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A useful list of online links and resources put together by our Development Education Officer Frankie. If you know of any links we should add to our list contact Frankie - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Click on the section titles below to start exploring!

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Global News


Real Clear World

News summaries from around the globe: www.realclearworld.com.

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Real Clear Politics

News, political opinion, commentary and the political issues of the day: www.realclearpolitics.com.


The New Republic

The New Republic covers politics, culture, and the arts with a focus on foreign policy: www.tnr.com.


The Stagger

The New Statesman Blog 10 must read op-eds each day: www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers.


Slate

Online magazine of news, politics, and culture. Combines humour and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news: www.slate.com.


International Press Institute

Defending press freedom for over 60 years: www.freemedia.at.


Reuters

Breaking news from India: http://in.reuters.com.

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Indian News

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The India Site

The latest, most interesting news and comment about India and South Asia, hand picked daily from newspapers and websites by Patrick French: www.theindiasite.com.


Times of India

Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com.


Hindustan Times

Includes news coverage on Indian politics, business and economy: www.hindustantimes.com.


NYT India

World news about India: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/india/index.html.


BBC

BBC South Asia news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/south_asia.


WSJ

Wall Street Journal (India news): http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-india.html?mod=WSJ_topnav_europe_world.


Guardian

Guardian (India news): www.guardian.co.uk/world/india.


Washington Post

Washington Post (India news): www.washingtonpost.com/newssearch/search.html?st=India&submit=Submit+Query

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Asia Times Online

Asia news hub: www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia.html

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Reuters

Breaking news from India: in.reuters.com/news/south-asia.

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Info Change

InfoChange News & Featuresis an online resource base that provides news, views, perspectives and debates on crucial issues of sustainable development and social justice in India and South Asia. It brings into sharp focus agents and avenues of change: www.infochangeindia.org.

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Development Education

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Development Education Project

A site for teachers on global and development education. It includes details of resources, online activities, links to other sites: www.dep.org.uk.


Think Global

Think Global's members include many development and environment NGOs, as well as a wide network of Development Education Centres, schools, and universities: www.think-global.org.uk.


Global Dimension

Global Dimension is a unique website for educators. It offers an online resource and helpful guide to books, videos, posters and websites which bring a global dimension to teaching: www.globaldimension.org.uk.


Global Student Forum


Global Student Forum is to enable school students to critically explore contemporary development issues; and their role as global citizens: www.globalstudentforum.org.


People and Planet


People & Planet’s School & College Network helps students in schools and colleges to challenge world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment: www.peopleandplanet.org/sixthforms.


Sustainability and Environmental Education


SEEd (Sustainability and Environmental Education) is a registered UK charity with the primary objective of enabling more of the education sector to engage with Education for Sustainable Development and environmental education: www.se-ed.org.uk.


Developing Europeans Engagement for the Eradication of Poverty

DEEEP is a programme initiated by the Development Awareness Raising and Education Forum of CONCORD that aims at strengthening capacities of NGDOs to raise awareness, educate and mobilise the European public for world-wide poverty eradication and social inclusion. DEEEP is co-funded by the European Union: www.deeep.org.


Centre for Global Education

Seminar facilitators included journal contributors, practitioners, and academics to stimulate debate on current development education events and research: www.centreforglobaleducation.com/node/46.


Beacons for Development Education

Providing development education resources for schools and community groups, supporting global citizenship in the classroom and the community: www.beaconsdec.org.uk.


Guardian (Education)

The leading destination for academics, students, teachers and parents: www.guardian.co.uk/education.


Triple Pundit

Triple Bottom Line Reporting for Green and Sustainable Business. A conversation for entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and professionals on green development: www.triplepundit.com.


Development Horizons by Lawrence Haddad

Institute of Development Blog: www.developmenthorizons.com.


Ctrl.Alt.Shift


CTRL.ALT.SHIFT is “a movement for a new generation fighting social and global injustice”: www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk.


38 Degrees


“38 Degrees is an organisation which brings you together with other people to take action on the issues that matter to you and bring about real change in the UK.” 38degrees encourages people to take action, through signing petitions, emailing local MPs, joining protests and other means: www.38degrees.org.uk.


Avaaz

Avaaz is a global web movement to bring people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere: www.avaaz.org.

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Alternative Arts


Alternative Arts is an innovatory arts organization that has produced ‘Wisewords’ for March 2011 Women’s History Month, Celebrating women writers, artists & performers Wisewords is supported by Tower Hamlets Council, Spitalfields, Amnesty International, The Luxe, The Women’s Library at London Metropolitan University, Whitechapel Gallery, Rich Mix, Alternative Arts: www.alternativearts.co.uk/wisewords.


Ice and Fire


“iceandfire explores human rights stories through performance. We are a company with a distinct, contemporary voice creating work of excellence across our four work strands: production, outreach, education and participation": www.iceandfire.co.uk.


Global Youth Action


Global Youth Action is a national project that supports young people to explore and take action on the global issues that matter to them: www.globalyouthaction.org.uk.


British Youth Council


The British Youth Council empowers young people to have a voice and be heard: www.byc.org.uk.


Pambazuka Press


Through the voices of the peoples of Africa and the global South, Pambazuka Press and Pambazuka News disseminate analysis and debate on the struggle for freedom and justice: www.pambazuka.org/en.