“iEARN is a non-profit organization made up of over 30,000 schools and youth organizations in more than 130 countries. iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies. Over 2,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide… “Since 1988, iEARN has pioneered on-line […]

“RAWA is the oldest political/social organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women’s rights in fundamentalism-blighted Afghanistan since 1977.” They’re the folks who founded the Afghan Women’s Mission, which I posted as yesterday’s Link of the Day.  

“The Afghan Women’s Mission was founded in January 2000 by a small group of Americans to support the humanitarian and political work of RAWA. Projects include many programs run by Afghan women including Malalai Clinic, schools, orphanages, agricultural programs, demonstrations and functions in support of women’s and human rights. We are an all-volunteer organization based […]

“The Conservative Party’s decision to purchase F-35 fighter jets will cost Canadians $29 billion. It’s easy to get lost in the millions and billions. See how much will come out of your own pocket.”

“Mayday Magazine is a publication of the Sky Dragon Community Development Cooperative.” That’s the venue where we launched the Hamilton edition of Everyone’s a DJ this past weekend, but more on that later. “Mayday thrives on your submissions. If you have an idea for an article you’d like to write for Mayday, please send us […]

“The Canadian Children’s Rights Council… was formed in the early 1990′s to monitor compliance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada. “We have testified before various provincial and federal committees and ministerial consultations concerning the rights and responsibilities of Canadian children. “We are a non-profit, non governmental, educational and […]

“The International Women’s Tribune Centre (IWTC) is an international non-governmental organization established in l976 following the United Nations International Women’s Year World Conference in Mexico City. With a commitment to empowering people and building communities, IWTC provides communication, information, education, and organizing support services to women’s organizations and community groups working to improve the lives […]

“More than 60 percent of Canadians do not support Harper and his government’s contempt for democracy. Yet, he could win a majority with as little as 35 percent of the popular vote. “Project Democracy is a tool to help you determine if there is a way to ‘amp up’ your vote and stop a Harper […]

If you haven’t already done so, I invite you to check out Shit Harper Did. It’s been making the rounds on Twitter and Facebook, which is probably no surprise for a site that draws its name from a social media phenomenon. It’s well worth checking out, even if only as a reminder during yet another […]

The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is an international Non Governmental Organization (NGO) with national sections, covering all continents with an international secretariat based in Geneva, and a New York office focused on the work of the United Nations. “Since its establishment in 1915, WILPF has brought together women from around the […]