I. Glasnost Defense Fund Publications

II. EcoDefense and SEU's Anti-Nuclear Campaign Against Ship with Uranium

III. New Movement "For Decent Childhood"

ANNOUNCEMENTS
IV. Round Table in Moscow City Hall on Ethnic Education

V. World Bank Announces the Robert McNamara Fellowship for 1997

I. Glasnost Defense Fund Publications

To mark its fifth anniversary, the Glasnost Defense Foundation published two brochures about their achievements during this period. The first brochure is brief and covers the main programs of the Foundation, their funding sources, and future projects. The second brochure is an "analytical and biographical profile" of the organization, based on their archive materials. The main goal of the Foundation stated in both brochures is to provide legal support to journalists and other media workers and promote laws to protect journalists' rights and freedom of speech. Both publications complement each other in providing different perspectives on the work of the Foundation.

Contact information:
Glasnost Defense Foundation
Zubovsky b-r 4, kom.432
Moscow 119021
Tel.: (095) 201-4420, 201-3242
Fax: (095) 201-4947
E-mail: [email protected]

II. EcoDefense and SEU's Anti-Nuclear Campaign Against Ship with Uranium

The Kaliningrad-based organization EcoDefense and the Anti- Nuclear Campaign of the Socio-Ecological Union (SEU) are protesting the entrance of the ship "Amber-2" with uranium cargo into the port of Kaliningrad. Coincidentally, the ship arrived in Kaliningrad on July 31, during the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Russian fleet. The ship stopped on its way from St.Petersburg to San Francisco. According to the Law on Use of Nuclear Energy, Kaliningrad should not accept ships with such cargo to avoid potential damage to the environment and health of the population. On July 29, the city of Klaipeda, Lithuania, denied the ship access to its port. EcoDefense and SEU's Anti-Nuclear Campaign started a campaign to prevent entrance of the ship into the port of Kaliningrad and to demand that the city of Kaliningrad should be declared a non-nuclear zone which will prevent such incidents in the future.

III. New Movement "For Decent Childhood"

The movement "For Decent Childhood" was established in March 1996 in Moscow to support disabled children, orphans, and children from broken families and families with many children. The movement consists of only 8 members representing teachers, doctors, sociologists, and a lawyer. Movement members help find sponsors and partners to provide medical treatment for ill children, to buy furniture and other things for orphanage houses, and to obtain and distribute humanitarian aid from foreign organizations. The movement has managed to get support from a number of Moscow's international corporations and Russian business firms. For instance, with the support of a company named "Ellipse," the firm "BIS+," and a few Moscow autoshops the movement purchased and distributed Italian-made wheelchairs to children. A computer company "SITES" donated a computer and helped to buy an expensive prosthetic appliance for a girl in Tyumen oblast, and the company AMT donated a pager.

Contact information in Moscow:
ul. Polbina d.52
Tel./Fax: (095) 332-2119
Contact: Elizaveta Loginova, chair

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IV. Round Table in Moscow City Hall on Ethnic Education

On August 27, the Department of education of the Moscow Government and Ministry of Publications will organize a round table on ethnic education with participation of representatives of other governmental officials, ethnic schools of Moscow, and Moscow's ethnic diasporas. The meeting begins at 10:00 in Big Hall (Sector A) of the City Hall.
Address: Novy Arbat 36
Contact tel.: (095) 290-8888

V. World Bank Announces the Robert McNamara Fellowship for 1997

The annual scholarship is awarded for research on economic development. The 1997 priority research topic for the fellowship is "The Role of NGOs in Development." A stipend of $7500 covers research expenses and does not support dissertation projects. Applicants must be citizens and residents of a developing country which is a member of the World Bank, have a Master's degree (or equivalent), be up to 35 years old (with exception up to 40 years old), and must conduct research in their country of residence in cooperation with local research institutions. The application deadline for 1997 scholarships is December 31, 1996. (Information from "The Economist," July 20, 1996, code RSM/97/2)

Contact information:
The Robert McNamara Fellowships Program
World Bank Headquarters
1818 H Street NW,
Room M-4010
Washington, DC 20433 USA

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