Press Release, Declaration, News of Alternatives

It is in front of a huge crowd of more than 500 people at the World Social Forum in Belem that AlterInter lunched on January 30th its new quarterly called CRISES.

Alternatives is very proud to announce that the ’Take Back the Tech’ campaign was awarded an honorary mention by the prestigious Prix Ars Electronica International Competition for Cyber Arts for its innovative campaign to end violence against women.

New Delhi- 25 September - The four day Independent Peoples Tribunal (IPT) on the World Bank in India concluded here today hearing numerous depositions indicting the Bank’s policy and project interventions in India. Over six hundred people from communities, social movements, research institutes, NGOs and universities attended the proceedings. The Tribunal, supported by the Jawaharlal University’s Teachers Association and Students’ Union was held in the university premises.

New York, September 13th 2007 - The General Assembly adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the world’s estimated 370 million indigenous people and outlawing discrimination against them - a move that followed more than two decades of debate.

MONTREAL, Canada — The NGO Alternatives revealed the first independent feasibility study on the implementation of a vast infrastructure the size of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the beginning of August 2007.

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On March 29, the Executive Committee of the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Association met with the Minister of information for the Palestinian National Unity Government, the Honourable Mustapha Barghouti. Mr Barghouti

From March 27 to 29 in Montreal, Quebec and Ottawa, the Alternatives’ Tour invites you to meet many architects of the peoples’ dialogue. The Tour includes conferences, debates and film screenings with the search for a global and just peace as the central theme.

Since January 2007, Alternatives is hosting the first Martus Server in Canada. Martus (Greek for witness) is a technology tool to assist the human rights and social justice sector in the collection, safeguarding, organization and dissemination of information about human rights violations.

Come celebrate food, enjoy the outdoors and pay homage to the fall harvest season! The Harvest Fest, at the Rooftop Garden, Thursday September 21, 4 pm. 4750 Henri-Julien, Montreal.

Alternatives is proud to announce that Yan Christian (Chris) Warinussy, a long time partner of ours, is this year’s John Humphrey Freedom Award laureate. Chris has played a major role in protecting human rights in West Papua and helping the Papuan peoples struggle against military and corporate oppression in their own land. We are honoured to welcome Chris to Canada from November 28 to December 10, 2005 to accept the most prestigious human rights award in Canada. His hard work, expertise and commitment make him a most deserving recipient.

(Montreal) - An ad hoc coalition of major Canadian civil society and aid organizations is demanding that the Indonesian government immediately cease all non-aid related military operations in Aceh in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster. The organizations condemn the Indonesian military’s failure to adhere to a ceasefire in Aceh province and its role in hindering the delivery of emergency aid.

B’Tselem Calls for Investigations into all Civilian Deaths.

(Montreal, October 3, 2004) - In 1994, UNESCO designated October 5 as World Teacher’s Day to promote and thank teachers for the important role they play in society. This year, 20 teachers from 12 Quebec educational institutions will be in Palestinian Territory to participate in an international conference titled Education, Globalization and Social Change. It takes place in Ramallah from October 4 to 6.

Our position has never been equivocal on the necessity for a peaceful solution in the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, based on two States, secured in their borders and acknowledging each other. We have never hidden our disdain of violence, attacks against persons, disrespect for human rights and any unacceptable measures taken by either the Israeli government or the Palestinian Authorities. Palestinian NGO associations to which we are associated shared the same values, and have had trouble many times with Palestinian officials in the past. We have never shied away from that.

The directory of social movements is a data bank that gathers and sorts information about social movements around the world and puts it at the disposal of activists. The directory aims at promoting communication, mutual understanding and the building of bridges between the social movements and networks from different countries and continents that are working on similar issues, or different ones.

Canada has a vital new window onto civil society — the non-profit organizations and social movements that have become essential guardians of the common good. In English, it’s known as OneWorld.ca. In French, it’s Unseulmonde.ca. Together, they debut today as the new Canadian edition of OneWorld.net.

The entire Alternatives’ team wishes you a very joyous holiday season.

Here at Alternatives, everyday we work to help build a better world - one that is grounded in justice, equality, dignity, and of course, peace. Your support is an integral part of our activities, and we would like to thank you for it.

Please note that our offices will be closed from Monday December 22 until Friday January 2, 2004.

Happy Holidays!

Two million times this month, a rabble page will appear on a screen somewhere. Yes, since launching in April 2001, this independent project of Alternatives has become a resounding success story. Nevertheless, rabble is struggling financially. By donating today, you can keep this hub of independent thought alive and thriving. But if too many of you turn away, the screen will soon fade to black.

Montreal, April 10, 2003 / The Échec à la guerre Collective invites all Quebecers to
mobilize against what, far from being the liberation of Iraq, is being transformed into a military occupation. The mobilization is more important than ever since the United States have already stated that Syria and Iran in their line of sight. Keeping silent in front of the Iraqi situation amounts to accepting other illegal wars of aggression led by the United States. The Échec à la guerre Collective asks Quebecers to turn out in great numbers in the streets next Saturday, April 12 in order to:

Susan Harvie, has been in Northern Iraq over the past several weeks working with local NGOs - principally women’s groups that are active in the camps - to set up the International Development NGO Alternatives’ emergency relief program for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Direct beneficiaries will be at least 150,000 persons. The total budget of Alternatives Activities is of $600,000 dollars

After massive anti-war demonstrations during the day, theTorontodelegation to the World Social Forum will report on the development of growing movements of resistance to war and corporate led globalization on Saturday, February 15 at7:30 pm.