Promoting Peace: Urge President Obama to cancel next week’s Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launch and work to decommission these dangerous, destabilizing missiles.
Immigration: Urge U.S.legislators to support the DREAM Act (S. 952 and H.B. 1842).
Urge U.S.legislators to take current policy with regard to the “drug war” in
Urge U.S.legislators to support a fair and balanced approach to reigning in the debt, one that requires the Pentagon to cut at least $1 trillion from its budge over the next 10 years.
The World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization unveiled the Atlas of Health and Climate, a joint project intended to assist governments in managing ecosystems and responding to health threats related to climate change.
A discussion guide to the world book on sustainability is located here (scroll down the page to look for the guide).
Resilience.org is both an information clearinghouse and a network of action-oriented groups. Our focus is on building community resilience in a world of multiple emerging challenges: the decline of cheap energy, the depletion of critical resources like water, complex environmental crises like climate change and biodiversity loss, and the social and economic issues which are linked to these. We like to think of the site as a community library with space to read and think, but also as a vibrant café in which to meet people, discuss ideas and projects, and pick up and share tips on how to build the resilience of your community, your household, or yourself.
Oxfam is working with various international organizations taking a closer look at classroom practices related to educating for global citizenship. View a variety of educator resources here.
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