With (he)art against FGM

also in de, es, fr – Linked on our blogs with Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget, and with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation.

  • … FGM is affecting an estimated 500,000 immigrant girls and women here in Europe, and putting another 180,000 girls at risk each year. The majority of them come from Egypt, Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
  • I created this website with the intention to recognize the work of many artists committed in the fight against FGM, and at the same time, to encourage many more to deal with the issue as well. With their artistic interpretations they can help the world to better understand and to see this problem for what it really is: the cruelest act of violence against women happening under the sun! (Isabel Henriques … full text Welcome Page).

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Authors; Artistis; Videos; Music; Supporters; News;
Address: Isabel Henriques, Laubacher Str. 14, 35321 Laubach, Germany;
Contact.

FGM – A wound for life: Worldwide there are 138 million women victims of female genital mutilation, from practices that hurt or destroy the external genitalia for non-therapeutic reasons.  Continuer la lecture de « With (he)art against FGM »

International Institute of Social Studies ISS

Europe’s leading center for Development Studies

ISS is an international graduate school of policy-oriented critical social science. It brings together students and teachers from the Global South and the North in a European environment. Established in 1952 as the International Institute of Social Studies by Dutch universities and the Netherlands Ministry of Education it does research, teaching and public service in the field of development studies and international cooperation. We are located in The Hague, known as ‘The World’s Legal Capital’ … (full text about).

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Education; Research; Library; News; Events; Female Genital Cutting (nl: femke general mutation): Film, Presentation and Discussion, 06 Mar 2008;
Address: ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, 2518 AX The Hague, The Netherlands;
Contact.

Prospective Students /Welcome to ISS: More than 10,000 people from all over the world have studied at ISS. Why? Because of our Institute’s academic approach: ISS is a diverse intellectual community that challenges and debates with conventional, mainstream approaches that tend to oversimplify the study and practice of development.  Continuer la lecture de « International Institute of Social Studies ISS »

Pratiques philosophiques (une revue)

Ce site a pour but d’informer sur nos échanges et discussions sur l’enseignement, la formation et la recherche concernant toutes les pratiques philosophiques nouvelles qui se développent dans les systèmes de formation : écoles primaires et maternelles, collèges, enseignement spécialisé, lycées professionnels, Instituts Universitaires de Formation des Maîtres, formation pour adultes, animation socio-culturelle, etc… et dans la cité. (Présentation du site).

Accueil et liens; Sitemap;
Actualités; Contributions; Presse; Agenda; Aide; Liens;
Yahoo-groupe pratiques; Yahoo-groupe recherches; Bibliographies: enfants, enseignement;
Contact.

Qui sommes-nous? … Conclusion: instituer une véritable communauté de recherche virtuelle en continu et en temps réel.  Continuer la lecture de « Pratiques philosophiques (une revue) »

Philosophy with students and children / la Philosophie avec les élèves et les enfants

a short index of latest organizations and articles on our blogs / un court résumée des derniers organisations et articles dans nos blogs … à voir: demain 29 janvier dernier jour d’inscription pour l’atelier PHILO – ACTION, POUR PENSER ET CHANGER L’ECOLE.

Depuis le 28 décembre 2010 résumée des dernières organisations dans le blog NGOs – we and others: Continuer la lecture de « Philosophy with students and children / la Philosophie avec les élèves et les enfants »

Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children

a publication of the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children IAPC, from the College of Education and Human Services. – Linked on our blogs with Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children IAPC, with Matthew Lipman – USA (August 24, 1922 – December 26, 2010), and with PHILO – ACTION, POUR PENSER ET CHANGER L’ECOLE.

A searchable index of citations to articles from Thinking, with abstracts of articles beginning in 1992, and full text of articles beginning in 1996, is available on the Education Full Text database produced by the Wilson Web and accessible to Montclair State University faculty and students through the Sprague Library website … click on Education Full Text. (Online Access).

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About the publication Thinking: Founded in 1979, Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children is published by the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, a non-profit educational institute at Montclair State University. Continuer la lecture de « Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children »

Centres de Recherche des Petites Structures et de la Communication CREPSC

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  • Les situations dans lesquelles nous nous sommes trouvés et nous trouvons, nos tâtonnements et nos pratiques nous ont amenés à considérer qu’un certain nombre d’éléments étaient indispensables à la mise en place de toute situation éducative et que c’était d’eux que dépendaient non seulement les processus d’apprentissage mais aussi la construction des personnes dans leur dimension intellectuelle, affective et citoyenne … (texte entier Orientations).
  • Les CREPSC (centres de recherches des petites structures et de la communication) sont convaincus que la nécessaire transformation de l’Education (et pourquoi pas de la Société) ne pouvait passer que par la concrétisation de l’immense intelligence collective que constituent praticiens, parents, citoyens… et enfants … (texte entier).

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Trombinoscope; Recherches; Médiathèque; Cotisation; Newsletter; Le réseau Marelle, ses outils et les associations;
Signez la pétition pour un observatoire des classes uniques; Les ateliers philo de la maternelle au collège;
Contact online.

L’Association: La caractéristique fondamentale des crepsc (qui les fonde), c’est que chacun est UN centre de recherche et que l’objet de sa recherche est sa propre pratique et son laboratoire est le lieu où il est impliqué en tant qu’acteur.  Continuer la lecture de « Centres de Recherche des Petites Structures et de la Communication CREPSC »

Philosophy for Children

an article published in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (first published May 2, 2002, substantive revision June 8, 2009).

In the United States, philosophy typically makes its formal entry into the curriculum at the college level. A growing number of high schools offer some introduction to philosophy, often in special literature courses for college bound students. In Europe and many other countries, it is much more common to find philosophy in the high school curriculum. However, philosophy prior to high school seems relatively uncommon around the world. This may suggest that serious philosophical thinking is not for pre-adolescents. Two reasons might be offered for accepting this view. First, philosophical thinking requires a level of cognitive development that, one may believe, is beyond the reach of pre-adolescents. Second, the school curriculum is already crowded; and introducing a subject like philosophy will not only distract students from what they need to learn, it may encourage them to become skeptics rather than learners. However, both of these reasons can be challenged. They will be addressed in turn: Continuer la lecture de « Philosophy for Children »

Attorneys for the Rights of the Child ARC

safeguardding Children’s Bodily Integrity – Linked on our blogs with Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget, and with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation.

  • J. Steven Svoboda is founder and Executive Director of Attorneys for the Rights of the Child (ARC), a federally and state-certified non-profit corporation Steven founded in early 1997 …
  • … Currently in addition to serving as Executive Director of ARC, he works as a patent lawyer in a well-known Bay Area firm and practices human rights law in Berkeley, California. In July and August 2001, Svoboda traveled to Geneva on behalf of ARC to consult with the United Nations’ Sub-Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, making oral and written submissions, the latter of which became part of the official UN record and the first document ever accepted by the UN focusing on male circumcision … (full text about /About J. Steven Svoboda, Esq.).

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Activities; Publications; News; Resources; Donate;
Address: J. Steven Svoboda, Esq., Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, 2961 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705,USA;
Contact.

About /Who we are: An international network of attorneys and supporters now addresses the multi-faceted issue of genital mutilation of children, particularly the practice of male circumcision. Continuer la lecture de « Attorneys for the Rights of the Child ARC »

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Africa

What is it, and What is its Significance To Our Own Culture? – Official website of author Hanny Lightfoot-Klein.
Disambiguation with Female Genital Cutting – Eduction and Networking Project. – Linked on our blogs with Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget, and with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation.

  • For the past three decades, Lightfoot-Klein has been speaking out against Female Genital Mutilation, violently perpetrated on well over a hundred million women in 28 African and Arab counties.
  • Her ground breaking, in-depth study of this subject, conducted over a 6 year period in sub-Saharan Africa, shed light on these secret rituals, which had until then remained hidden from the Western world. Her empathic understanding of the issues involved in their continuation versus their eventual, hoped for abandonment, remains to this day unsurpassed.
  • Lightfoot-Klein’s writings on this difficult and perplexing subject have been instrumental in breaking down the taboos that have enshrouded the practices for millennia … (Homepage).

expert witness services; Articles; Books; Book review of Prisoners of Ritual, by Hanny Lightfoot-Klein, 1989, on CIRP.org;
Contact.

About the Author: Hanny Lightfoot-Klein has been an independent researcher into the enigma of the genital mutilation of non-consenting children worldwide for three decades.  Continuer la lecture de « Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Africa »

Male Circumcision and HIV

a public health policy – Linked with Attorneys for the Rights of the Child ARC.

  • Monday, January 17, 2011 … Here’s an intelligent intro from YouTube’s LatumWay (6.43 min), to another excellent freedom0speech (6.17 min), take-down of the Doctors (0.29 min) and American television stupidity on the topic of carving on infant genitals. It may seem odd to introduce a take-down of a TV show. Why not just watch the take-down? It’s sort of derivative of a derivative take on the show. However, on the shoulders of giants … and anyway who said the echo chamber was all bad?!
  • 2 Videos: discussion one, 4.51 min; discussion two, 14.40 min … (Frontpage 1/2).

Downloads; The CDC/AAP Project; Subscribe; FAQs; Shop;
Contact: on Facebook, or the Google Group MC_HIV.

Frontpage 2/2: Help Us Promote This Site! This site needs exposure. We need people to come here and debate this issue. It isn’t going away any time soon and neither are we.  Continuer la lecture de « Male Circumcision and HIV »

skhole.fr – penser et repenser l'école

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skhole.fr se veut un lieu de réflexion et d’échanges autour de l’école et de l’éducation en général. Initié par Guillaume Vergne et Julien Gautier, professeurs de philosophie, skhole.fr a vocation à accueillir les contributions de tous ceux qui veulent réfléchir au sens de l’école et aux pratiques d’enseignement … (texte entier le manifeste).

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Newsletter; Raisons épistémologiques; Pédagogies; Programmes; Evaluation; Philosophie; Penser l’école; Textes sur l’éducation; A propos;
Contacts.

Reflexions générales /L’enseignement est-il un métier de care? Le care est à la mode en ce moment. Il fait en France l’objet d’un intérêt croissant, y compris médiatique, depuis quelque temps – quoiqu’avec un décalage certain par rapport au reste du monde.  Continuer la lecture de « skhole.fr – penser et repenser l'école »

Association of International Educators NAFSA

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NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field. Hundreds of NAFSA members volunteer to serve the association and thousands advocate for international education … (about 1/2).

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Membership; Events, Trainings; Careers; Publications; Blog; Partners, Affiliates; Support;
Address: Association of International Educators NAFSA, 1307 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005-4701, USA;
Contact: Tel 202.737.3699, Fax 202.737.3657

About 2/2: … Mission, Vision, Values: NAFSA is an association of individuals worldwide advancing international education and exchange and global workforce development. Continuer la lecture de « Association of International Educators NAFSA »

European Association of International Education EAIE

The EAIE is a non-profit organisation whose main aim is the stimulation and facilitation of the internationalisation of higher education in Europe and around the world, and to meet the professional needs of individuals active in international education … (Who we are /about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Mission, Vision; Sub-Groups; Governance; Membership; Join projects; Publications; Links; Other Networks;
Addresses: EAIE, Herengracht 487, 1017 BT Amsterdam, /PO Box 11189, 1001 GD Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Contact.

Who we are /about: … The EAIE is a member-led organisation made up of individual members. It has a committed membership of more than 1800 international education professionals – from rectors to professors to international exchange coordinators. The EAIE is dedicated to serving and representing this membership.  Continuer la lecture de « European Association of International Education EAIE »

Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices IAC

affecting the health of women and children. – Linked on our blogs with Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget, and with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation.

  • The Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC) is an International non-governmental organization, created in February 1984, at a seminar in Dakar, Senegal. It started with 20 African countries. To date, the organization has National Committees in 28 African countries and Affiliates in 8 European countries, USA, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.
  • The Inter-African Committee (IAC) has its headquarters located within the premises of the UN Economic Commission For Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while a liason office is maintained in Geneva, Switzerland … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Programs; Impacts; Success Stories; National Laws on FGM; FGM; Links; Support;
Addresses 1 of 2: IAC, Headquarters Office: Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices IAC, c/o ECA, P.O Box 3001, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA;
Contacts.

About 2/2 – Structure: … IAC is a membership organisation with National Committees in 28 African countries and 15 Affiliates/Group Sections in Europe, USA, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.  Continuer la lecture de « Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices IAC »

Next Step Connections NSC

also in fr, es, de, it

  • Next Step Connections (NSC) is a leading global professional education organization connecting students and international career development opportunities abroad.
  • NSC has helped students, gap year participants and young professionals begin their careers through hands-on, real-life and studies-related International internship programs in Asia since 2007.
  • Over 300 Individuals between 15-45 years old and from 25 different countries, have participated in one of NSC’s international education programs.
  • Our mission statement: Building global career success. (Homepage).
  • NSC is member of European Association of International Education EAIE, and of Association of International Educators NAFSA.

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International Internships; Summer Programs; Gap year Internship; Destinations; NSC TV; Media; Gallery; Team; News; FAQs;
Address: NEXT step Connections NSC, Head Office, 668 East Beijing Road, Shanghai Hi-Tech King World (West Building), 17th Floor, Suite 17 A., Shanghai 200001, Huang Pu District, People’s Republic of China;
or: NSC, Suites 1601-1603, Kinwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road, Central, HK;
Contact.

Our story: Jerome Le Carrou founded Next Step Connections Ltd (NSC) with Leonard Hayashi (USA) and Francois Liot (France) in October 2007.  Continuer la lecture de « Next Step Connections NSC »