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International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons – Infographics

“Easy to understand visualisations of complex DU issues.”


International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons – Publications

“Publications on uranium weapons from ICBUW”


International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons – Scientific

“Scientific papers and reports on the health and environmental impact of uranium weapons. Including data on veterans.”


International Fellowship Of Reconciliation

“Founded in response to the horrors of war in Europe, the IFOR has taken a consistent stance against war and its preparation throughout its history. Perceiving the need for healing and reconciliation in the world, the founders of IFOR formulated a vision of the human community based upon the belief that love in action has the power to transform unjust political, social, and economic structures. Today IFOR has branches, groups, and affiliates in over 40 countries on all continents. Although organized on a national and regional basis, IFOR seeks to overcome the division of nation-states which are often the source of conflict and violence. Its membership includes adherents of all the major spiritual traditions as well as those who have other spiritual sources for their commitment to nonviolence.”


International Fellowship Of Reconciliation – News

News & Updates from the Movement. “Founded in response to the horrors of war in Europe, the IFOR has taken a consistent stance against war and its preparation throughout its history. Perceiving the need for healing and reconciliation in the world, the founders of IFOR formulated a vision of the human community based upon the belief that love in action has the power to transform unjust political, social, and economic structures. Today IFOR has branches, groups, and affiliates in over 40 countries on all continents. Although organized on a national and regional basis, IFOR seeks to overcome the division of nation-states which are often the source of conflict and violence. Its membership includes adherents of all the major spiritual traditions as well as those who have other spiritual sources for their commitment to nonviolence.”


International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

“IPPNW is a non-partisan federation of national medical groups in 64 countries, representing tens of thousands of doctors, medical students, other health workers, and concerned citizens who share the common goal of creating a more peaceful and secure world freed from the threat of nuclear annihilation.”


International Renewable Energy Agency

“The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation, a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge on renewable energy. IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind energy in the pursuit of sustainable development, energy access, energy security and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity.”


International Renewable Energy Agency – Newsroom

News related to IRENA. “The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation, a centre of excellence, and a repository of policy, technology, resource and financial knowledge on renewable energy. IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind energy in the pursuit of sustainable development, energy access, energy security and low-carbon economic growth and prosperity.”


International Vegan Association

“Welcome to the IVA’s official blog. Here you will find timely information regarding the IVA, new site content, current events related to animal rights, and so on. Check back frequently or subscribe to our feed to read in your favorite RSS reader.”


International Vegan Association – blog

“The International Vegan Association (IVA) is dedicated to educating the public and animal advocates about veganism and animal rights, with a strict focus on abolishing (rather than regulating) animal use.”


International Vegetarian Union

“IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting veg’ism worldwide…IVU was founded in 1908 in Dresden, Germany. The idea came from the French Vegetarian Society, the first Congress was organised internationally by the British Society and locally by the Dresden Society with support from the Deutsche Vegetarier-Bund. Since then a series of World Veg Congresses have been held on most continents and, in 2008 IVU returned to Dresden for the Centenary 38th Congress. From 2012 this major global event has been renamed the ‘IVU World Vegfest’.”


Is Global Warming Fueling Increased Wildfire Risks?

“The effects of global warming on temperature, precipitation levels, and soil moisture are turning many of our forests into kindling during wildfire season.”


Is It Time For A Plant-Based Agriculture?

“The compost piles and growing beds on Wilt Bonsall’s farm might lead one to believe that he is an organic farmer. However, careful observation would reveal not only an absence of bags of chemical fertilizer, but also containers of bone meal (ground-up bones) and dried blood. Nor will you find a pile of animal manure anywhere. In fact, for the Last twenty years, Bonsall has been farming veganically, a term and method new even to many vegetarians. He’s taken organic growing one step further by purposefully avoiding the use of any animal by-products.”


Isa Chandra

Vegan recipes and cookbooks. “Isa Chandra Moskowitz is the bestselling author or coauthor of the hit books Isa Does It, Veganomicon, Vegan with a Vengeance, and many other titles. She created the beloved website Post Punk Kitchen (now IsaChandra.com), and her restaurant, Modern Love, has locations in Omaha and Brooklyn.”


Itsois

“Itsois is a virtual platform of iniatives and creative material dedicated to the planet and all its inhabitants.”


James Lawson Institute

“The James Lawson Institute (JLI) was established in 2013 by the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict, Washington, DC. It is now independent. The institute offers periodic assemblies for individuals to have an intensive learning experience in the basic theories and practice of the historic technique of nonviolent action. The institute stands in the tradition of Mohandas K. Gandhi, Alice Paul, Rosa Parks, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ella Baker, Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta, the anti-apartheid United Democratic Front of South Africa, and other individuals and struggles that have helped to improve nonviolent resistance as a method for social change.”


Jane Goodall’s Good for All News

“Jane Goodall’s Good for All News shares the stories of the many positive advances being made in the world for protecting wildlife — especially chimpanzees — and how every individual can do their part to make a difference for a better world. The stories and information shared on Good for All News are guided by Dr. Jane Goodall’s Reasons for Hope. With so much global media focused on doom and gloom, our stories, emphasize why we should continue to embrace hope, and inspires us all to take action. Good for All News brings stories and information written by Dr. Goodall herself, as well as the staff of the Jane Goodall Institute and members of the wider wildlife conservation community.”


JaneUnChained.com

“a non-profit news network for animal rights & the vegan lifestyle.”


Jay Brave – Youtube channel

“Vegan Ambassador | Spoken Word Artist | Comedian | Podcaster. I am Jay Brave, vegan activist and entertainer – The time is NOW”


Jewish Initiative for Animals

“The Jewish Initiative for Animals provides new ways for the Jewish community to bring its values of compassion for animals into practice and strengthen Jewish communities in the process.”