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The Economics of Happiness conference, March 23 – 25, 2012

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 13:31
The Economics of Happiness conference 
Organized by the International Society for Ecology and Culture, the makers of the film, The Economics of Happiness
 
March 23 – 25, 2012
David Brower Center
Berkeley, California
For more information, visit the conference website. 
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: Amplifying their Voice

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 13:05


Originally posted here by the Global Fund for Women, as part of the Center for Women's Global Leadership's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, which concluded on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011.

Amplifying their Voice


The challenges facing Palestinian women living under occupation are often obscured by political talk, but thanks to Palestinian feminists at Women, Media and Development (Tanmiyet wa i'lam al-mar'a – TAM) women in the West Bank and Gaza have a chance to express their voice.

 

 

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Birthing Justice: Women Creating Economic and Social Alternatives

In "Birthing Justice: Women Creating Economic and Social Alternatives," 12 women from movements around the world invite us into their lives, sharing their vision of what the world can and must become, and showing us what they and their community are doing to build that world. From Idla Martines de Souza organizing with the Landless Workers Movement in Brazil, to Emem Okon building peace in middle of a resource war in Nigeria, to Juana Ferrer and Via Campesina turning towards food sovereignty to end gender violence, each of these women have important wisdom and vision to share with us all.

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Nuestra Escuela: Alternative Education in Puerto Rico

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:25

In May, Other Worlds' Education and Outreach Coordinator, Shilpa Jain, had the great pleasure of working with Nuestra Escuela, an alternative educational experiment taking place within several cities Puerto Rico. Literally translated as “Our School”, it is founded on a mission of love, respect and the belief in the potential and power of young people. 


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Invitation to Join a Donor Delegation to Guatemala and Belize on October 2-10, 2011

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 16:32

Dear members and friends of International Funders for Indigenous Peoples,

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Barefoot Solar Engineers Bring Light to the Countryside

Submitted by Other Worlds on Thu, 07/15/2010 - 12:17

When we think of electrical engineers installing complex community solar systems, we rarely picture rural illiterate women, but that is exactly who have been at the forefront of bringing solar power to some of the poorest communities in Africa and Asia. These "barefoot solar engineers" are chosen democratically by their communities to study at the Barefoot College in India, and get hands on training in how to install, maintain, and repair solar panel systems.

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Community Radio Activists Under Attack in Mexico and Honduras

Submitted by Other Worlds on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 09:21

This has been a tragic week for supporters of indigenous autonomy and community media in Mexico and Honduras. On Tuesday, a caravan bringing humanitarian aid to an autonomous community in Oaxaca, Mexico, was attacked by a paramilitary group linked to the state government. The autonomous Triqui community of San Juan Copala has been the subject of threats and violence from paramilitary groups for years. In 2008 two indigenous women radio promoters were assassinated as they traveled to a regional meeting of community radio organizations.

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Broadcasting Women's Voices in Haiti's Reconstruction: Women's Community Radio

Submitted by Beverly Bell on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 08:24

Haitian women have been increasingly vocal and active in social, political, and economic issues since the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship in 1986. Though it has not come easily, their progress in changing gender relations of power within the home, within social movements, and within the nation has been steady. Women’s organizations have been key to these advances, helping create the space to foster and protect women’s activism. One network is helping women gain voice, literally: the Haitian Women’s Community Radio Network (REFRAKA by its Creole acronym).

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Community and Popular Media in Haiti Today

Submitted by Beverly Bell on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 15:22

Sony Esteus is squeezed into an elementary school chair, the kind with the curved piece of wood in front, in a courtyard. Around him are chickens, a fly-swarmed pile of compost, a truck, and a tent. Sony runs his laptop off of an extension cord running out a window.  The cord and the courtyard are on loan from a non-profit, and they have formed Sony’s work station since the earthquake’s destruction of his own organization’s building.  Sony is director of the Society for Social Mobilization and Communication - SAKS by its Creole acroynym - which provides training, technical support, equipment, and production to help popular radio stations educate and inform the community.

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Radio Faluma Bimetu Reborn!

Submitted by Other Worlds on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 08:58

With two days to go until the re-launching of Radio Faluma Bimetu, there is a buzz about Triunfo de la Cruz as the community is enveloped by increasing activity and visits of solidarity from international and Honduran collectives, organizations and individuals. Bit by bit, the community radio that was ransacked and left in ashes (on January 6th) after the failed attempt to silence the voices that defend the territory, culture and tradition of the Garifuna community, is beginning to take form.

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