Israeli Government Sites
National Institutions:
Municipal Institutions:
Representations in Foreign Countries:
Political Parties:
Other Institutions:
Human Rights
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Adalah The legal center
for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
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Addamir Prisoner ' Support
Center established in order to defend, help and support Palestinian
prisoners in Israeli jails.
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Al Haq Online (Law in the
Service of Man) West Bank affiliate of The International Commission of
Jurists (ICJ), – Geneva, is a Palestinian human rights organization located in
Ramallah, West Bank, in special consultative Status with the Economic and
Social Council of the United Nations. Al-Haq was established in 1979 with the
goal of protecting and promoting human rights and respect for the rule of law
in the Occupied Territories.
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Americans for
Just Peace in the Middle East
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Arab Association for Human
Rights, Israel. 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
perspective.
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Arab Organization for Human Rights
(AOHR)
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The Association for Civil
Rights in Israel (ACRI) Established in 1972 to bolster Israel's
commitment to civil liberties and human rights through legal action, education
and public outreach.
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Bizchut A non profit organization
working to advance the rights of all people with disabilities in Israel
(people with physical and mental disability and the mentally ill) and their
full integration in society.
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B'Tselem The Israeli
Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. Documents and educates
the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the
Occupied Territories.
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Defence for Children International (DCI)-
Israel Founded in November 1987 at the initiative of Dr.Philip Veerman by a
group of Arab and Jewish educators, psychologists, lawyers and social
workers to promote and protect the rights of the child of children in Israel
and under the effective control of the State of Israel in the occupied
territories.
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Inter-American
Center for Human Rights
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Law Center, Birzeit
University
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Machsom Watch - Israeli women monitoring
check points on a daily basis, issuing regular reports
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The Minerva Center for
Human Rights of the Hebrew University Established in 1993 as a joint
project of the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the
Harry S Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, is an interdisciplinary
center which promotes, coordinates, and supports academic and research
activities in the field of human rights.
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Mossawa Center- the
Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel A non profit Human Rights
organization that works to improve the political, social economic and cultural
rights of the Arab citizens in Israel
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The Palestine Human Rights
Monitoring Group (PHRMG) (English/Arabic) Documents human rights
violations committed against Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and
East Jerusalem, regardless of who is responsible.
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Palestinian Independent
Commission for Citizens' Rights
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Physicians for Human Rights - Israel A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization
that was founded in March 1988. PHR joins health professionals from Israel,
the West Bank and Gaza Strip who work against abuses of human and medical
rights.
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Public
Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Monitors the implementation
of the High Court of Justice ruling of prohibiting torture during
interrogation. PCATI provides legal assistance to victims of torture and ill
treatment, files urgent petitions and petitions of principle to the High Court
and letters of complaint to the authorities on cases of torture and ill
treatment, documents cases of torture and related violations of human rights,
and functions as a resource center.
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Stop
the Wall
Arab and Palestinian Expatriate Links
Cultural Sites
International Organizations
Palestinian Women's Organisations
Portal Sites
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The Electronic
Intifada (English) "EI is the leading Palestinian portal for information
about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its depiction in the media,
currently receiving one quarter of a million visits a month.
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Al-Fahras
(English &
Arabic)
Palestine search engine and directory.
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Gaza Net
(English) "We're hoping to make this website Gaza Strip's most comprehensive
web site." A comprehensive portal for the Gaza Strip.
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Middle East Pages
A Middle East portal page
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Miftah Organisation:
Links pages for Palestine
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Palestine Net
"Palestine-Net is an independent private effort to gather and organize as much
as possible information about Palestine: Land, people, history, politics,
economy, education, culture, travel and tourism.. you name it." Very
comprehensive listing of Palestinian links.
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The
Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network
(PNGO Net)
Comprehensive site for 65 Palestinian NGOs - naturally with links to all of
them.
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Palguide "the Comprehensive Palestine & Holy Land Tourism Guide"
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Visit
Palestine (English) site of the Palestine Ministry of Tourism and
Antiquities
Palestine / Palestinian links
Sites outside of Palestine or not found in the main
portals
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The
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
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The
Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) an independent nonprofit research
and publication center promoting research, analysis, and documentation on the
Arab-Israeli conflict and its peaceful resolution. (Based in Washington DC)
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Jerusalemites "The Jerusalem Forum is an Amman-based non-governmental
organization geared to educating, and exposing the human dimension of the
Palestinian people and their attachment to their land; past and present. Its
Internet site intends to tell the story of the Palestinian people in the hope
of helping to build a growing database of documented, credible information for
posterity..."
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Solidarite Palestine (French) "Notre ambition est de présenter,
avec le plus d'objectivité possible, un ensemble de repères qui aideront à
mieux comprendre la genèse des événements qui secouent aujourd'hui le Proche
Orient, en les situant dans leur contexte historique. La parole est donnée,
sans exclusive, à tous les partisans d'une paix juste, fondée sur
l'application des résolutions de l'ONU, la reconnaissance d'un État
palestinien souverain, et le droit au retour des Palestiniens chassés de leur
terre." Good link listing.
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Volunteers for
Peace in Palestine (c/o- Middle East Children's Alliance) "a placement
service to match skills and experience of international volunteers with
grassroots organizations and NGOs in Palestine. For over ten years MECA has
been supporting local initiatives and grassroots movements, and sees the need
to bring more international involvement to their work. If you are interested
in being involved with Palestinian NGOs, learning more about the current
situation of the conflict, contributing to efforts to bring a just solution,
this is the program for you."
Media - Middle East
Israeli Media
Palestinian Media
Other Arab Media
Journals
Other Middle East Media
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Mideast News News analysis from the Middle East (English)
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Palestine-Israel Journal (English) "an independent quarterly that aims to
shed light on, and analyze freely and critically, the complex issues dividing
Israelis and Palestinians. It will also devote space to relevant Middle East
and international affairs."
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Action for
UN Renewal "leads the drive to reclaim the UN for us all. We support the
radical vision of its founders and mean to see it realised, so that every
child, whether born in Angola or Australia, California or Cambodia, India or
Israel has the same chance of growing up healthy, educated and in peace."
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American
Diaspora Alliance for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
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Amnesty International
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Arias (La Fundación
Arias para la Paz y el Progreso Humano es una organización sin fines de lucro
cuyo propósito es construir sociedades justas y pacíficas en Centroamérica.)
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The
Australian Jewish Democratic Society "committed to Peace and Social
Justice, Reconcilliation between Nations and Peoples, Nuclear Disarmament and
Tikkun Olam."
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(CALME)The
Campaign for American Leadership in the Middle East
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Center for Economic and Social
Rights "Established in 1993, the Center for Economic and Social Rights
is one of the first organizations to challenge economic injustice as a
violation of international human rights law. Through its projects abroad and
in the United States, CESR has developed an effective strategy that combines
research, advocacy, collaboration, and education. CESR believes that economic
and social rights -- legally binding on all nations -- can provide a
universally accepted framework for strengthening social justice activism."
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The Coexistence Initiative "seeks to catalyze a global awareness of,
and commitment to, creating a world safe for difference."
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Conflict
Resolution Network, Australia
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Council
For A Livable World (USA) "The Council for a Livable
World, the Council for a Livable World Education Fund and PeacePAC are arms
control groups committed to ridding the world of weapons of mass destruction
and eliminating wasteful military spending. The Council and PeacePAC are also
political lobbies which endorse political candidates."
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Earth Summit 2002From August 26 to September 4, 2002, there will be
another Earth Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is being titled,
"The World Summit on Sustainable Development" -also known as 'Rio +10'. The
last Earth Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, hence the 'Rio
+10' designation. The Johannesburg Summit is intended to shape the global
sustainable development agenda for the coming decade(s).
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Ecole de Paix,
Grenoble
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Ecoterra First peoples and nature first.
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European Platform for Conflict Prevention "a network of European
non-governmental organisations involved in the prevention and/or resolution of
violent conflicts in the international arena. Its mission is to facilitate the
exchange of information and experience among participating organisations, as
well as to stimulate co-operation and synergy."
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The
Foundation for Ethics and Meaning "activities and research ... to
challenge the present economic and cultural dominance of market driven
hyper-consumption, and the worship of material wealth, power and celebrity,
the political, spiritual and ethical apathy, and the ecological and human
damage this worldview produces...
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Foundation for
Global Community
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Foreign
Policy in Focus: A Think Tank without Walls "Working to make the U.S. a
more responsible global leader and partner"
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Gandhi Information
CentreAn information page in English, French and German
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Global Ethic
Foundation For intercultural and interreligious research, education and
encounter. (multilingual site).
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HomePlanet Towards a culture of peace: Homeplanet.org is a project of the
international association for educators for world peace, NGO United Nations,
ECOSOC, UNDPI, UNICEF, UNCED and UNESCO.
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I
don't feel 50 "To anyone over 49 and all those hoping to get there"
Collage of stories, columns and forums.
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INCORE (N.
Ireland) "A global center for the study and resolution of conflict"
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International Fellowship of Reconciliation
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Internationale
Friedensschule Bremen "Internationale Friedensschulen sind Orte des
praktischen Zusammenlebens und "Lernorte" im Sinne einer konkreten Erziehung
zum Frieden."
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International
Movement for a Just World (JUST)"an international non-profit citizens'
organisation which seeks to create public awareness about injustices within
the existing global system. It also attempts to develop a deeper understanding
of the struggle for social justice and human dignity at the global level
guided by universal spiritual and moral values rooted in the oneness of God."
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Insaaf
Insaaf International is committed to demanding economic, social and political
rights for all, especially marginalized and vulnerable sections of society,
with a particular focus on women.
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The
Institute of Peace and Justice
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The
Jewish Peace Fellowship (founded in New York,1941)," a Jewish voice in the
peace community and a peace voice in the Jewish community. We are a
nondenominational Jewish organization committed to active nonviolence as a
means of resolving conflict, drawing on Jewish traditional sources within the
Torah, the Talmud and contemporary peacemaking sages like Martin Buber, Judah
Magnes and Abraham Joshua Heschel."
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Jubilee 2000 "Part of a Worldwide Movement to Cancel the Crushing Debt of
Impoverished Countries Before the New Millennium."
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Minorities of Europe "Minorities of Europe works towards the advancement
of education, empowerment and civic participation of people, in particular of
young people from minority communities and organisations and the promotion of
positive intercultural relations throughout the community of Europe."
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Minority Rights Group
International
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The Niwano Peace Foundation, Japan "The Niwano Peace Foundation was
chartered in 1978 to contribute to the realization of world peace and the
enhancement of culture by promoting research and other activities, based on
religious spirit and serving the cause of peace, in such fields as thought,
culture, science, and education."
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The Nonviolence Web "The Nonviolence Web is home to many of the US's most
dynamic
peace groups.
"Nonviolence Web Upfront," the homepage news and opinion magazine of the NVWeb,
is updated twice monthly."
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OpenDemocracy "a
channel for knowledge, learning, participation and understanding that is not
owned by a media corporation, does not serve a special interest and does not
adhere to a single ideological position." A serious and ambitious web
project.
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Oxford
Research Group "an independent team of researchers and support staff who
combine rigorous research into nuclear decision making with an understanding
of the people who make those decisions."
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Pax Christi - International "an international Catholic peace movement
with national sections on four continents. Members are involved in peace
efforts in the fields of demilitarisation and security, human rights, ecology,
development, economic justice and reconciliation."
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Peace 2000 Institute Iceland based peace institute
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The Peace Abbey
"The Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Massachussetts, provides a beautiful,
contemplative atmosphere for retreats and workshops and Bed and Breakfast
visits."
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Peace in the Middle East "An open letter from American Jews to our
government"
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PeaceNet
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Peace News The international antimilitarist magazine "written and
produced by and for activists, campaigners and radical academics from all over
the world."
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Peace One Day "Launched in 1999, with the support of countless
individuals and organisations, Peace One Day has successfully driven the
initiative to establish the United Nations International Day of Peace as a day
of global ceasefire, now fixed in the calendar as 21st September from 2002."
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Peace People (Northern Ireland)
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The Petition Site
"Sign and create online petitions - for human rights, the environment and
much more."
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Politicsinfo.net (Fr.) nouvelles, dossieres, interviews, sondages, etc.
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Quaker Peace Centre
:South Africa
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Rissho-Kosei-Kai A Japanese Buddhist organization working for int'l peace,
interreligious dialogue and cooperation. (See also Niwano Peace Foundation).
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Search for
Common Ground
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SHAAN
Online "e-zine on gender and human rights"
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Tamera
"a project for a future worth living, situated in southern Portugal,
comprising 331 acres, 30 km inland from its western coast. The project sees
itself as a base for global peace work. The research work deals with new ways
of healing humans and nature. Its aim is to develop a cultural model of a
non-violent lifestyle for a couple of hundred people and the implementation of
a "healing biotope"."
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United for Peace and
Justice "an online resource and national
campaign that brings together a broad range of organizations throughout the
United States to help coordinate our work against a U.S. war on Iraq."
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World Social
Forum (Portugese, English, French, Spanish)
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World Peace
2000 "The United Nations invited the world to celebrate One Day In Peace,
January 1, 2000 as the beginning of the International Year for the Culture of
Peace! 1000 organizations in almost 140 nations participated in this launch
for a better world...
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World Peace
Enterprises "online newsletter for internal peace, external peace and
world peace."
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Zones of
Peace "The mission of ZOPIF is to contribute to the evolution of the
global culture of peace through fostering and assisting in the establishment
of sites with special significance as Zones of Peace (ZOP) in active
partnership with citizens, religious/spiritual and secular leaders, and their
governments."
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Aaland Islands Peace Institute (Finland)
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Abteilung Internationale Beziehungen/Friedens- und Konfliktforschung des
Instituts für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Tübingen
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AFES-PRESS
(Arbeitsgruppe Friedensforschung und Europäische Sicherheitspolitik/Peace
Research and European Security Studies)
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Atrium Society This center provides information about the Education for
Peace and Martial Arts for Peace bookstore and educational services which help
children and adults to recognize the roots of conflict, prejudice,
nationalism, racism, and other forms of conditioned thinking.
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Berghof-Forschungsinstitut für konstruktive Konfliktbearbeitung, Berlin
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The Bradford
School for Peace (UK)
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Center
for War/Peace Studies "a non-profit, tax-exempt U.S. organization
incorporated in 1977, is a "think tank" located in the United Nations
backyard. The central objective of the CW/PS is to establish an international
political and legal system that will make possible the abolition of war."
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Dispute
Resolution Consortium, CUNY DRC
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Dispute Resolution, Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
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Earlham Peace and
Global Studies
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Educators for Social Responsibility ESR's mission is to make teaching
social responsibility a core practice in education so that young people
develop the convictions and skills needed to shape a safe, sustainable,
democratic, and just world.
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Exploring Global Conflict: An Internet Guide to the Study of Conflict
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Peace Education Commission Newsletter (requires Acrobat reader)
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Peace
Education Foundation a non-profit educational organization established in
1980. The PEF's mission is to educate children and adults in the dynamics of
conflict and to promote peacemaking skills in homes, schools and communities
throughout the world. This mission is served by providing educational
materials, training and innovative programming that make non-violent conflict
resolution not merely a passing interest or fad, but a lifestyle.
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Peace Jam "PeaceJam is an international education program built around
leading Nobel Peace Laureates who work personally with youth to pass on the
spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody. The goal of PeaceJam is to inspire a
new generation of peacemakers who will transform their local communities,
themselves, and the world."
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Peace Magazine
"Peace Magazine provides a strong,educated, and effective voice to the on-line
public. The site, like the magazine, informs readers of peace initiatives
around the world, and raises awareness of the violations against our global
community."
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PRIO
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo
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Projektverbund Friedensforschung Konstanz, Universität Konstanz
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Responding to Conflict "Responding to Conflict (RTC) is an international,
not-for-profit agency, and an Associate Member of the Selly Oak Colleges
Federation, Birmingham, UK. Since its formation in 1991 it has sought ways to
support and extend the efforts of people who are engaged in resolving or
ameliorating the situations of political and social conflict in which they
live."
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Bridges for Peace A
Jerusalem-based, Bible-believing Christian organization supporting Israel and
building relationships between Christians and Jews worldwide through education
and practical deeds expressing God's love and mercy.
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Corrymeela people of all ages and Christian traditions, who, individually
and together are committed to the healing of Social, Religious and Political
divisions that exist in Northern Ireland and throughout the World.
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Council
for a Parliament of the World's Religions Cultivate
harmony among the world's religious and spiritual communities and foster their
engagement with the world and its other guiding institutions in order to
achieve a peaceful, just, and sustainable world.
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Fellowship of
Reconciliation Seeks to replace violence, war,
racism, and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace, and justice. An
interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence as a transforming way
of life and as a means of radical change.
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Global Ethic
Foundation (multilingual site) For intercultural and interreligious
research, education and encounter.
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Interfaith
Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP)
Los Angeles based
Interfaith organization of over 80 religious and community leaders. Reflection
and witness for peace and justice post-911. Upcoming events, religious
statements opposed to war. Tools for contacting nonviolent groups, media,
government.
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International
Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) Has the aim of working for
freedom of religion and belief at a global level.
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Interfaith
Encounter Association Group founded in 2001, dedicated to promoting
peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural
study. Believe that, rather than being a cause of the problem, religion can
and should be a source of the solution for conflicts that exist in the region
and beyond.
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Pax Christi - International A non-profit, non-governmental Catholic peace
movement working on a global scale on a wide variety of issues in the fields
of human rights, security and disarmament, economic justice and ecology.
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The Peace Abbey
Located in Sherborn, Massachusetts, dedicated to creating
innovative models for society that empower individuals on the paths of
nonviolence, peacemaking, and cruelty-free living.
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Peace Council Its mission is to demonstrate that peace is possible, and
that effective interreligious collaboration to make peace also is possible.
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Quaker Peace Centre
:South Africa A team of peacemakers and development practitioners from
different backgrounds.
Recognizing the divisions and inequities which cause and fuel conflict and
violence in South African communities, its mission is to develop and implement
innovative, sustainable peace models, interventions, processes and
partnerships which foster outcomes of peace, justice and taking personal
responsibility for non-violent conflict resolution.
The Temple of
Understanding Dedicated to creating environments in which people of
different faith and religious traditions can learn from and about each other.
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United
Religions Initiative Its purpose is to promote enduring, daily interfaith
cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of
peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.
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The World
Conference on Religion and Peace It is the largest international coalition
of representatives from the world's great religions who are dedicated to
achieving peace. Respecting cultural differences while celebrating our common
humanity, it is active on every continent and in some of the most troubled
places on earth, creating multi-religious partnerships that mobilize the moral
and social resources of religious people to address their shared problems.
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The Middle East Children's Peace Alliance "A non-governmental
organization working for peace and justice in the Middle East focusing on
Palestine, Israel, Lebanon and Iraq. We work to insure the human rights of all
people in the region, especially focusing on the rights of children."
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Peace
Education Foundation a non-profit educational organization established in
1980. The PEF's mission is to educate children and adults in the dynamics of
conflict and to promote peacemaking skills in homes, schools and communities
throughout the world. This mission is served by providing educational
materials, training and innovative programming that make non-violent conflict
resolution not merely a passing interest or fad, but a lifestyle.
-
Peace Jam "PeaceJam is an international education program built around
leading Nobel Peace Laureates who work personally with youth to pass on the
spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody. The goal of PeaceJam is to inspire a
new generation of peacemakers who will transform their local communities,
themselves, and the world."
Funds supporting peace
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The Bertelsmann
Foundation, Germany
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Grassroots
International "We support democratic change in the Third World through
partnerships with community-based groups dedicated to economic and social
justice. Grassroots International provides cash and money grants to more than
thirty community-based organizations in Africa, the Middle East, Latin
America, Asia and the Caribbean."
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The Jewish
Agency for Israel The Jewish Agency's allocations program
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The Middle
East Peace Dialogue Network
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The New
Israel Fund: "The New Israel Fund believes that ensuring Israel's peaceful
and democratic future means building a society dedicated to equality,
pluralism and the rule of law. A joint effort of Israelis, North Americans and
Europeans, the Fund works to safeguard civil and human rights, promote
Jewish-Arab coexistence, advance the status of women, foster tolerance and
religious pluralism, bridge social and economic gaps, pursue environmental
justice, and encourage government accountability."
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United States Institute
of Peace
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The Ladah
Foundation
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