TakingITGlobal Feed : Latest Content from Washington2009-12-15T10:12:11ZTakingITGlobalhttp://www.tigweb.org/favicon.icoBlog : Protest 15 Years of Failed Climate Negotiations with Mass Non-Violent Civil Disobediencehttp://ascendency.tigblog.org/post/15233972009-12-15T08:12:57Z2009-12-15T08:12:57ZRichard Graveshttp://profiles.tigweb.org/ascendency<div><br /><p><img src="http://www.climate-justice-action.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cja.jpg" alt="" width="515" height="234" /></p>
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<p><em>Civil Society Groups Inside and Outside The COP Process Issue Call to Unite in “...Blog : Core Team Meetup Resultshttp://MarianD.tigblog.org/post/15223752009-12-14T02:12:36Z2009-12-14T02:12:36ZMarian Douglas-Ungarohttp://profiles.tigweb.org/MarianD<p>To get started, here’s a short video from the meetup discussing some of the topics and 2.9. In the opening pan, you’ll see (L-R) Andrew Ozz, Mark Jaquith, Jane Wells, Peter Westwood, and Ryan Boren, followed by Matt Mullenweg as the fi...Organization : Center for International Private Enterprisehttp://orgs.tigweb.org/422472009-10-30T16:52:21Z2009-10-30T16:52:21ZKim Bettcherhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/kbettcherCIPE’s youth programs have typically incorporated a private sector perspective for youth policy reform. In a wide range of countries including Afghanistan, Egypt, Nepal, Pakistan, and Peru, CIPE youth programs focus on incorporating youth into the ...Organization : Seventh Pillarhttp://orgs.tigweb.org/417732009-10-02T00:00:20Z2009-10-02T00:00:20ZAbrahamhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/akamarckYou can't eliminate violent radio stations or websites, but you can counter them and drown them out with positive, inspirational messages and narratives that use modern marketing techniques.
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2. Translate (into as...Event : Mobilizing the Will to Intervene: Leadership and Action to Prevent Mass Atrocities http://events.tigweb.org/251052009-09-17T11:53:07Z2009-09-17T11:53:07Z(no name)http://profiles.tigweb.org/The United States Institute of Peace will host a public event to help launch a new report from the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), based at Concordia University, Mobilizing the Will to Intervene: Leadership and Action...Event : Transformation Race and Healinghttp://events.tigweb.org/249572009-08-28T18:09:27Z2009-08-28T18:09:27Z(no name)http://profiles.tigweb.org/2 DAY EVENT This program is designed to lead participants through a shared experience that transforms relationships. The skills learned have universal application and can be used to transform organizations, families and communities. We educate the m...Event : A Courageous Conversationhttp://events.tigweb.org/249552009-08-28T18:02:02Z2009-08-28T18:02:02Z(no name)http://profiles.tigweb.org/Join us for a conversation on Race. Let’s listen to each other with an open mind and an open heart, as together we walk the journey of transformation.
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12 Noon - 1 PM & 1 ...Event : Interns' Night Outhttp://events.tigweb.org/246652009-07-14T15:54:24Z2009-07-14T15:54:24Z(no name)http://profiles.tigweb.org/Search for Common Ground, the nation's largest non-profit in the field of conflict resolution, is hosting an Interns' Night Out. Thursday, July 16th at 9:30 PM at the K-Street Lounge in DC. Interns and their friends are most-welcomed. 18+ only, 21+ t...Organization : International Arts & Artists Exchange Programshttp://orgs.tigweb.org/406212009-07-14T12:37:16Z2009-07-14T12:37:16ZAnna Smithhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/usartsIA&A offers quality, affordable internship programs in Beijing and Shanghai. IA&A also sponsors the trainee and intern visas for internationals to intern or train in the United States in architecture, business, media, arts and culture. IA&A encourage...Organization : Innovations in Civic Participationhttp://orgs.tigweb.org/405452009-07-08T11:04:03Z2009-07-08T11:04:03ZInnovations in Civic Participationhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/icicp# Scale-up the best models for youth service in the United States, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
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# ...Organization : The National Association of Youth-Owned Businesses http://orgs.tigweb.org/400552009-06-08T00:39:10Z2009-06-08T00:39:10ZConnellhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/cwise08The National Association of Youth-Owned Businesses (NAYOB) is a youth business membership organization educating, advocating, and engaging young entrepreneurs. Our goal is to provide quality continuing entrepreneurial and life skills education and su...Organization : United Nations Foundationhttp://orgs.tigweb.org/389192009-04-14T14:26:47Z2009-04-14T14:26:47Zvhsmanuelhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/vhsmanuelThe UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems, and broadens support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. We focus on children's health, environment and sustainable deve...Organization : International Youth Coalition on Neglected Tropical Diseaseshttp://orgs.tigweb.org/389012009-04-14T03:31:22Z2009-04-14T03:31:22ZHemaliBatrahttp://profiles.tigweb.org/HemaliBatraThe International Youth Coalition on Neglected Tropical Diseases (IYCNTD) aims to establish a platform for youth to learn about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), their prevalence, and the need for international action to combat them in the world's ...Organization : Campaign To End AIDS Youth - Caucushttp://orgs.tigweb.org/260192009-04-10T20:59:30Z2009-04-10T20:59:30ZJohnny Guaylupohttp://profiles.tigweb.org/johnnyNYCWe demand that our leaders...
1. Fully fund quality treatment and support services for all people living with HIV everywhere.
2. Ramp up HIV prevention at home and abroad, guided by science rather than ideology.
3. Increase research to ...Gallery : Hold On to Your Love & dream...http://gallery.tigweb.org/gbolabowale/334812009-02-14T00:00:00Z2009-02-14T00:00:00ZCentre For Rural Health & Development [CRHD]http://profiles.tigweb.org/gbolabowale<a href='http://gallery.tigweb.org/gbolabowale/33481'><img src='http://gallery.tigweb.org/images/express/gallery/thumbs/33481.jpg' border='0' alt='Hold On to Your Love & dream...'></a>Organization : World Bank - Youthink!http://orgs.tigweb.org/373112009-02-05T12:47:12Z2009-02-05T12:47:12ZSaadia Iqbalhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/siqbalYouthink! is aimed at the 1.5 billion young people living in the world today. You are the present. You are inheriting the future. The world needs your input, your ideas and your involvement to:
* Reduce poverty
* Protect the environment
* Improv...Organization : Kick the Carbon Habit Youth Networkhttp://orgs.tigweb.org/372872009-02-04T14:47:35Z2009-02-04T14:47:35ZJonathanhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/JonathanHThe Kick the Carbon Habit Education Campaign is an initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Regional Office for North America. The network is composed of high school and university students who hold events that target both younger...Event : GYAN Inauguration Celebrationhttp://events.tigweb.org/222912009-01-14T10:54:04Z2009-01-14T10:54:04Z(no name)http://profiles.tigweb.org/Imagine the possibilities! Invest in change!
On the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration as 44th President of the United States, the Global Youth Action Network is celebrating young people and their contributions to change in their communities and t...Organization : Ikologiks Center for Global Studieshttp://orgs.tigweb.org/368932009-01-13T06:05:22Z2009-01-13T06:05:22ZAdisajihttp://profiles.tigweb.org/AdisajiWe focus (as an NGO) on educational alternatives centered on "applied transformational technology" thus TT as opposed to IT. Our main focus is the development of an ONLINE Global Campus where any student, from any nation, can study any subject with t...Event : NECC 2009http://events.tigweb.org/216252008-11-17T16:42:12Z2008-11-17T16:42:12Z(no name)http://profiles.tigweb.org/For the last 30 years, the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) has been the premier forum in which to learn, exchange, and survey the field of educational technology. This annual conference—presented by ISTE and keyed to the National Edu...Event : World Bank Global Youth Conference 2008http://events.tigweb.org/208712008-09-29T13:01:38Z2008-09-29T13:01:38Z(no name)http://profiles.tigweb.org/What is the Y2Y Global Youth Conference 2008?
The conference is part of the United Nations Week celebrations. Every year, UNA-NCA (United Nations Association of the National Capital Area) commemorates the day the Charter of the United Nations went...Organization : Youth Federation for World Peace HQhttp://orgs.tigweb.org/351512008-09-26T10:31:30Z2008-09-26T10:31:30ZRichard Winfield Lewishttp://profiles.tigweb.org/rlewisWho We Are:
The Youth Federation for World Peace (YFWP) is a global alliance of young leaders and youth-related organizations dedicated to building a world of peace, a world in which everyone can live in freedom, harmony, cooperation and co-prosperi...Event : Save the Date: From school to quality work, an initiative to empower adolescent girlshttp://events.tigweb.org/206772008-09-21T16:22:05Z2008-09-21T16:22:05Z(no name)http://profiles.tigweb.org/From School to Quality Work:
Save the Date: From school to quality work, an initiative to empower adolescent girls
The launch of a public-private partnership.
From School to Quality Work:
Save the Date: From school to quality work, an initiativ...Organization : PartnershipsInActionhttp://orgs.tigweb.org/349552008-09-18T17:53:14Z2008-09-18T17:53:14ZPartnershipsInActionhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/AKFUSAPartnershipsInAction is an initiative of Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) and its network of volunteers across the U.S. to raise awareness and funds for innovative programs that create hope and opportunity for disadvantaged communities in the dev...Event : 5th Annual Global Intellectual Property Center Summit http://events.tigweb.org/204912008-09-09T12:58:05Z2008-09-09T12:58:05Z(no name)http://profiles.tigweb.org/The 5th Annual Global Intellectual Property Center Summit will be held on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 in Washington D.C. Please join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) for an informative and cutting edge disc...Organization : Partners of the Americashttp://orgs.tigweb.org/344592008-08-28T12:48:19Z2008-08-28T12:48:19ZMelissa Golladayhttp://profiles.tigweb.org/mgolladayPartners of the Americas is a people to people organization that turns ideas into actions. We accomplish this by linking US States with Latin American and Caribbean countries in partnerships that use the energy and skills of citizen volunteers, their...