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Young Kenyans at Risk Speak Out Through Blogs and Photos

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:53:50 -0400

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Enter Title:Patient Advocacy Frees 96 Slaves in Democratic Republic of Congo

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:56:42 -0400

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International Day of Peace Celebration

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:15:26 -0400

Please join us in a celebration of International Peace Day ! Tickets are $40 and 25% of the proceeds will be donated to War Child of Canada to aide in their efforts to provide assistance to war-affected children around the world. A tax deductible receipt will be issued for every ticket purchase. For more information on War Child of Canada please check out their website at: http://www.warchild.ca/

Space is limited so please R.S.V.P. before September 8, 2008 to Mr. John Daniele, (416) 799-2173.

Israelis and Palestinians Condemn Israeli Crackdown in Ni'lin

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:44:47 -0400

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AdvocacyNet
News Bulletin 151
August 6, 2008
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Israelis and Palestinians Condemn Israeli Crackdown in Ni'lin

August 6, 2008, Ni'lin, West Bank: Human rights advocates in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories are calling for a stop to the violence in Ni'lin village in the West Bank, after two Palestinian boys were killed within a week by Israeli forces.

Ten-year-old Ahmad Husam Yousif Musa (above) was shot in the head at close range by a soldier July...

August 2008: Healthcare update from Nepal

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:38:46 -0400

The village of Thulo Syabru, located in the Rasuwa District of Nepal, has been working with The Mountain Fund for the past three years, to turn their idea of a health clinic into reality. This past March, TMF Founder, Scott MacLennan, and ...

Green my apple

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:38:52 -0400

In considering how we might win improved policies from Apple, we knew one thing for certain: Apple might tune out Greenpeace, but they would never tune out their customers. Apple's famously loyal fan base was the one force on the planet that was guaranteed to get the attention of Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

So we decided this was to be a very different Greenpeace campaign, one in which we would turn over the reigns to Apple's customers. We would stand in the shoes of Apple fans, we would speak as fellow believers in the wizards of Cupertino, and we'd try to channel waves of...

Rural Radio Program Celebrates One Year on the Air in Nepal

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:18:53 -0400

program that has provided a voice for disadvantaged groups in the remote regions of Western Nepal recently completed its first full year on the air.

The program, “Constituent Assembly and Human Rights,” was launched in 2007 by the Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP), a grassroots human rights organization in Nepal, with support from The Advocacy Project (AP) in Washington. It aired its 52nd episode July 27.

Initially, the radio program helped marginalized groups in Nepal – such as women and lower-caste Dalit – understand the count...

Women Advocates Place Gender and Guns on UN Agenda

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:10:21 -0400

violence against women included in a major United Nations initiative to regulate the global small arms trade.

The UN Programme of Action on small arms (PoA) was launched in 2001, and reviewed last week at the Third Biennial Meeting of States (BMS), held at UN headquarters in New York. After intense lobbying by advocates, gender was mentioned by several governments at the meeting. In addition, the final outcome document refers to both gender and civilian possession of weapons.

Advocates hope that this will open the door to the inclusion of other concerns,...

Women in Bosnia and Serbia Hail the Arrest of Radovan Karadzic, July 22, 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:21:15 -0400

July 22, 2008, Tuzla, Bosnia and Belgrade, Serbia: Advocates for women's rights in Bosnia and Serbia have greeted Monday's arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, with jubilation and relief.

Grieving Relatives Seek Closure as University Massacre Victims are Reburied in Peru, July 18, 2008

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:31:34 -0400

July 18, 2008, Lima, Peru: The remains of nine students and a professor who were murdered in 1992 at La Cantuta University were reunited with their families in Lima this week, bringing a symbolic conclusion to one of the most notorious incidents in Peru's long and violent civil conflict.

Family members of the victims gathered at the office of the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF) Thursday to bid farewell to the remains, which were then placed in coffins for burial this weekend.

The relatives hope that the burial will provide some measure of closu...

Easy Ways You Can Help Conserve Rainforests

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:54:33 -0400

1Choose foods grown on farms certified by the Rainforest Alliance

Buy coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, bananas, orange juice, g...

Development Associate

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:12:44 -0400

Development Associate
Job Description: http://lifewater.org/get_involved/documents/0805DevelopmentAssociate.pdf

Please contact info@lifewater.org for more information.

Ally Request - Discover Perfect Energy

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:45:33 -0400

Ally Request - Alternative Channel TV

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:52:29 -0400

Focus the Nation hiring Organizers for FTN 2009

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:33:13 -0500

National Organizer, Focus the Nation 2009

Description:

In January 2008, Focus the Nation events reached close to one million people in a day of education and civic engagement on global warming solutions taking place at 1,900 locations in all 50 states. 64 members of Congress and 15 Governors’ offices participated in the events along with hundre...

Clif Mojo Project Slingshot: 3 $10k grants for Global Warming Solutions

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:47:03 -0500

Are you an outdoor fanatic? An artist? An innovator?

How will you protect the places you love and play, inspire your community, or challenge our expectations?

Clif Mojo and

Internship Opportunity—Tour Liaison
Otesha Cycling and Performing Tours
www.otesha.ca

The Otesha Project is seeking 14 dedicated, organized, fun-loving individuals, aged 18 to 30, to serve as Tour Liaisons for its 2008 cycling and performing tours. As part of a team of 15 to 20 performers, you will take care of all administrative and on-the-road logistics for the tour. Successful candidates will support team members as individuals, foster a positive team environment, support teams in achieving tour object...

Correction of the web address! - Philip McMaster

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:21:25 -0500

Sorry, CORRECTION... the web address is: http://www.sustainabilitysymbol.COM hope to see you online February 1st --- Don't forget to invite 3 people to share a 3 finger Photo!

You're invited to Celebrate the One Year Anniversary of 3 Finger "Peace Plus One" - Philip McMaster

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:39:45 -0500

Hello Sustainability Symbol Friends around the WORLD (Especially in Beijing) - IT'S A PARTY / CELEBRATION of the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol... and we're having a WEB-CAM World Party connecting YOUR town with Beijing China, site of the 2008 Olympics. You are most welcome to attend our party celebration for the One Year Anniversary of the 3 Finger "Peace Plus One" Sustainability Symbol on February 1st at 7pm - 9pm Friday, Feb 1st The Bookworm Building 4, Nan sanlitun Road Chao Yang District, Beijing Tel: 65869507 www.chinabookworm.com Plea...

Develop a Mashup - Water the World

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:51:09 -0500

We’re looking to build a volunteer software development team with experience in:

OpenSocial APIs, Ning, and any SMS messaging services/APIs

And...

Twitter API, FaceBook API, PHP/ASP/.NET (or other), WordPress and Google Maps API

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Otesha launches 2008 Cycling and Performing Tours - The Otesha Project

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:28:14 -0500

We at The Otesha Project would be very grateful if you would post this notice to any listservs and electronic notice boards you belong to and distribute to friends, colleagues, and contacts as appropriate. The Otesha Project uses theatre to promote sustainability and empower young people to create local and global change through their every day consumer choices. Keep up the great work! Many thanks, The Otesha Project *** The Otesha Project has announced the routes for the 2008 Otesha Cycling and Performing Tours (Check out: www.otesha.ca/bike+tours/index.en.html). Applicatio...

Otesha launches 2008 Cycling and Performing Tours

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:22:59 -0500

The Otesha Project has announced the routes for the 2008 Otesha Cycling and Performing Tours (Check out: www.otesha.ca/bike+tours/index.en.html). Applications are now being accepted for seven regional tours throughout Canada that will take more than 120 inspiring young change-makers on the journey of a lifetime. You could be one of them!

Tour members will share an incredible experience as they live as a mobile and sustainable community for two months. They will cycle from performance to performance, braving the elements, connecting with communities along the route, and explorin...

Are you looking to get involved in the fight against poverty?

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:50:50 -0500

Are you someone whoâ€™s passionate about development? What to get involved in the fight against poverty? Well, this is a message to help you in this quest!!

Iâ€™m sure youâ€™ve encountered multiple messages, similar to this one, that ask you to join the fight against global poverty. But, doesnâ€™t it seem like such a daunting task? In my experience, Iâ€™ve always had a hard time getting involved in poverty reduction and equality without addressing the issues that I see locally, everyday , here in Toronto. So, how can all these considerations be reconciled, and translated i...

My early Holiday gift to the Rethosaria - sharing an opportunity and recognizing your talent! - Philip McMaster

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:45:55 -0500

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! My gift to you this season are some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains I've collected over the years. All I ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol around the world and brings attention to at least one of the Climate Change related projects we're working on (Like "STOP the GLOFs") The rest will be up to you to use and design as you wish. Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environmental Protection Association. http://www.d...

Opportunity for Webmasters and Bloggers! FREE USE OF WEBSITES

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:32:14 -0500

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

My gift to you this season are some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains I’ve collected over the years.

All I ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol around the world and brings attention to at least one of the Climate Change related projects we’re working on (Like “STOP the GLOFs”) The rest will be up to you.

Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environ...

Be a Solution Pioneer - the Sustainability Symbol Anniversary February 1, 2008

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:49:16 -0500

Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environmental Protection Association. http://www.dragonpreneur.com/images/3fingerPhotos/EPA_0228.jpg http://www.dragonpreneur.com/images/3fingerPhotos/EPAgrp_0256.jpg

Since that time, the Peace Plus One Sustainability Symbol, representing a balanced THINKING considering SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT and ECONOMY has been shared by hundreds (maybe thousands) of people around the world.

DragonTHINK – h...

Ally Request - Alliance of Students Against Poverty

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:11:13 -0500

EcoEverest Expedition 2008 - Interested in participating? - Philip McMaster

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:02:26 -0500

Sorry to all the schools and organizations that asked for a presentation about the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol... something very important that may help nudge the tipping point to Sustainable Thinking has arrived. ...and the Rethos.com community is the FIRST to hear about it! I'm off to Nepal to help with the EcoEverest expedition - if you are interested in participating, enjoying an amazing adventure, and helping bring a "three finger focus" to this area of the planet where climate change and global warming are having a measurable and devastating effect RIGHT NOW... please se...

Ally Request - The Water Project

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:29:43 -0500

Information Form - JAM

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:07:27 -0400

Hey guys I am trying to collect information that will help the start up phase of the co-op my friends and I are trying to start. If you are interested or you know of anyone who would be would you mind please filling out this form? Thanks alot! Love, Jenn http://creator.zoho.com/jennymcrae/non-profit-2findividual-20action-20information/

New comment - Can Well-Being Be Measured?

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:23:08 -0400

I believe hardship brings people together because it is a common experience. It builds empathy. I think wealth can breed envy, jealosy, and mistrust. Parties on the street result from not having access to other forms of entertainment, as stated, like clubs. But then, why go to a club when you can dance on the street? People who have wealth have something to lose, and if they are attached to their wealth, this could play out in many different ways, resulting in greed, self-interest, and blatant disregard for others (not in all cases, in some cases). Poverty, at its worst, can breed violen...

New comment - Can Well-Being Be Measured?

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:23:16 -0400

Very thoughtful essay which does exactly what good writing should do..ask important questions not necessarily providing answers. Your comments are very provocative in that one argument you propose could be utilized as a refuge for scoundrels who might seek to justify unequitable treatment of inner city minority populations. That being said you are courageous in not backing down from presenting it. In so doing you take a lot of the wind from the sails of the ethnocentric who claim to know what a man’s existence is like from observation without relative experience. Nice Job!

Ally Request - Alec Henderson

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:55:25 -0400

Ally Request - Frank Miller

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:30:37 -0400

Ally Request - Technology For People Group Inc.

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:20:14 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Christopher Fox

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:40:32 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Nelly Bassily

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:31:55 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Will

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:09:46 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Veronica Wunderlich

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:20:55 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Theresa

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:53:55 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - The Mountain Fund

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:16:55 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - steph

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:28:01 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Sentience

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:31:12 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Rainforest Alliance

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:50:21 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Patrick Scott

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:40:41 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Naomi

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:05:17 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Metta

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:25:31 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Marcus

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:02:43 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Lili Vieira de Carvalho

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:02:54 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - LifePrints

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:00:41 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Laine

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:12:22 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Krista White

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:37:29 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Jesse Smale

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:07:38 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Jennifer Mannion

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:37:05 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Gini Smith

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:01:37 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - George A. Polisner

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:47:42 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Emma

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:07:24 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:11:21 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Austin Community School

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:46:57 -0400

Ally Request - Arts Engine

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:15:53 -0400

Ally Request - Arthur Cohene

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:14:47 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Jason Boyer

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:08:34 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - JAM

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:36:37 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - The Otesha Project

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:53:20 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Advansun

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:05:54 -0400