Released on = February 15, 2007, 3:37 am

Press Release Author = Stories of Faith Ltd.

Industry = Media

Press Release Summary = The initiators of \"Stories of Faith\" project are developing
a new academy for intercultural dialogue in Germany

Press Release Body = Berlin, 15.02.07 (sof) Wolfram R. Bauer and Carola Klessen,
initiators and producers of the Irish media project "Stories of Faith", have
initiated the \"Civilisations Matter - Academy for Intercultural Dialogue\". The
Academy will promote understanding between various ways of thinking. The future
foundation will be based in Germany and acquire a location near Berlin as a meeting
place. The initiators are forming this foundation because they are conscious of
mankind having arrived at a turning point, at which only great visions and
courageous changes can master political, ecological and technological challenges.
Their concern is to connect people, cultures, religions and sciences and facilitate
the emergence of ideas for a joint and peaceful future of mankind.

"Civilisations Matter" will focus on the public exchange of ideas and trend-setting
initiatives, cooperations and projects, which will facilitate the growing together
of mankind into a peaceful and prospering community. The group of initiators,
involving distinguished personalities, architects, lawyers, journalists and
designers, will assemble a board of trustees before the foundation is formed, and
invites the interested public to join a circle of friends of the future academy.

The academy (civilisation-matter.org) will be a forum for important thinkers of our
times to exchange ideas and interact with the public. The Stories of Faith project,
(www.stories-of-faith.com), on the other hand, aims at sensitizing young people
through an insight into culture and spirituality, says Bauer. Patron of the project
is the Dalai Lama. Among the members of the Advisory Board are the business
executive Peter Ruof (co-founder of CDS International, Carl Duisberg Society, New
York, and the Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels), UNO advisor Dr. William
F. Vendley (secretary-general of the World Conference on Religion and Peace/
International (WCRP, New York) as well as the scientists Prof. Dr. Karl-Joseph
Kuschel (World Ethics Foundation, Tuebingen) and Prof. Dr. Bassam Tibi (Cornell
University, New York).

Web Site = http://www.civilisations-matter.org/

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