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International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict

Forwarded message from the Coalition for the International Criminal Court:

Dear Coalition members,We were informed about a new International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict led by the Peace Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative and an… Continue reading

Why Are Associate Professors So Unhappy?

June 3, 2012
http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Are-Associate-Professors/132071/

Lisa DeJong for The Chronicle

Three associate professors at the College of Wooster (from left, Amy Jo Stavnezer, Judith Amburgey-Peters, and Susan Lehman) have formed a support group to help guide one another through the difficult… Continue reading

Earth Is Headed for Disaster, Interdisciplinary Team of Scientists Concludes

http://chronicle.com/article/Earth-Is-Headed-for-Disaster/132165/
June 6, 2012
By Paul Basken

An interdisciplinary group of 22 scientists, combining paleontological evidence with ecological modeling, has concluded that the earth appears headed toward catastrophic and irreversible environmental changes.

Change, by S. M. Miller

Dear Human DHS friends,

I believe the following aphorisms we received from S. M. Miller, member of the HumanDHS Global Advisory Board, is worthwhile to share with you.

With kind regards,

Uli Spalthoff

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“Across the Americas Conference” at Teachers College, Columbia University in April

The Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) at Teachers College, Columbia University is pleased to host its XI Annual Education Across the Americas Conference at Teachers College, Columbia University on April 18th, 19th and… Continue reading

Pacific Community Radio Round Table and Capacity Building Workshop in Suva

 

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February 12, 2013, Suva. Community broadcasters and advocates have called for legislative reform and recommended that media policy formulation should involve CSOs and recognize community as a distinct sector especially with… Continue reading

CFP: Re-imagining the Relationship Between Human Rights and the Environment II

Forwarded message from the GNHRE mailing list:

Dear GNHRE members,

I am delighted to attach a call for papers for a GNHRE symposium -
'Re-imagining the Relationship Between Human Rights and the
Environment II'. This follows on from the extremely… Continue reading 

THE GATEKEEPERS – Promotion of Peace between Israelis and Palestinians

:Forwarded Message from Ada Aharoni

Movie trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpk71yrQUQM

PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE AND TRAILER  ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS!  It proves that IFLAC is right – WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER!

The Answer is : Negotiations and… Continue reading

Postdoctoral Research Positions at the Interdisciplinary Center for Intercultural and Indigenous Studies, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER FOR INTERCULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES (ICIIS)

  The Interdisciplinary Center for Intercultural and Indigenous Studies (ICIIS – FONDAP) invites applications for fourpostdoctoral research positions. The Center aims to develop interdisciplinary and collaborative research on issues related to indigenous… Continue reading

Money as Debt Update

Our friend Paul Grignon sent us the message below. As I learned a lot about our economy from his animated series “Money As Debt” , I recommend this update, too.
With kind regards,
Uli Spalthoff
February 5, 2013
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