"Helping Hands"
Recommended Links
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ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PEACE
www.cpt.org - Christian Peacemaker Teams is an international organization that sends support teams staffed by peace workers into areas of conflict around the world. The people in this group truly follow the teachings of Jesus. They are selfless, courageous and effective peacemakers.
www.thepeacealliance.org - The Peace Alliance (formerly Global Renaissance Alliance) provides useful and proactive information, methods, inspiration and ongoing support in the promotion of a new world paradigm of peaceful co-existence, and was established by Marianne Williamson (author of A Woman's Worth, Illuminata and other works) and Neale Donald Walsch (author of Conversations with God).
www.mkgandhi.org - created by an organization in Bombay and dedicated to the principles espoused by Mahatma Gandhi. Among other treasures, it provides a wealth of quotes—literally hundreds—compiled by S.R. Tikekar according to topic.
Once identified, these blocks and negative energies can be cleared from the subconscious, soul (Akashic) records, allowing you to heal yourself on all levels - body, mind, spirit. SRT was developed by Robert E. Detzler, and has been used by thousands of students around the world since 1988.
www.hayhouse.com - website of Louise Hay, author of many books, including Heal Your Body and founder of Hay House, a publisher dedicated to providing access to books that facilitate personal growth and holistic healing - body, mind, spirit.
www.myss.com - website, self-described as "the premiere site for alternative medicine and holistic healing," and home of Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit, Sacred Contracts and other works.
www.waynedyer.com - website in memory of Dr. Wayne Dyer, best selling author and dynamic lecturer on how to overcome limitations and be a servant of God. Despite a childhood spent in orphanages and foster homes, Dr. Dyer obtained a doctorate in counseling psychotherapy and overcame many obstacles to make his dreams come true. He spent the last years of his life showing others how to do the same. Dr. Dyer appears on PBS to raise funds for public broadcasting and to raise human consciousness.
www.chopra.com - website of Deepak Chopra, M.D., co-founder, with David Simon, M.D., of the Chopra Center at La Costa Resort and Spa. Dr. Chopra, his center and the Chopra Foundation are dedicated to holistic healing. A prolific author, his works include Unconditional Life, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Perfect Health and Quantum Healing.
www.nrdc.com - website of the National Resources Defense Counsel. The following description is taken from that site:
"The Natural Resources Defense Council is a nonprofit environmental organization with more than 550,000 members nationwide and a staff of scientists, attorneys and environmental experts. Our mission is to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things."
www.ucscusa.org - website of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The following description is taken from that site:
"UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of 60,000 concerned citizens and scientists across the country. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world."
www.sierraclub.org - website of the venerable Sierra Club. Founded in 1892 by John Muir, the Sierra Club has worked tirelessly to protect the environment.
The Sierra Club has over 700,000 members. The mission statement, taken from the club's site:
"Explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth. Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources. Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment. Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives."
I've listed the American Red Cross because it is always there for us and always in need of support. The other organizations are lesser known, but their work is vital and they are very much in need of your support and prayers.
www.redcross.org - website of the American Red Cross, the following Mission Statement and informational paragraph is from that site:
"The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies."
"All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. The Red Cross also supplies nearly half of the nation's lifesaving blood, made possible by voluntary donations."
www.doctorswithoutborders.org - website of selfless professionals known as Doctors Without Borders, Médecins Sans Frontières delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and to others who lack health care due to social or geographical isolation.
"MSF was founded in 1971 by a small group of French doctors who believed that all people have the right to medical care regardless of race,religion, creed or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people supersede respect for national borders."
www.myelin.org - the web site for The Myelin Project, the web site associated with Augusto Adoni, father of Lorenzo Adoni featured in the 1992 movie "Lorenzo's Oil." This organization is dedicated to discovering a way to regenerate myelin around nerve cells. When myelin regeneration in humans becomes a reality, it will alleviate the immense suffering of people with ALD, MS and other, similar diseases.
www.SearchDogFoundation.org - Formerly SearchDogsUSA.com this is the web site for the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation. These are the people and dogs who search—after earthquakes and acts of terrorism—for people alive in the wreckage. Their work is invaluable. As they say, if you are underneath a fallen building, the only face you want to see is that dog finding you. This organization could really use more donations.
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