25-07-2009, 06:18 AM
Friedrich Naumann Stiftung
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The Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) "is the Foundation for liberal politics. Established in 1958 by [url=http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Theodor_Heuss&action=edit]Theodor Heuss, the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany, it promotes individual freedom and liberalism.
"The Foundation follows the ideals of the protestant theologian, Friedrich Naumann. At the beginning of the last century, Naumann was a leading German liberal thinker and politician. He resolutely backed the idea of civic education. Naumann believed that a functioning democracy needs politically informed and educated citizens. According to him, civic education is a prerequisite for political participation and thus for democracy.
"In this regard, the Foundation is an agent of organized liberalism. It promotes this through civic education, international political dialogues, and political counselling. The Foundation has numerous offices in Europe, Africa, America and Asia. It also enjoys close links with Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Liberal International (LI)." [1]
Recent News
"Liberal International (LI) and the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and the Taiwan Fund for Democracy, organized the conference “Strengthening Networks and Combating Human Trafficking” in Taipei, Taiwan from December 7-10 2007. Hosted by the Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan (DPP), the conference was designed to create awareness of human trafficking in Asia, to analyze its dynamics and to work out policy responses. It also looked at the role of liberal parties and parliamentarians in the promotion and protection of human rights." [2]
Contact
Web: http://www.fnst-freiheit.org
References
From SourceWatch
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The Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) "is the Foundation for liberal politics. Established in 1958 by [url=http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Theodor_Heuss&action=edit]Theodor Heuss, the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany, it promotes individual freedom and liberalism.
"The Foundation follows the ideals of the protestant theologian, Friedrich Naumann. At the beginning of the last century, Naumann was a leading German liberal thinker and politician. He resolutely backed the idea of civic education. Naumann believed that a functioning democracy needs politically informed and educated citizens. According to him, civic education is a prerequisite for political participation and thus for democracy.
"In this regard, the Foundation is an agent of organized liberalism. It promotes this through civic education, international political dialogues, and political counselling. The Foundation has numerous offices in Europe, Africa, America and Asia. It also enjoys close links with Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Liberal International (LI)." [1]
Recent News
"Liberal International (LI) and the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and the Taiwan Fund for Democracy, organized the conference “Strengthening Networks and Combating Human Trafficking” in Taipei, Taiwan from December 7-10 2007. Hosted by the Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan (DPP), the conference was designed to create awareness of human trafficking in Asia, to analyze its dynamics and to work out policy responses. It also looked at the role of liberal parties and parliamentarians in the promotion and protection of human rights." [2]
Contact
Web: http://www.fnst-freiheit.org
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- Arab Thought Forum
- Palestinian Youth Union
References
- ↑ About, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, accessed December 24, 2007.
- ↑ Strengthening Networks and Combating Human Trafficking: LI and CALD Hold a Conference on Human Rights, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, accessed December 24, 2007.
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