"The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate,
but they endure when people of every background
and belief find a way to set aside smaller differences
in service of a greater purpose"
Barack Hussein Obama
President of the USA
February 10, 2009
The Shared Societies Project is a Club of Madrid global initiative that provides leaders with greater understanding of the benefits of social cohesion and the incentives and means to act to advance it. The project supports democratic development through leadership for dialogue, diversity and social cohesion.
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PROJECT NEWS
18 June 2009. The World Youth Movement for Democracy has announced its 6th annual Global Essay Contest. This year’s questions focus on youth’s perspective on and engagement with democracy to connect them to larger democracy movements. The Shared Societies Project invites youth to participate and bring the idea of Shared Societies with the theme of the contest. For more information on the contest click here
Download here the report of the Global Forum on Leadership for Shared Societies, held last November in Rotterdam. The Report reminds us that the question of how to live together and manage ethnic, cultural, religious and other identity differences while protecting and preserving human dignity may be the most important conversation of our time.
The Club de Madrid Invites World Leaders and Civil Society to Mark International Day of Cultural Diversity, celebrated worldwide this coming Thursday, 21 May, by supporting its Call for Action on Leadership for Shared Societies. This Call to Action requires leaders to intensify efforts at the national and local level to ensure that social cohesion and shared societies become a key priority in how they lead and govern. More
The Town Council of Córdoba unanimously voted in plenary session to adhere to the Club of Madrid’s Call to Action on Leadership for Shared Societies. Madrid, 6 May 2009. The Town Council of Córdoba unanimously voted in plenary session to adhere to the Club of Madrid’s Call to Action on Leadership for Shared Societies that seeks for social cohesion and a safer world for diversity. More
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