2.- Public speaking and debate project: We think that public speaking is a
fundamental function in democracy. Debating, convincing, advocating or
criticizing a political platform, or a public policy, is an essential part of
democracy. Consequently, we promote public speaking workshops,
expositions and debating contests in order to increase the capabilities of
public communication among youth. We consider that public speaking should
be a capacity not only for professional politicians and leaders, but also for
every single citizen in a democratic society. Besides, effective communication
generates trust, empathy, comprehension, and cooperation between citizens,
which are critical elements to strengthen the social bases of democracy.
3.- Editorial and website project: We live in a digital era, our ideas and actions
could have repercussions in many places. That is the reason why we
encourage the expression of fresh ideas not only by public speaking, but also
by writing. We have an editorial team which prepares and selects periodical
columns and papers about several topics of the national and international
agenda, based on writings of any young student or citizen. Poetry and
literature are not excluded. We are opened to give a channel of expression to
any innovative and fresh ideas. For any further information, you can visit our
website and read some of these materials in www.dialogos.org.mx.
4.- International cooperation: Mexico, now, is part of a global world. Global
problems cannot be solved just with local strategies; therefore, we need to
create national, but also international networks to face all the challenges of
this era. Consequently, we reckon that is important to encourage the
participation of young Mexicans in multilateral forums and organizations. Last
year, for example, members of “Diálogos” participated as the Mexican
Delegation in the Y8 Summit, which took place in London. Topics like nuclear
arsenals, tax heavens, cyber-attacks, the use of drones, financial crisis,
humanitarian crises, social and human development, sustainable
development, and youth employment were discussed in the summit. The
conclusions, statements, and proposals from the summit constitute an
excellent material to the improvement of international public policies.
Furthermore, the Y8 summit was a great opportunity to create ties of
interaction between the young delegates. Likewise, this year “Diálogos”
organized a forum in Mexico City with the young panelists from the Global
Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation. All these events increase
our knowledge about the global agenda, but also give us a chance to
participate in the collective shaping of this agenda.
In all these activities, “Diálogos” see in Kybernus Group an example of successful in
the promotion of liberal-democratic values. Kybernus is also a non-profit, nongovernmental and non-partisan organization. First of all, Kybernus offers a frame of
values and good practices. They have taught us that leadership is important, but is
even more important how we exert leadership. Because, the way we exert leadership
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