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The objectives of the research project are:
1. To understand the ideas associated with "Responsibility" in the 11 languages / cultural contexts of the participants in the project
2. To identify consequences of these understandings for social practices in those cultural contexts
3. To find common elements unfolded in these understandings
4. To contribute to an intercultural dialogue (...) |
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The Indian Charter facilitation team, in association with Activity, an edutainment company, has successfully facilitated the drafting of Indian Children’s Charter of Social and Environmental Responsibilities for the second year.
Horlicks Wizkids – 2007, a personality competition that recognizes the outstanding students, who are all-rounders and have a good balance of character & (...) |
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Dr. Sylvia Guerrero of the University of the Philippines facilitated a workshop attended by ten participants on the topic Cultures and Responsibility last March 31, 2006. The workshop focused on the concepts of indigenous responsibility. The result of the workshop will be part of the data that will be incorporated in a chapter of a book on Ethical Foundations and Social Practices (a (...) |
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In a period of increasing international communication - which by its very nature is intercultural - there is a tendency to use concepts which are supposed to be understood in the same way by communities rooted in a great variety of different histories and cultural contexts all over the world. This leads to numerous intercultural misunderstandings and (...) |
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It seems that a sense of responsibility (grounded in parenthood) is found among all groups of human beings. However, the way in which responsibility is assumed and accounted for is deeply embedded in each cultural context. |
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In this article we will focus in particular on the relationship between Cultures and Responsibility in connection with the new challenges humankind has to face. This requires to be clear about the two concepts. |
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We will focus this year the topical approaches with sub-regional dimension in different contexts. |
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Latin American Meeting on Culture, Ethics and Responsibility
Santiago, January 17 2005
Paper by Gustavo Marin•,
at a Latin American Meeting
On Culture, Ethics and Responsibility
Santiago, January 17 2005
Fifty years ago, in 1955, Nelson Mandela and those who were in the liberation movement with him held the Congress of the People in Kliptown, a poor neighbourhood located in Cape City. (...) |
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Regional Activities -
Asia -
Challenges
by Sudha REDDY, 1 April 2005
Languages, cultures and understanding
As the process of translations of the Charter texts began, the translators had difficulty in finding one-to-one equations in words and expressions that can effectively convey the sense of the Principles to the lowest common denominator among the public.
Language being culture specific, connotative meanings take precedence over denotative meanings in any (...) |
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Intercultural Research Group -
Intercultural Glossary
, 24 February 2005
Why an intercultural dialogue?
How can we explain the cultural differences between significations ?
Questions on the semantic field of the word "responsibility". |
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In 2003, through the Alliance21 project, an environmental initiative was held in Samoa as part of the opening of the Nofoalii Centre for Cultural Research. Leaders of this Centre are on the committee for the Charter for Responsibility, with the Samoan members maintaining project work in the Pacific and in New Zealand.
A symposium was held in New Zealand in November 2004, supported by the (...) |
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In order to work on the priorities, we started to work in the direction of the three objectives mentioned in the article “Objectives”.
Our priority was in 4 areas: Education, Social sectors and governance, Cultural and Communication, focusing in the segments: environmental movement, teachers and youth network, human rights and peace-driven movements, citizenship-driven entities, workers in (...) |
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The Charter
The military and responsibility 
Horlicks wizkids Workshop–Report -2007
Cultures and Responsibility Workshop
Samoa, Culture and Environment
2004 in Brazil: launching local and national programs
