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The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation European Medal of Tolerance The purpose of the prize is to honor and reward extraordinary creative achievements in the promotion of tolerance. The ultimate aim is to draw attention to successful undertakings that may serve as models for others in the field of tolerance and peace-building. The prize thus recognizes effectiveness as well as vision; impact assessment is a part of the nomination and evaluation process. This prize is dedicated to effective implementation of the Principles of Tolerance in both public and private spheres, in particular in the policy making process, legislative action on the national and regional level, and law enforcement activities as well as in the arts, education, culture, science and communication. The prize is to be awarded to persons, groups of persons, non-governmental, governmental and intergovernmental organizations and institutions for exceptional contribu- tions to, and leadership in, the promotion of tolerance on the European continent and to the fight against the most odious forms of intolerance such as xenophobia, anti-Semitism, aggressive nationalism, political extremism and racially-motivated hate crime. The prize may also be awarded to the families of outstanding individuals who have lost their lives in the struggle against intolerance. The prize is in form of a gold ‘European Medal of Tolerance’ presented to the recipient as a concrete and lasting token of the award. The first presentation of the Medal of Tolerance was held on November 11, 2008 in the context of the Week of Tolerance in Europe. It was awarded to His Majesty Juan Carlos I, the King of Spain. Conference “Towards Reconciliation” The conference “Towards Reconciliation – Experiences, Techniques and Opportunities for Europe” took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia, October 24-25, 2010. The aim was to examine the role of politics, culture, media, religion and civil society in the process of dealing with the past. The participation of over 150 representa- tives from societies which shared a (post)-conflict experi- ence inspired a mutually advantageous comparative debate across regions, disciplines and generations. The initiative was dedicated to further foster the devel- opment of commemorative cultures in Southeast Europe on the basis of European and international experiences. It was organized together by the ECTR, the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Bosch Stiftung, with the support of sev- eral other leading European Foundations. More Information The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation Official Seat: 32, avenue Maurice 1000 Brussels, Belgium Contact: Office of the former President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski Al.Przyjaciol 8/5, 00-565 Warsaw, Poland Tel : +48-22-622-66-03 Fax: +48-22-629-48-16 e-mail: [email protected] The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation Projekt2 srebri_Layout 1 10/13/10 11:13 PM Page 1
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The European
Council
on Tolerance
and Reconciliation
European Medal
of Tolerance
The purpose of the prize is to honor and reward extraordinary creative achievements in the promotion of tolerance. The ultimate aim is to draw attention to successfulundertakings that may serve as models for others in the fieldof tolerance and peace-building. The prize thus recognizes effectiveness as well as vision; impact assessment is a part ofthe nomination and evaluation process.
This prize is dedicated to effective implementation of thePrinciples of Tolerance in both public and private spheres,in particular in the policy making process, legislative action on the national and regional level, and law enforcement activities as well as in the arts, education, culture, science and communication.
The prize is to be awarded to persons, groups of persons,non-governmental, governmental and intergovernmentalorganizations and institutions for exceptional contribu-tions to, and leadership in, the promotion of tolerance onthe European continent and to the fight against the mostodious forms of intolerance such as xenophobia, anti-Semitism, aggressive nationalism, political extremismand racially-motivated hate crime.
The prize may also be awarded to the families of outstandingindividuals who have lost their lives in the struggle againstintolerance.
The prize is in form of a gold ‘European Medal of Tolerance’ presented to the recipient as a concrete and lasting token of the award.
The first presentation of the Medal of Tolerance was heldon November 11, 2008 in the context of the Week of Tolerance in Europe. It was awarded to His Majesty JuanCarlos I, the King of Spain.
Conference
“Towards Reconciliation”
The conference “Towards Reconciliation – Experiences,Techniques and Opportunities for Europe” took place inDubrovnik, Croatia, October 24-25, 2010.
The aim was to examine the role of politics, culture,media, religion and civil society in the process of dealingwith the past. The participation of over 150 representa-tives from societies which shared a (post)-conflict experi-ence inspired a mutually advantageous comparativedebate across regions, disciplines and generations.
The initiative was dedicated to further foster the devel-opment of commemorative cultures in Southeast Europeon the basis of European and international experiences.It was organized together by the ECTR, the BertelsmannStiftung and the Bosch Stiftung, with the support of sev-eral other leading European Foundations.
More InformationThe European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation Official Seat:32, avenue Maurice1000 Brussels, Belgium
Contact:Office of the former President of Poland Aleksander KwasniewskiAl.Przyjaciol 8/5, 00-565 Warsaw, PolandTel : +48-22-622-66-03Fax: +48-22-629-48-16e-mail: [email protected]
The European
Council
on Tolerance
and Reconciliation
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The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation
is an international NGO, established in October 2008by Aleksander Kwasniewski, former President of Polandand Moshe Kantor, President of the European JewishCongress. The idea of the Council dates back to the International Stockholm Forum on the Holocaust organized by the Swedish Government on the 26-28 January 2000, which emphasized that the whole interna-tional community shares a solemn responsibility to fightsuch evils as racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia.
The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation
is a non-partisan and non-governmental institution. It isenvisaged to be an opinion-making and advisory bodyon international tolerance promotion, reconciliation andeducation. It fosters understanding and tolerance amongpeoples of various ethnic origin; educates on techniquesof reconciliation; facilitates post-conflict social apprehen-sions; monitors chauvinistic behaviors, proposes pro-tolerance initiatives and legal solutions.
The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation
consists of distinguished representatives of the civic society in Europe and beyond. ECTR Members have allproven with their past and current activities the importance they attribute to the remembrance of thepast, promoting tolerance and combating racism andxenophobia today in Europe. The seat of the ECTR is inBrussels.
ECTR Members
Aleksander Kwaśniewski - former President of Poland,Chairman of ECTR
Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor - President of the European Jewish Congress and the World Holocaust Forum, Co-Chairman of ECTR
Jose María Aznar - former Prime Minister of Spain
Erhard Busek - former Special Coordinator for theStability Pact for Southeast Europe and former Vice-Chancellor of Austria
Talât Sait Halman - former Minister of Culture of theTurkish Republic, Professor of Bilkent University
Václav Havel - former President of the Czech Republic
Igor Ivanov - former Foreign Minister and Secretaryof the Security Council of Russia
Milan Kučan - former President of Slovenia
Alfred Moisiu - former President of Albania
Göran Persson - former Prime Minister of Sweden
Rita Süssmuth - former Speaker of the GermanBundestag
Vilma Trajkovska - President of the Boris TrajkovskiInternational Foundation, Macedonia
George Vassiliou - former President of the Republicof Cyprus
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga - former President of Latvia
Ireneusz Bil - Secretary General of ECTR
Projects and Initiatives:
European Day of ToleranceThe ECTR was one of the organizers of the European Dayof Tolerance on the 10th November 2008 in the EuropeanParliament in Brussels, with the participation of Hans-GeorgPottering, Jacques Barrot, Gunter Verheugen, and manyothers. The Council put forward to the European public theprojects of a European Convention on Tolerance and a proposal for a White Book on Tolerance.
White Book on Tolerance in EuropeOne of ECTR's main goals is the promotion of tolerance andreconciliation through research and observation of Tolerancein Europe. It is done through the publication of a WhiteBook on Tolerance, which is to:- Remind societies and political spheres of Europe aboutthe need for a continuous struggle for tolerance.- Present ECTR's assessment of the current state of Tolerance in Europe, assessment of intolerance and itsroots in particular societies.- Show the positive and encouraging side of tolerance inEurope.- Presenting examples of pro-tolerance and tolerance-related initiatives in Europe - "What can YOU do for tolerance in Europe?"
World Forum „Let My People Live!”The ECTR has co-organized the “Let My People Live!”World Forum to mark the day 65 Anniversary of the of theliberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, and washeld in Krakow, Poland, on January 27, 2010.The Forum was held under the honorary patronage ofPresident of Poland Lech Kaczyński, President of theEuropean Parliament Jerzy Buzek and the first PermanentPresident of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.It was attended i.a. by nearly 100 deputies from the EuropeanParliament led by Jerzy Buzek, and other official delegationsfrom all over the world.U.S. President Barack Obama and President of FranceNicolas Sarkozy sent recorded messages to the Forum’sParticipants.
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and Reconciliation
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