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Social justice, morality & ethics

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Social justice; social action:

	The Alliance for the Reform of the Canadian Human Rights Commission has a website at: http://www.geocities.com/justiceforvictims/
	The Brandt Equation: 21st Century Blueprint for the New Global Economy, at: http://www.brandt21forum.info/
	The Christian Alliance for Progress is attempting to reintroduce "foundational Christian values like compassion, justice and peace [that] are largely absent from our political discussion." They promote a "...  renewed, progressive vision of Gospel values and [seek] ... to help Americans express this moral vision in our lives and in our politics." They are committed "... to a clear separation of church and state." In practical terms, they support economic justice, concern for the environment, equal rights for gays and lesbians, prevention of unwanted pregnancies instead of restricting abortion access, seeking peace, and universal health care. See: http://www.christianalliance.org
	Corrections Canada has a series of essays on restorative justice at: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/
	Crosspoint Anti-Racism is "the Net's biggest collection of links in the field of of Human Rights, Anti-Racism, Refugees, Women's rights, Antifascism, Shoah, etc.." See: http://www.magenta.nl/
	The Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV; 2001 to 2010) is a worldwide movement sponsored by the World Council of Churches. See: http://www.wcc-coe.org/
	Do No Harm is an interesting website with a novel and simple message: "... to make better choices and treat each other, the other creatures who share this planet with us, and this planet we call home with greater respect and compassion." See: http://donoharm.us/
	The Faith and Social Justice Page is at: http://www.geocities.com/
	The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) works towards "a world of justice, peace, and freedom. It is a revolutionary vision of a beloved community where differences are respected, conflicts are addressed nonviolently, oppressive structures are dismantled, and where people live in harmony with the earth, nurtured by diverse spiritual traditions that foster compassion, solidarity, and reconciliation." See: http://forusa.org/
	Good Tree "...is the Web portal that makes a difference in the world every time you use it. Here you get a personal homepage that can be your control panel for your life online, allowing you to navigate the Web in a way that reflects your beliefs and values. You can join causes, surround yourself with people who care about the same things you do, and share information with them about how to make a difference." They have a section on ending discrimination. See: http://goodtree.com/
	The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories is an Israeli human rights organization  that "acts primarily to change Israeli policy in the Occupied Territories and ensure that its government, which rules the Occupied Territories, protects the human rights of residents there and complies with its obligations under international law." See: http://www.btselem.org/
	Jesustians, The Tommy Douglas Movement on Spirituality and Social Justice is "...a Canadian inspired multi-faith oriented international social movement. [They]...seek to help bring together community leadership who spread messages of peace, equality, social justice, human rights, and environmental protection expressed in the Bible (and other religious scriptures) which transcend world religions, against the prevailing Corporate Globalization." See: http://www.jesustians.com/
	Machsom Watch is an organization composed of Jewish women who monitor the behavior of soldiers and police at checkpoints in Israel and the occupied territories. Their goal is "To ensure that the human and civil rights of Palestinians attempting to enter Israel are protected" and "To record and report the results of our observations to the widest possible audience, from the decision-making level to that of the general public." See: http://www.machsomwatch.org/
	Millennium Development Goals: Interfaith events in Canada: Provides a resource kit, lists of interfaith events in each province, statements and responses, etc. See: http://www.faithchallengeg8.com/
	Online Women in Politics provides a network of Asia Pacific women in politics, governance and transformative leadership. See: http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/
	Prison Legal News "... is an independent 56-page monthly magazine that provides a cutting edge review and analysis of prisoner rights, court rulings and news about prison issues. PLN has a national (U.S.) focus on both state and federal prison issues, with international coverage as well." See:  http://www.prisonlegalnews.org
	"Thomas Paine's Corner" by Jason Miller is "...dedicated to the affirmation, defense, and proliferation of social and economic justice, human rights, dignity and intellectual freedom for all human beings." Well worth reading. See: http://civillibertarian.blogspot.com/
	The Romero Society "promotes just people, just ideas, and just governance and to find non-radical solutions to the problems in the world we live in." See:  http://www.romerosociety.org
	SocialAction.com is an online Jewish magazine "dedicated to pursuing justice, building community and repairing the world." See: http://www.SocialAction.com
	SOS Children has been helping orphans for fifty years. They are active in 124 countries around the world. See: http://www.soschildren.org/
	Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse is a website "intended to give encouragement and hope to the multitude of homosexuals and others who have suffered from unrelenting attacks by religious leaders." See: http://www.truluck.com/
	Truth InJustice maintains a contact list of innocence projects in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. These are groups which attempt to free wrongly convicted persons from prisons. See: http://www.truthinjustice.org/

Morality and ethics

The Center for Global Ethics maintains a list of links of web sites that promote ethics, global peace, and business/professional ethics at: http://astro.temple.edu/

Some individual websites:

	The Center for Global Ethics "coordinates the work of thinkers, scholars and activists from around the world, who are working to define, implement and promote policies of responsible global citizenship." See: http://astro.ocis.temple.edu/
	The Global Ethic Foundation specializes in inter-cultural and inter-religious research and education. See: http://www.weltethos.org/
	The Institute for Business and Professional Ethics maintains a home page which discusses business, government and medical ethics, human rights, etc. See: http://www.depaul.edu/
	Love and Balance is a website by Chidi Asika-Enahoro, an author, Internet radio show host, Motivational Speaker, Trainer and Rehabilitation Consultant. She has presented workshops on a variety of subjects ranging from Professional Ethics, Cultural Diversity, Counseling Skills, Job Development, Management Techniques, Relaxation Techniques, Leadership Skills, Program Designs and Social Skills.
	Ministry Watch is a non-profit group whose mandate includes "educating & empowering donors to support Christian ministries." They maintain a list of what they call "non-transparent ministries." They recommend that donors not donate to Christian ministries "that are not open in providing basic information." They include on their list a number of ministries that "did not provide financial statements of any kind..." See: http://www.ministrywatch.com/
	The Parliament of the World's Religions produced a Declaration Toward a Global Ethic in 1993. The text is online at: http://www.weltethos.org/ A PDF version is at: http://www.weltethos.org/
	The Reproductive Cloning Network is "a neutral cloning information network that hosts over 60 cloning sites and archives cloning articles and resources..." See: http://www.reproductivecloning.net/
	Trinity Foundation investigates alleged frauds in the religious community. See: http://www.trinityfi.org/
	The Truth Tree is a web page dedicated to free speech and free thought. Its goal is "the unfolding of the great experiment of life, wherever it may be found."  at: http://www.truthtree.com

Other links:

Mental Health Abuse is a website that "exposes the crimes of mental health practitioners." See: http://www.mental-health-abuse.org/

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