Albert Einstein Institution is to advance the worldwide study and strategic use of nonviolent action in conflict. Continuer la lecture de « The Albert Einstein Institution AEI »

resp. International School Peace Gardens ISPG;

• IHTEC is dedicated to developing programs and curriculum for Global Sustainability Education for the Global Commons, that educate young people through « Tourism as a vital force for Peace ». (Homepage).
• The aim of the International Holistic Tourism Education Centre© (IHTEC) is to foster a « Culture of Peace Through Tourism » , using concepts that promote « Holistic Tourism Education (H.T.Ed.) » … (full text Mission).

Welcome page;
Projects; Downloads; ISPG’s brochure; History; Sustainability; Start; Support; Partners; Links;
Address: International Holistic Tourism Education Centre IHTEC, 3343 Masthead Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1G9;
Contact.

About: IHTEC is dedicated to developing Global Sustainability Education programs that educate young people through « Tourism as a Vital Force for Peace ».  Continuer la lecture de « International Holistic Tourism Education Centre IHTEC »

The Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, formerly called the Traprock Peace Center, has a long history of working for peace, nonviolence, and economic and social justice in the Hampshire/Franklin County area … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Peace and Social Justice Studies Program at GCC; Calendar; News;
Volunteers; Board of Directors; Resources; Focus Areas; Allied Organizations;
Address: Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, 24 Miles Street, Greenfield, MA 01301, USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2: Our mission is to work in community to end violence against Earth, her people, and all living beings and to support all endeavors to bring about a just world.  Continuer la lecture de « Traprock Center for Peace and Justice »

UK registered charity no 1122823

• All organisations and their projects are vetted by GlobalGiving to ensure they are genuine and charitable in nature.
• You browse the website, and pick a specific project that matches your interests and passions.
• You make a donation (for any amount above £5). For each project you can also see illustrated examples of what different donation amounts can potentially ‘buy’.
• We combine your giving with other donations to the same project. We then send the money to the organisation once a meaningful total (minimum £250) has been reached, and whenever possible within 60 days to ensure the money has an immediate impact.
• We ensure that 90% of your donation (including any Gift Aid) goes to your chosen project. The remaining 10% is used to help cover our own costs as a small UK charity, well below the overhead levels of traditional charities … (full text how it works).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Find projects; Project stories; Watch; Read; Globalgivers; Get involved; FAQs;
Address: GlobalGiving, The Hub, 5 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NG, UK;
Map and Contact.

About: GlobalGiving.co.uk enables you to support well-vetted, grassroots projects all over the world. Continuer la lecture de « globalgiving.co.uk »

at the Canadian Mennonite University – Linked with Peace and Justice Studies Association PJSA.

Admission criteria:

• Facility in spoken and written English;
• A secondary-school diploma and at least two years of university or equivalent work experience in peacebuilding, restorative justice, relief and development, trauma recovery, human rights, or other closely related fields.

… (full text admission).

Homepage;
General Info; Brochure; Courses, Instructors; Apply form; Events; Download a map of the entire CMU Shaftesbury Campus;
Address: Canadian School of Peacebuilding, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3P 2N2, CANADA;
Contact and sponsors.

Course requirements & Materials: Continuer la lecture de « Canadian School of Peacebuilding CSOP »

Our mission: PJSA works to create a just and peaceful world through:

• The promotion of peace studies within universities, colleges and K-12 grade levels
• The forging of alliances among educators, students, activists, and other peace practitioners in order to enhance each other’s work on peace, conflict and non-violence
• The creation and nurturing of alternatives to structures of inequality and injustice, war and violence through education, research and action.

Homepage, Sitemap;
Membership; Conference; Resources; Networking; Calendar; Donations;
New partnership with Canadian School of Peacebuilding CSOP;
Address: Peace & Justice Studies Association, Prescott College, 220 Grove Ave., Prescott, AZ 86301, USA;
Contact.

About / who we are:  Continuer la lecture de « Peace and Justice Studies Association PJSA »

in french: Médecins pour la Survie Mondiale

• Physicians for Global Survival (PGS), a charitable organization formed in 1980, is the Canadian affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), which is the only international medical organization dedicated to preventing nuclear war.
• PGS recognizes that the catastrophic health and environmental consequences of a nuclear war are at the extreme end of a continuum of armed violence that undermines health and security … (full text About /Mission).

Homepage;
Abolish; Prevention; Non-Violence; Social Justice; Sustainable World;Resources; Join; Newsletter;
Address: PGS Headquarters, 208-145 Spruce Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 6P1, Canada;
Contact.

Our work: PGS recognizes that the catastrophic health and environmental consequences of a nuclear war are at the extreme end of a continuum of armed violence that undermines health and security. Continuer la lecture de « Physicians for Global Survival PGS »

Project Ploughshares is an ecumenical agency of the Canadian Council of Churches established in 1976 to implement the churches’ call to be peacemakers and to work for a world in which justice will flourish and peace abound. The mandate given to Project Ploughshares is to work with churches and related organizations, as well as governments and non-governmental organizations, in Canada and abroad, to identify, develop, and advance approaches that build peace and prevent war, and promote the peaceful resolution of political conflict … (full text Homepage).

What we do; Abolish; Control; Reduce; Build; Support; Library; E-newsletter;
Address: Project Ploughshares, 57 Erb Street West, Waterloo ON N2L 6C2, UK;
Contact.

Who we are: A Commitment to Building Peace and Preventing War. Continuer la lecture de « Project Ploughshares »

a top global think thank

SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. (Homepage).

Organization; Research; Vacancies; Left column: Links to recent Publications, Subjetcs, Series; Publications; Newsletter; Databases; Blogs;
Address: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Signalistgatan 9, SE-169 70 Solna, Sweden;
Contact.

About: SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Continuer la lecture de « Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI »

more than 50 years of working for peace and security

The purpose of the Pugwash Conferences is to provide scholarly insights into the prevention and resolution of armed conflict, including nuclear abolition and nuclear and conventional disarmament, control of the arms trade, the peaceful resolution of ethnic and other disputes within and among states, and to contribute to the solutions for socioeconomic and environmental threats to human security.
Nuclear disarmament is and has always been of central importance to Pugwash.  Canadian Pugwash participates annually in the international conference, and on the Pugwash Council. (Nuclear Disarmament).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Global Security Issues; Corr with Gov; Member Articles; Links; Donate;
Address: Canadian Pugwash Group, ATTN: Adele Buckley, 6 Tepee Court, Toronto, ON, M2J 3A9, Canada;
Contact.

About: We are the national affiliate of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, an international organization, awarded the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize, together with its founder Sir Joseph Rotblat.  Continuer la lecture de « Canadian Pugwash Group CPG »