19May2012

Rhodes Forum

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About Rhodes Forum

Every autumn since 2003 the ancient Greek island of Rhodes hosts a session of the World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilization" called the Rhodes Forum that brings together public figures and statesmen, academics, religious figures and representatives of the arts, mass media and business spheres from all over the world. The sessions of the WPF "Dialogue of Civilizations" proved the urgency and efficacy of the Forum by brining the focus of world public opinion to the problems of intercultural dialogue and the need to work out instruments to make interaction among cultures and civilizations possible. The results achieved by the Forum give a hope for further harmonization of international relations and strengthening of stability in the world.

International Community

The participants of the Forum’s programs or Rhodes Forum claim that the dialogue of cultures and civilizations is quite possible. According to Vladimir Yakunin, the World Public Forum was constantly working in an international atmosphere of events that seemingly proved quite the opposite. But meeting at the Forum’s events the representatives of different civilizations have reaffirmed each time that beyond political sphere a dialogue on the level of civil society is not only desirable and necessary, but it is also practically possible. "Now the logic of Forum’s development has led us to the need of making this dialogue more substantial; in a way that would generate the functioning structures of a dialogue. Dialogue of Civilizations is called upon to develop a new culture of international partnership, co-operation and interaction, it has to foster new values and bring in new goals to the international community" — said Vladimir Yakunin.

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World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations"

The World Public Forum (WPF) “Dialogue of Civilizations” is a deliberative-consultative body that unites into a single network various international and national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), representatives of public and state institutions, civil society organizations and faith-based groups, academics, representatives of cultural, spiritual, business, and media spheres from different countries, members of diverse civilizations and cultural traditions, and individuals who share the principles of openness mutual respect which form the basis of the contemporary dialogue of civilizations.

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Adler Leo, Canada, `Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies`, Director of National Affairs; `Adler Bytensky Prutchi`, Barrister

Mr. Adler graduated law school in 1973 and articled for the firm of Robertson, Lane, Frankish, Perrett and Estey. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1975 and practiced briefly with Goodman and Carr before opening his own law firm, now known as Adler Bytensky Prutschi.

While Mr. Adler`s practice is almost exclusively criminal, he has also appeared before various boards and tribunals and at inquests. He has acted as counsel in extradition matters, trials and administrative and quasi-criminal hearings throughout Ontario, as well as in other provinces. Mr. Adler`s experience in DNA cases and other forensic issues has caused him to be consulted by other counsel for these and other legal issues.

Mr. Adler has authored numerous articles that have been published in a variety of journals.

Mr. Adler is also an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School where he taught Trial Advocacy and now teaches International Criminal Law. Mr. Adler has also lectured or spoken at various other law schools.

From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Adler was the Director of National Affairs for Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies. In that capacity, Mr. Adler was responsible for the NGO`s social action programs and national public relations campaigns and regularly met with Government Ministers, diplomats, politicians and other officials.

In February 2005, Mr. Adler was one of 15 people appointment by the Canadian Government to the Cross-Cultural Roundtable on National Security to review the Anti-Terrorism Act and assess it`s impact on society.

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