Award Week 2017
The first Global Pluralism Award ceremony took place in November 2017 in Ottawa, Canada. The winners were invited to present their work at the ceremony and other distinguished events. The Board of Directors of the Center, national and international media, as well as distinguished guests were present.
To learn more about the first week of the Global Pluralism Award, read below.
Award Recipients
The individuals and representatives of the 3 award winners and 7 honorable mentions, respectively, were present during the weeks’ activities.
From left to right: Daanish Masood (BeAnother Lab), Frédérique Pasturel (ATD Quart Monde), David Lubell (Welcoming America), Virginie Michel (Wapikoni Mobile), Marco Mendoza (Fundación Construir) Thadeu Luz (Hand Talk), Leyner Palacios Asprilla, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Daniel Webb, Rouba Mhaissen (Sawa for Development and Aid)
Press Conference
The winners participated in a press conference for the 2017 Global Pluralism Award. Check out the live-recording below.
Rapporteur Program Kick-off
The Global Pluralism Award Rapporteurs are youth and students from the region who followed the winners during their stay in Ottawa to produce written and multimedia materials to contribute to the Center’s public communications about the week of the award.
Award Ceremony
The first Global Pluralism Award ceremony took place in November 2017 in Ottawa, Canada. You can watch the ceremony and photos taken of the reception and the Global Pluralism Award being conferred.
– His Highness the Aga Khan at the 2017 Global Pluralism Award ceremony.
Pluralism Lens Workshop
The Pluralism Lens is a global framework to help societies re-think how they approach diversity. Grounded in the Centre’s three-year research program, the Lens offers a new approach to global diversity issues that is positive, holistic, contextual and comparative. The workshop presentation will introduce the Pluralism Lens and educate recipients on how they can incorporate the principles of the Lens into their work.
The Pluralism Lens publication will be launched in 2018. Pluralism Lens workshops will be available to interested organizations thereafter. For further resources please visit pluralism.ca/resources
Roundtable: Migration, Human Rights, Refugee Settlement and Pluralism
Today we are witnessing unprecedented amounts of human migration worldwide. As societies become increasingly diverse, policy-makers are struggling to come to terms with this new reality and a new international response is needed. How can a pluralism lens inform policies and programs that respect the human rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, and, at the same time, are supported by host societies? What happens if we decide to treat diversity as an asset rather than a hindrance? What mechanisms contribute to creating more inclusive societies for everyone?
Roundtable: Peacebuilding, Reconciliation and Pluralism
Today, pluralism is being challenged on many fronts, with the threat of armed conflict as the most extreme manifestation of pluralism breakdown. Societies’ inability to manage ethnic, cultural and religious diversity is at the source of many contemporary armed conflicts. Once violent conflict begins, accommodating diversity becomes even more challenging – narratives of division become entrenched, and cycles of violence deepen divides along ethnic or religious lines. In light of Canada’s commitment to promoting pluralism, it is vital to consider the challenges faced by societies in and emerging from conflict. Embedding a genuine commitment to valuing diversity is one of the most challenging elements of post-conflict recovery. A failure to embed pluralism in peacebuilding efforts can sow the seeds of renewed conflict.