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About Us
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The Future Movement
of Calgary (FMC) is a non-profit
organization with a general mandate to
promote the values of a democracy, including
freedom of thought and speech, freedom of
worship, freedom of association, human
rights, equality, social justice, tolerance,
moderation, and the rule of law, in an
effort to build peaceful co-existence,
prosperity and harmony to serve the national
interests of Canada and Lebanon.
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Future
Movement Objectives are: |
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To promote the ideals and
philosophy of good Canadian
Citizenship among the people of
Lebanon who have settled in
Canada. |
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To promote the positive Arab
identity, culture and
contributions to society in a
matter that empowers Arab
Canadians to retain and enhance
their culture, and in doing so,
advances positive image of Arabs
to all Canadians. |
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To provide for an exchange of
understanding of cultures
between the people of Canada and
the people of Lebanon. |
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To help instill in our members a
sense of community participation
in the cultural, political,
educational, social, and
charitable aspects of the
Canadian Society. |
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To protect and actively promote
Canada’s interest and values for
democracy, freedom and tolerance
amongst those Lebanese who have
settled in Canada. |
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To promote and support political
moderation and to strongly and
peacefully oppose and denounce
religious extremism, violence,
and discrimination. |
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To promote freedom of
expression, freedom of political
practice within the law and a
free media. |
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To encourage and support
dialogue as a democratic tool to
address issues. |
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To educate the Canadian public,
including but not limited to
Canadians of Lebanese descent,
about the desperate need to
provide assistance for the
people of Lebanon, and to
promote the advancement of human
rights, minority right, and
basic democratic principles in
Lebanon. |
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To study the important
political, social, and economic
issues which affect Lebanon and
its people, and to disseminate
accurate and objective facts and
other information that is
pertinent to the well being of
the Lebanese people. |
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To provide education to the
people in Lebanon about the
benefits of adopting and living
in a democratic society
patterned after democracies such
as the Canada. |
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To conduct lectures, public
exhibits, meetings open to the
public at large, classes,
lectures and conferences
designed to provide education
and awareness about Lebanon. |
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