Translation and diffusion of the Charter in Lebanon in 2004

Translation to Arabic and publication

The Charter of Human Responsibilities was translated to Arabic. We published it in 5.000 copies and decorated it with old Arabic calligraphy.

Meetings on the philosophy of the Charter and the strategies of diffusion

Two meetings in Beirut (64 persons) and in Nabatiyyeh in the south (72 persons) were organized in October 2004 to present the Charter of Human Responsibilities and to discuss the philosophy guiding it.
Teachers, social movements representatives, and students activists were present.

Comments were given on the following:

 The necessity of emphasizing the human interdependence on issues of dignity, freedom and respect. The idea that we are not really free when there are other people under oppression, occupation, and deprived from the basic human rights, was the idea that attracted more those who attended the meetings. They hoped it can be even more elaborated in the Charter.
 The idea of having a third universal pillar by itself is a very important one. However, it is equally important to have tools and instruments to concretize the pillar and disseminate its values massively worldwide.
 Campaigning through universities, cultural clubs, media and social movements was proposed as a strategy for Lebanon. Some participants mentioned the importance of making a media spot presenting the Charter in 30 seconds with impressive pictures and music in the background and send it to satellite channels (like al-Jazeera, the number one in the Arab region) to disseminate it.

The Media and the Charter

The Cultural Council for South Lebanon has published in Arabic 10 Alliance propositions booklets of the Alliance). A press conference was held in September 2004, following this publication, to present the booklets. We used the event to distribute copies of the Charter of Human Responsibilities to the journalists that had attended the conference.

Disseminating the Charter at the yearly book fare

Mid November and for 3 weeks, was the yearly Arabic book fare in Beirut.
We have agreed with the organizers to have a stand where we could distribute copies of the Charter of Human Responsibilities. The addresses of the FPH and the Alliance for a Responsible, Plural and United World were given to those interested in knowing more about this initiative.
The fare gathered thousands of students, families, intellectuals, authors, etc. It was a very vibrant event and it has attracted lots of media attention.

Internet as a dissemination tool

A dissemination via internet to Lebanese, Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, Egyptian, Iraqi, Bahraini, Yemeni and Palestinian NGOs, and university students through the Arab NGOs Network for Development (ANND) and the Democratic Left forum is now being developped.