Three Years After March 11th : Regional Challenges for a Globalizing World - Safe Democracy´s International Conference
My foundation Safe Democracy --co-organizer of the International Summit on Terrorism, Democracy and Security in March of 2005 and host of the Atocha Workshop 11-M-- will bring together a diverse group of academics and experts specializing in various disciplines from all over the world on Saturday, March 10th, in Madrid. Guests will debate and work in 9 parallel groups towards solutions to the main challenges facing different regions of the world.
Posted at Safe Democracy el 2007, March 2 | # Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
One Mexican and One American Student Attacked by Skinheads in Madrid
I am very sad to report that two female students who collaborate in my foundation were attacked by Spanish Neo Nazis this weekend in the Madrid metro station of Bernabeu. One of them is badly injured with a broken jaw. They are in their mid 20's and were identified as foreigners by the skinhead gang because of their accent (they were both speaking in Spanish).
We are all extremely concerned about this xenofobic anti American incident. One of the victims is of Mexican origin and lives and studies now in Madrid. The other one lives in the States, studies at Syracuse, and is currently studying for 5 months in Madrid. Police reported that skin heads attacks on foreigners is becoming more and more common.
Posted at Safe Democracy el 2007, February 25 | # Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (12)
Jews for Lebanon, it´s Live
At the Safe Democracy Foundation we went ahead with the initiative Jews for Lebanon.
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Posted at Foundation, Safe Democracy, info el 2006, September 18 | # Permalink
9/11 the Day Nothing Changed?
Foreign Policy magazine´s cover shows a surprising headline this week.
It refers to 9/11 and it calls it "The Day Nothing Much Changed". The article, written by William Dobson is at first extremely refreshing. In a world in which not a day goes by without us hearing how everything change on 9/11 we read Dobson demolishing myths one by one, argument after argument and proving that nothing much has really changed since 9/11. He argues that global commerce is way up, that global travel is way up, that working visas and student visas in the US are up, that USA did not become fortress America and that the world has gone on "business as usual" for the last 5 years. At the end of his article however he makes a statement that in my view pretty much changes the main point of the article. It goes like this
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Posted at Politics, Safe Democracy el 2006, September 11 | # Permalink
Safe Democracy and 11M’s Second Anniversary
In 2005, the Safe Democracy Foundation, which I manage and together with the Club de Madrid, organized the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security at the Palacio de Congresos in Madrid, Spain.
The results of this Summit can be found in our blog. For the second anniversary, we have decided to transform the contents of last year’s Summit - the materials are mainly focused on how democracies can efficiently combat terrorism without losing their democratic spirit - into a blog.
During the past few days, very interesting people have collaborated with us and published articles in the blog. I would like to invite all of you to read them. Some of these people include George Soros, Walid Salem, Giandomenico Picco, Javier Rupérez and others. Some of the articles are written in English, while others are written in Spanish.
Safe Democracy’s blog will remain open in 2006, and other important contributors will post articles about the strengthening of democracies and conflict resolution.
Posted at Safe Democracy el 2006, March 10 | # Permalink
11M’s Second Anniversary
This year the Safe Democracy Foundation has elected not to organize another conference ,to commemorate 11M’s Second Anniversary.
Instead, we are building a collaborative blog and inviting well respected and prestigious authors from around the world to write articles about the resolution of conflicts and strengthening of democracies.
We have received the first three articles, two of them written in English and one in Spanish.
Reconsidering the war on terror By George Soros (for Safe Democracy)
The Palestinian political earthquake: a suggestion for breakthrough By Walid Salem (for Safe Democracy)
España y Naciones Unidas, cincuenta años después Por Javier Rupérez (para Safe Democracy)
Posted at Safe Democracy el 2006, February 17 | # Permalink
Annan Calls for Treaty Outlawing Terrorism
Thursday March 24th, 2005
(AP) - MADRID, Spain-U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called Thursday for a world treaty on terrorism that would outlaw attacks targeting civilians and establish a framework for a collective response to the global threat.
Posted at Safe Democracy el 2005, March 24 | # Permalink
Spanish Approach to Terrosim Contrasts with U.S.
Saturday March 12, 2005
National Public Radio
Weekend Edition - Saturday, March 12, 2005 · A conference on terrorism allows Spain to contrast its approach to a terrorist attack with that of the United States. In the wake of the March 2004 rail station bombing in Madrid, Spanish authorities used police and links between security services to track suspects, but did not suspend existing civil liberties.
Posted at Safe Democracy el 2005, March 12 | # Permalink
A Global Strategy for Fighting Terrorism
The Secretary-General, United Nations
Keynote address to the Closing Plenary of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security
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Posted at Safe Democracy el 2005, March 10 | # Permalink
Middle East a Topic at Terror Conference
Wednesday March 9, 2005
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is key to any hope of curtailing global outbursts of violence, panelists at a summit on democracy, terrorism and security said Wednesday.
Posted at Safe Democracy el 2005, March 9 | # Permalink
Experts Suggest Creating Institution to Fight Terror Financing
Wednesday March 9, 2005
MADRID (AP) — Financial experts urged world leaders Wednesday to create a new international institution under U.N. auspices to study how terrorists raise money so ways can be found to cut the funds to al-Qaeda and other violent movements.
Posted at Safe Democracy el 2005, March 9 | # Permalink
Leaders Gather at Terrorism Summit
Tuesday March 8, 2005
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Terrorism experts and heads of state and government will tackle some of the core questions in the war on terror during a four-day conference beginning Tuesday and timed to coincide with the anniversary of the deadly train bombings in Madrid.
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Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security
March 8-11 2005
On March 11, 2004, ten bombs exploded on four trains during the busy rush hour in Madrid. More than 190 people died, almost two thousand were injured. It was the most devastating terrorist attack in Europe ever.
One year on, Madrid will be the setting for a unique conference of global significance, the Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security. Its purpose is to commemorate the victims of terrorism across the world, and to honour the courageous people of Madrid who have suffered immeasurable grief since the March 11 attacks.
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Posted at Safe Democracy el 2005, February 7 | # Permalink
