You will test your ideas and build your capacity to act in the world. You will discover the global perspective in all that you do. You will examine globalisation through the lens of ethics (fair trade and the free movement of peoples), socio-cultural issues (freedom of speech and religious and fundamentalism), the environment (and international efforts to manage it), and post September 11 conflict issues. You will examine the larger geo-political forces at work in the world and observe how they… Continue

INTRODUCTION

The Nigerian advocacy group Environmental Rights Action / Friends of the Earth Nigeria
(ERA / FOE Nigeria) began work in the Niger Delta in the last quarter of 1993 with an
environmental survey of Niger-Delta communities. The central objectives of the survey were to
understand the issues of survival; the impact of resources on livelihood of local people; the state of
the environment; and the interrelationship between the people, their environment, and outsiders
such as corporations… Continue

Application Deadline: November 4, 2008 (and later deadlines applicable)

The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on critical challenges of our time: environmental sustainability, health, tolerance and human rights, institutional responsibility, economic and social equity, and peace and security. These issues are at the heart of the foundation’s vision of empowering people to create a peaceful, prosperous, su… Continue

EarthCorps is now accepting international applications. Please consider forwarding this announcement to any junior staff or volunteers seeking international experience in the environmental field.

EarthCorps offers a 6-month service learning program in Seattle, Washington,
USA that brings together emerging environmental leaders to learn the
fundamentals of:

* Environmental Service
* Community Building
* Leadership

EARTHCORPS CHARGES NO TUITION OR FEES for its services and in fact supplies
insu… Continue

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 into effect (October 24th, 1945) by organizing a week of conferences and events with several partners in the capitol area. Y2Y is proud to collaborate with UNA-NCA and host the Global Youth Conference as part of these events.

The Global Youth Confere… Continue