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[[Future Worlds Center]] ranked second place in the final election round for the 2011 [[Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures]] and was awarded an Honourable Mention for the highly-esteemed work on intercultural dialogue for the promotion of freedom and citizenship. The [[Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures]] is a very prestigious award given by the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures <ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lindh_Euro-Mediterranean_Foundation_for_the_Dialogue_Between_Cultures Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures] </ref> an organization operating in 43 countries having over a 1000 organizational members, founded to honor Anna Lindh <ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lindh Anna Lindh] </ref> for her pioneer work.
[[Future Worlds Center]] ranked second place in the final election round for the 2011 [[Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures]] and was awarded an Honourable Mention for the highly-esteemed work on intercultural dialogue for the promotion of freedom and citizenship. The [[Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures]] is a very prestigious award given by the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures <ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lindh_Euro-Mediterranean_Foundation_for_the_Dialogue_Between_Cultures Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures] </ref> an organization operating in 43 countries having over a 1000 organizational members, founded to honor Anna Lindh <ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lindh Anna Lindh] </ref> for her pioneer work.


The nomination was done by [[Heiner Beinking]] of the German wing of the Anna Lindh. He based his proposal on the following:  
The nomination was done by [[Heiner Benking]] of the German wing of the Anna Lindh. He based his proposal on the following:  


# The high number of structured democratic dialogues implemented by the organization.
# The high number of structured democratic dialogues<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Chronological_List_of_SDDPs_by_Future_Worlds_Center_and_Associates Chronological List of SDDPs by Future Worlds Center and Associates]</ref> implemented by the organization.


# Notable projects which promote dialogue, such as [[Act Beyond Borders]], [[Teach MDGs]], [[Multicultural Cyprus]], [[Moblang]], etc.
# Notable projects which promote dialogue, such as [[Act Beyond Borders]], [[Teach MDGs]], [[Multicultural Cyprus]], [[Moblang]], etc.

Revision as of 08:26, 14 October 2011

Future Worlds Center ranked second place in the final election round for the 2011 Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures and was awarded an Honourable Mention for the highly-esteemed work on intercultural dialogue for the promotion of freedom and citizenship. The Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures is a very prestigious award given by the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures [1] an organization operating in 43 countries having over a 1000 organizational members, founded to honor Anna Lindh [2] for her pioneer work.

The nomination was done by Heiner Benking of the German wing of the Anna Lindh. He based his proposal on the following:

  1. The high number of structured democratic dialogues[3] implemented by the organization.
  1. Notable projects which promote dialogue, such as Act Beyond Borders, Teach MDGs, Multicultural Cyprus, Moblang, etc.
  1. The world-wide initiatives and books of the members of its Board Aleco Christakis,[4],[5] Yiannis Laouris,[6] Harry Anastasiou,[7] Kerstin Wittig and Romina Laouri.



References

  1. ↑ Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures
  2. ↑ Anna Lindh
  3. ↑ Chronological List of SDDPs by Future Worlds Center and Associates
  4. ↑ Aleco Christakis and Kenneth C. Bausch.(2006). Co-laboratories of democracy: how people harness their collective wisdom to create the future. Boston, MA: Information Age Publishing.
  5. ↑ Aleco Christakis and Tom R. Flanangan (2009). The Talking Point:Creating an Environment for Exploring Complex Meaning. Boston, MA: Information Age Publishing.
  6. ↑ Yiannis Laouris (2011). Masks of Demons: A journey into the Discovering and Breaking of Stereotypes in a Society in Conflict. CreateSpace, USA
  7. ↑ Harry Anastasiou (2008). The Broken Olive Branch . Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and the Quest for Peace in Cyprus. Syracuse University Press, NY
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