Links

Circles

Gather The Women Global Matrix. A virtual gathering place to connect women and women's organization and activate feminine wisdom to create a peaceful, just, sustainable society, grounded in spiritual values. Focused on networking and information sharing. www.gatherthewomen.org

Global Women's Forum. Provides a vehicle for women around the world to connect and share information and resources and a space for members of Circle Connections to list and interconnect their circles. http://www.globalwomensforum.com/1.html

Peace X Peace Global Network. Connects individuals and circles of women across cultures through the Internet for dialogue and mutual support to foster peace. Offers blogs, a hotline, an e-newsletter, and other e-education tools to spark and strengthen these vital connections. http://www.peacexpeace.org/

Sites on forming and conducting circles:

www.millionthcircle.org
www.circleconnections.com
www.peerspirit.com/htmlpages/circlebasics.thml
http://www.simplicity-matters.org/join_a_circle.htm

Climate Change

Step It Up 2007. A movement to raise awareness, promote lifestyle change, and demand action to address climate change stemming from an initial rally in April 2007. www.stepitup2007.org/
Ideas for action on climate change: http://stepitup2007.org/section.php?id=16

Earth Activism and Engaged Spirituality

Evolve - Global Community Center for Conscious Evolution. Resource center provides principles, tools and templates to promote conscious evolution, a new worldview of using human abilities ethically and effectively (consciously) to achieve a positive future (evolve). http://evolve.org

Joanna Macy. Scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology who pioneered a ground-breaking theoretical framework and workshop methodology for earth activism through personal and social change. Features books, videos and practices to lead groups in this work. www.joannamacy.net

The Great Turning. Links to articles on the Great Turning paradigm shift from an industrial growth based society to a sustainable society:
http://thegreatturning.net/
www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=1463
www.greatturningtimes.org/
www.joannamacy.net/html/great.html

Network of Spiritual Progressives. Seeks to foster love, generosity, and ecological sensitivity in our economy, education, media, and government; to foster a new global consciousness and solidarity; to promote gratitude and development of inner spiritual life, and to challenge the misuse of God and religion in politics. Sponsor of a New Marshall Plan of foreign assistance to foster peace. www.spiritualprogressives.org

Starhawk. Resources for earth activism and feminist spirituality. www.starhawk.org

Simple/Green Living

Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment. A resource for public education about the local environment and for volunteer involvement in environmental improvement efforts. Practicl tools and information for behavior change of individuals, organizations, and local governments. http://www.arlingtonenvironment.org/

Green Living Challenge. A list of 16 actions individuals can take to protect our environment by conserving energy, reducing solid waste, eliminating runoff, enhancing habitat, and protecting air quality. Good tool for personal behavior change for more sustainable living. http://www.arlingtonenvironment.org/greenchallenge/index.htm

Center for a New American Dream. Helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice with practical tools and ideas t to counter commercialization. http://www.newdream.org

Simple Living America. Formerly Seeds of Simplicity. Encourages the spread of simplicity circles - small, participatory, groups to help people with personal and social transformation to lead lives of high satisfaction and low environmental impact. http://www.simpleliving.net/seedsofsimplicity/default.asp

Simplicity Matters Earth Institute. Provides resources and fosters simplicity circles and other opportunities for individuals to make informed choices for simpler and more fulfilling lives, leading to a more sustainable future for Earth and all its inhabitants. http://www.simplicity-matters.org

Resources for simplicity circles: discussion guides, video lending library, etc.: http://www.simplicity-matters.org/resources_for_circles.htm

Simple Living Network. Provides resources, tools, examples and contacts for conscious, simple, healthy and restorative living, including community services like study groups and discussion forums and resources for simple living in an on-line directory. www.simpleliving.net.

Peace Culture

CODEPINK Women for Peace. A women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. http://www.codepink4peace.org/

Institute for Peace and Justice. Resources for families, educators, and churches to educate and promote peace and social justice, including lesson plans, ideas for family nights, and the nonviolence pledge. www.ipj-ppj.org

Partners for Peace. Promotes peace and justice among Palestinians and Israelis through education and media advocacy. http://www.partnersforpeace.org

Communication for Social Change

Center for Non-Violent Communication. Provides a tutorial on pitfalls in communication and effective new ways to communicate that bring people into a close understanding of one another. www.cnvc.org.

Responsible Consuming

Coop America. Opportunities for action, programs, publications, green business, social investing.
National Green Pages™ - www.coopamerica.org/pubs/greenpages/
Green Business - www.coopamerica.org/greenbusiness/

Center for a New American Dream. www.newdream.org

Women Helping Women

Centre for Development and Population Activities. Strengthens educational opportunities for girls and youth, ensures access to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS information and services, strengthens women's leadership and participation in governance, and advocates for changes in policy, social norms and behavior that empower women. http://www.cedpa.org

Mothers Without Borders. Supports community-based initiatives and develops partnerships with local organizations in many countries around the world to find long term sustainable solutions for the orphaned children. http://www.motherswithoutborders.org/

Women' Commission for Refugee Women and Children. Advocacy, protection and programs in education, health services and livelihood opportunities for refugee and displaced women, children and adolescents. http://www.womenscommission.org

Women for Women International. Financial, educational, and interpersonal support to build self-reliance in women survivors of war, poverty and injustice. http://www.womenforwomen.org

Women's Leadership and Advocacy

5WWC. To build grassroots support for a Fifth Women's World Conference under the sponsorship of the United Nations to focus attention of the world's governments and civil societies on women's issues and concerns. http://5wwc.org

International Center for Research on Women. Research, capacity building and advocacy on issues affecting women's economic, health and social status in low- and middle-income countries. http://www.icrw.org

The White House Project. Creates a pipeline for women's leadership by mobilizing women to vote and training women to run for political office. http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/

Women's Foreign Policy Group. Advances women's leadership through international speakers program and leadership development activities, including mentoring and internships. http://www.wfpg.org

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