Other
Web Sites of Interest
At the Center for Global Education, we often
hear from former participants who, finding themselves transformed by
their experience, want to integrate what they have witnessed and learned
into their daily lives.
As a recent returnee, you may be seeking
continuity between your experience and your life at home. Or you may be
interested in reading more about the country you have visited and
staying up-to-date on current events there.
We hope that the web sites mentioned below
may provide some guidance. Of course, this represents only a sampling
of organizations active in issues of social justice around the world. We
encourage you to continue to expand your personal list of resources for
staying connected with your Center for Global Education experience. If
you have suggestions for additional websites, please let us know!
Center for
Global Education Partner Organizations
Peace and Justice Studies Association
www.peacejusticestudies.org
In November 2008, the Center signed a partnership
agreement with the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA),
which recognizes our shared goals and work in the world. This new
partnership will offer discounts to individual PJSA members and
member institutions alike, including $500 off fees for undergraduate
students going on the Center’s Mexico or Central America semester
programs, or $100 off fees for faculty, staff, or students going on
the Center’s international travel seminars or professional
development programs. Established in 2001, PJSA is dedicated to
bringing together academics, K-12 teachers and grassroots activists
to explore alternatives to violence and share visions and strategies
for peacebuilding, social justice and social change.
Latin America Working Group (LAWG)
www.lawg.org
A coalition of over sixty religious, human rights, policy, grassroots
and development organizations. Since 1983, the coalition has been
striving for U.S.policies that promote peace, justice and sustainable
development in Latin America. LAWG's web pages include legislation
updates, action alerts, issue areas, a list of available publications,
and links to member organizations and other Latin America internet
resources.
National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE)
www.nsee.org
The mission of NSEE is to foster the effective use of experience as
an integral part of education, in order to empower learners and
promote the common good. The goals of the organization are:
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to advocate for the use of experiential learning throughout the
educational system and the larger community;
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to disseminate information on principles of good practice and on
innovations in the field;
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to enhance the professional growth and leadership development of
our members; and
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to encourage the development and dissemination of research and
theory related to experiential learning.
A key component of NSEE’s mission is to enhance the professional
development of its members. Another component of the mission is to
be the national leader in advancing experiential education as a
field and a profession. In order to accomplish both aspects of this
mission, NSEE has created the Experiential Education Academy (EEA or
the Academy).
The EEA supports and contributes to both the day-to-day work
effectiveness and the long-term development of NSEE members through
a series of professional workshops leading to a Certificate of
Completion. The program is designed for all practitioners,
regardless of specific experiential application. The set of
workshops creates a common base of knowledge and set of competencies
for the field of experiential education and allows participants the
flexibility to increase their expertise in their own particular
interest areas.
The Center is pleased that
Education for Global Citizenship
,
to be held in Nicaragua in 2008, is offered as an elective in the
EEA!
Latin America
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
www.wola.org
Promotes human rights, democracy and social and economic justice in
Latin America and the Caribbean. WOLA facilitates dialogue between
governmental and non-governmental actors, monitors the impact of
policies and programs of governments and international organizations,
and promotes alternatives through reporting, education, training and
advocacy. Their web page includes various publications, reports, and
briefs, including ENLACE, a quartlerly bulletin providing news and
analysis on human rights, political and economic policy toward the
region.
International Relations
Center
http://www.irc-online.org/
A nonprofit policy studies center that
strives to forge a new global affairs agenda for the U.S. government and
U.S. citizens that makes the country a more responsible global leader
and partner.
Witness for Peace
www.witnessforpeace.org
A politically independent, grassroots
organization of people committed to nonviolence and led by faith and
conscience.
School of the Americas Watch
www.soaw.org/new
is an independent organization that
seeks to close the US Army School of the Americas/ Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Cooperation through vigils and fasts,
demonstrations and nonviolent protest, as well as media and legislative
work.
Institute of Latin American Studies
www.lanic.utexas.edu
LANIC is a multidisciplinary organization that integrates over 30
academic departments at the University of Texas at Austin. Their web
site has great links, sorted by Latin American country and subject,
complete with a search engine.
Latin American Studies Association
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/
The largest professional association in the world for individuals and
institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With 4,400 members,
twenty percent of whom reside outside the U.S., LASA is the one
association that brings together experts on Latin America from all
disciplines, and diverse
occupational
endeavors, across the globe.
Central America
Center for Global Education
Central America Page
Ecumenical Program in
Central America and the Caribbean (EPICA)
www.epica.org
A nonprofit, faith-based organization in
solidarity with the poor of Central America, Mexico & the Caribbean.
Disarm Education Fund
www.disarm.org
An international leader in the
promotion of peace, social justice and human rights. In opposition to
immoral and unjust foreign policy, we lend a hand to its innocent
victims with vital humanitarian assistance, life-saving medicine, and
effective advocacy.
The Nicaragua Network
www.nicanet.org
is a leading organization in the United
States committed to social and economic justice for Nicaragua, Latin
America and the world, based on respect for sovereignty and
self-determination.
Friends
of Batahola, Nicaragua
http://friendsofbatahola.org
Network Solidarity with the
People of Guatemala
http://www.nisgua.org/
Coordinates local
activism on Guatemala in the United States.
The Guatemalan Human Rights
Commission/USA
www.ghrc-usa.org
A non-profit, humanitarian organization
to monitor, document, and report on the human rights situation in
Guatemala.
Christians for Peace in El
Salvador (CRISPAZ)
www.crispaz.org
A faith-based organization
dedicated to the mutual accompaniment with the church of the poor and
marginalized communities in El Salvador.
Bolivia
The
Democracy Center
www.democracyctr.org
The
Democracy Center works globally to advance social justice through a
combination of investigation and reporting, training citizens in the
art of public advocacy, and organizing international citizen
campaigns. Through all of these efforts the Center is working to
help build a global citizenry that understands the public issues
before it and is able to take effective public action. A special
emphasis of our work is economic globalization and the movement for
global democracy and justice.
Andean Information Network
http://ain-bolivia.org/
Mexico
International Service for
Peace
www.sipaz.org
An international observation program to
monitor the conflict in Chiapas, support the search for peaceful
solutions, and aid in the construction of a culture of peace, dialogue,
and tolerance between all of the actors involved.
The Mexico-US Solidarity
Network
www.mexicosolidarity.org
Dedicated to the struggle
for democracy, economic justice and human rights on both sides of the
US-Mexico border by engaging civil society in grassroots education/
consciousness-raising, grassroots mobilization, and building
international solidarity.
Culture and Society of
Mexico
www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/scmfaq.html
A web site designed to
answer questions about the cultures of Mexico. This site also contains
many links to other resource sites.
Southern Africa
African National Congress
www.anc.org.za
Regular postings include press statements by the ANC and the government,
and a daily news briefing. Allows you to e-mail President Nelson
Mandela, members of parliament and other ANC leaders. Also, their page
www.anc.org.za/sanet.html has links to just about anywhere on the
web you’d want to go to learn more about South Africa (business,
education, finance, government and politics, environment, human rights,
labor, media, etc).
The Electronic Weekly Mail and Guardian
www.mg.co.za/mg/
Yes, this insightful weekly is on-line, with lots of links to other
sites.
Republic of Namibia
www.republicofnamibia.com
The official Web site of the Republic of Namibia. One of the few places
where you can find regularly updated information about Namibia.
Africa Policy Information Center (APIC)/
Washington Office on Africa (WOA)
www.igc.apc.org/apic/index.shtml
The primary objective of the Africa Policy Information Center (APIC) is
to widen the policy debate in the U.S. around African issues and the
U.S. role in Africa, by providing accessible policy-relevant information
and analysis usable by a wide range of groups and individuals. APIC is
the educational affiliate of the Washington Office on Africa (WOA), a
not-for-profit church, trade union and civil rights group supported
organization that works with Congress on Africa-related legislation.
African Studies WWW (U.Penn)
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html
Includes an annotated list of Africa Web Links.
National Consortium for Study in Africa - NCSA
www.isp.msu.edu/NCSA
This new consortium seeks to improve the cross-cultural learning of
students and faculty in the U.S. through study in Africa. The site has a
listing of places to study in Africa, features current announcements and
notes of interest, study abroad travel tips and resource web links.
Afrol-Com
www.afrol.com
This site seeks to contribute to the enhancement of the
information flow from and about Africa, aiming to help Africans and
everybody else interested in Africa find reliable information about the
continent. There are over 6000 links to Africa-related sites categorized
in Index Pages as well as news updated throughout the day. A special
section, Afrol-women, is coordinated with the Media Institute of
Southern Africa (MISA) as part of a free news exchange with leading
print media in Southern Africa to put special focus on women's situation
and gender issues in Africa.
The African Centre for the
Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
www.accord.org.za
An international civil-society
organization that
works throughout
Africa to bring appropriate African solutions to the
challenges posed by conflict on the continent.
The Namibian
www.namibian.com.na
Namibia’s largest-selling daily
newspaper.
All Africa Global
Media
www.allafrica.com
A multi-media content service provider,
systems technology developer and the largest electronic distributor of
African news and information worldwide.
TransAfrica Forum
www.transafricaforum.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to
educating the general public – particularly African Americans – on the
economic, political and moral ramifications of U.S. foreign policy as it
affects Africa and the Diaspora in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Student Travel/Study Abroad
International Study and Travel Center (ISTC)
www.istc.umn.edu
A not-for-profit student organization at the University of Minnesota
that provides services such as an on-line study abroad directory, and a
volunteer database for those interested in working abroad.
Peterson's: The education and career center
www.petersons.com/stdyabrd/
An information services company, the leading provider of information on
US-accredited educational institutions and special programs found around
the world. Has a very comprehensive web site for US students who wish to
study in an academic setting in another country.
Transitions Abroad
www.transabroad.com
A guide to practical information on the alternatives to mass tourism --
meeting people, places, and cultures on their own terms through active
involvement as a guest in the host community rather than as a tourist.
Lots of information on working, studying or traveling overseas.
Study Abroad Programs Directory
www.studyabroad.com
An on-line study abroad information resource. You’ll find listings for
thousands of study abroad programs in more than 100 countries throughout
the world. You’ll also find hundreds of links to study abroad program
home pages. You can serach by country or by subject. There are also
listings for experiential programs worldwide.
Center for International Education - Keys to the Internet
and Education Abroad
www.cie.uci.edu/~cie/world/
A web-based manual designed to teach college and university students
about using the Internet to find and prepare for international
experiences.
National Consortium for Study in Africa - NCSA
www.isp.msu.edu/NCSA/
This new consortium seeks to improve the cross-cultural learning of
students and faculty in the U.S. through study in Africa. The site has a
listing of places to study in Africa, features current announcements and
notes of interest, study abroad travel tips and resource weblinks.
NAFSA
www.nafsa.org
Association of International Educators promotes the exchange of students
and scholars to and from the United States. The Association sets and
upholds standards of good practice and provides professional education
and training that strengthen institutional programs and services related
to international education exchange. NAFSA provides a forum for
discussion of issues and a network for sharing information as it seeks
to increase awareness of and support for international education in
higher education, in government and in the community.
Universal Center for Language and Communication School
www.universal-spanish.com
UNIVERSAL offers Spanish language
programs specifically tailored to meet the needs of each individual
student. The structure of the courses is dependent upon the level of
Spanish each student has acquired, and the available time he or she has
to study. Spanish courses are offered at a variety of levels,
individually or in groups, and are complemented by lectures on a variety
of topics concerning Mexico and Latin America.
Earth Education International (EEI)
www.earthedintl.org
EEI is an interdisciplinary,
multicultural experiential learning organization headquartered in Costa
Rica.
ENGAGE
www.engagetheworld.org
Is a network ofreturned study abroad students
working to translate the study abroad experience into lifelong
connections and cooperative action between peoples and social
movements working towards a just and sustainable world.
Alternative travel
for learning adults
Transitions Abroad
www.transabroad.com
A guide to practical information on the alternatives to mass tourism --
meeting people, places, and cultures on their own terms through active
involvement as a guest in the host community rather than as a tourist.
Lots of information on working, studying or traveling overseas.
Global Exchange
www.globalexchange.org
Global Exchange seeks to build ties between people of North America and
the Two-Thirds World. It sponsors "reality tours" to various parts of
the Third World, and is one of the only organizations taking groups
regularly to Cuba. Its web page includes listings of upcoming reality
tours, updates, articles, campaigns, urgent action alerts, and a listing
of fair trade stores.
One Small Planet
www.onesmallplanet.com
Information about working, studying, volunteering and traveling abroad.
Has a global database that contains virtually every country in the world
and provides information on work, study volunteer and travel programs
available in each country as well as visa requirements, guide books and
links to sites on history and culture. Also has general information
about going abroad.
Rick Steves' "Europe Through the Back Door"
www.ricksteves.com
An alternative travel resource center run by Rick Steves, author of
Europe Through the Back Door and nine other travel guidebooks. The web
page has travel news from ETBD, travel tips, country-by-country info,
other online travel resources.
Infohub WWW Travel Guide
www.infohub.com/sitravel.html
A comprehensive travel guide where you can search by global destinations
or by special interest travel topic.
Peace & Justice issues
The Nonviolence Web
www.nonviolence.org
Home to many of the US's most dynamic peace groups. Their homepage is
updated every Friday with new opinion pieces and articles from NVWeb
groups. There are links to magazines like Fellowship, Sojourners and The
Other Side, etc. You can get involved by reading the Issuepages and
finding groups you like. Or read and post to the Discussion Board and
start an issue of your own!
PeaceNet
www.igc.org
Through PeaceNet, explore information and work for positive social
change in the areas of peace, social and economic justice, human rights
and the struggle against racism.
Development
Oxfam America
www.oxfamamerica.org
Dedicated to finding
long-term solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice around the
world.
United Nations Development
Programme
www.undp.org
The UN’s global development
network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge,
experiences, and resources to build a better life.
Food First
www.foodfirst.org
A member-supported, nonprofit 'peoples'
think tank and education-for-action center. Their work highlights root
causes and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world,
with a commitment to establishing food as a fundamental human right.
International Partners in Mission
www.ipmconnect.org
Works across borders of faith and
culture on behalf of children, women,
and youth to create partnerships that
build justice, peace, and hope.
Economic and Social
Justice
The Center of Concern
www.coc.org
Works to advance a
more just, sustainable and authentically human development for all
through research, analysis, networking, public education and advocacy.
Center for Economic Justice
www.econjustice.net
Aims to support, in concrete ways, the
people most directly and negatively affected by corporate-driven
globalization, helping them gain political power and funding support in
their struggles for environmentally healthy, human-centered, and
sustainable economies.
Human Rights
Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org
A self-governing, worldwide
movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human
rights. Their vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of
the human rights enshrined in the
Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and other international human rights
standards.
Minnesota Advocates for
Human Rights
www.mnadvocates.org
A volunteer-based
organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of
internationally recognized human rights by documenting human rights
abuses, advocating on behalf of individual victims, educating on human
rights issues, and providing training and technical assistance to
address and prevent human rights violations.
University of Minnesota
Human Rights Library
www1.umn.edu/humanrts/
Houses one of the largest collections of
more than eighteen thousand core human rights documents, including
several hundred
human rights treaties and other primary international human rights
instruments. The site also provides access to more than four thousands
links and a unique
search device for multiple human rights sites.
Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org
Dedicated to protecting the human rights
of people around the world.
Churches and Global Issues
World Council of Churches
www.wcc-coe.org
The WCC is a fellowship of Churches, now 330, in more than 120 countries
in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions. Through their
web site you can access web pages of many member churches across the
globe, news and information about the ecumenical movement, as well as
aid, development, relief, advocacy, UN and other organizations.
Jubilee 2000 Coalition
www.oneworld.org/jubilee2000/
Started by people who believe radical action was needed to address the
devastating impact of debt. Recently it has focused around the concept
of celebrating the new millennium by lifting the burden of unpayable
debt from the poorest countries. See this web page for a clear, workable
Jubilee Proposal calling for a one-off cancellation by the year 2000 of
the backlog of unpayable debt owed by the world's poorest countries
under a fair and transparent process.
Church World Service
bruno.ncccusa.org/cws/index.html
Partners with churches and organizations in more than 70 countries,
sharing the struggle to help people move beyond poverty and
powerlessness. CWS is 34 Protestant, Anglican, and Orthodox communions
in the U.S., cooperating worldwide in programs of long-term development,
emergency response, and assistance to refugees. Their Office on Global
Education designs educational approaches and materials to alert U.S.
congregations, schools, and communities to global issues.
ELCA Division for Global Mission
www.elca.org/dgm/
The channel through which the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
expresses itself in mission throughout the world. It sees itself to be
an interdependent part of the whole church's mission in the world. Their
web pages describe the ELCA's involvement in evangelism, witness,
education, promotion of justice, service, relief and development. You
can also find out about the Global Mission
Volunteers of the ELCA, which encourages volunteer service among
Lutherans and manages the matching of short term, skilled,
self-supported volunteers with opportunities for providing extra
assistance to mission and ministry programs outside the United States.
International Partners in Mission
www.clmission.org
An independent ecumenical ministry for justice and hope, which invites
individuals, congregations and other groups to a personalized reciprocal
style of interaction in mission. Through its mission projects in the
U.S. and overseas, CLM is interested in linking people with people,
fostering global awareness and joint action for social change.
Ecumenical Coalition on Tourism
http://www.ecotonline.org
ECOT is
a Hong Kong based coalition of Regional Ecumenical Organisations and
over seventy secular and
faith-based groups.
It seeks to unite people around collective efforts that negate the
undesirable effects of modern tourism and, in its place, institute
socially responsible and ethically oriented tourism. It believes
that tourism must be based on justice and sustainability for host
communities and that, therefore, tourism planning and practice must
be democratized. ECOT advocates respect for the protection and
dignity of the human rights of women, children, indigenous peoples
and workers in the tourist trade. It opposes tourism projects that
create environmental devastation.
Curriculum Resources for Global Citizenship Education
www.brc21.org/resources/res_crgce.html
The Boston Research Center for the 21st
Century is an international peace institute that seeks to support an
evolving global ethic for a peaceful twenty-first century by helping to
build a worldwide network of global citizens.
Political/Advocacy
The White House
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Common Cause
www.commoncause.org/
A nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's lobbying organization promoting open,
honest and accountable government. Their page called Washington Watchdog
highlights some of the latest action in Congress.
Participant Web Page
Blog of a student on the
Social Justice, Gender, and the Environment semester program in
Mexico
Furman
University Latin America program web page.
Nicaragua
- journals from fair trade
coffee trips by Lutheran World Relief and Equal Exchange
Namibia-Journal entries from students on a May-June
2003 trip to Namibia.
Central America
- An article by Mobility International about a blind woman traveling
with CGE to Central Ameria.
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