Welcome to the third edition of The Overbrook Foundation Newsletter. In this edition you will find reports, news, and articles from and about our grantees that highlight and celebrate their work and accomplishments which is supported in part by The Overbrook Foundation.

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Eco-Logic - Time magazine published an article on The Coffee Widows in Rwanda where Eco-Logic is performing its work. Some of the survivors of the genocide of the past are forming their own coffee co-ops and building a new future.

Environmental Defense Fund - EDF's periodic newsletter comments on some of their work with Starbucks and Bank of America. An in-depth article discusses the use of antibiotics in hog farming, click here to read.

Forest Ethics - Forest Ethics continues to turn up the heat on Victoria's Secret and their print catalog. You can view the ad placed in The New York Times.

Forest Stewardship Council U.S. - Large companies seeking Forest Stewardship certification are driving conservation efforts among catalogue printers and distributors.

ISEAL - A new report from ISEAL comments on the relationship between stakeholders and standards development - a form of corporate social responsibility. Easy to say, hard to implement correctly.

New York Botanical Garden - A description of their work building conservation bridges for sustainable forest development in Mexico. A long term goal is to seek the Forest Stewardship certification.

World Watch News - World Watch Institute was busy with energy tipping, China Watch and Google News. Read more about all of their work.

Advocates for Youth - Sex education - Isn't it time to listen to the pediatricians and not the politicians? Strong words from a Foundation grantee match the lawsuit filed by SIECUS and Advocates. Read the press statement by clicking here.

Alliance For Justice - A Washington Post article profiles AFJ's President, Nan Aaron and their work surrounding the Supreme Court. In addition, you can read about AFJ's reasons for opposing Alito's nomination. Their newest website, www.supremecourtwatch.org, serves as the internet component to protect the Supreme Court. It provides background information on the court, outlines landmark 5-4 decisions, gives a concise bio of each Justice, provides an overview of the nominations process, links to the results of national polls sponsored by AFJ, and hosts an acclaimed Supreme Court Pod cast.

American Constitution Society - A two-page newsletter of their recent activities highlights some of their recent efforts.

Center for Reproductive Rights - The FDA continues to put politics before women's health and a lawsuit filed in Kansas that focuses on the definition of "child abuse" as it pertains to sexual information. Click here to read more.

Community HIV AIDS Mobilization Project - CHAMP News, Fall 2005, discusses their latest project, A RoadMap To End AIDS.

Corporate Accountability International - Comments on a proposed U.N. treaty on the human right to water and other stories that can be viewed by clicking on the links in this news release. You can also read what TerraViva Europe thinks about this subject in their commentary by clicking here.

Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing - In the August issue of their newsletter, Pipeline, you will find news about the work of this grantee and what youth groups are doing across the country. Overbrook program officer, Rini Banerjee, wrote a commentary of Youth's work in Los Angeles.

GPAC - Gender Public Advocacy talks about their progress in their newsletter; articles on gender identity in the workplace and in New York City schools.

Harlem United - This Overbrook grantee expands their services with a PCDC loan and can now accommodate additional clients.

Human Rights Center - HRC in conjunction with the government of Chile, offers a postgraduate course in human rights and democracy. For the 2005 term, 25 individuals will attend the course.

Human Rights First - Human Rights First has led the effort to support and enact an amendment offered by Senator McCain which would reinforce the ban on cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees. Human Rights First organized military leaders to join the human rights, medical and legal communities in supporting this amendment.

IGLA - Civil unions in Argentina, political lobbying with style. A remarkable achievement in a conservative country with a strong religious background.

Institute for America's Future - The Apollo Alliance is a project of the Institute For America's Future and has been working at the state and municipal level to advance clean energy job formation. There can be significant job creation potential as one of their reports details.

IPA - The IPA's work in their various key programs is described in their periodic newsletter. For every $1 of funding, the IPA reaches 3 more Americans with relevant ... independent ... media.

International Planned Parenthood Federation - A recent Letter to the Editor from IPPF/WHR Regional Director Carmen Barroso was published in The Economist, regarding the negative impacts of The Global Gag rule on women and families worldwide.

National Women's Law Center - Stalling tactics by the FDA over emergency contraception is discussed in this short document with a link to more information.

New California Media - Voices from the storm, Katrina and the people of New Orleans are viewed: African-Americans, Vietnamese and Koreans are all part of the ethic variety in this part of the country.

PATH - The Foundation's support has furthered activities of the PATH and International Youth Foundation collaborative project Meeting the Reproductive Health Needs of Youth Through Employment Programs.

Planned Parenthood - In the 2005-2006 Supreme Court session, Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood will be heard. This case relates to the notification of a adult when a minor intends to undergo an abortion. And in a historical vein, PBS Frontline will broadcast, The Last Abortion Clinic. You can read the press release and there are links to PBS program material. Click here for the PBS material.

Shared Interest - With the help of a grant from The Overbrook Foundation, Shared Interest mobilizes resources for South Africa's economically disenfranchised communities to sustain themselves and build an equitable nation.

WITNESS - This Overbrook grantee announces the publication of a new media publication, Video for Change: A Guide for Advocacy and Change. WITNESS will distribute the video to their network of human rights groups

Young People For - Their periodic newsletter describes some of their work in the past few months at educational institutions across the nation.

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