From November 6, 2007 to December 10, 2007, in the Documents of International Organizations Reading Room (second floor, room 207g) is open a book exhibition “From the Intolerance to the Harmony” timed to the International Day of Tolerance (November, 16).
This Day was declared in the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance adopted in 1995 during the 28th General conference of the UNESCO. This Day is annually celebrated on November 16.
Materials exposed at the exhibition reveal the issue of tolerance and intolerance. There is one of the most urgent issues of the present as under exciting conditions of a tough economic competition, migration of population, and difficult relationships among religious confessions the society feels an acute need for tolerance. In the context of global changes in social, political, and spiritual life of the world community the issues of tolerance take on special significance. Which are the ways, shapes, and consequences of global social changes? How correlate these economic processes with peoples’ peaceful aspirations and principles of tolerance, non-violence, agreement, and cooperation which are particularly strengthened in the 21st century? These and other issues are revealed at the exhibition which includes over 50 documents of international organizations (UN, UNESCO, European Union and others) in Russian, English, and Polish languages: books, periodicals, mimeographed materials of the UN, brochures, and booklets. Displayed materials reveal issues and challenges of the intolerance, and suggest various ways, methods, and programmes of the fight against extremism, xenophobia, violence, and intolerance, as well as the role of governments, nongovernmental and international organizations in the strengthening of the peace culture, pluralism, mutual respect, and peaceful co-existence.
Materials exposed at the exhibition reveal the issue of tolerance and intolerance. There is one of the most urgent issues of the present as under exciting conditions of a tough economic competition, migration of population, and difficult relationships among religious confessions the society feels an acute need for tolerance. In the context of global changes in social, political, and spiritual life of the world community the issues of tolerance take on special significance. Which are the ways, shapes, and consequences of global social changes? How correlate these economic processes with peoples’ peaceful aspirations and principles of tolerance, non-violence, agreement, and cooperation which are particularly strengthened in the 21st century? These and other issues are revealed at the exhibition which includes over 50 documents of international organizations (UN, UNESCO, European Union and others) in Russian, English, and Polish languages: books, periodicals, mimeographed materials of the UN, brochures, and booklets. Displayed materials reveal issues and challenges of the intolerance, and suggest various ways, methods, and programmes of the fight against extremism, xenophobia, violence, and intolerance, as well as the role of governments, nongovernmental and international organizations in the strengthening of the peace culture, pluralism, mutual respect, and peaceful co-existence.
The exhibition presents such subject materials as: “Social Changes and Peace Culture”, “Tolerance (Introduction into the Issue)” by S.K. Bondyreva,“Identity and Tolerance”, “From the Intolerance to the Harmony”, “Psychology and Pedagogy of Tolerance”, “Issues of Tolerance: History, Present, and Prospects” , “Tolerance of the Conscience and Development of the Tolerance (Theory and practice)”, “Tolerance and the Dynamics of the Self-conscience in the modern Russian Society” by P.M. Kozyreva, “Diagnostics of the tolerance in mass media”, “Declaration of Principles on Tolerance”, “Learning to Live Together in a Globalizing World”, and others, as well as in periodicals: “Obozrevatsel”, “The UN Bulletin”, and “Dialogue among Civilization”.
Besides that, the exhibition reveals a number of crucial issues of the development of tolerant conscience of children and teenagers. Books by S.D. Schekoldina “On the Way to the Tolerant Conscience” and “Tolerance: the Threshold of the Peace”, and “Training of the Tolerance” are dedicated to these issues. The books will be interesting for pedagogues, psychologists, social workers, and other specialists.
We invite everybody who is interested in the peace culture, cultural diversity, modern issues of dialogue among religious confessions, and issues of intolerance and tolerance.
Related links:
UNO
- Unlearning Intolerance Seminar Series (UN Chronicle)
UNESCO
Alliance for Tolerance & Freedom European Commission against Racism and Intolerance European Network against Racism
International Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance International Network of Education for Democracy, Human Rights and Tolerance Lessons in Tolerance
College of San Francisco
College of San Francisco
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (Office for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief
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