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Environmental Governance and Managing the Earth

"Biocivilization" for the Sustainability of Life and of the Planet. Video on the Workshop
¤ FnWG Team, iBase, Traversées ¤ 24 August 2011
Rio de Janeiro, August 10-12, 2011 A short video of the seminar The purpose of this meeting was to add our bit to the construction of a citizens’ movement facing the challenge of Rio+20. Participants were asked to work on a citizen agenda, which will be different from the official agenda. This agenda starts with a fundamental question: What ethical, political, and philosophical "biocivilization" basics are needed for the sustainability of life and of the planet? Participants were divided (...) read more

Legal Principles of a New World Governance

The Great Together
¤ Confucius, Los Cuatro Payasos Muertos, Traversées, Wikipedia ¤ 7 June 2011
Confucius (?? -k?ngz?-, literally “Master Kong”) (September 28, 551 B.C. - 479 BC) was a Chinese thinker, the creator of Confucianism, and one of the most influential figures in Chinese history. The teachings of Confucius have survived thanks to his Anaclets, which contain some of the discussions he had with his disciples. Biography Confucius was born in the town of Qufu in the former state of Lu, now part of the Shandong Province, in the Kong family, a noble family of landowners. His (...) read more

Citizens’ Reappropriation of Politics

When Dreams Come True
¤ Jee, Latino d’Arabia, Martin Luther King Jr., Traversées ¤ 24 November 2010
From speeches delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. The 28th of August of 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. And the 3rd of April of 1968 at Mason Temple, Memphis, Tennesee. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil-rights movement. He is best-known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent (...) read more

Managing Territories, Cities, and the Rural World

Videos on the Seminar "What Brazil and What Amazonia Does the World Need?"
¤ FnWG Team, iBase, Traversées ¤ 20 May 2010
On May 8-9, 2008, the Seminar “What Brazil and What Amazonia Does the World Need?” was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was organized by IBASE and the FnWG and attracted some 30 actors from different fields around the region to discuss the question of governance in Amazonia. The Amazon basin is the object of a constant struggle: on the one hand, there is a desire to exploit its natural resources and on the other, the need to preserve its biological and human diversity. Above all else, it (...) read more

Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace Building

Like a Rainbow Nation
¤ Nelson Mandela, NP, Matt, Lee, Mr. Cool, Izzy e Capton, Traversées ¤ 16 February 2010
This video was prepared on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s liberation from prison. It is based on Nelson Mandela’s inauguration speech when he took office as President of the Democratic South African Republic, in Pretoria on May 10, 1994. From the Document Database: What South Africa Does the World Need? Paul Graham, IDASA 21 October 2009 The intention of this paper is to stimulate discussion on the existing opportunities to change the world and the extent (...) read more

Videos of the Governance and Ressentiment Seminar
¤ FnWG Team, Traversées ¤ 23 September 2009
The "Governance and Ressentiment" seminar was held in Iquique, Chile, on December 5 and 6, 2008. It brought together various actors and intellectuals of the South Cone to work on the theme of ressentiment, which is rooted in the reality of the region and is also relevant globally. It was organized by CORAYUN and by the FnWG in the framework of a process leading to a South Cone Citizen Assembly. Speeches and interviews are in Spanish and in French only. The meeting (Spanish & French, (...) read more

For this author, you will find on this Web site 6 article(s) in English, 7 article(s) in Spanish, 7 article(s) in French, 2 article(s) in chinese.


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