Universal Forums of Culture
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Us Foundation is proud to continue our support on the
next Universal Forum of Cultures which will be in 2007 in Monterrey
Mexico. Monterrey Forum will be carried out
according to the UN’s eight millennium development goals for
2015: eradication of extreme poverty and hunger; universal primary education;
promotion of gender equality; reduction of infant mortality;
improvement of maternal health; fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses; ensuring environmental
sustainability and supporting a world-wide association for development.
The concepts under
development for Monterrey Forum 2007 are: the age of knowledge and peace,
the industrial revolution and ecology, progress and fair distribution of
knowledge, technological sub-development, cloning and human dignity, etc.
http://www.barcelona2004.org/eng/monterrey/
The governor of Nuevo
León, Mexico, of which Monterrey is the capital city, said during the
official presentation of Forum 2007 to civil society in Monterrey: "Our
state no longer conceives of economic growth without also including
cultural aspects."
Monterrey Forum 2007
will take place from mid September till mid December 2007. In the 90 days
Monterrey 2007 will last, 12 to 15 international congresses; roughly 8 to
10 international music, film, TV and performance events; and 8 to 10
exhibitions will be held. The official languages of the Universal Forum of
Cultures 2007 will be Spanish, French, English, Chinese, Japanese and
Portuguese.
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Us Foundation will be co-sponsoring the LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD ESSAY
CONTEST annually from 2005 till Monterrey Forum 2007.
Please look for the details
on this page of the 2nd Annual “Let Your Voice be Heard” essay contest. Grand
prizes will be trips to Forum Monterrey 2007 in Monterrey Mexico!
One of the exciting things
that Us Foundation co-sponsored with the Barcelona Forum 2004 (see below for
Forum details) was the first annual “Let Your Voice Be Heard” essay contest. The
essay contest was open to all high school, college and graduate students in the
United States and Canada. Students were encouraged to write an essay on one of
the following themes…
• Women in the 21st
Century
• Minority Voices in
the World
• My Role in Creating
a Sustainable World
• A Vision of Peace
and Freedom for All
• How I Would Change
the World
There were many wonderful
entries, the decision was difficult, and we are pleased to announce Meghan
Phillips of Comox, British Columbia, Canada as this year’s winner. Her entry was
entitled, “How I Would Change the World.”
Meghan won a trip to
Barcelona Spain and free passes to the Barcelona Forum 2004. Only 16 years of
age, Meghan traveled with her mom and sister to Barcelona, Spain to experience
this once in a lifetime opportunity.
Runner-up winners, of which
their were fifty, were awarded prizes consisting of one copy each of the books,
You Can Change the World by Ervin Laszlo, and How to Use What You’ve Got to Get
What You Want, by Marilyn Tam. Congratulations to all the essayists, whose
inspiring pieces are published here. Meghan’s Winning Essay All the Winning
Essays Press Releases on the Essay Contest
If these essays by our youth
are an indication, the world will be in capable hands when it is their time to
lead.
• Meghan’s Winning Essay
• All the Winning Essays
• Press Releases on the Essay Contest