International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) has launched a biannual newsletter called The Sharing Circle. To get a copy, or be put on their mailing list, contact www.internationalfunders.org or Evelyn White at ifip@firstnations.org.
The International Forum on Globalization has created a map depicting the negative impacts of economic globalization on indigenous peoples. It shows oil, dams, biopiracy, logging, militarization, and industrial agriculture, to name a handful. The map also includes text describing the various impacts. Download the map at www.ifg.org/programs/indig.htm. Or order from IFG at 1009 General Kennedy Avenue #2, San Francisco, CA 94129, USA. Tel: 415 561 7650. Fax: 415 561 7651
Making a Difference: Strategic Communications to End Violence Against Women edited by Jenny Drezin and Megan Lloyd-Laney. A toolkit from the UNIFEM Strategic Communications Workshop Series, 2003. Includes practical advice, stories, "how-tos" and lessons learned by women's organizations in Barbados, Mexico, Nepal, Senegal, Slovakia and Zimbabwe. To order, visit: www.womenink.org or contact: wink@womenink.org
World Health Organization has published its first World Report on Violence and Health. Published in October 2002, the report seeks to raise awareness about the problem of violence globally, to make the case that violence is preventable, and to highlight the crucial role that public health has to play in addressing its causes and consequences. It includes sections on violence by intimate partners and sexual violence. This is an e-book available entirely on-line. www.who.int. It can also be ordered in hard copy from www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/en.
Combating Trafficking in Persons—A Directory of Organizations. Includes contact details and anti-trafficking activities of over 700 organizations in 90 countries. Also offers a summary of the current trafficking situation as well as a brief synopsis of the legislative context in each country. To receive a hard copy of the Directory, please contact Anti-Trafficking Programme, Change, Room 222, Bon Marche Centre, 241-251 Ferndale Road, London SW9 8BJ, United Kingdom.The price, including postage, is £14.
NEW FROM THE GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN
More Than Money: Strategies to Build Women's Economic Power.
Based on the Global Fund's three-year Economic Opportunity Initiative, this 20-page report shares best practices in grassroots grantmaking for alleviating poverty and advancing women's rights. To receive a copy by post, send $5.00 for shipping and handling to the Global Fund for Women, 1375 Sutter St., Suite 400, SF, California, USA 94109. Attn: More Than Money. The report will be available free in late August at www.globalfundforwomen.org.