Center for Civil Society International ([email protected])
Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:37:55 -0700 (PDT)
CCSI presents excerpts from the Agency for Social Information
(ASI) e-mail information bulletin. Translated from the
Russian by Dana Tumenova, CCSI intern. For more information
on how to receive ASI's bulletin regularly, contact:
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AGENTSTVO SOTSIALNOI INFORMATSII
Kutuzovskyi pr. 22 pod. 14a,
Moscow, 121151
Tel./fax: (095) 249-3989
E-mail: [email protected]
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N 31
July 29-August 5 1996
Glasnost Defense Fund Publications
To mark its fifth anniversary, the Glasnost Defense
Foundation published two brochures about their achievements
during this period. The first brochure is brief and covers
the main programs of the Foundation, their funding sources,
and future projects. The second brochure is an "analytical
and biographical profile" of the organization, based on their
archive materials. The main goal of the Foundation stated in
both brochures is to provide legal support to journalists and
other media workers and promote laws to protect journalists'
rights and freedom of speech. Both publications complement
each other in providing different perspectives on the work of
the Foundation.
Contact information:
Glasnost Defense Foundation
Zubovsky b-r 4, kom.432
Moscow 119021
Tel.: (095) 201-4420, 201-3242
Fax: (095) 201-4947
E-mail: [email protected]
EcoDefense and SEU's Anti-Nuclear Campaign
Against Ship with Uranium
The Kaliningrad-based organization EcoDefense and the Anti-
Nuclear Campaign of the Socio-Ecological Union (SEU) are
protesting the entrance of the ship "Amber-2" with uranium
cargo into the port of Kaliningrad. Coincidentally, the ship
arrived in Kaliningrad on July 31, during the celebration of
the 300th anniversary of the Russian fleet. The ship stopped
on its way from St.Petersburg to San Francisco. According to
the Law on Use of Nuclear Energy, Kaliningrad should not
accept ships with such cargo to avoid potential damage to the
environment and health of the population. On July 29, the
city of Klaipeda, Lithuania, denied the ship access to its
port. EcoDefense and SEU's Anti-Nuclear Campaign started a
campaign to prevent entrance of the ship into the port of
Kaliningrad and to demand that the city of Kaliningrad should
be declared a non-nuclear zone which will prevent such
incidents in the future.
New Movement "For Decent Childhood"
The movement "For Decent Childhood" was established in March
1996 in Moscow to support disabled children, orphans, and
children from broken families and families with many
children. The movement consists of only 8 members
representing teachers, doctors, sociologists, and a lawyer.
Movement members help find sponsors and partners to provide
medical treatment for ill children, to buy furniture and
other things for orphanage houses, and to obtain and
distribute humanitarian aid from foreign organizations. The
movement has managed to get support from a number of Moscow's
international corporations and Russian business firms. For
instance, with the support of a company named "Ellipse," the
firm "BIS+," and a few Moscow autoshops the movement
purchased and distributed Italian-made wheelchairs to
children. A computer company "SITES" donated a computer and
helped to buy an expensive prosthetic appliance for a girl in
Tyumen oblast, and the company AMT donated a pager.
Contact information in Moscow:
ul. Polbina d.52
Tel./Fax: (095) 332-2119
Contact: Elizaveta Loginova, chair
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Round Table in Moscow City Hall
on Ethnic Education
On August 27, the Department of education of the Moscow
Government and Ministry of Publications will organize a round
table on ethnic education with participation of
representatives of other governmental officials, ethnic
schools of Moscow, and Moscow's ethnic diasporas. The
meeting begins at 10:00 in Big Hall (Sector A) of the City
Hall.
Address: Novy Arbat 36
Contact tel.: (095) 290-8888
World Bank Announces
the Robert McNamara Fellowship for 1997
The annual scholarship is awarded for research on economic
development. The 1997 priority research topic for the
fellowship is "The Role of NGOs in Development." A stipend
of $7500 covers research expenses and does not support
dissertation projects. Applicants must be citizens and
residents of a developing country which is a member of the
World Bank, have a Master's degree (or equivalent), be up to
35 years old (with exception up to 40 years old), and must
conduct research in their country of residence in cooperation
with local research institutions. The application deadline
for 1997 scholarships is December 31, 1996. (Information
from "The Economist," July 20, 1996, code RSM/97/2)
Contact information:
The Robert McNamara Fellowships Program
World Bank Headquarters
1818 H Street NW,
Room M-4010
Washington, DC 20433 USA
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