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May 1st, 2002, 10:39 AM
The University for Peace (Honorary President: Kofi Annan, Director: Keith Spicer, former chair of the CRTC) aims to educate people in the many ways the media interact with issues of war and peace. It welcomes two kinds of participants: persons from areas of recent, current or potential conflict; and persons from countries strongly concerned with international peace and security. It also plans a research program targeting urgent international peace-related questions in which the media play a significant role. By its education and research programs, and by its day-to-day contacts with UN and regional peacekeeping bodies, the Institute will contribute to new thinking about how free media can help prevent conflict and alert decision-makers, as well as the general public, to looming risks of war.
http://www.mediapeace.org
Values: Free Media, Democracy
The Institute's courses, research and other activities will aim to serve the development and strengthening of free media worldwide. Free media being an indispensable foundation of democracy, and democracy tending more often than not to serve peace, our action ultimately aims to help prevent international conflict. As a new, small and specialized organization, we intend to work with any other organizations and groups pursuing similar goals.
Then on their homepage, you see...
CANADA GIVES $ 190,000 FOR INSTITUTE PROGRAMS
Ottawa, April 17, 2002: Canada's Minister for International Cooperation, the Honourable Susan Whelan, has approved a grant of up to Can. $300,000 (U.S. $190,000) "in support of program development of the Institute for Media, Peace and Security." This will enable IMPS, on behalf of the University for Peace, to accelerate considerably the start of its regular academic and training programs.
Another sweet irony and an indication that the Liberal's left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
http://www.mediapeace.org
Values: Free Media, Democracy
The Institute's courses, research and other activities will aim to serve the development and strengthening of free media worldwide. Free media being an indispensable foundation of democracy, and democracy tending more often than not to serve peace, our action ultimately aims to help prevent international conflict. As a new, small and specialized organization, we intend to work with any other organizations and groups pursuing similar goals.
Then on their homepage, you see...
CANADA GIVES $ 190,000 FOR INSTITUTE PROGRAMS
Ottawa, April 17, 2002: Canada's Minister for International Cooperation, the Honourable Susan Whelan, has approved a grant of up to Can. $300,000 (U.S. $190,000) "in support of program development of the Institute for Media, Peace and Security." This will enable IMPS, on behalf of the University for Peace, to accelerate considerably the start of its regular academic and training programs.
Another sweet irony and an indication that the Liberal's left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.