Into a new and better century
The International Institute for Research and Education (IIRE)
is a research and educational centre based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
in the service of progressive activists around the world
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What is the IIRE? A brief introduction |
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From October 1st new address |
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What’s new at the IIRE? |
Evening lectures start 13 april 2007 |
IIRE pamphlet Dutch Social Forum |
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Changes at IIRE |
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Update on our move to Timorplein |
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Our programme and plans for 2006-2007 |
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Threat to solvency |
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The big move |
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Global Justice |
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Notebook bargains |
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'Different Rainbows' in Spanish |
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Our courses Global Justice School, Women’s Schools... |
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Ernest Mandel Study Centre Ernest Mandel (1923-95): economist, militant, and IIRE founder |
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The IIRE library Over 25,000 books and thousands of periodicals |
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Publications Subscribe to the Notebooks for Study and Research |
| Renting our facilities Meet, sleep and eat at the IIRE: a resource for progressive groups |
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Staff and fellows Our administrators, teachers, writers and co-thinkers |
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How you can help Donate money, give us books, volunteer your services, share your ideas... |
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Contact us iire[at]iire.org |
Threat to IIRE's newfound solvencyThe ink on the papers for selling our current building and buying the new one were barely dry when we got proof of how urgent this move is. During the last couple of years fire departments around the Netherlands have been tightening requirements for fire safety. Officials of the Amsterdam borough where our current building is located have been demanding for months that we upgrade the building as a precondition for renewal of our permit. Our argument that it would be wasteful to spend thousands on reconstructing a building that we will be leaving in 2006 fell on deaf ears. In September we received an ultimatum: replaces dozens of doors, add dozens of new smoke detectors, even add additional staircases, and more, or close. The estimated cost for meeting the borough's demands: over € 60,000.Fortunately we have found a solution that doesn't require us to spend tens of thousands of our hard-earned reserves on equipment that would be ripped out in a matter of months. Unfortunately, the solution is a more restricted permit that no longer allows us to have anybody sleep in our current building. To carry on our work over the coming year we will have to rent rooms for participants to sleep in at the Stayokay hostel in the nearby Vondelpark. Stayokay, a partner in the project at our new Timorplein location, is willing to rent us the rooms at special low rates. Still, though this will cost us less than the ¤ 60,000 in repairs, it is a substantial, unanticipated cost. And we are likely to suffer a decrease in rental income over the coming year now that we can no longer offer renters sleeping facilities on site. The overall news is still good. A big additional expense in one year's budget does not cancel out the better financial situation that we will be in once we move. We do not expect to have to appeal to the institute's friends year after year any more to help us out of a financial hole. But we do have to appeal to you now. Unless we can count once more on your generosity, this unexpected expense will make a big dent in our provisions for the institute's financial health. Please give us what you can to help us cushion this shock and move forward with our plans for the future. If you would like to help with these projects, you can make a donation to the IIRE by:
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