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AARP
AARP website offers grief and bereavement support along with a
discussion area for users to post messages and share their thoughts
regarding the tragedy on September 11.
Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute fosters enlightened, morally responsible
leadership and convenes leaders and policymakers to address the
foremost challenges of our time. Numerous Aspen Institute programs
are either currently underway, or being developed, to promote
sustainable peace and justice throughout the world, to advance a
better understanding of Islamic society and culture, and to explore
the values that underlie our decisions.
Three such programs are:
1) The Justice & Society program, that will consist of
seminars for U.S. and foreign judges on "International Human
Rights Law: Its Use in National Jurisprudence" in hopes of
expanding the reach of the rule of law;
2) The Congressional program, that recently convened a
breakfast meeting for several members of Congress that focused on
the Islamic world in order to provide a contextual background for
making sound policy decisions, and;
3) The Global Interdependence Initiative, that helps its
partners reach a shared understanding of good global citizenship by
promoting humanitarian and development issues as part of the US
response to terrorism.
Charlotte
Museum of History
The Charlotte Museum of History has invited all public
school teachers to bring their classes to the Museum at no charge
for self-guided "Freedom Trail" visits. This presents the
opportunity for the Museum to serve as a backdrop for a discussion
of freedom, patriotism, national resolve, and religious tolerance. A
forthcoming "International Expressions of Faith Day,"
previously planned, has been slightly modified to include a panel of
faith leaders including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Seik, and
Buddhist on the subject "All Alike, Only Different."
StargazerNET
StargazerNET is making it possible for anyone, anywhere to lend a hand and made a difference in response to this national tragedy. Individuals and organizations can create message boards and mini websites to communicate, share thoughts and feelings, and create online resources so that others in need can benefit from them.
The Stargazer Foundation has accelerated the release of additional free capabilities on StargazerNET. They are temporarily waiving this nonprofit limitation so for-profit companies and other commercial enterprises can also use StargazerNET to support those aspects of their business activities that have been curtailed as a result of the attacks. StargazerNET provides three major Collaboration Capabilities that can be used to augment normal travel and face-to-face meetings. The following capabilities can be used to support an organization's internal activities, or to communicate with its members, constituents, and customers:
- Conference Rooms: real time discussions between
participants.
- Message Boards: on-going discussions over an extended
period of time that can branch into discussions on many
subtopics.
- Moderated Discussions: real time or extended
discussions designed to simulate meetings and seminars, and may
involve speakers, moderators, participants, and an audience. Any
information already on the Web can be shown as reference
materials during the discussions.
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