Progressive Roundtable - Global Interdependence

Peace & Security Community Survey

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:46:56 -0500

Author:
anonymous

Description:
A 2004 Peace & Security Initiative survey of NGOs and funders identified a need for alternative policy approaches to national decision makers, more effective use of media and messaging, engaging grassroots activists, and improved use of technology. To increase effectiveness, alterations in funding patterns were advised to support media training, communications, and training and support for websites, technology, and capacity.

Attached Document:
Peace & Security Initiative - 2004 Community Survey.pdf (181.8 KB)

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public

Document Source and Bibliographical Information:
Peace & Security Initiative, 2004 survey report

Peace Alliance Foundation

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:54:55 -0500

Author:
anonymous

Description:
The Peace Alliance Foundation is part of a global network working to build a culture of peace with nonviolence and cooperation as organizing principles. [….I]t is essential to develop the components of a culture of peace (i.e., values, processes, behavioral norms, institutional infrastructure, etc.) and make sure that they are functioning in small ways so that, when demand for change reaches its tipping point, they will already be in place. The pressure for this change is building all over the United States -- indeed, the world – in the form of groups, organizations and individuals who al

Link to External Document:
www.peoplesinitiativefordepartmentsofpeace.org/index.php

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public

U.S. in the World: Talking Global Issues with Americans, a Practical Guide

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:09:35 -0500

Description:
“America is facing critical choices about who it is and wants to be in an increasingly interconnected world—choices that will have a profound impact on Americans, on other peoples and countries, and on future generations.” This guide, which is based on extensive communications research, “pulls together facts and arguments and the most effective ways to put them across for advocates of pragmatic, principled, effective and collaborative U.S. global engagement.”

Link to External Document:
www.usintheworld.org/index.php?flash=yes

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public

Global Interdependence

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:21:34 -0500

Description:
This is the landing page for a number of reports from the Global Interdependence Initiative (GII), based on extensive original communications research by the Frameworks Institute. Results regarding public opinion and knowledge were contrary to initial expectations. A number of educational materials were produced for use by the GII member organizations.

Link to External Document:
www.frameworksinstitute.org/clients/aspen.shtml

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public