Group for Social Dialogue
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The Group for Social Dialogue is a Romania
n non-governmental organization whose stated mission is to protect and promote democracy
, human rights
and civil liberties
. It was founded in January 1990 and issues the weekly magazine Revista 22
.
On the 31st of December 1989, The Group for Social Dialogue – with only 15 members – organized a press conference at the InterContinental Bucharest
in which participants announced the intentions of the group. Their constitution declaration specified the group’s intentions and the values shared by all the members.
The group pursues its goals mainly by engaging in dialogue with various society components, as well as the executive and legislative branches. The GDS is not a political organization, and stresses that it does not intend to become one. However it is noted for its support for the right wing.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n non-governmental organization whose stated mission is to protect and promote democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
, human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and civil liberties
Civil liberties
Civil liberties are rights and freedoms that provide an individual specific rights such as the freedom from slavery and forced labour, freedom from torture and death, the right to liberty and security, right to a fair trial, the right to defend one's self, the right to own and bear arms, the right...
. It was founded in January 1990 and issues the weekly magazine Revista 22
Revista 22
Revista 22 is a Romanian weekly magazine, issued by the Group for Social Dialogue and focused mainly on politics and culture....
.
On the 31st of December 1989, The Group for Social Dialogue – with only 15 members – organized a press conference at the InterContinental Bucharest
InterContinental Bucharest
The InterContinental Bucharest is a highrise five star hotel situated near University Square, Bucharest, in sector 1 and is also a landmark of the city...
in which participants announced the intentions of the group. Their constitution declaration specified the group’s intentions and the values shared by all the members.
The group pursues its goals mainly by engaging in dialogue with various society components, as well as the executive and legislative branches. The GDS is not a political organization, and stresses that it does not intend to become one. However it is noted for its support for the right wing.
Notable members
- Călin Anastasiu
- Vlad Alexandrescu
- Sorin Alexandrescu
- Gabriela AdameşteanuGabriela AdamesteanuGabriela Adameșteanu is a Romanian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and translator. The author of the celebrated novels The Equal Way of Every Day and Wasted Morning , she is also known as an activist in support of civil society and member of the Group for Social Dialogue , as...
- Cătălin Avramescu
- Radu Bercea
- Theodor Baconschi
- Magda Cârneci
- Mariana Celac
- Vitalie CiobanuVitalie CiobanuVitalie Ciobanu is a journalist from the Republic of Moldova. He is the editor in chief of Contrafort He is a member of the Writers' Union of Romania, the Moldovan Writers' Union and the Group for Social Dialogue.-Biography:...
- Adrian CioroianuAdrian CioroianuAdrian Mihai Cioroianu is a Romanian historian, politician, journalist, and essayist. A lecturer for the History Department at the University of Bucharest, he is the author of several books dealing with Romanian history...
- Eugen Ciurtin
- Andrei Cornea
- Doina CorneaDoina CorneaDoina Cornea is a Romanian human rights activist and French professor. She was notable as a dissident during the communist regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu.-Dissidence under communism:...
- Livius Ciocârlie
- Mircea Diaconu
- Smaranda Enache
- Radu FilipescuRadu FilipescuRadu Filipescu is a former Romanian anti-Communist dissident. He is the youngest son of Zorel Filipescu and Carmelita-Ileana Filipescu. His elder brother is Doru Filipescu, a well known orthopedic surgeon on Sf. Ioan Hospital, in Bucharest...
- Armand Goşu
- Stere GuleaStere GuleaStere Gulea is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.-Filmography:*Weekend cu mama *Stare de fapt , also screenplay*Vulpe - Vânǎtor...
- Thomas Kleininger
- Gabriel LiiceanuGabriel LiiceanuGabriel Liiceanu is a Romanian philosopher.He graduated from University of Bucharest's Faculty of Philosophy in 1965, and from Faculty of Classical Languages in 1973. He earned a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Bucharest in 1976....
- Alexandru Lăzescu
- Monica MacoveiMonica MacoveiMonica Luisa Macovei is a Romanian politician, lawyer and former prosecutor, currently a Member of the European Parliament from the Democratic Liberal Party. She was the Minister of Justice of Romania in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu...
- Mircea Martin
- Horea Murgu
- Andrei OişteanuAndrei OisteanuAndrei Oişteanu is a Romanian historian of religions and mentalities, ethnologist, cultural anthropologist, literary critic and novelist. Specialized in the history of religions and mentalities, he is also noted for his investigation of rituals and magic and his work in Jewish studies and the...
- Marius OpreaMarius OpreaMarius Oprea is a Romanian historian , poet and essayist.He studied history at the University of Bucharest, and earned a Ph.D. with a thesis on the role and evolution of the Communist-era secret police, the Securitate between 1948 and 1964...
- Anca Oroveanu
- Rodica Palade
- Răsvan Popescu
- Horia Roman Patapievici
- Dan PerjovschiDan PerjovschiDan Perjovschi is an artist, writer and cartoonist born in 1961 in Sibiu, Romania. Perjovschi has over the past decade created drawings in museum spaces, most recently in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in which he created the drawing during business hours for patrons to see. The drawings...
- Andrei PleşuAndrei PlesuAndrei Gabriel Pleşu is a Romanian philosopher, essayist, journalist, literary and art critic, and politician.- Biography :Born in Bucharest, the son of Radu Pleşu, a surgeon and Zoe Pleşu , he spent much of his early youth in the country side...
- Cristian PredaCristian PredaCristian Preda is a Romanian political science professor, and author of several books in this field. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament, representing Romania.-Education and academic career:...
- Victor RebengiucVictor RebengiucVictor Rebengiuc is an award-winning Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more than 200 roles on that stage alone...
- Mihai Şora
- Ana Şincai
- Ioan Stanomir
- Alin Teodorescu
- Sorin Vieru
- Alexandru Tocilescu
- Vladimir TismăneanuVladimir TismaneanuVladimir Tismăneanu is a Romanian and American political scientist, political analyst, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park...
- Florin Turcanu
- Ion VianuIon VianuIon Vianu is a Romanian writer and psychiatrist, who was exiled to Switzerland in 1977. He is the son of literary critic Tudor Vianu and his wife Elena....
- Şerban Rădulescu Zoner