The goals of the international cultural association
named Reset Dialogues on Civilizations –
which recognizes and highly estimates the value of cultural
differences – are the following:
- Promoting dialogue and the culture of dialogue in
the world
- Promoting the culture of freedom, of human rights,
and of the rule of law
- Reducing the tensions that might rise from cultural
differences and favouring conditions for pacific resolutions
of conflicts.
In order to achieve our aims, the Association resolves
to provide its specific contribution through debates,
meetings, seminars, and publications; to promote cultural
understanding on the basis of reciprocity and
equal dignity; to oppose exclusivist and intolerant
trends of ethnic nationalism, racism, religious fanaticism,
and fundamentalism - which often lead to violence, terrorism,
and conflicts.
The promotion of dialogue shall not and cannot be understood
as an escape from responsibilities in the face of human
rights violations, crimes against humanity or terrorist
actions according to the definition proposed by UN Secretary
General.
Description of the Association’s Activities
Reset Dialogues on Civilizations intends to
achieve its goals through:
- an annual convention with several international guests
in a venue pertaining to the chosen topic
- two or three lectures throughout the year in different
venues so to guarantee the best impact on the international
press
- the direct and indirect promotion of publications
that will suit the association’s goals
- the circulation of news on social activities and pertaining
topics, both through the website and through a monthly
newsletter in English and Italian.
Characteristics of intercultural dialogue
Promoting dialogue and the culture of dialogue
means activating initiatives which create conditions
of equal dignity for all parties. This should help to
spread the knowledge and the practice of the rules of
and conditions for a fruitful exchange of ideas. The
Association’s aim is to create an environment
of mutual trust and respect among partners, by promoting
the knowledge of the respective cultures as well as
expanding dialogue. Such result can be obtained through
knowledge involving the past as well as the future.
The Association will encompass various branches of knowledge
and practice: history, philosophy, social sciences,
economy, fine arts, show business, communication, journalism,
and politics. Each time it will choose topics, disciplines,
interlocutors and places which will seem most suitable
for its general purposes.
The Association will organize events through its network
of intellectuals, journalists, politicians, activists,
and associations that are already operating in this
direction in various branches of knowledge and in various
world’s areas. In this sense, the Association
intends to pursue the line of action promoted by the
magazine Reset, entrusting its realization
to Reset’s executive group and network
of contributors. The Association will promote the circulation
of ideas, information and writings among different cultural
areas for a better understanding and comprehension of
their respective backgrounds, history, and problems.
It will support policies aiming at the circulation of
ideas, free speech, free press, and freedom of association.
The Association will be the first step to a more ambitious,
continuative project of a Foundation.
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