Platres CoLaboratory

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Platres Co-Laboratory

• Exploring options for enhancement of social
  dialogue between the Turkish and Greek
  communities in Cyprus using the Structured
  Dialogic Design Process.
• 10th 11th March 2007, Forest Park Hotel,
  Platres

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Participants

• Ahmet Sozen
• Ali Erel
• Andros Karayiannis
• Bulent Kanol
• Derya Beyatli
• Erol Kaymak
• Hasip Erel
• Ilke Dagli
• Margarita Vasilopoulou
• Marina Christofides

• Marios Epaminondas
• Marios Michaelides
• Mine Yucel
• Murat Mustafa Damdelen
• Olga Demetriou
• Polis Aniftos
• Serdar Atai
• Tatjana Taraszow
• Xnenia Constantinou
• Yiannis Laouris

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Triggering Question
What goals, if achieved, would contribute
significantly to bridging the gap between the two
communities?
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Cluster

• Economic cooperation
• CSO and NGO Sector
• Truth-Reconciliation CMBs
• Media
• The Buffer Zone
• Empowering the youth

• Structured processes
• Empowering TCs
• Political correctness
• Politicians
• Modern methods
• Track one trust building
• Research and recording

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Deep drivers

• Have more positive and independent media on both
  sides
• Make possible for TCs to use rights arising from
  the Cyprus constitution and EU membership

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Map
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Areas to be addressed with priority by the action

• Co-laboratory on the Media
• Co-laboratory with representatives of political
  parties as participants
• Co-laboratory focused on environmental issues
• Co-laboratory focused on Civil Society
• Focus group on NO voters