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Easy Actions: Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. -- Edmond Burke

Change is EASY we only have to desire it & do it: Amnesty International: "Small actions X Millions = Big change" ZEN!

Excessive power will always corrupt, unchecked power will do much worse, every citizen has a moral duty to monitor & challenge his government.

Action 1: sign a petition - it can & often does work!

Action 2: email or phone an MP or MEP

Action 3: print & display A4 posters, A5 flyers & windscreen stickers.

Action 4: speak to your local supermarkets & their customers.

Action 5: Replace a destroyed Olive Tree for £4 or a fruit tree for £2.

Action 6: Ask your local Churches, Council, Synagogues, Mosques & Temples what they are already doing or what could they do to show solidarity with Palestine & end the brutal oppression, Ethnic Cleansing & Apartheid.

Action 7: Ask the Press, TV & RADIO "what recent in depth analysis & reporting have you done into the current situation?"

 

   

When you're told about what's going on in the name of "SECUTITY", who do you believe?

The people on the left or the people on the right?

 

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Classification B,1,2 Yr Country/City A,J,C Acronyn/Name Details Contact details
Human Rights           Adalah is an independent human rights organization, registered in Israel. It is a non-profit, non-governmental, and non-partisan legal center. Established in November 1996, it serves Arab citizens of Israel, numbering over one million people or close to 20% of the population. Adalah ("Justice" in Arabic) works to protect human rights in general, and the rights of the Arab minority in particular.Adalah's main goals are to achieve equal individual and collective rights for the Arab minority in Israel in different fields including land rights; civil and political rights; cultural, social, and economic rights; religious rights; women's rights; and prisoners' rights.In order to achieve these goals, Adalah:
Brings cases before Israeli courts and various state authorities regarding the rights of the Arab minority.
Advocates for legislation that will ensure equal individual and collective rights for the Arab minority.
Provides legal consultation to individuals, non-governmental organizations, and Arab institutions.
Appeals to international institutions and forums in order to promote the rights of the Arab minority in particular, and human rights in general.
Organizes study days, seminars, and workshops, and publishes reports on legal issues concerning the rights of the Arab minority in particular, and human rights in general.
Trains stagiaires (legal apprentices), law students, and new Arab lawyers in the field of human rights.		  
            Mission Statement:
AIDA is the principle coordination forum for international NGOs operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). It has served and facilitated the work of its NGO members for over 30 years. AIDA's core functions are information provision, policy analysis, linkages with the relief and development assistance community, advocacy, security and training.		  
               
               
             

Amnesty International UK

Amnesty International UK's official Twitter account.
            Shebaa farms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebaa_farms
            Iran Liberty Association is an independent not for profit organisation set up with the broad aim of promoting a respect for human rights in Iran, at the same time as assisting the victims of such abuses. It aims to campaign on behalf of, as well as provide support and assistance to those imprisoned or otherwise detained in Iran due to their gender, political, religious or otherwise consciously held belief. In particular, it will work to support and promote the rights of children, women and religious minorities who face systematic discrimination and brutal oppression.
Iran Liberty Association will also provide facilities, support and welfare to Iranian refugees who have been forced to flee Iran due to imprisonment, torture and even execution of friends and relatives.
This will include the provision of educational, health, counseling and general advice services. It will also provide similar support for those threatened with extradition to Iran, where they could face torture or other forms of inhumane and degrading treatment.

Through its activities, Iran Liberty hopes to raise awareness within the British public of the human rights abuses of the Iranian regime and its involvement in acts of terrorism worldwide, at the same time as making a real difference in the lives of the victims of the Iranian regime.

Iran Liberty Association will also provide facilities and assistance to other groups and organisations involved in promoting human rights in Iran.

http://iranliberty.org.uk/

Trafalgar House, Grenville Place
London
NW7 3SA
United Kingdom

info@iranliberty.org.uk
020 8906 7739
Campaigning           Member Organizations in Good-Standing for 2010:
American Friends Service Committee - Iowa
Americans for a Palestinian State
Stop AIPAC

http://www.endtheoccupation.org/

 
Blog             http://www.moonstarsilverwolf.org/
Palestine merchandise             http://www.sambarforpins.com/palestine.htm
             
              http://jfjfp.com/
            International Development Association Website
Places         Silwan 600 Jews & 30.000 Arab.  Settler group Elad (Exec Director: Doron Spielman) is conning the world into supporting even more Ethnic Cleansing.   
People         Danny Seidermann Israeli Lawyer.  Pro justice for the Palestinians.  He talks briefly on Panorana's A Walk In The Park about 8 minutes in & at 12m 50s.  
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

 

 

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Palestine

Arab

Ma'an

Ma'an News Agency (MNA) is a large wire service created in 2005[1] in the Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza). It is part of the Ma'an Network, a non-governmental organisation media network created in 2002[2] in the Palestinian Territories among independent journalists throughout the West Bank and Gaza and including nine local television stations and nine local radio stations. Ma'an News Agency publishes news 24 hours a day in Arabic, Hebrew and English, and claims to be one of the largest wire services in the Palestinian Territories, with over three million visits per month.[1] Ma'an News Agency also publishes feature stories, analysis and opinion articles. The agency's headquarters are in Bethlehem and Gaza City.

Ma'an News Agency describes itself as currently being the leading source of independent news from the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem and Israel, and "the first choice for online information" about Palestine.[1] According to a recent study, approximately 95.6 percent of Palestinians with internet access "frequently visit" the site.[5] Only high-profile sites Google, Yahoo, MSN, Windows Live and YouTube receive more Palestinian visitors.[6]

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2005

Israel

 

Machsom Watch

 MachsomWatch, in existence since 2001, is an organisation of peace activist Israeli women against the Israeli Occupation of the territories and the systematic repression of the Palestinian nation. We call for Palestinian freedom of movement within their own territory and for an end to the Occupation that destroys Palestinian society and inflicts grievous harm on Israeli society.    

 

 

 

 

 

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MDM

 Media Monitors Network (MMN) is NOT just 'another' news web-site or magazine but a non-profit, non-bias and non-political platform which mainly helps to prevail the whole truth and generally facilitate answers to any disputed, controversial topic being broadcast, web cast, published, distributed or telecast in the world media. MMN is seeking for the truth in most critical "hot topics" which can often be twisted by the world media.

MMN was established in California, USA, in October 2000 and is destined to become a major platform for serious media contributors and observers from around the globe.

MMN is not sponsored by anyone influential and does this intentionally so that we will not be 'forced' into one opinion or another.

Journalists, editors, writers, photographers, human rights activists, webmasters, poets, columnists, reporters, researchers, analysts, observers, columnists, content providers, media contributors, observers, social scientists and other professionals from around the globe are invited to join Media Monitors Network (MMN) to counter information warfare and fabricated propaganda in the world media and to promote the whole truth, fairness and accuracy in news reporting.

MMN is honored to be supported voluntarily by media contributors such as yourself and has received contributions and/or permissions from many reputable web-sites, editors, newspapers, web-masters to publish their hard earned and quality content on MMN web-site.

Media Monitors Network is destined to become a voluntary movement which will use all channels of communication and all other sources to pursue its mission.

Media Monitors Network would like to expose the truth about black sheeps, propagandists, or crooks disguised as 'journalists' in the noble profession of journalism, who are paid or backed by intelligence agencies, political parties, politicians, bureaucrats, the Official Mafia, or the Disinformation Mafia.

Media Monitors Network would like to set the record straight on important issues that have received slanted press coverage. It will encourage the Press to report the news fairly, accurately and objectively without resorting to bias or partisanship.

Media Monitors Network says accountability of the Press is necessary to reduce corruption, fraud and disinformation in many news media organizations. Many journalists and writers don't always get their stories right and many of them don't even seem to care. By advising them of their responsibility to the public, whom they claim to serve, Media Monitors Network will help to hold those members of the news media accountable for their misdeeds who write and publish unfair, biased, inaccurate, or cooked up news reports to serve their masters and their political, religious, business, or personal interests.

The power of the Press has inspired an arrogance which leads many in the news media to believe they should be insulated from criticism. Media Monitors Network believes that the public has the right to read, watch and hear the facts, and that journalists, writers, editors and news broadcasters should be exposed when they do not adhere to their professed ethical standards, when they cover truth with falsehood, or when they present fiction as facts to misinform and misguide readers, listeners and viewers.

Media Monitors Network also believes that independent, aggressive, critical and free Press is essential to an informed democracy. Media Monitors Network fully supports freedom of the Press and strongly encourages independent and investigative journalism, which should never be compromised. Media Monitors Network advocates that structural reforms are needed to break up the dominant media conglomerates, eliminate the monopoly of exploitative media barons, establish independent public TV programs and public radio shows, and promote strong, non-profit/non-commercial alternative sources of news, information and ideas.

MMN is the FIRST Media Monitoring Platform to offer you the Mobile Edition, famous Clickability, Inc 'SAVE THIS, 'PRINT THIS', 'EMAIL THIS' technologies.

MMN is committed towards maximum exposure to help to prevail the whole truth.

Media Monitors Network invites journalists, writers, media critics, media contributors of all kind and other professionals to join the Media Monitors Network as its directors, editors, or members.

Looking forward to welcoming you to MMN......

Muhammad Ali Khan (Chief Editor & Founder MMN)

Website

E-mail: Editor@MediaMonitors.net or go to Home page and select CONTACT button from top row.

http://world.mediamonitors.net/

Journalists featured:

Jonathan Cook

 

 

 

Palestine – Jerusalem & Ramallah

 

Miftah

 As well as sending volunteers overseas to provide medical care to vulnerable people who are effected by natural disasters (recent hurricane in Burma), conflict (emergency response sent to Sudan) and extreme poverty (HIV/AIDS prevention amongst isolated populations in Zimbabwe)- our offices run healthcare projects in their capital cities for marginalised populations who cannot access mainstream healthcare services. Overall, MdM operates in nine European countries in this way. Our UK project is Project: London. Médecins du Monde UK (MdM UK) was established in January 1998. Previously, British volunteers had participated in projects organised by Médecins du Monde France.MdM UK's office now concentrates its work on four major areas:
Recruiting British volunteers for overseas projects run by MdM France
Running Project:London which is a healthcare initiative reaching out to vulnerable people in the UK who cannot access mainstream healthcare services
Raising funds for our overseas projects and for Project: London
Raising awareness about MdM's campaigns, as well as raising awareness of issues concerning obstacles to healthcare that our volunteers have witnessed in the field. This is done by publishing Reports containing first-hand accounts of human rights abuses that we have witnessed which then give a voice to people whose stories would not otherwise be heard.
Visit our International Network and Médecins du Monde's work around the globe.

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MSF ?

VISION

An independent, democratic and sovereign Palestinian state, which grants Palestinians their basic rights, preserves their dignity, and enjoys international recognition and respect.

 

MISSION

Established in Jerusalem in December 1998, with Hanan Ashrawi as its Secretary-General, MIFTAH seeks to promote the principles of democracy and good governance within various components of Palestinian society; it further seeks to engage local and international public opinion and official circles on the Palestinian cause. To that end, MIFTAH adopts the mechanisms of an active and in-depth dialogue, the free flow of information and ideas, as well as local and international networking.

 

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

  • To disseminate the Palestinian narrative and discourse globally to both official and popular bodies and decision-makers
  • To empower effective leadership within all components of Palestinian society in order to enhance democracy and good governance and raise public awareness concerning the rights and responsibilities of good citizenship
  • To influence policy and legislation to ensure their safeguarding of civil and social rights for all sectors and their adherence to principles of good governance

To bolster MIFTAH's capacity and its capability to achieve its objectives and mission efficiently and effectively

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Abu Dhabi

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National (The)

Medecins Sans Frontieres

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Israel

 

New Profile

"The role of The National is to reflect society, help that society evolve and, perhaps most importantly, promote the bedrock traditions and virtues that must be preserved even in times of change.”

Martin Newland, Editor-in-Chief

 

The National, a new English newspaper launched by the Abu Dhabi Media Company, will play that role - and help reinforce Abu Dhabi's status as a global economic centre, as well as a political, cultural and social leader of the Arab world.

 

The newspaper will open a new segment in the UAE’s rapidly growing media market for a high-quality, must-read broadsheet. Its reporters and editors, drawn from acclaimed newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, will ensure the paper delivers a comprehensive and compelling account of the national story.

 

Abu Dhabi Media Company's impressive print portfolio also includes Al Ittihad newspaper, Majed magazine, Super magazine and Zahrat Al Khaleej magazine. The company also owns and operates three satellite television channels - Abu Dhabi TV, Abu Dhabi Sports Channel and Al Emarat Channel - as well as four radio channels - Abu Dhabi Radio, Emirates FM, Sawt Al Musiqa and The Holy Koran Radio.

 

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NKUSA

We, a group of feminist women and men, are convinced that we need not live in a soldiers’ state. Today, Israel is capable of a determined peace politics. It need not be a militarized society. We are convinced that we ourselves, our children, our partners, need not go on being endlessly mobilized, need not go on living as warriors. We understand that the state of war in Israel is maintained by decisions made by our politicians – not by external forces to which we are passively subject. While taught to believe that the country is faced by threats beyond its control, we now realize that the words “national security” have often masked calculated decisions to choose military action for the achievement of political goals.

We are no longer willing to take part in such choices.We will not go on enabling them by obediently, uncritically supplying soldiers to the military which implements them. We will not go on being mobilized, raising children for mobilization, supporting mobilized partners, brothers, fathers, while those in charge of the country go on deploying the army easily, rather than building other solutions.

It is hard to express this type of opinion in Israel today. In a soldiers’ state there are equal and less equal citizens: the social ladder is topped by those who fight. And those are unfailingly men. In addition, in Israel, they are Jewish men. As warriors, they are held to have privileged knowledge, giving them precedence in decision making. Attitudes casting doubts on “security” related decisions, questioning the state’s enormous military budgets, or its ongoing policies of military confrontation, are branded “naive,” “hysterical,” “ignorant.” An attitude that dares question the fundamental principle of willing enlistment, is almost incomprehensible in a soldiers’ state. It is rejected as illegitimate.

 

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Non-Violence International

E-Mail: info[at]nonviolenceinternational.net

 Phone: 202 244 0951 Fax: 202 244 6364000 Albemarle St. Suite 401 Washington, DC 20016 USA

http://nonviolenceinternational.net

 

 

2004

Israel

 

Occupation Magazine

 The Occupation Magazine was established in October 2004 by a group of Israeli anti-occupation activists who were disturbed by the growing discrepancy between the grim reality which they observed in the Occupied Territories , and the way in which it was (and is) reported in the main stream media. The ongoing colonization policy in the Occupied Territories is being misrepresented by the Israeli and US media as "fight against terror" and a "struggle for Israel's existence / security". This is while in reality, the colonization policies promote terror, and endanger the future of both nations in this country. The aim of this website is to provide information and commentary on the ongoing developments in the Occupied Territories in Hebrew and English. The Editors of the Occupation Magazine represent a range of opinions as to the optimal solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, we are united in the belief that a viable solution must be based on the unconditional end to the Israeli military occupation, and on principles of equality, justice and mutual respect. The website is updated daily with material selected by one of the volunteer Editors. The material includes articles selected from the Israeli, Palestinian and international media which we consider informative, as well as observations on the ground by us and by fellow activists, and reports by anti-occupation and human rights organizations. While every effort is made to supply reliable information, we do not have the means to verify every fact reported in the articles. On the other hand each of us makes an effort to keep oneself informed on the Occupation by observations on the ground, interactions with Palestinians and with fellow activists, and by reading. The Editors select commentary which they consider to be of interest to the readers, but do not necessarily agree with the contents nor are responsible for the ideas expressed in them (unless the commentary is written by the Editor herself/himself). All the articles are stored in the archive and can be accessed via the "Search" facility, or via accessing the respective sections. The website is designed to serve as a resource for students, scholars, journalists, and other people looking for information on the Occupation. A sister website www.perspektiva.co.il provides information in the Russian language. We are often asked by readers what do we mean by "Occupied Territories". In our view, Occupied Territories include all the land beyond the 1967 border, which was occupied by Israel during the Six Day War - the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights. The website focuses mostly on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, because currently most of the violence takes place there. It is noted that the Gaza Strip did not cease to be occupied land as a result of Sharon's "disengagement", only the form of the Occupation changed. The Gaza Strip became a vast prison, cordoned off from the rest of the world by the Israeli army. The army continues the policy of gradual but relentless destruction of the Gaza Strip, which started in the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada. It began well before the Qassam rockets on Sderot. Instead of security, it brought violence. Additional related material which can be found in this website pertains to racist policies of the State of Israel towards its Arab citizens, such as destruction of Bedouin homes and fields in the Negev, discriminatory housing policies within the Green Line, and persecution of public figures. Activism board provides information on how you can join the struggle against the Occupation.

http://www.kibush.co.il/index.asp

 

 

 

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OCHA

 The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) French: Le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires, is a United Nations body formed in December 1991 by General Assembly Resolution 46/182.[1] The resolution was designed to strengthen the UN's response to complex emergencies and natural disasters by creating the Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA), and replacing the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, which had been formed in 1972. The OCHA was therefore the result of a 1998 reorganisation of the DHA and was designed to be the UN focal point on major disasters. Its mandate was also expanded to include the coordination of humanitarian response, policy development and humanitarian

kibush1@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation Dove

 We are people committed to nonviolence and to finding nonviolent solutions to conflicts and war. Some of us dedicate our whole life to the realisation of this dream; some give a medium/long term availability while some others join our activities and actions occasionally or for short periods of time, e.g. in participating to specific campaigns, public demonstrations and actions of popular mobilisation. Our organisation is simple and essential, so that we are ready to move promptly into different situations of conflict and war. Locally, we are organised into support groups called ‘quilombos’ – the name of Brazilian resistance groups who fought against their slavery. Through these ‘quilombos’ we raise awareness about our activities, organise peace education and initiatives and collect funds. We also try to make ourselves, and nonviolence, known to institutions, churches and local groups. The White Helmets (conscientious objectors to military service, who are serving civil service instead), according to Italian law no 230/1998 art.9, can take part in the humanitarian and peace actions of ‘Operation Dove’. The activities and projects of the Operation Dove are for believers and non-believers, united to build a more just society.

http://www.operationdove.org/

 

 

 

 

Definition

 

OPT

Occupied Palestinian Territories

 

 

 

 

 

 

OXFAM

 

 

 

 

 

Definition

 

PA

Palestinian Authority – based in Ramallah

 

 

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PACBI

Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel

The Campaign built on a call for an economic, cultural and academic boycott of Israel issued in August 2002 and a statement made by Palestinian academics and intellectuals in the occupied territories and in the Diaspora calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions in October 2003.

In 2005 PACBI worked closely with the British Committee for Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) which lobbied the Association of University Teachers (AUT) to adopt an academic boycott of Israeli universities.[2]

PACBI argues that "Israel's colonial oppression of the Palestinian people comprises:"

PACBI's supporters believe that a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions will contribute towards the dismantling of "Israel’s occupation, colonization and system of apartheid".[3]

www.pacbi.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palestine Chronicle

The Palestine Chronicle is an independent online newspaper that provides daily news, commentary, features, book reviews, photos, art, etc, on a variety of subjects. However, it's largely focused on Palestine, Israel, and the Middle East region.

The Palestine Chronicle is a self-sustained project involving professionals and volunteers from around the world, all striving to highlight issues of relevance to human rights, national struggles, freedom and democracy.

The Palestine Chronicle team consists of professional journalists and respected writers and authors who don't speak on behalf of any political party or champion any specific political agenda.

The Palestine Chronicle website was established in September 1999 and has grown in its importance and scope of coverage mostly because of the support it received from socially conscious and progressive scholars, writers, activists, readers and communities around the world.

Endorsements:

"The Palestine Chronicle has been an invaluable source of information and analysis about Palestine and related issues, drawing from a wide range of sources, including many that are otherwise inaccessible to the concerned public. An independent voice, it has been trustworthy and reliable." -- Noam Chomsky, a professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"In the midst of an institutional media bias against telling the searing truth about Palestine, the Palestine Chronicle is a beacon. History, witness, analysis and ways forward are here, written with authority and humanity. Long may it publish." -- John Pilger, a world-renowned journalist, author and documentary filmmaker.

"The Palestine Chronicle presents independent commentary on crucial issues. The editors and their work constitute a sign of hope for a better future." -- Kathy Kelly, Co-coordinator, Voices for Creative Nonviolence

"The Palestine Chronicle is an essential publication for keeping up with the big picture in the Middle East." -- James Petras, Professor Emeritus, Binghamton University; author of many books.

"The Palestine Chronicle is proof positive that there is hope, that alternative media can one day overpower the corporate mainstream." --  Joshua Frank, co-editor of DissidentVoice.org.

Palestine Chronicle Honorary Editorial Board Members:

Dr. Hanan Ashrawi - Author and intellectual.

Prof. Noam Chomsky - MIT Professor of linguistics and world-renowned scholar.

Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj - Human Rights Activist and psychiatrist.

Dr. Mustafa Abdul-Shafi - Former President of Makassed Hospital, Palestine.

Mr. Khaled A. Al-Maeena - Editor-in-Chief of Arab News Daily, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Ahmed Bouzid - President of Palestine Media Watch.

Prof. Robert Jensen - School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin.

Palestine Chronicle Editors:

Ramzy Baroud: Editor-in-Chief (US)

Suzanne Russ: Managing Editor (US)

Mamoon Alabbasi: Editor (UK)

http://www.palestinechronicle.com/

 

 

2002 Aug

Palestine

 

Palestine Monitor

 The Palestine Monitor was set up in December 2000, just a few months after the start of the second Intifada. Palestinian writers, commentators and activists had quickly realized that though there was mass international media coverage of the Intifada itself, Palestinian narratives were largely missing from mainstream media reportage, and Palestinian voices were still rarely being heard in situ. The intifada had erupted from the continuing military occupation of Palestine by Israel: yet dominant international media narratives were still largely excluding Palestinians from commentary and debate on both its impact and consequences. In November 2000 an informal network of writers and political activists carried out a rapid analysis of mainstream international media coverage, which highlighted that an alternative narrative was needed from inside occupied Palestine. There was an urgent need for Palestinians to be able to present their own narratives in situ, directly to international audiences. This would allow them to tell their side of the story, and to challenge perceptions of and opinion about the Intifada, and the illegal occupation of their land. It would obviously need to be internet based, in order to convey information, analysis and eye witness accounts as fast as possible. This information and analysis based website would be witness to the scale of human rights abuses being carried out by the Israeli Government, and military, across the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. It would present another powerful onus for a peace settlement based on justice, equality and internationally recognized human rights for Palestinians. We launched the ’Palestine Monitor’ information clearing house just a few weeks later, at the end of 2000. For the last seven years the Palestine Monitor (or PalMon for short) has been recognized as a dynamic and independent voice of Palestinians living under occupation. Alongside rigorously researched news and updates, information, fact sheets and regular political analysis, we also publish first hand eye-witness accounts of life in these occupied territories. These are the voices of ordinary Palestinians surviving under extraordinary circumstances. We are a small and dedicated team based in Ramallah. We travel throughout Palestine researching the evolving humanitarian, political and human rights situation, collecting testimonies directly from Palestinians, and witnessing for ourselves the brutal economic impact of the occupation of Palestine by Israel. We monitor deaths and injuries of Palestinians by the Israeli military, plus detentions, torture, freedom of movement, poverty, access to health care and water, land confiscation and other vital issues. Our aim is transparent: to present the occupation of Palestine from a Palestinian perspective, and to highlight that a credible lasting peace settlement is only possible with full scale democracy, equality for Palestinians, and internationally recognized human rights that are clearly implemented and adhered to across Israel and Palestine. We support the aims and objectives of the Palestinian National Initiative. However, we do not receive funding from any government or political movement, and value our independence. We also value your feedback, letters of support and donations. Please contact us with any constructive comments, or if you would like to be added to our email list. Thanks very much for visiting – and come back soon!

http://palestinemonitor.org/spip/

 

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Palestine Online Store

 Palestine Online Store, launched in December, 2003, is an activist project striving to make Palestine-related materials more widely available. While the focus is on informational resources, other products such as apparel, handcrafts, and solidarity items are also featured. Informational/educational resources, such as books and documentary films, are extremely powerful in raising awareness about the situation in Occupied Palestine. We are glad to have a wide selection of both films and books, which will continue to increase as we grow, and we encourage you to consider using some of the films to lend out to your friends and neighbors, helping educate them about the Palestinian issue. We thank you for shopping here - your purchases and support are vital in helping educate more of the Western public about the injustices that continue to be committed against the Palestinian people. Please feel free to contact me anytime if you have any comments, questions, or suggestions. In solidarity, Haithem El-Zabri Founder, director.

 Website

 

 

2000

Palestine

 

Palestine Remembered

 Purpose To emphasize that the CORE issues of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are the DISPOSSESSION and ETHNIC CLEANSING (compulsory population transfer to achieve political gains) of the Palestinian people for the past six decades. In our opinion, the conflict would have been at the same level of intensity even if both parties had been Jewish, Muslims, or Christians. To create an easy medium where refugees can communicate, organize, and share their experiences amongst themselves. The refugees are encouraged to attach their stories, memories, pictures, movies, music files, join discussions at the message board and guest book sections, directory service listing of the refugees and their contact information, and URL links related to each listed town. To provide a comprehensive source of information about the villages and cities that were ethnically cleansed, looted, and destroyed by the Israeli army. At each town's homepage, you will find pictures (both before and after 1948), the current status of the town, the Israeli colonies that occupy the town's lands, a brief history of the town before and after Nakba, detailed accounts of atrocities and any acts of terror, personal accounts from the refugees themselves, and above all live interviews from refugees reciting their experiences before, during and after al-Nakba. To preserve the memories and the experiences of the Palestinian people around the world, especially the 726,000 Palestinians refugees who were ethnically cleansed from their homes, farms, and businesses as a result of the 1948 war. Currently, the dispossessed refugees number 6.5 million and constitute the great majority of the Palestinian people. On the political front, so far their voices have gone unheard, and we at PalestineRemembered.com hope to amplify their voices in cyberspace. To increase refugees' awareness of their rights to return to their homes, farms, and businesses based on United Nations General Assembly resolution 194. Based on this resolution, every single refugee has the right to go back to his or her home, and to be compensated for any loss of their properties, pain, and suffering. To respond to the widely popular Zionist myth that: "Palestine was a country with no people for people with no country", at length we have responded to this myth. With the help of our online community (made up of tens of thousands of refugees), visitors to the site can verify how Palestine has its people who are rich with history, culture and values. To reach out to Israelis so they can feel the human behind this "Palestinian" or "the enemy", who was forced out from his home, farm, and business to make way to persecuted European Jewish refugees. We are proud to be one of the few mediums where Israelis and Palestinians can reach out to each other and meet, of course other than at the humiliating checkpoints. It should be noted, that the majority of the site's page views comes from Israel, and many of the pictures and films that we have of the destroyed villages were shared by Israelis. We understand that many Israelis and Jews around the world support the Palestinian struggle for justice and are willing to do their part in bringing an end to the wrongs of the past. To send clear and an unambiguous message to all the Westerners that the Palestinian people cannot be crossed for what they have sinned against their Jewish citizens. Palestine and its people cannot be the saviors for their tortured conscious and souls for what they have done to the Jews who used to call Europe home. Their blind support to the "Jewish state" and its racists policies is blindly guided with their guilty conscious. Locking Jews, Palestinians and Arabs into eternal struggle will neither bring peace to the Middle East nor to the whole world.

palestinemonitor@gmail.com

 

www.palestineremembered.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palestine Telegraph

 The Palestine Telegraph: Mission Statement For a long time, the Palestinian cause has been forgotten by mainstream media outlets. The International Media that does cover Palestinian news does it through a one-sided perspective, favoring Israel. These media channels and agencies show relentless biases for Israel via the words and failing to report on the entire story. That is, more often than not, only one perspective--an Israeli one--is shown to the overwhelming majority of the viewing audience. The most recent example of this is the assault on Gaza that erupted on December 27, 2008 and ended on January 17, 2009. It killed 1,412 human beings and injured countless others. The majority were women and children. Mainstream media outlets presented a distorted and biased view of the actual facts on the ground during the war. In particular, mainstream media attempted to manipulate the facts to portray the Palestinians as the one who started the war. However, the footages, features and photos done by Gazans helped to provide a balance. The war and its portrayal by mainstream media led a group of Palestinian and International Journalists to found The Palestine Telegraph, a Palestinian-independent, online newspaper, led by Gazan Journalist Sameh A. Habeeb. The Palestine Telegraph seeks to provide the balance not offered in English-based mainstream media. It offers the voice of Palestine in an English-based platform. Mission The Palestine Telegraph/PT is the first Electronic Newspaper based in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, staffed by Palestinians and international volunteers; professional journalists and members of the New Fourth Estate - citizen journalists who do not take assignments from editors or paychecks from corporate controlled media. The PT staff aspires to move the paper from an online-based source to print media in order to increase awareness worldwide. In the future and if the logistics are available, the PT will print in additional languages spoken around the world.

http://www.paltelegraph.com/

 

 

 

 

UK

 

Parliament

Parliament examines what the Government is doing, makes new laws, holds the power to set taxes and debates the issues of the day. The House of Commons and House of Lords each play an important role in Parliament's work.

Committees

http://www.parliament.uk/

 

 

 

USA

 

Partners for Peace

Mission Statement

  • To educate the public and to raise awareness about the issues in the quest for peace and justice in Palestine/Israel.
  • To promote a just and lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by engaging existing networks and unaffiliated individuals who share this concern.
  • To facilitate working relationships between women in Palestine/Israel and communities in the United States.
  • To advocate for human rights in the Palestine/Israel.

http://www.partnersforpeace.org/

 

 

 

ISRAEL - Jerusalem

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PCATI

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) believes that torture and ill treatment of any kind and under all circumstances is incompatible with the moral values of democracy and the rule of law.

PCATI advocates for all persons - Israelis, Palestinians, labor immigrants and other foreigners in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) – in order to protect them from torture and ill treatment by the Israeli interrogation and law enforcement authorities. These include the Israel Police, the General Security Service (GSS), the Israel Prison Service and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). PCATI acts in accordance with moral and democratic values, and the standards set in Israeli and International law.

PCATI was founded in 1990 in reaction to the ongoing policy of the Israeli government, which permitted the systematic use of torture and ill treatment in GSS interrogations.

In September 1999, following petitions filed by PCATI and other human rights organizations (the Association for Civil Rights, Hamoked-the Center for the Defense of the Individual), the High Court of Justice ruled to prohibit some of the methods of torture and ill treatment that had been employed until this time.. Although the ruling significantly improved the situation that existed at the time, it left an opening for the use of torture and ill treatment in Israel (the "necessity defense/ticking bomb" scenario).

http://www.stoptorture.org.il/en
            The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is an Non Government Organisation (NGO) based in Gaza City. The Centre is a non-profit company, dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). It holds Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. It is an affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists-Geneva, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) – Paris, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network - Copenhagen, Arab Organization for Human Rights – Cairo, and International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) Stockholm. It is a recipient of the 1996 French Republic Award on Human Rights and the 2002 Bruno Kreisky Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Area of Human Rights. The Centre was established in 1995 by a group of Palestinian lawyers and human rights activists in order to:
Protect human rights and promote the rule of law in accordance with international standards.
Create and develop democratic institutions and an active civil society, while promoting democratic culture within Palestinian society.
Support all the efforts aimed at enabling the Palestinian people to exercise its inalienable rights in regard to self-determination and independence in accordance with international Law and UN resolutions.
The work of the Centre is conducted through documentation and investigation of human rights violations, provision of legal aid and counseling for both individuals and groups, and preparation of research articles relevant to such issues as the human rights situation and the rule of law. The Centre also provides comments on Palestinian Draft Laws and urges the adoption of legislation that incorporates international human rights standards and basic democratic principles. To achieve its goals, the Centre has recruited a committed staff of well-known human rights lawyers and activists.

http://www.stoptorture.org.il/en
            Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is an Non Government Organisation (NGO) based in Gaza City. The Centre is a non-profit company, dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). It holds Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. It is an affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists-Geneva, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) – Paris, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network - Copenhagen, Arab Organization for Human Rights – Cairo, and International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) Stockholm. It is a recipient of the 1996 French Republic Award on Human Rights and the 2002 Bruno Kreisky Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Area of Human Rights. The Centre was established in 1995 by a group of Palestinian lawyers and human rights activists in order to:
Protect human rights and promote the rule of law in accordance with international standards.
Create and develop democratic institutions and an active civil society, while promoting democratic culture within Palestinian society.
Support all the efforts aimed at enabling the Palestinian people to exercise its inalienable rights in regard to self-determination and independence in accordance with international Law and UN resolutions.
The work of the Centre is conducted through documentation and investigation of human rights violations, provision of legal aid and counseling for both individuals and groups, and preparation of research articles relevant to such issues as the human rights situation and the rule of law. The Centre also provides comments on Palestinian Draft Laws and urges the adoption of legislation that incorporates international human rights standards and basic democratic principles. To achieve its goals, the Centre has recruited a committed staff of well-known human rights lawyers and activists.

http://www.pchrgaza.org/

P.O.B. 4634

Jerusalem 91046

Israel

 

Tel: 972-2-6429825

Fax: 972-2-6432847

E-mail: pcati@stoptorture.org.il

         

Peace Channel TV

 

    
         

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UK & Israel & international

 

Peace Now

 Peace Now UK Mission Statement
Our Vision : Peace now between Israel and Palestine through Two States for Two Nations (2 for 2).
Mission Peace Now exists to... Lobby for peace negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority, and to foster dialogue at every level.
We carry out our mission on the following levels:
International To lobby and activate politicians and media in Britain, Europe, Israel and Palestine to advocate 2 for 2.
National To run publicity campaigns and to stimulate widespread media coverage that promote 2 for 2.
Community To create grassroots community support for 2 for 2 through cultural events, lectures and discussions, and to cooperate with like-minded peace movements.		  
   

1999

 

 

PEACEONEDAY

In 1999, preoccupied with questions about the fundamental nature of humanity and the most pressing issues of our time, filmmaker Jeremy Gilley launched Peace One Day and set out to find a starting point for peace. He had a mission: to document his efforts to establish the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed calendar date.

Remarkably, two years on, he achieved his primary objective when the 192 member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted 21 September as an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace. We call that day Peace Day.

The UN International Day of Peace on 21 September every year is not only about creating peace between nations, it’s about non-violence in our homes, communities and schools. Therefore Peace Day is relevant to every human being on the planet.

Now the next major objective is to introduce 3 billion people to Peace Day by 2012. To do it, we need the help of all people regardless of age, race, nationality, religion or gender; people who are willing to stand up for peace. 

Mission
Peace One Day looks to engage all sectors of society, including governments, organisations of the United Nations system, regional and non-governmental organisations and individuals in observance of 21 September, through the practical manifestation of non-violence and ceasefire in accordance with UN GA Resolution 55/282, and encourage action on Peace Day that creates a united and sustainable world. 		 
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1999

USA

 

PHR

PHR was founded in 1986 on the idea that health professionals, with their specialized skills, ethical duties, and credible voices, are uniquely positioned to investigate the health consequences of human rights violations and work to stop them. PHR mobilizes health professionals to advance health, dignity, and justice and promotes the right to health for all. We are headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and maintain an office in Washington, DC. We are a non-profit, non-sectarian organization funded through private foundations and by individual donors. Membership is open to all, not just health professionals. PHR is a 1997 co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Block D The Old Truman Brewery 91 Brick Lane London E1 6QL United Kingdom
WWW.physiciansforhumanrights.org/

 

 

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PNI

The Palestinian National Initiative                  ABOUT AL MUBADARA   June 17, 2002
Today a group of Palestinian leaders announced the launching of the Palestinian National Initiative at a press conference in Ramallah, led by Dr. Haidar Abdul Shafi, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi and Mr. Ibrahim Dakkak. The main objective of the Initiative is the realization of Palestinian national rights and of a durable, just peace. Both of these objectives can be best achieved at this juncture through the establishment of a national emergency leadership, the immediate implementation of democratic elections at all levels of the political system, and reform of political, administrative, and other institutional structures in order to meet the needs of the Palestinian people

http://www.almubadara.org/en/

 

 

2002

 

 

PNN

 Palestine News Network Independent Palestinian News Agency
We are a group of independent Palestinian journalists and editors who work on a strictly professional level without favoring one political party over another or any religion over another.		  

 

 

 

UK

 

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PRCS

The Palestine Red Crescent Society was founded in 1968, by Fathi Arafat, Yassar Arafat's brother. [1] It is a humanitarian organization that part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It provides hospitals, emergency medicine and ambulance services, and primary health care centers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Its headquarters is based in Ramallah, near Jerusalem.

The PRCS was officially recognized by the ICRC and IFRC in June 2006, in a move that also recognized the Israeli Magen David Adom and the politically-neutral Red Crystal symbol.

 

http://www.palestinercs.org/

 

 

 

 

UK – London & regional Branches.

 

PSC

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) campaigns for justice for the Palestinians. We also advocate for Palestinians' civil, political and human rights, in accordance with international law.

PSC is established to campaign*:

      • for the right of self-determination for the Palestinian people
      • for the right of return of the Palestinian people
      • for the immediate withdrawal of the Israeli state from the occupied territories
      • against the oppression and dispossession suffered by the Palestinian people
      • in support of the rights of the Palestinian people and their struggle to achieve these rights
      • to promote Palestinian civil society in the interests of democratic rights and social justice
      • to oppose Israel's occupation and its aggression against neighbouring states
      • in opposition to racism, including anti-Jewish prejudice and the apartheid and Zionist nature of the Israeli state

This year, on the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, the 1948 dispossession of the Palestinians’ homeland, we are building a mass solidarity movement which aims to bring about changes in consciousness, policies and actions in Britain and internationally.

Borders: “for the immediate withdrawal of the Israeli state from the occupied territories”

 

Website

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rafah Today

Welcome. My name is Mohammed, when I started this site in 2001, I was a student living in Rafah. I still live in Rafah, and on this website, I present photos and reports about my home town. About our life, our community, the home demolitions, homeless families, the children in our camp.. About the tragedies that happen here every day.

 

http://rafah.vze.com/

 

Wikipedia Entry for Mohammad

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading PSC

About Reading PSC

Reading Palestine Solidarity Campaign is an affiliated branch of the National PSC which was founded in 1982.

We support the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and believe Palestinians have a right enshrined in International law to return to their own towns, villages and land.

We oppose all forms of racism, including anti-Jewish prejudice.

Branch activities

 

http://readingpsc.org.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real News

Our Mission

The Real News Network is a television news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism.

Our staff, in collaboration with courageous journalists around the globe, will investigate report and debate stories on the critical issues of our times.

We are viewer supported and do not accept advertising, government or corporate funding.

http://therealnews.com

 
Information         Redress Redress Information & Analysis is an independent, privately-funded, non-profit-making website dedicated to exposing injustice, disinformation and bigotry, and to providing thought-provoking interpretations of current affairs. Redress

 

 

 

Israel

 

RHR

Rabbis For Human Rights

 

 

 

 

 

A

Sabeel

- Palestinian Liberation Theology Centre

www.sabeel.org

 

 

 

 

UK

 

Save The Children (oPt)

Gaza conflict

Outraged by the escalating human cost of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in January this year, 183,380 people texted the word ‘ceasefire’ to support our Enough is Enough campaign.

This response took place in the space of less than a week — that’s a text every second.

The crisis endangered the lives of nearly every child in Gaza, and the lives of Israeli children in areas subject to attacks. Lack of food, water and supplies still exacerbates threats to children’s health and wellbeing in Gaza.

We're reaching more than 180,000 people in Gaza, including more than 100,000 children.

Read blogs written by our staff in Gaza.

What we're doing

      • We're distributing essential supplies to families, such as bedding, baby kits and cooking equipment.
      • We've also set up Child Friendly Spaces, which allow children to play and to talk about their experiences in a secure environment.
      • We're supporting pre-schools with training and supplies to ensure children have access to education.
      • We're giving cash grants to vulnerable households to help them earn a living.
      • We're replacing damaged sewage systems and improving the water supplies for households.

            

What you can do

We're on the ground in Gaza, working flat out to help children and their families.

Please donate now to our Children's Emergencies Fund, to help people in Gaza, as well as other emergencies around the world.

Become an Emergency Fundraiser and raise vital funds to help people in emergencies.

Feature Save the Children UK's cause GAZA: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH on your Facebook profile and invite your friends to join our cause. And become a fan of Save the Children UK on Facebook.

Save the Children UK 1 St John's Lane London EC1M 4AR United Kingdom T 020 7012 6400

Website

Campaigners for justice

 

 

UK/LONDON

 

SOAS

 School of Oriental & Asian Studies The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to "SOAS", pronounced ['s?uæs] (so as) or ['s?uæz] (so az)) is a constituent college of the University of London, specialising in languages, humanities, economics, law and politics concerning Asia, Africa and the Middle East. SOAS currently offers over 300 undergraduate Bachelor's degree combinations, and over 70 one-year intensively taught Master's degrees. MPhil and PhD degrees are also available in every academic department. Founded in 1916, SOAS has produced several heads of state, government ministers, ambassadors, Supreme Court judges, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and many other notable leaders in emerging markets, future superpowers and in the Next Eleven. Located in central London, SOAS describes itself as the "world's leading centre for the study of a highly diverse range of subjects concerned with Asia, Africa and the Middle East", and is usually ranked amongst the top universities in the UK.[1][2]

http://www.soas.ac.uk/

 

 

 

UK

 

Socialist Worker Online

 The Socialist Worker published in the UK, claims to be the most widely read socialist newspaper in the United Kingdom, although this claim is also made by the Morning Star, which has a daily circulation of 14,000. Although Socialist Worker sales/circulation data is not publicly available, John Molyneux estimates the circulation of the paper is currently under 8,000.[2] The Socialist Worker being sold on Briggate in Leeds Originally Industrial Worker, and then Labour Worker, it was founded by the Socialist Review Group (which became the International Socialists, then the SWP) in 1961 in London (Cliff 78). The newspaper was renamed Socialist Worker in 1968 and moved to weekly production; its first editor was Roger Protz (Higgins 90). Its language and general approach was modelled on the The Daily Mirror but aimed to provide a very different set of ideas (Harman 40). Writers included Paul Foot, Duncan Hallas and Eamonn McCann plus reports of strikes and other struggles from across the country sent in by readers. The editor from 1974 to 1978 Paul Foot (Foot xii) later went to work for the Mirror, though he continued to contribute to Socialist Worker until his death in 2004. It was edited for many years by Chris Harman. Working for the newspaper has proved to be an effective apprenticeship for many prominent journalists at the onset of their careers, including Gary Bushell[3]. Old format, headline after 2001 terrorist attacks Since 2004 it has been edited by Chris Bambery who has aimed to move it towards a style more like that of il manifesto, an Italian socialist/communist newspaper. The paper is printed early on Wednesday morning, then delivered to key parts of the country, where people in the region collect the paper and sell it. It also has a subscription service by which the paper is delivered on the Thursday by mail. It is also distributed to some shops through the WHSmith News distribution network. It is sent free to any UK prisoners that request it? It is published online for free. The paper is often sold by street campaigners and picketers as well as conventionally in newsagents.

http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop $30 Billion to Israel

 The Coalition to Stop $30 Billion to Israel advocates an end to the ten year commitment of $30 billion in U.S. taxpayer-funded military aid pledged to Israel in 2007 by the Bush administration. o the ten year commitment of $30 billion in U.S. taxpayer-funded military aid pledged to Israel in 2007 by the Bush administration. To further our mission, we work to inform the public and our elected officials how the Israeli military misuses American-made weapons technology and violates human rights. We also shine a light on the support that New Mexico's state government, defense contractors and institutions of higher learning provide to the Israeli defense establishment. Israel’s ongoing occupation and control over Palestinian Territories – East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza Strip – are illegal under international law and contribute to unceasing conflict and suffering. The Stop $30 Billion Coalition supports an end to the occupation and the establishment of justice and equality so that both sides can live in peace.

http://stop30billion.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop Arming Israel

 In July 2006, as Israel launched a horrendous attack on Southern Lebanon, various organisations and individual campaigners came together to launch Stop Arming Israel. The bombing and invasion of Gaza in the winter of 2008/9 has again highlighted the UK's complicity in arming Israel, both directly and through components in US-supplied weaponry. About the Campaign Stop Arming Israel was set up in July 2006 to campaign for an end the UK arms trade with Israel. The campaign is co-ordinated by: Campaign Against Arms Trade CAAT was set up in 1974 and is a broad coalition of groups and individuals working for the reduction and ultimate abolition of the international arms trade, together with progressive demilitarisation within arms-producing countries. War on Want War on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. They campaign for workers' rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice. Palestine Solidarity Campaign Founded in 1982, PSC is the UK's foremost campaigning organisation dedicated to Palestinian rights. They are an independent, non-governmental and non-party political organisation with branches around the country. Stop Arming Israel was founded with the active participation of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (UK), the Radical Activist Network, Voices in the Wilderness and individual activists from the anti-war movement. Supporters of our call for a two-way arms embargo on Israel include the Green Party of England and Wales, the GMB Union, Pax Christi, the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union, London region CND, Lewes and District CND and Waltham Forest Trades Council

http://www.stoparmingisrael.org/

 

 

 

2006

Jerusalem

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Stop The Wall

PENGON

PO Box 25220

Beit Hanina, Jerusalem

Palestine

www.stopthewall.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop The War

Stop The War

mobilize@stopthewall.org
Action     Canada Montreal

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 Tadamon Tadamon! (Arabic for “solidarity”), is a Montreal-based collective which works in solidarity with struggles for self-determination, equality and justice in the ‘Middle East’ and in diaspora communities in Montreal and beyond. Website

 

 

 

 

 

TANDI

TANDI – Movement of Democratic Women [contact]

Who we are:

TANDI is an alliance of two organizations: Women’s Awakening, founded in 1948 as an Arab women’s organization, and the Progressive Democratic Organization of Jewish Women. Both had the same goals and mission, and believed that banding together would contribute to the success of their activities. As a result, TANDI: Movement of Democratic Women for Israel was created.

Our mission:

In 1973, a TANDI committee proposed the following goals, which were ratified and signed by some five thousand women:

1.A just peace in the region and the world, with coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis.

2.Equal rights for women in all areas of life – society, politics, and the work place.

3.Protection of children's rights and ensuring them a future of peace and security.

Our main objectives and activities:

  • The Palestinian people have a right to an independent state beside the state of Israel as a way to resolve the conflict in the region and achieve a just peace.
  • We join together with like-minded women’s organizations in Israel, such as the Coalition of Women for Peace, Women in Black, Bat Shalom and others.
  • We are networked with women's organizations worldwide; we participate in international women’s conferences and our movement is a member of the International Federation of Democratic Women.
  • TANDI participates in advocating for the just national rights of Arabs in Israel, and for complete equality in Israel for Arabs and all other minorities.
  • TANDI opposes transfer, racism, house demolitions and land expropriation.
  • We advocate for the right of all citizens to healthcare, education, and individual development as appropriate for modern times.
  • We demand equal opportunities for women in jobs and salaries.
  • We raise awareness to the social, economic and political rights of women through conferences, courses, workshops, meetings and lectures.
  • TANDI members organize meetings in their homes to teach women about their rights and how to protect themselves from violence, harassment, and sexual or physical abuse.
  • TANDI condemns all forms of violence against women, including murder referred to as “honor killing”.
  • TANDI condemns all forms of community or clan segregation.
  • We work for children's rights in many ways: Every June 1, we celebrate International Children's Day by arranging carnivals and festivals for them.
  • We created 30 kindergartens in towns and villages where they didn't previously exist, including places where Arab and Jewish children live together. These kindergartens are also used for courses to teach women about children's education and health.
  • TANDI co-sponsors children’s day camps in the summer together with other organizations.
  • TANDI celebrates International Women's Day on March 8 by organizing demonstrations and encouraging our branches to hold general meetings to discuss the advancement of women.
  • Every year, we distribute brochures and booklets in Arabic and Hebrew with articles and literary work by women. We also write and distribute an annual report that reviews our main activities of the year.

We call upon all women to join this powerful movement. There is room for every woman who believes in our principles and wishes to support them.

 

NEWS

 

 

Jordan /  Amman

 

The Jordan Times

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jordan_Times

 

The Jordan Times is an English daily newspaper in Amman, Jordan. The newspaper was established in 1975 and is owned by the Jordan Press Foundation, which also runs the Arabic-language daily Al-Rai, the Kingdom's best selling daily.[1]

The Jordan Press Foundation has been majority government-owned since its inception, but it's unclear how much the government's stake has fallen since a plan to sell some of its shares was announced in 2000.

 

http://www.jordantimes.com/

 

 

 

 

 

Through the Eyes of the Young

 

Through the Eyes of the Young

An exhibition created by Palestinian and Iraqi youths based on their life experiences, and hopes and fears for the future.

 

http://www.through-the-eyes.org.uk/

 
      Palestine - Ramallah  

TRC

 The Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (TRC), is a Palestinian non-governmental, non-profit organization, which was established to provide psychosocial services to survivors of politically-motivated torture and violence, to their families and to their communities. TRC, the only Center of its kind in the West Bank, was founded by a Palestinian psychiatrist (currently TRC‘s Director) in 1997, under the umbrella of the Mandela Institute for Political Prisoners. In 1999, the Center moved to an independent premises and is currently supported by a Board of Directors and Board of International Advisors. Since its founding, the Center has gradually expanded its work to include training, outreach, public awareness, research, crisis intervention and prevention activities as well as international networking with similar centers worldwide. TRC‘s main office is in Ramallah and in late 2003, TRC established offices in the north (Jenin) and south (Hebron) of the West Bank in order to facilitate Outreach Services.  TRC‘s current technical staff includes one Consultant Psychiatrist, thirteen Psychologists, eleven Social Workers and three Psychiatrists/General Practitioners.  TRC‘s administrative staff is made up of a technical operations manager, a project coordinator, a media coordinator, an executive secretary, an IT coordinator, a training assistant, an accountant, an administrative and financial manager and a messenger as well as a team of volunteers recruited from TRC‘s trainees. As of December 2004, TRC has assisted 2,611 patients. TRC has also reached thousands of individuals through crisis intervention activities, the Outreach Program and Public Awareness activities. Furthermore, TRC has provided mental health and human rights training to over 500 trainees. Al-Ersal St. Al-Masah Building, 3rd floor P.O. Box 468 Ramallah, Palestine
+972 2 2961710

 

 

 

 

 

TROCAIRE

We're unlike any other development charity in Ireland. Here's why.

It's our partnership approach that really makes us different. When we help people, we work with them, so that they drive the entire process themselves. Solutions are not imposed on the people we help. Instead, they become the authors of their own destiny.

As far as is possible, all the goods and items we need to carry out our work are purchased on the ground, meaning we feed back into the local economy and cut back on unecessary expense, such as transportation costs.

We're also different because we push Irish and international governments to act on global poverty and  we reach out to thousands of students every year with our development education work.

  

 

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UK in Israel

 UK in Israel: the official website for the British Embassy in Israel British Embassy 192 Hayarkon Street Tel Aviv 63405 Consular Section 1 Ben Yehuda Street Migdalor Building, 6th Floor Tel Aviv 6380 Tel Aviv Telephone: Embassy +972 (0)3 725 1222

http://ukinisrael.fco.gov.uk/en/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UN CESCR

 CESCR UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) which monitors the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESR) at which the UK periodic report was being considered.  The UK has extended the Covenant to most of the Overseas Territories except British Indian Ocean Territory, British Antarctic Territory and Anguilla. The reason the UK gives for excluding BIOT is that there is no population, and yet the Covenant is extended to South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) which also do not have resident populations. It seems that the rights of penguins are covered! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNDP

 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network. The UNDP is an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly. The UNDP Administrator is the third highest ranking member of the United Nations after the United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General.

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNEP

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and encourages sustainable development through sound environmental practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices.

 

 

 

 

 

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UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), agency of the United Nations established in 1946 to encourage collaboration among nations in the areas of education, science, culture, and communication. Through such cooperative endeavors, UNESCO hopes to encourage universal respect for justice, laws, human rights, and fundamental freedoms. The organization’s founding statement declares that “peace must therefore be founded, if it is not to fail, upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind.”

 

The agency has its headquarters in Paris, France, and operates educational, scientific, and cultural programs and exchanges from field offices worldwide. Projects sponsored by UNESCO include international science programs; literacy, technical, and teacher-training programs; regional and cultural history projects; and international cooperation agreements to secure the world’s cultural and natural heritage (see World Heritage Sites) and to preserve human rights.

http://www.stoparmingisrael.org/

Action group

 

 

 

 

UNHCR

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, The (UNHCR), a subsidiary organ of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, created for the purpose of providing international legal protection for refugees and finding lasting solutions to their problems, which often include homelessness, sickness or other medical disorders, and mental trauma. The office was established on January 1, 1951, by a resolution of the General Assembly. Before its establishment, the identification, registration, classification, care, legal protection, repatriation, and resettlement of refugees and displaced people were the responsibility of the International Refugee Organization, a former UN specialized agency.

 

The UNHCR office is run by a high commissioner, elected by the General Assembly, with the aid of an executive committee. UNHCR provides protection and material assistance to refugees on a purely social, humanitarian, and nonpolitical basis. It has a global mandate, covering all refugees, with the exception of those receiving assistance from other UN agencies and of people displaced within their own country through civil wars or other disturbances. When the office was founded, it was concerned chiefly with problems of European refugees. Since the mid-1950s, however, problems have arisen in Africa, Asia, and Latin America that have led to an increasing number of refugees from these areas, in addition to Europe.

 

In recognition of its humanitarian activities, UNHCR was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1954 and again in 1981. It has also won numerous other international prizes. (Encarta)

http://www.unhcr.org.uk

 

 

 

 

 

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UNRWA

 

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

  

 

 

 

 

 

UNSCOP

United Nations Special Committee On Palestine

  

 

 

 

 

 

VTJP

Our Mission

Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel works to support the survival of the Palestinian people and to end the illegal, immoral, and brutal Israeli occupation through education, advocacy, and action. We are committed to the principles of self-determination for the Palestinian people, the right of return for Palestinian refugees, and full civil and political rights for all Palestinians in order to promote the equality and safety of both Palestinians and Israelis. For more information, e-mail vtjp@vtjp.org

 

 

http://www.vtjp.org/

 

 

 

 

London

UK

War on Want

War on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership with people affected by globalisation. We campaign for human rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice.

 

UKFPI: “these causes are mainly Politician’s, Companies & Individual’s GREED”, “it makes you wonder why we vote in governments who behave in this way and / or allow such practises to endure, then make cynical paltry gerstures (financial) to clear up the mess”.  The grief and psychological damage remains with people for ever and in particular for the Palestinians it pervades across generation to generation ad infinitum.”

Website

 

 

 

 

 

 

WebGaza.net

WebGaza.net aiming to make informational resources about the Palestinian issue more widely available and presenting the Palestinian viewpoint on the Web to help the international public better understand the realities of the Palestinian situation.

WebGaza.net provides a comprehensive source of information about Gaza Strip and Palestine. At each profile's homepage, you will find pictures, a brief history and detailed information.

WebGaza.net was founded to increase refugees' awareness of their rights to return to their homes, lands and businesses based on United Nations General Assembly resolution 194. Based on this resolution, every single refugee has the right to go back to his or her home, and to be compensated for any loss of their properties, pain, and suffering.

WebGaza.net is a personal and self-funded website, and not representing any Official Palestinian Authority/Party.

mailroom@waronwant.org

http://www.webgaza.net/index.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

WILPF

VISION STATEMENT

 

WILPF envisions a transformed world at peace, where there is racial, social, and economic justice for all people everywhere - a world in which:

 

• The needs of all people are met in a fair and equitable manner,

• All people equally participate in making the decisions that affect them,

• The interconnected web of life is acknowledged and celebrated in diverse ways and communities, and

• Human societies are designed and organized for sustainable existence.

 

MISSION STATEMENT

 

WILPF members create the peaceful transformation they wish to see in the world by making connections that:

• Provide continuity with the past so that knowledge of historical events and patterns informs current activities for change;

• Create analysis and action that reflect and reinforce each other;

• Link and challenge root causes of oppression, especially racism, sexism, heterosexism, militarism, economic disparity, and political disempowerment; and

• Build and strengthen relationships and movements for justice, peace, and radical democracy

http://www.wilpf.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Window Into Palestine

 A new perspective on the Palestinian people and of Palestine which are commonly misunderstood by the world.

Website

 

 

 

 

 

 

Witness in Palestine

 Like many Americans and many Jews, I grew up with a positive view of Israel as a peace-seeking democracy. Israel symbolized to me the one protection that Jews had against the type of persecution that had plagued families like mine throughout history. I saw the Jewish state as a tiny and victimized country that simply wanted to live in peace but couldn’t because of its aggressive, Jew-hating Arab neighbors. In 2003, during a backpacking trip through the Middle East, I began to meet Palestinian refugees from 1948. I didn’t know who the Palestinians were, or where Palestine was, and through my new acquaintances I began to hear a narrative about the history and present of Israel/Palestine that was entirely different from the one I had learned growing up in the United States. My first reaction was disbelief, and anger. Families told me stories of past and present military attacks, house demolitions, land confiscation, imprisonment without trial, and torture. It seemed that these actions were not carried out for the protection of Jewish people, but rather for the creation and expansion of a Jewish state at the expense of the rights, lives, and dignity of the non-Jewish people living in the region. It was hard for me to believe that Israel could act so unjustly. Not believing what I heard, I decided to do some research to prove myself right. Immediately, I was shocked to find how much I didn’t know about the situation on the ground. Not knowing who or what to believe anymore, I decided to go to see the situation with my own eyes. Since I returned, I’ve dedicated my life to informing fellow Americans and others about what I found, and what they can do to support a just peace for all peoples in Israel/Palestine.

Website

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women in Black

 Women in Black… is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. As women experiencing these things in different ways in different regions of the world, we support each other’s movements. An important focus is challenging the militarist policies of our own governments. We are not an organisation, but a means of communicating and a formula for action

http://www.womeninblack.org.uk

 

http://www.womeninblack.org/en/vigil

 

52 Clapham High Street

London

SW4 7UN

United Kingdom

Tel: + 44 20 7622 & 3811

 

 

 

 

UK – London & other countries

 

World Socialist Movement

The World Socialist Movement (or WSM) consists of people who have organised themselves democratically with one objective: to bring about a complete change in world society. We are made up of companion parties and groups in several countries.

The WSM is a global socialist movement that believes capitalism cannot meet the needs of the majority of us, the workers (or proletariat) of the world, no matter how progressive it might become in the future.
To meet these needs we contend that capitalism must be replaced by socialism.

enquiries@worldsocial

Website

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Refusenik

 

 

ISRAEL - Jerusalem

 

Yesh Gvul

Yesh Gvul (“There is a limit !”) is an Israeli peace group campaigning against the occupation by backing soldiers who refuse duties of a repressive or aggressive nature. The brutal role of the Israeli army in subjugating the Palestinian population places numerous servicemen in a grave moral and political dilemma, as they are required to enforce policies they deem illegal, immoral and ultimately harmful to Israeli interests. The army hierarchy demands compliance, but many soldiers, whether conscripts or reservists, find that they cannot in good conscience obey the orders of their superiors.

Yesh Gvul arose in response to the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, as growing numbers of soldiers grasped that the campaign, with its bloodshed and havoc, was an act of naked and futile aggression in which they wanted no part.

168 servicemen were jailed, some repeatedly, for refusing to serve in the campaign: the actual number of refusals was far greater, but their rising numbers deterred the army from prosecuting most of the refuseniks. The first Palestinian intifada in 1987 likewise prompted further refusals, with close on 200 jailed, though the army again backed down from jailing many of the recalcitrant soldiers, indicating that refusals were significantly more numerous. A notably high ratio of refuseniks are combat officers (ranking from sergeant to major) i.e. soldiers who have served with distinction.

From the outset, Yesh Gvul has fostered the refusal movement. Defying official intimidation - including close surveillance by police and security services - we counsel soldiers wrestling with the painful choice between serving policies they find abhorrent, or defying military discipline. Those who elect to refuse get our full moral and material backing, ranging from financial support for families of jailed refuseniks, to vigils at the military prisons where they were held. Whenever a refusenik is jailed, we bring his protest to the public notice, as a model for the broader peace movement, and for other soldiers in a similar dilemma.

yeshgvul2001@yahoo.com

 

PO Box 6953, Jerusalem 91068,

Israel

 

Telephone: 972.2.6250271

 

http://www.yeshgvul.org/index_e.asp

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesh_Gvul

 

 

 

 

ISRAEL - Tel Aviv

 

YNET

Ynet is one of the most popular Israeli news websites. While it is owned and operated by Yediot Ahronot, the country's leading daily newspaper, most of the content is original work published on the website only, written by a semi-independent staff. [1][2] Originally launched in both Hebrew and Arabic versions ("Ynet" and "Arabynet"), the Arabic page ceased operations in May 2005. Currently there is also an English edition, Ynetnews. Ynet's main competition is Walla! and NRG, operated by its competitor in print, the daily Maariv.

According to Alexa Internet traffic rankings Ynet is among the top 1000 websites in the world and in top 10 sites in Israel.[3]

Website

 

 

 

USA

 

Youth Without Borders

MISSION:  Youth Without Borders is a non profit organization which offers scholarships and financial assistance to young students and families aimed at creating unique leadership and new learning experiences that extend beyond their communities.

VISION:  Youth Without Borders vision is to expose youth to diverse experiences through exchange of ideas in other cultural environments; thus helping them to reach their full potential and providing future leadership to the global community.

PHILOSOPHY:  The true lesson or experiences we want to cultivate is through global enrichment by exposing youth outside of the normal communities thereby showing them that the world is inter-connected but made up of diverse cultures which through working together, the world can be a better place.

http://www.ywbf.org/

 

 

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Zochrot "Remembering"

 Zochrot ["Remembering"] is a group of Israeli citizens working to raise awareness of the Nakba, the Palestinian catastrophe of 1948. The Zionist collective memory exists in both our cultural and physical landscape, yet the heavy price paid by the Palestinians -- in lives, in the destruction of hundreds of villages, and in the continuing plight of the Palestinian refugees -- receives little public recognition. Zochrot works to make the history of the Nakba accessible to the Israeli public so as to engage Jews and Palestinians in an open recounting of our painful common history. We hope that by bringing the Nakba into Hebrew, the language spoken by the Jewish majority in Israel, we can make a qualitative change in the political discourse of this region. Acknowledging the past is the first step in taking responsibility for its consequences. This must include equal rights for all the peoples of this land, including the right of Palestinians to return to their homes.

Website

 

 

 
               
               
               
               
               
               

 

 

 

 

 

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Please note: any info used from this list should be double checked.  We have done our best to ensure it is up to date and accurate.

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Email

Address etc

Website

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USA

 

AAPER

What is the AAPER?

 

The American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights (AAPER) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to inform the American public about the human and national rights of the Palestinian people and the role of the United States in the Middle East.

 

 

 

http://www.aaper.org

 

Human Rights

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1996

Israel

A

Abdalah

Adalah is an independent human rights organization, registered in Israel. It is a non-profit, non-governmental, and non-partisan legal center. Established in November 1996, it serves Arab citizens of Israel, numbering over one million people or close to 20% of the population. Adalah ("Justice" in Arabic) works to protect human rights in general, and the rights of the Arab minority in particular.

Adalah's main goals are to achieve equal individual and collective rights for the Arab minority in Israel in different fields including land rights; civil and political rights; cultural, social, and economic rights; religious rights; women's rights; and prisoners' rights.

 

In order to achieve these goals,  Adalah:

                  Brings cases before Israeli courts and various state authorities regarding the rights of the Arab minority.

                  Advocates for legislation that will ensure equal individual and collective rights for the Arab minority.

                  Provides legal consultation to individuals, non-governmental organizations, and Arab institutions.

                  Appeals to international institutions and forums in order to promote the rights of the Arab minority in particular, and human rights in general.

                   

                  Organizes study days, seminars, and workshops, and publishes reports on legal issues concerning the rights of the Arab minority in particular, and human rights in general.

                  Trains stagiaires (legal apprentices), law students, and new Arab lawyers in the field of human rights.

 

JCWI

115 Old Street London EC1V 9RT

Tel: 020 7251 8708 Fax: 020 7251 8707

Registered Charity Number: 1117513

 

info@jcwi.org.uk

 

http://www.adalah.org

 

Human Rights

 

Jan 2010: Website Appears to be inactive

 

1992

Palestine: West Bank: Ramallah

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Addameer

ADDAMEER (Arabic for conscience) Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association is a Palestinian non-governmental, civil institution which focuses on human rights issues. Established in 1992 by a group of activists interested in human rights, the center's activities focus on offering support for Palestinian prisoners, advocating the rights of political prisoners, and working to end torture through monitoring, legal procedures and solidarity campaigns. 

 

Addameer strives to:

Oppose torture as well as other instances of brutality, inhumanity, and degrading inflicted upon Palestinian prisoners.

Abolish the death penalty.

Oppose arbitrary arrest and guarantee fair and just trials.

Support and endorse prisoners of conscience through supporting the efforts of political prisoners and providing them with psychological, legal and media support.

Support families of Palestinian detainees and the community at large in addressing issues of human rights violations.

Contribute in lobbying towards the issuing of laws which guarantee human rights principles and basic freedom, as well as ensuring their implementation on the ground.

Participate in raising awareness locally and internationally regarding the issues of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in order to promote greater community participation in securing human rights.

 

Ramallah

 

Email: info@aseerat.ps

 

http://www.addameer.org/

 

 

 

 

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AI

Amnesty International

 

 

 

 

Jerusalem

 

AIC

 

 

Dodgy NGO

 

 

 

 

AIEF

American Israel Education Foundation, an organization affiliated with AIPAC, although not officially.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al Haq

 

 

Human Rights

 

1985

UK: London

C

Amos Trust

Amos Trust promoting human rights and nurturing local responses to situations of injustice

  Promoting justice

Established around the work of Garth Hewitt in 1985, Amos Trust promotes justice and hope for forgotten communities. Amos works with a network of community projects from around the world to raise awareness of, and provide support to responses that address the route causes of injustice and poverty. As we have made links with partners across the developing world, we have learnt from them, been inspired by them and have tried to respond practically by providing the support they need.

Our close and long-standing relationship with our partners allows us to have an in depth understanding of the issues they face and of the numerous barriers they have to overcome to provide hope for their communities. Their experiences, knowledge and understanding has created a theology and spirituality which underpins all our work and is caught in the music, writing and resources produced by Amos Trust.

Amos works with a wide cross section of organizations and individuals in the UK, playing a key role in raising awareness of the issues, developing campaigns and in lobbying for change.

Providing hope

We seek to provide our partner projects with the practical and financial support they need. Together they form a global network of highly innovative community projects. These projects include work with street children in South Africa, promotion of human rights and sustainable communities for Dalits in rural India, community development and education provision in Nicaragua and working toward peace and reconciliation in Palestine and Israel.

Making connections

We aim to be friendly, flexible and creative with a commitment to relationships being at the heart of our work. We are committed to increasing links between our supporters and our partners, arranging regular supporter visits to partner projects and bringing our partners over for speaking engagements in the UK.

It is the fund raising, commitment and prayers of Amos supporters that makes our activities possible. We hope that we provide our supporters with a practical way of getting involved and together witness to the love, justice and compassion of God.

 

Amos Trust is based at All Hallows on the Wall Church, 83 London Wall, London EC2M 5ND The closest (underground) stations are Liverpool Street, Moorgate, and Bank.

 

http://www.amostrust.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Green World

Another Green World

Derek Wall was the last Principal Male Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales. "How to be green? Many people have asked us this important question. It's really very simple and requires no expert knowledge or complex skills. Here's the answer. Consume less. Share more. Enjoy life." Penny Kemp and Derek Wall This blog promotes anti-capitalism, green politics, direct action, practical lifestyle change, indigenous struggle, Venezuela/Cuba and a touch of Zen. Ecosocialism or muerte!

 

http://another-green-world.blogspot.com/

 

BLOG

 

 

UK

 

APPG

The APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, is a cross party grouping of MPs and Peers within the UK Houses of Parliament that meets regulalrly in Parliament to discuss current issues relating to law reform and the legal profession.

The APPG is Chaired by Lord Daniel Brennan QC, a Labour Party Peer and Barrister at Matrix Chambers in Gray's Inn, London.

The APPG is jointly supported by the Law Society and Bar Council, and is administered by Richard Messingham.

 

Charity – tax

 

 

 

 

Arab Association for Human Rights

The Arab Association for Human Rights (HRA), founded in 1988 by lawyers and community activists, is an independent, grassroots, non-governmental organization (NGO), registered in Israel. HRA works to promote and protect the political, civil, economic, and cultural rights of the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel from an international human rights perspictive.

 

http://www.arabhra.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arabist (The)

The Arabist is dedicated to covering the politics and culture of the Arab world. It is published and maintained in Cairo, with contributions from journalists and researchers working in the region.

Originally launched in December 2003, The Arabist is centered on Egypt but also aims to cover other areas of the Arab world–most notably the Levant and the Maghreb. While focused on political issues, it aspires to highlight important cultural trends in the Arab world. What it is not–by far–is authoritative or exhaustive. It merely reflects the interests and the expertise of its contributors.

It has become commonplace in the mainstream press to criticize US (and other) foreign policy veterans with deep knowledge of Arab politics, culture and language as “State Department Arabists.” The implication is that anyone who takes such interest in the region is inherently suspicious and must have “gone native.” This is taking place at a time when interest in the Arab world should be encouraged rather than discouraged.The term “arabist” is also confused with “pan-Arabism” and similar nationalist ideologies that exist in the Arab world. The interpretation of the word “arabist” as someone biased towards Arabs or who espouses Arab nationalism has unfortunately begun to make it into contemporary dictionaries as its usage as a derogatory term has spread.

There is also a tendency to confuse the terms “arabist” and “orientalist”–with the latter word carrying the negative connotation it has been given by the scholarship of Edward Said on (mis)representations of the Arab world in European literature and arts. Suffice it to say that this site seeks the very opposite of romanticizing the Arab world or trying to explain it through essentialist cultural theories. Debunking ill-informed, culturalist or alarmist works about the region is one of the main preoccupations of this site.

This site proudly defends the term “arabist” and proposes its own definition, one that could be applied to great Western scholars of the Arab world such as Maxime Rodinson just as well as it could to Arab thinkers such as Ibn Khaldoun, the inventor of sociology and the first great theorist of Arab political systems:

Arabist |ˈarəbist| |ˌɛrəbəst| |ˌarəbɪst|noun

a person who studies Arabic civilization or language.

 

http://arabist.net/