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Atlas
Announces 2010 Templeton Freedom Award
Winners
Atlas
is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 Templeton Freedom Awards for
Excellence in Promoting Liberty (TFAs). Sixteen exceptional
think tanks from ten countries, representing three continents, were
chosen from over 132 applications from 48 countries by an
independent panel of expert judges. The
program has awarded more than US$1.5 million in prizes and grants
in the past seven years. This year's awards program grants a
US$10,000 prize to each winner. The
TFAs include eight different categories (see below) in which two
prizes are awarded in each category.
And the winners are...
Free Market
Solutions to Poverty
The
Korea Economic Research Institute in South
Korea for its Regulatory Reform Project in which 130
experts from diverse backgrounds examined the validity and
effectiveness of approximately 5,000 regulations registered by the
government's Regulatory Reform Committee. The
Independent Institute in California for the
book Lessons from the Poor: Triumph of the Entrepreneurial
Spirit by Alvaro Vargas Llosa, which uncovers compelling
evidence of the entrepreneurial energy that is the true catalyst of
economic progress and argues effectively that developing countries
should focus on wealth creation rather than distribution.
Student
Outreach
The
Free to Choose Network in
Pennsylvania for its online project, izzit.org, a unique
information pipeline that reaches 19 million students each year
with original and repurposed videos that communicate the ideas of
the free society in U.S. classrooms. The Central Asian Free Market Institute in
Kyrgyzstan for its Unleashing Silk Road initiative which
introduces youth to the fundamental ideas of a free society,
focusing on individual freedom, the market economy and the rule of
law via a week-long camp, movie nights and discussion
forums.
Social
Entrepreneurship
Fundación Salvadoreña para el Desarrollo Economic y
Social (FUSADES)
in
El Salvador for its program, Strengthening Social Action,
which combats rural poverty by helping to modernize farmer's
agricultural practices, equipment and post-harvest methods through
technical assistance to produce higher quality crops and
effectively get products to market. The
Common Sense Society in Hungary for its
Start Up! Entrepreneurship Project, a multifaceted project
which aims to promote the idea of entrepreneurship through
educational and international workshops, panel discussions,
lectures, reading groups, and media events.
Ethics and
Values
The Acton Institute in Michigan for
its first-rate documentaries designed to communicate the importance
of virtue, limited government, and free enterprise to general
audiences, specifically The Call of the Entrepreneur and
The Birth of Freedom.Centro de Divulgación del Conocimiento Económico
para la Libertad (CEDICE) in Venezuela for its initiative,
A Country of Owners, which promotes awareness of one of
the most basic human rights, the right to own property, and
encourages ideas and actions in favor of individual private
property through educational activities.
Initiative in
Public Relations
Instituto Juan de Mariana in
Spain for its Green Jobs and Green Energy Campaign, which
illustrates the consequences of government intervention in the
energy market by showing that for every green job created by the
Spanish government, two jobs are destroyed in the private
sector. The
TaxPayers' Alliance in the United Kingdom for
its Pay Cheque Transparency Project which highlights the
growth in public sector pay and introduces greater transparency to
taxpayer-funded remuneration, enabling public opinion and the media
to act as a check on further big pay rises.
Innovative Media
Award
The
Prometheus Institute in
California for the release of its iPhone application, DIY
Democracy which empowers citizens to reduce the burden of
government in their lives. The
Mercatus Center at George
Mason University for the "Fear the Boom and Bust" educational music
video which discusses the ideas of the two of the most famous
economists in the 20th century, Friedrich von Hayek and John
Maynard Keynes.
Award
for Special Achievement by a University-based
Center
The Center for Vision and Values at Grove City
College in Pennsylvania for its conferences, evening dessert
lectures Freedom Readers, introducing free market
principles to non-economics majors, and generating 1,550 known
media placements, including The Wall Street Journal,
Associated Press, and the National Review
Online.
The
Financial Markets Working Group of the Mercatus
Center at George Mason University in Virginia for its research
addressing the causes of and potential solutions to the economic
downturn, challenging the narrative that free markets are
responsible for the crisis, and exploring an alternative
evidence-based explanation.
Award for Special
Achievement by a Young Institute
The
Transition
Institute in China for its numerous initiatives to spread
the ideas of free markets, liberty, human rights and rule of law in
China, including the Anti-monopoly Research on Public
Utilities, Civic Education and Legal Research and
Action. The
Institute of Economic and Social
Studies in Slovakia for its project The Price of the
State, which improves younger generation's general knowledge
of the basic mechanisms and proportions of public finance.
Read more on the honorees and
their projects here...
Inspired
by these award-winning institutes? Read below to learn about the
exciting updates in the battle of ideas as we share some quick
headlines from your allies in the Atlas network. But first, let us
share some details about the fantastic experience that awaits at
the 2010 Atlas Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner in Washington DC
(November 9-10)
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Upcoming
Events
2010 Liberty Forum & Freedom
Dinner
Join hundreds of freedom's allies at the largest international
gathering of free market champions from the United States and
around the globe.
Atlas's annual Liberty Forum has
become a "must-attend" event for members of the worldwide think
tank community. Now in its 10th year and moved to November to
complement the annual Freedom Dinner, the Liberty Forum is a
tremendous opportunity for expanding your networks, learning new
ideas and strategies, and gaining inspiration to work even harder
for the cause of liberty.
The Freedom Dinner, which will be held on November 10, celebrates
the 21st anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and honors the
courageous individuals who stood for liberty in the face of
communism. The 2010 Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner will take
place at the historic Mayflower Renaissance
Hotel in Washington DC on Tuesday and
Wednesday, November 9 and 10.
This year's Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner speakers
include...
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George Will ... think tank
luminaries, Ed Crane of the Cato Institute,
Kris Mauren of the Acton Institute and
Chip Mellor of the Institute for Justice ...
economist Gabriel Calzada of Instituto Juan de
Mariana in Spain ... think tank leader Marion
Smith of Common Sense Society in Hungary ... fundraising
and PR gurus Ann Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald
Associates) and Rick Berman (Berman and Company)
... experts on Sound Money, Energy Policy, and Approaches to
Cutting Government ... and inspiring think tank leaders from
difficult parts of the world. See the full schedule
and register now!
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Network News from Around
the World
Africa
8th annual African Resource
Bank, hosted by the Inter-Region Economic Network
(Kenya), will take place November 9-12 in Mombasa, Kenya
Europe
Dragon's Den Competition
winner, at the September 2010 European Resource Bank
in London, four young institutes presented their work to a panel of
judges. The Common Sense Society (Hungary) won the grand
prize of £10,000 for
their Constitution Project
Bastiat in Dutch, the Murray Rothbard
Institute (Belgium) will publish Dutch translations of "Justice and
Fraternity" and "What is seen and what is not seen" by the French
political economist. Look for them in November
Liberty Camp in
Poland, the
Polish-American Foundation for Economic Research and Education
(PAFERE) hosted its Liberty Camp from September 16-20 in
Sulejów where students from Poland, Italy, Belarus, Russia, and
Albania learned about the principles of the free society
2010 Bastiat Prize for Journalism
finalists announced, the International Policy Network
(UK) gives away one prize for print pieces for $15,000 and one for
online work for $3,000. The winners will be announced in
November
Austrian Economics in
Lithuania, the Lithuania Free Market Institute will
hold its annual course on the Austrian school titled "Realistic
Economic Analysis" from November 17-20 in Vilnius
Middle East
Economic Freedom of the Arab World
conference, hosted by the Fraser Institute
(Canada), Friedrich Naumann Foundation (Egypt), the International
Research Foundation and the Egyptian Junior Business Association,
will take place November 1-2 in Cairo
North
America
Attention freedom-fighting
students, the 2010 Students for Liberty
conferences are going on right now, with upcoming stops at Columbia
University, UC-Berkeley, Harvard, and UT-Austin
Forgotten Dreams: A people's desire
to chart their own course, the Nassau Institute (Bahamas) provides a brief
historical account of the effort made by the people of Abaco,
Bahamas to remain in control of their development. Part One and Part Two
Economics & Development event in
Canada, the Institute for Liberal Studies (Canada)
hosted an event on "Ideas in Economics" at the University of Ottawa
on October 15 that featured Dan Klein and Brian Lee Crowley, and
will hold another at the University of Waterloo on November 19. More details here
Pacific Research Institute
(California) annual gala, themed "Returning Prosperity
to America" and featuring Arthur Laffer, will take place November
11 in San Francisco
Latin America
Congrats to Libertad y Desarollo
(Chile), the think tank will celebrate its 20th year
on December 13 in Santiago at a conference featuring Mario Vargas
Llosa and José María Aznar. The event had to be postponed due to
the earthquake in February
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Atlas Fellow Mario
Vargas Llosa Honored with Nobel Prize in Literature
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist, activist, icon, and Atlas's
Templeton Freedom Fellow, has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in
Literature for "his cartography of power and trenchant images of
the individual's resistance, revolt and defeat" in his critically
acclaimed novels and essays. Earlier this year Atlas announced that
Vargas Llosa would join its efforts in raising awareness for think
tanks in the Atlas network by traveling the world as a "public
ambassador" for the cause of liberty. Read more about Vargas Llosa
joining with Atlas to promote freedom ... an article by Atlas
President Alex Chafuen in the Buenos Aires Herald ...
an announcement from the Templeton
Foundation ... an article by Atlas friend and
Miami Herald columnist Carlos Alberto Montaner ... and
announcements on his prize in the New York Times ... Reason.com ... and Time Magazine. Also, read
about Swedish leftists' outrage over Vargas Llosa's prize in "Don't give him the Nobel -- he's
Right-wing!" an article by Johan Norberg.
Have you attended an Atlas Liberty Café (formerly International
Thursday)?
If so, please fill out this short survey
and tell us how you liked it and where we can improve.
Nominate a Publication for the 2010 Fisher Awards
In 1990 Atlas established the Sir Antony Fisher International
Memorial Awards to commemorate Atlas's founder's ideals and
achievements. The Fisher Award recognizes institutes that have
published a book, magazine, report, monograph or study that, in the
opinion of the judges, made the greatest contribution to public
understanding of the free society in the past two years.
The deadline to enter is December 1. The winning
institute receives a US$10,000. The award ceremony will take place
in April 2011 at The Atlas Experience in Dallas, Texas. Contact
Antonie Hodge at Antonie.Hodge@AtlasNetwork.org for more
information.
Atlas Named Sunmark Foundation Preferred
Partner
The Sunmark Foundation, a private charitable foundation,
has recognized Atlas as a Sunmark Foundation Preferred
Partner for "effectiveness in fulfilling [its] mission through
the establishment and accomplishment of meaningful, measurable
objectives as evidenced by disciplined means of measurement,"
according to Chairman Menlo Smith. In a letter to Atlas President
Alex Chafuen, Smith commends Atlas for its defense of freedom, "The
principal issue in our country today is the preservation of our
Constitution and of individual liberty. You and your organization
have contributed meaningfully to this challenge and have done so
with prudent stewardship of the resources entrusted to you. We are
grateful for the privilege of partnering with you in your
endeavors." In a statement, Chafuen thanked Sunmark, noting the
privilege and responsibility that comes with the honor. Read the statement
here...
Adedayo Thomas Interview with Reason.tv
Adedayo Thomas (aka Liberty's African Troubadour) is publisher of
Atlas's web platform, AfricanLiberty.org, and
travels the continent on his speaking tour "Creating the Pathways
to Prosperity" spreading the ideas of free markets and individual
liberty. This past summer he visited Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania,
Benin, Ethiopia, and Ghana distributing books by Frédéric Bastiat
and In Defense of Global Capitalism by Johan Norberg.
"Every day I get 20-30 good emails from students telling me they
read the books and they want me to come back," says Thomas. He
recently sat down with Reason.tv to discuss his work and the
prospect for more liberty in Africa. Watch it here...
Atlas Fellow Interviews Nobel Laureate Robert Mundell in
the WSJ
In last Saturday's "Weekend Interview" in the Wall Street
Journal, Atlas's Sound Money Fellow, economist Judy Shelton,
sat down with Robert Mundell, professor of economics at Columbia
University and winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
Mundell won the prize for his work on exchange rates and is
regarded as the "father of the euro." Read the article "Currency Chaos: Where do we go
from here?"
Atlas Fellow Deroy Murdock to Appear on "Stossel"
Deroy Murdock will appear on the Fox Business Channel show
"Stossel" discussing voter fraud, dead voters who mysteriously cast
ballots and live soldiers who are being disenfranchised. The
segments will air October 22 at 10:00pm, October 23 at 9:00pm and
midnight, October 24 at 4:00am and 10:00pm, and October 26 at
midnight.
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