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CharityFocus - Helping Others Help Others
An experiment in the joy of giving. With three pillars. Inspiration: Cultivate the Change (people, texts, art...). Action: Be the Change (volunteer projects...). Support: Invest in the Change (directory of ways to give...). English - NGOs and Volunteering, Solidarity - At charityfocus.org |
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The King Center
New The official, living memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The King Center utilizes diverse communications media, including books, audio and video cassettes, film, television, CDs and web pages, to educate people all over the world about Dr. Kings life, work and his philosophy and methods of nonviolent conflict-reconciliation and social change. Established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King. English - Martin Luther King, Nonviolence - At thekingcenter.org |
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Awakening Earth - Building a sustainable & compassionate future
Voluntary simplicity, sustainability, transforming culture, consciousness, media, democracy... With sections on talks, courses, surveys, books, articles, links. English - Simple Living, United States - At awakeningearth.org |
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Ecotopie (Belgium)
Information about remarkable achievements in the field of ecology, in Belgium, France and other countries. Sections on ecological associative world, nature, agriculture, food, bioconstruction, town planning, ecomobility, economy, appropriate technologies, renewable energies, solidarity society, ecotourism. French - Translate - Belgium, Ecology, France - At inti.be |
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European Greens - European Federation of Green Parties
The European Federation of Green Parties includes about thirty European Green parties. It is one of the founding Federations of the Global Green Coordination. English - Ecology, Europe, Greens, Human Rights, Peace, Progressive Networks - At europeangreens.org |
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Global Ideas Bank
The Global Ideas Bank contains over 4,000 edited best social inventions (socially innovative ideas and projects) from around the world, voted on by the readers. It aims to promote and disseminate good creative ideas to improve society. It further aims to encourage the public to generate these ideas, to participate in the problem-solving process. English - At globalideasbank.org |
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Google Groups: misc.activism.progressive
Forum. Information for progressive activists. (Moderated). With web. English - Forums, Progressive Networks - At groups.google.com |
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Hippyland
Keeping the hippie spirit alive. Lots of content and articles. English - Hippies - At hippy.com |
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Sorry Everybody
Impressive gallery with thousands of photographic apologies from US citizens to the world for the re-election of George W. Bush: "Sorry World (we tried) -Half of America"... Replied by Apologies Accepted, the world's answer to Sorry Everybody: "It's OK, you'll get it in 2008. Keep trying, never give up!!"... Image: "Dear World, =( Love, Charles & Kayla" English - United States - At sorryeverybody.com |
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Transformational Learning Community (Archives)
Information, dialogue and networking for social change. Archived website of this resource center founded by the late socioeconomist and futurist Robert Theobald (author for example of the online book Reworking Success, etc.) and Bob Stilger (now at New Stories). English - Culture and Thought, Progressive Networks - At transform.org |
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United Nations - UN
The United Nations is central to global efforts to solve problems which challenge humanity. English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish - Peace and Cooperation, United Nations, Web Guide - At un.org |
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Utne Visionaries: 120 Voices, 120 Lives
Information on 120 thinkers of the emerging new culture: Lester Brown, Fritjof Capra, Noam Chomsky, Deepak Chopra, Ram Dass, Susan Griffin, Vaclav Havel, Hazel Henderson, Pico Iyer, Winona La Duke, Amory Lovins, Jeremy Rifkin, Theodore Roszak, Rupert Sheldrake, Vandana Shiva, Gary Snyder... At Utne Visionaries. English - Culture and Thought, People - At cafe.utne.com |
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World Social Forum 2004 (Mumbai, India)
"The World Social Forum is an open meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and interlinking for effective action, by groups and movements of civil society that are opposed to neoliberalism and to domination of the world by capital and any form of imperialism, and are committed to building a planetary society directed towards fruitful relationships among Humanking and between it and the Earth." (WSF Charter of Principles). Photo (Indymedia India): Opening ceremony of the World Social Forum in Mumbai. English, Spanish, French - Developing Countries, Global Justice, India, Progressive Networks, Solidarity, Sustainable Development - At wsfindia.org |
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Worldwatch Institute
Independent research organization working for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society. A leading source of information, it publishes the annual books State of the World and Vital Signs, the World Watch magazine, the Worldwatch Papers series, etc. Founded by Lester Brown in 1974. English - Books, News and Media - At worldwatch.org |
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Berkeley in the Sixties
The free speech movement, civil rights marches, anti-Vietnam War protests, the women's movement, the growth of the counter-culture... all captured in their immediacy and passion in this gripping documentary. Featuring Mario Savio, Allen Ginsberg, Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, California Governor Ronald Reagan... Interviews with participants, plenty of historical footage, music from Jefferson Airplane, The Band, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Country Joe and the Fish, the Grateful Dead and many others. Directed by Mark Kitchell. Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary. Information and shopping at: Amazon (US), Amazon (UK), Amazon (Canada) English - DVD, The Sixties |
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