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Education, General: Resources	Indigenous People	Refugees
Education, General: Search	Land Rights, Urbanisation	Sustainable Development
Environment	Magazines	Teacher Associations
Ethical Consumerism, Multinationals	Microcredit/Microfinance	United Nations
Global Education: Resources	Multiculturalism, Racism	Women
Globalisation	Conflict Resolution, Peace, War	Work

*Education, General: Resources*
Awesome Library
Mr Donn's Pages
New York Times Learning Network
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*Education, General: Search*
Education Network Australia (EdNA)
Education World
Educator's Reference Desk
Infomine K12 Instructional Resources
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (UK)
WWW Virtual Library - Education
Yahoo Education
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*Environment*
Australian Conservation Foundation	The ACF is an Australian non-profit environmental organisation funded by individual Australians via memberships, donations and workplace giving programs. ACF works for practical solutions to the most urgent environmental problems to achieve lasting political, economic and social support.
Environment Directory	This website claims to be "Earth's Biggest Environment Search Engine". It contains links to information about issues such as agriculture, disasters, energy, forestry, recycling and sustainable development, to name a few.
EnviroLink	This non-profit organisation is a grassroots online community uniting hundreds of organisations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in more than 150 countries. EnviroLink is dedicated to providing comprehensive, up-to-date environmental information and news.
IUCN: The World Conservation Union	The World Conservation Union’s mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The Union is a multicultural, multilingual organisation with 1000 staff located in 62 countries.
Global Response	Global Response empowers people of all ages, cultures, and nationalities to protect the environment by organising urgent international letter campaigns to help communities prevent many kinds of environmental destruction.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Greenpeace is an independent organisation campaigning to ensure a just, peaceful, sustainable environment for future generations. The site contains fact sheets, eco-tips and various other publications on issues including climate change, forests, genetic engineering, nuclear and toxic waste, and oceans.
Green Teacher	Green Teacher is a magazine by and for educators to enhance environmental and global education across the curriculum at all grade levels. Each issue contains articles, reports of what other educators are doing, ready-to-use activities, resource listings, and reviews.
Griffith University EcoCentre	The aim of this EcoCentre is to promote sustainable ways of living and working across local and national communities, through the development and delivery of collaborative environmental education programs. These programs are for students and teachers as well as the general community.
New Internationalist Magazine - Environment	New Internationalist reports on the issues of world poverty and inequality to: focus attention on the relationship between the powerful and powerless; debate and campaign for the changes necessary to meet the basic needs of all; and bring to life the people, the ideas and the action in the fight for global justice. The NI website's "Mega Index" contains a wide variety of articles on environmental issues around the world.
Northey Street City Farm	Northey Street City Farm is a non-profit community organisation situated in Windsor. More than 1500 exotic and native fruit trees, bushtucker plants, shrubs and ground covers have been planted on the four hectare farm site. The farm has been developed for people to enjoy and participate in using the principles of permaculture. School and community group tours can be arranged to gain hands-on experience in a natural environment. Participants can touch worms, taste bushtucker and see a real farm in action while learning about sustainable living.
OECD: Consumption and Environment	The OECD groups 30 member countries, with active relationships with 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, covering economic and social issues. The OECD Work Programme on Sustainable Consumption provides data and analysis to help countries reduce the environmental impacts from household consumption patterns.
Planet Ark	Planet Ark runs a number of environmental campaigns and initiatives on issues including recycling, tree planting, and plastic bags. The site also contains an issues-based news archive.
Queensland Conservation Council	The QCC is the peak environment organisation in Queensland, representing all the major regional and community environmental and conservation organisations. The site includes fact sheets on animals, genetically modified food, and water conservation.
Smogbusters Way to School Project	This project is designed to encourage students, parents, and the broader school community to consider the implications of motor vehicle travel, particularly to and from school. The site contains manuals for both teachers and parents, and students.
Urban Tripper	This project aims to educate young people about traffic congestion and pollution caused by motor vehicles, and to provide transport alternatives.
The Wilderness Society	The Wilderness Society is a community-based environmental advocacy organisation whose mission is to protect, promote and restore wilderness and natural processes across Australia. The Society's activities include awarding the annual Environment Award for Children's Literature.
World Resources Institute	The WRI is an environmental think tank finding practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives. The mission of the Institute is to move society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs of current and future generations. The site features a newsroom and a list of publications.
Worldwatch Institute	This is an independent research organisation that provides compelling, accessible, and fact-based analysis of critical global issues. Worldwatch informs about the complex interactions between people, nature, and economies, focusing on the underlying causes of and practical solutions to the world's problems to inspire people to demand new policies, investment patterns and lifestyle choices.
World Wildlife Fund	The WWF runs programs on six urgent global issues: climate change, forests, freshwater, marine life, endangered species, and toxic waste.
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*Ethical Consumerism, Multinationals*
Adbusters	Adbusters is a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age. Their aim is to topple existing power structures and forge a major shift in the way we will live in the 21st century.
Australian Consumers Association	The Australian Consumers' Association, publisher of CHOICE magazines, website and books, is a not-for-profit organisation which has been researching and campaigning on behalf of consumers since 1959. The Association is the largest consumer organisation in Australia.
CorpWatch	CorpWatch counters corporate-led globalisation through education, network-building and activism. They work to foster democratic control over corporations by building grassroots globalisation a diverse movement for human rights and dignity, labor rights and environmental justice.
Foreign Policy
Make Trade Fair
McSpotlight
Multinational Monitor
Project Underground
World Trade Organisation
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*Global Education: Resources*
Global Education	The Global Education Website is initiated and funded by AusAID to support its Global Education Program. The objective of the Global Education Website is to increase the amount and quality of teaching of global education in Australian primary and secondary schools. The site supports the AusAID Global Education Program which aims to raise awareness and understanding among Australian school students of international issues, development and poverty, and to prepare them to live in an increasingly globalised world and to be active citizens shaping better futures.
Asia Education Foundation	The Asia Education Foundation (AEF) is a joint activity of Asialink at the University of Melbourne and Curriculum Corporation. The AEF provides schools and teachers with a range of services to engage young Australians with Asia through studies of Asia. This website provides information about the range of AEF services offered including: curriculum resources advice for schools professional learning programmes study tours and conferences in Asia discussion group for teachers AEF news.
The American Forum for Global Education	This private, non-for-profit organisation was founded in 1970. The American Forum has been nationally recognised for providing leadership and assistance to school systems, state departments of education, and colleges and universities, by initiating hundreds of programs and developing educational materials, teacher training seminars and publications to guide and implement these programs.
Ask Asia	AskAsia is an online source for K-12 Asian and Asian American studies, offering access to high-quality, classroom-tested resources and cultural information, engaging games and activities, and links to relevant people, places, and institutions.
Global Learning On-line	This site is for anyone interested in finding out or teaching about global issues. The aim is to provide activities and information about global issues, and share good and bad experiences of using the Internet as a resource for global education, particularly in school.
Oxfam Australia: Teaching Materials	The teaching materials offered on this website are adaptable for students of a variety of ages, from upper-primary to year 12. These resources aim to give teachers material that they can use to inform students of the many activities that Oxfam Australia is involved in. The resources also encourage students to take personal action by planning, promoting and participating in activities to support the work of Oxfam Australia.
United Nations CyberSchoolBus	The Cyberschoolbus was created in 1996 as the online education component of the Global Teaching and Learning Project, whose mission it is to promote education about international issues and the UN. The Project produces teaching materials and activities designed for use at primary and secondary school levels, and for training teachers. The vision of this Project is to provide exceptional educational resources to students growing up in a world undergoing increased globalisation.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Teacher's Corner	This website offers ideas for lessons plans and integrating refugee issues into the classroom as well as a wide range of educational resources. These Teaching Tools should help students to analyse, clarify, judge and acquire values in the following areas: empathy, self-respect, respect for others, global concern, environmental concern, open-mindedness, vision, and social responsibility.
UNICEF Voices of Youth	Voices of Youth is an Internet site created by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for young people who want to know more, do more and say more about the world. It’s about linking children and adolescents in different countries to explore, speak out and take action on global issues that are important to them, and to creating a world fit for children.
Youthink!	On this website, linked to the World Bank, you'll find information about global issues that matter to young people today. Explore the research, knowledge and experience gathered by World Bank experts on issues like poverty, development, and conflict.
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Globalisation
Amnesty International Australia	An independent, politically impartial worldwide movement, Amnesty International works to both promote and to defend human rights around the world. The site features a 'For Teachers' section containing lesson plans and various other teaching resources. The site also promotes 'Youth Action'.
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre	This Centre is an independent, international, non-profit organisation in a collaborative partnership with Amnesty International and leading academic institutions. The purpose of the Centre's website is to promote greater awareness and informed discussion of issues relating to business and human rights.
Electronic Development and Environment Information System (ELDIS) Globalisation Guide	ELDIS is a gateway to information on development issues, providing free and easy access to wide range of online resources. ELDIS provides summaries and links to online documents; offers a directory of websites, databases, library catalogues and email discussion lists.
Friends of the Earth International	FOEI is a federation of autonomous environmental organisations from all over the world. This organisation, which has members in 68 countries, campaigns on the most urgent environmental and social issues, while simultaneously catalysing a shift toward sustainable societies.
Global Envision	Global Envision believes the more that we understand about the free market system, how it affects us and our neighbours all over the globe, and how it can benefit us all, the better our chances that the global economy will thrive for the prosperity of all.
Globalisation and Poverty: Turning the Corner	This student guide, published in 2001, was prepared by the Centre for International Economics, with the assistance of AusAID, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Treasury. It discusses the impact of globalisation on global inequality and poverty among developing nations by drawing on statistics from studies in the field.
Globalisation Guide	The Globalisation Guide, put together by the Australian APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Study Centre is designed as a resource for students.
About: Globalisation	The main topics covered on this site are: What Is Globalisation?, Pro-Globalisation, Anti-Globalisation, Education/Academic, Global Governance, Global Media, Human Rights, Trade, Environment, and Travel.
Global Policy Forum	The Global Policy Forum monitors policy making at the United Nations, promotes accountability of global decisions, educates and mobilises for global citizen participation, and advocates on vital issues of international peace and justice. This site features case studies of the effects of globalisation.
Green Left Weekly	Green Left Weekly, launched in 1990 by the Democratic Socialist Party, is an Australian independent grassroots publication committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific	Greenpeace is an independent organisation campaigning to ensure a just, peaceful, sustainable environment for future generations. The site contains fact sheets, eco-tips and various other publications on issues including climate change, forests, genetic engineering, nuclear and toxic waste, and oceans.
Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights	The "Our Culture: Our Future" report is the first of its kind to comprehensively map the rights Indigenous Australians want to their cultural heritage and to comprehensively analyse the laws and policies that affect the ability of Indigenous Australians to realise these rights. The Report also lists a range of measures for protecting Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property.
International Forum on Globalisation	The International Forum on Globalisation (IFG) is an alliance of sixty leading activists, scholars, economists, researchers and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalisation.The IFG convened in 1994 in the wake of the North American Free Trade Agreement's (NAFTA's) passage and the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	The IMF is an international organisation of 184 member countries. It was established to promote international monetary co-operation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment.
Make Trade Fair	'Make Trade Fair' is a global campaign in 18 countries with the aim of changing the rules of trade. The campaign was launched as the 144 member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) started to work on a new agenda of trade negotiations that will determine how world trade will be regulated in the future.
New Internationalist Magazine	New Internationalist reports on the issues of world poverty and inequality to: focus attention on the relationship between the powerful and powerless; debate and campaign for the changes necessary to meet the basic needs of all; and bring to life the people, the ideas and the action in the fight for global justice. The NI website's "Mega Index" contains a wide variety of articles on globalisation issues around the world.
No Logo	This website was launched in 2001, following author and activist Naomi Klein's first book, No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies (1999). The site was designed to be an online portal to the global justice movement for readers of the book who want to get involved in the movements against corporate exploitation and neoliberal globalisation. It includes a section on frequently asked questions about globalisation.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)	The OECD plays a prominent role in fostering good governance in the public service and in corporate activity. It helps governments to ensure the responsiveness of key economic areas with sectoral monitoring.
The Polaris Institute	The Polaris Institute is designed to enable citizen movements to re-skill and re-tool themselves to fight for democratic social change in an age of corporate driven globalisation. The Institute works with citizen movements in developing strategies and tactics required to unmask and challenge the corporate power that is the driving force behind governments, concerning public policy making on economic, social and environmental issues.
Trade Observatory	Trade Observatory is the new home of WTO Watch. In 1999, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) opened WTO Watch in preparation for the WTO's Seattle Ministerial. As trade, globalisation and sustainable development issues have evolved since the Seattle Ministerial, so has Trade Observatory. In response to the growing interest in global trade policy, IATP has expanded its focus and merged WTO Watch with the Trade Observatory.
World Bank	The World Bank is not a 'bank' in the common sense. It is one of the United Nations’ specialised agencies, and is made up of 184 member countries. These countries are jointly responsible for how the institution is financed and how its money is spent. Along with the rest of the development community, the World Bank centres its efforts on reaching the Millennium Development Goals, agreed to by UN members in 2000 and aimed at sustainable poverty reduction.
World Economic Forum	This Forum provides a collaborative framework for the world's leaders to address global issues, engaging particularly its corporate members in global citizenship.
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)	An international organisation dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit. These works – intellectual property – are expanding the bounds of science and technology and enriching the world of the arts.
World Trade Organisation (WTO)	The WTO is the international organisation charged with enforcing a set of trade rules including the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Trade Related Intellectual Property Measures (TRIPS), General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), among others. WTO was established in 1995 in the ”Uruguay Round” of GATT negotiations.
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*Indigenous People*
Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library	This site contains links to a variety of resources regarding art, culture, history, languages, native title issues of Indigenous people worldwide, but particularly in Australia.
ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation)	Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation is an independent, national network of mainly non-Indigenous organisations and individuals working in support of justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. ANTaR coordinates a major community education and awareness campaign on native title and reconciliation.
Australian and International Aboriginal Resources	This site contains links to resources about Indigenous people in Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America.
‘Bringing Them Home’ report	The Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families investigated the forcible removal of Australian Indigenous children from their families and communities.
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research	CAEPR is an independent Centre within the Australian National University (ANU). The Centre's research focuses on both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians regarding Indigenous economic and social circumstances; development options for sustainable Indigenous futures; and education, governance and capacity development.
Center for World Indigenous Studies
FAIRA: Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action	FAIRA is an indigenous community organisation owned and managed by Indigenous people. It is concerned with human rights issues as they affect the Indigenous people both in Australia and worldwide. FAIRA endeavours to promote the practical use of studies and research under the control of Indigenous people to pursue rights and equality, rejecting the tendency to study Indigenous people from purely academic perspectives.
Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library
Koori Mail Online
Message Stick
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Educational Website	This site provides links to Aboriginal education, culture, history and issues including Indigenous resource guides.
Picture Australia Trails - Indigenous Australia
ReconciliAction Network	The ReconciliACTION Network (RAN) is a network of Indigenous and non-Indigenous young Australians from metropolitan, regional and rural Australia, which aims to encourage more young people to become active in the Reconciliation movement, and to support young people who are working to overcome racism in their communities.
Reconciliation Australia	Reconciliation Australia is a non-government, non-profit foundation established in 2001 to provide a continuing national focus for reconciliation. Reconciliation Australia works with business, government and individual Australians to bring about change by identifying and promoting examples of reconciliation in action so that others can share ideas and add their support.
Treaty Now	This site discusses benefits of the establishment of a treaty between Australia and its Indigenous people, which would involve recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of Australia and of the distinct rights which flow from this.
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*Land Rights, Urbanisation*
Australian and International Aboriginal Resources
Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library
ANTaR: Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
Best Practices: Database in improving the living environment (UN)
Center for World Indigenous Studies
FAIRA: Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action
Multicultural Pavilion
Refugee Claimants Support Centre
Scattered People
Survival International
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library
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Magazines
Inside Indonesia
Multinational Monitor
New Internationalist	New Internationalist reports on the issues of world poverty and inequality to: focus attention on the relationship between the powerful and powerless; debate and campaign for the changes necessary to meet the basic needs of all; and bring to life the people, the ideas and the action in the fight for global justice.
Open Democracy	This is an online global magazine of politics and culture. Written by and for people across the world, from South and North, from the powerless to the influential, it seeks to bring together those who are not well-known with writers and thinkers of international repute.
Resurgence
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Microcredit/Microfinance
Banking with the Poor (BWTP)	Banking With The Poor is a network of some 20 national policy institutions, commercial banks and NGOs from eight countries in Asia - Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Its objective is to link microfinance with the financial system. BWTP pursues this objective through research, advocacy, policy dialogue, information sharing and capacity building.
The Virtual Library on Microcredit	This site is a library, journal and think tank rolled into one. It contains practical ideas, guides, strategies, courses and methodologies; success stories, in the form of case studies, comparisons, inspiring ideas, and best practices; articles and resources, in the form of organisational and operational information on current policies, programmes, projects and other initiatives.
Grameen Bank	The Grameen Bank Project was born in the village of Jobra, Bangladesh, in 1976. In 1983 it was transformed into a formal bank under a special law passed for its creation. It is owned by the 4.7 million borrowers of the bank - 96 per cent of whom are women. At present these borrowers own 94 per cent of the total equity of the bank, and the remaining 6 percent is owned by the government.
Microcredit: A Bridge for the Poor	This case study from AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development) demonstrates how an AusAID microcredit project has benefitted a Vietnamese family.
The Microfinance Gateway - Library Search	The advanced search facility on this site contains resources on a range of world regions and issues related to microcredit, including credit unions, gender and empowerment, governance, natural disasters, poverty and technology.
MicroSave - Africa
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)	The UNCDF works to help eradicate poverty through local development programmes and microfinance operations. Its approach is to invest with the poor, building the capacity and self-reliance of communities by increasing their access to local infrastructure and services. The Fund also works to strengthen these communities' influence over economic and social investments that directly affect their lives and livelihoods.
Women's World Banking	The WWB network reaches poor women by providing and organizing support to its member organisations, which in turn offer direct services to these women. In practical terms this means creating the possibility for a low income woman to build her business and assets, improve her living conditions, keep her family well-fed and healthy, educate her children, develop respect at home and in her community, and secure a political voice.
World Bank Rural Microfinance and Small Enterprise Development	The World Bank group's strategy is to increase access to financial services and low-income households by addressing three principal areas: (1) Fundamental frameworks: policy, legal and regulatory; (2) Institution building: best practices that banks and microfinance organisations need to expand and develop sustainable operations, with support for capacity building; and (3) Innovative approaches: leasing, lending and other products to increase access to financial services.
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Multiculturalism, Racism
Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) Racial Discrimination	The Racial Discrimination Commissioner has a broad role to play in promoting equality in the political, economic, social and cultural fields for everyone regardless of race, colour, descent, national origin or ethnic origin. The Commissioner's responsibilities include promoting research and educational programs that combat racism.
Australians Against Racism (AAR)	Australians Against Racism was established by designer Mariana Hardwick and novelist Eva Sallis in October 2001. AAR aims to counter destructive stereotyping of race and culture by actively promoting understanding and debate through the media, arts, education and the law.
Harmony Day	Harmony Day provides an opportunity for us to celebrate our successes as a culturally diverse society, re-commit ourselves to harmony and say “no” to racism. Since its inception in 1999 Harmony Day has grown into Australia 's biggest annual multicultural event. Harmony Day is held on March 21, which is also the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Making Multicultural Australia	This website aims to assist young people of upper primary and high school age, their parents, the teachers and the wider community explore our cultural diversity. It provides information on the contributions that different cultural groups have made to the development of Australian society and on the various views towards immigration and multiculturalism that have historically influenced government policies and programs and transformed the Australian population.
Multicultural Pavilion	The creator of the Multicultural Pavilion provides resources for educators, students, and activists to explore and discuss multicultural education; facilitate opportunities for educators to work toward self-awareness and development; and provide forums for educators to interact and collaborate toward a critical, transformative approach to multicultural education.
Queensland Multicultural Festival	The Queensland Multicultural Festival is a major public celebration of Queensland's cultural diversity. The inaugural 2004 Queensland Multicultural Festival attracted approximately 30,000 visitors. The program included up to 400 performers from 30 countries and delicacies from 25 international food stalls.
Racism. No Way!	This project aims to assist school communities and education systemes to recognise and address racism in the learning environment. This project is managed and educational content has been developed by Government State and Territory education systems, the National Catholic Education Commission, the National Council of Independent Schools' Associations and the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
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*Conflict Resolution, Peace, War*
AlterNet
Educators for Social Responsibility
Hague Appeal for Peace
Islamic Perspectives on Peace and Violence
Media Workers Against War
National Network to End the War Against Iraq
New Internationalist Magazine - Peace
New Internationalist Magazine - War
Nonviolence.org
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
Teaching for Change
United Nations - Peace and Security
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Refugees
A Just Australia	A Just Australia is co-ordinated by national campaign umbrella group, Australians for Just Refugee Programs Inc. Launched in July 2002, A Just Australia brings together over 11,500 individual supporters, 120 non-government organisations and over 70 prominent Australian Patrons. The core mission of A Just Australia is to campaign for changes to government policy on refugees and asylum seekers.
Brisbane Actionweb for Refugee Collaboration (BARC!)	The BARC! website contains all kinds of useful information for those in the Brisbane region who care about asylum seekers and refugees. It assists all organisations in the region that support asylum seekers and refugees in some way. The website includes details of coming events, volunteer opportunities, local news, requests for assistance, an organisation listing and much more.
ChilOut	Children Out Of Detention (ChilOut) is a group of parents and citizens opposed to the mandatory detention of children in Australian immigration detention centres. They argue that Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers breaches several human rights treaties to which we are a signatory, in particular the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Edmund Rice Centre: Debunking the Myths about Asylum Seekers	The Edmund Rice Centre is involved in a range of projects and activities across the four areas of its operation in research, community education, advocacy and networking. This publication looks at common myths and misconceptions surrounding asylum seekers.
United Nations Fact Sheet - Human Rights and Refugees
New Internationalist Magazine - Refugees	New Internationalist reports on the issues of world poverty and inequality to: focus attention on the relationship between the powerful and powerless; debate and campaign for the changes necessary to meet the basic needs of all; and bring to life the people, the ideas and the action in the fight for global justice. The NI website's "Mega Index" contains a wide variety of articles on refugee issues around the world.
Refugee Action Collective (Qld)	The Refugee Action Collective in Brisbane is a broad group of concerned people from all walks of life dedicated to fighting for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, and for the reform of Australia’s immigration policies.
Refugee Claimants Support Centre (RCSC)	The RCSC's work is grounded in the principles of social justice, multicuturalism and community development. As much as possible refugee claimants (asylum seekers) drive and participate in the work of the Centre. Services provided include a drop in centre, English language classes, emotional support, information and referral, emergency relief, computer skills, and assistance with accommodation, food, employment and health.
Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)	The Refugee Council of Australia is a peak organisation with over 90 organisational members. It is a non-profit organisation funded through contributions from its members and by project grants from government agencies, in particular the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)	The Office of the UNHCR was established in 1950 by the UN General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. In more than 50 years, the agency has helped an estimated 50 million people restart their lives.
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Sustainable Development
Alternative Technology Association - Australia	The ATA is an environmental organisation promoting sustainable technology and representing community issues. ATA advocates in government and industry forums for policies which provide equitable access to energy resources and reduce greenhouse gas pollution. ATA also offers advice on conserving energy, building with natural materials, reducing the use of and recycling natural resources and working with appropriate technology to create a sustainable future.
Encyclopaedia for Sustainable Development (UK)	The Encyclopedia is a one-stop source of information on the concepts and key issues concerning sustainable development. Nine core topic areas have been included in the Encyclopedia which are central to understanding sustainable development. These include: the earth; principles of sustainable development; the environment; natural resources; society; the economy; indicators of sustainable development; action for sustainable development; and doing our bit for sustainable development.
The Environmental Directory: Sustainable Development
International Institute for Sustainable Development
United Nations Development Programme - Energy and Environment
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation
Sustainable Development Department
United Nations: Johannesburg Summit 2002
Sustainable Development Gateway
Sustainable Development International
World Resources Institute
WWW Virtual Library: Sustainable Development
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Teacher Associations
English Teachers' Association of Queensland (ETAQ)	ETAQ seeks to promote the study and teaching of English and to provide professional support for those working in the area of English education. The Association's objectives are to: enhance the professional status of English teachers; promote activities associated with English teaching; promote and exchane ideas of professional interest to members by meetings, seminars, conferences, discussions and publications; and cooperating and affiliating with other professional bodies holding similar aims and objectives.
Geography Teachers' Association of Queensland (GTAQ)	GTAQ is the major body representing Geography teachers in Queensland. This website provides information on the Association and its activities as well as resources for Geography Teachers.
Queensland History Teachers' Association (QHTA)	QHTA is a voluntary organisation with an executive membership of Primary and Secondary History Teachers, Academics and Educationalists. Their aim is to foster an interest in History and the teaching of History, but especially to support and assist History teachers in Queensland. Their website provides information on the available competitions for students and teachers, as well as available professional development, resources and upcoming events.
SOSE Association of Queensland (SOSEAQ)	This website is designed to assist teachers to renew or update their knowledge of Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE). It emphasises content and resources which will be of value to teachers working across the broad span from the early years to senior secondary, and in preservice teacher education. The website focuses on knowledge of disciplines (eg. history, geography); fields of study (eg. Australian, global) key values (eg. democratic process, social justice); and processes of inquiry (eg. investigating, creating.
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United Nations
United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organisation
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Fund for Agricultural Development
International Labor Organisation
International Monetary Fund
Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
UNDP: United Nations Development Program
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
WomenWatch
World Bank Group
World Food Programme
World Health Organisation
World Intellectual Property Organisation
World Trade Organisation
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Women
About: Women's Issues (World Issues)	Information and resources about women's issues, women's rights and the fight for freedom across the world. Categories include Afghanisatan, Africa, Asia, Global Issues, Honour Killings, Latin America, Marriage Customs, Middle East, Refugees and Migrant Women, Rural Women, Thirld World, Women and Poverty, and Women's Organisations.
New Internationalist Magazine - Women	New Internationalist reports on the issues of world poverty and inequality to: focus attention on the relationship between the powerful and powerless; debate and campaign for the changes necessary to meet the basic needs of all; and bring to life the people, the ideas and the action in the fight for global justice. The NI website's "Mega Index" contains a wide variety of articles on women's issues around the world.
UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund For Women)	UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women's empowerment and gender equality. Placing the advancement of women's human rights at the centre of all of its efforts, UNIFEM focuses its activities on four strategic areas: reducing feminised poverty, ending violence against women, reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls, and achieving gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as war.
Women's Human Rights Resources (WHRR)	WHRR is a free, accessible on-line library of international women's rights law. The purpose of this website is to help researchers, students, teachers, and human rights advocates locate authoritative and diverse information on women's international human rights via the Internet.
Women's Human Rights Net	WHRnet aims to provide reliable, comprehensive, and timely information and analyses on: women's human rights issues worldwide; an overview of UN/Regional Human Rights Systems; a Research Tool that serves as gateway to the best available online resources relevant to Women's human rights advocacy; and a comprehensive collection of related links.
WomenWatch (UN)	WomenWatch is a central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations (UN)system, including the UN Secretariat, regional commissions, funds, programmes, specialised agencies and academic and research institutions. It is a joint UN project created in 1997 to provide Internet space for global gender equality issues and to support implementation of the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action.
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Work
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)	The ACTU represents around 1.8 million workers, and is the only peak council and national centre representing the Australian workforce.
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)	The ICFTU, set up in 1949, and has affiliates on all five continents, with a membership of 145 million, 40% of who are women. It has three major regional organisations - APRO (Asia and the Pacific), AFRO (Africa), and ORIT (the Americas). The ICFTU organises and directs campaigns on issues such as: the defence of trade union and workers' rights; the eradication of forced and child labour; the promotion of equal rights for working women; the environment; and investigates the trade union situation in many countries.
International Labour Organisation (ILO)	The ILO, founded in 1919, is the United Nations (UN) specialised agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights. It became the first specialised agency of the UN in 1946. The ILO formulates international labour standards in the form of Conventions and Recommendations setting minimum standards of basic labour rights.
LaborNet	LaborNet was founded in 1991 to build a democratic communication network for the labor movement. LaborNet's founders believe that the new communication technology must be put to use to revitalize and rebuild the labor movement.

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