[14/11/2008 10:00:00] Sports journalists and anti-discrimination specialists from across Europe gathered in Strasbourg on 20 November for a seminar marking the Council of Europe’s ''Speak out against Discrimination'' campaign. The seminar provided an opportunity to scrutinise the ''media perspective'' of sport and discrimination. It included a presentation by the football-player Lilian Thuram, president of the foundation Education against Racism. On 21 November, at a conference entitled 'Sport more...
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An ERICarts Study for the European Commission
From January to December 2007, the European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research (ERICarts Institute) worked together with a group of 12 key experts / special advisors and 37 national correspondents to investigate concepts of intercultural dialogue, their challenges do different sectors such as culture, education, sports or youth, and main actors involved in their promotion. The Study includes 50 recommendations to European and national actor more...
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ARS DOR unifies and presents a new generation of art managers, curators, young artists and intellectuals of Moldova. Since its establishment in 2002 ARS DOR organizes projects aimed at revival of society through art, creating an alternative for young intellectuals from cultural fields such as visual art, music, literature, anthropology, philosophy, etc. ARS DOR has experience in implementing various socio-cultural projects, such as internationals artistic camps, art exhibitions, launches of book more...
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European artists, musicians, writers, poets, film-makers, actors, academicians and intellectuals are Ambassadors of culture, who can build bridges between European countries, people and cultures by encouraging and enhancing dialogue and interaction between them, more successfully than politicians. Artists from the countries in the process of European integration should not wait until their countries will be integrated in the EU politically and economically – they should do it through culture a more...
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A Statement of the Steering Committee of the World Movement for Democracy, January 2008.
Every few years, the Steering Committee of the World Movement for Democracy issues a statement assessing the state of democracy around the world and identifying priority challenges that the World Movement should address through its networks, global assemblies, and various activities. In January 2008, the Steering Committee issued a statement on the 'Current Challenges to Democracy' with growing concern over more...
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On October 30, the Rafto Foundation, a Norway-based human rights organization, awarded Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with its 2008 Human Rights Award. He received the 2008 Rafto Award for his work with civil society, especially women. The DRC faces a grave humanitarian crisis. Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué brings hope for peace, reconciliation and human dignity to a people who have long suffered from the conflict in the DRC. The most frequent ta more...
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On September 29, the Hong Kong-based China Labour Bulletin and Canada’s International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights & Democracy) released a report that reveals that a large part of China’s remarkable economic development has been achieved at the expense of the basic rights of millions of former state-owned enterprise workers. “No Way Out: Worker Activism in China’s State-Owned Enterprise Reforms” is based on five years of research. It draws extensively on more...
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