The Path to Mutual Respect
The Path to Mutual Respect. A path through the Quarter of Mutual Respect showing the journey from tragedy through reconciliation to acceptance. S.W.O.T. Analysis. Strengths Diversity Proximity Authenticity Weaknesses Lack of communication and general recognition
The Path to Mutual Respect
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The Path to Mutual Respect A path through the Quarter of Mutual Respect showing the journey from tragedy through reconciliation to acceptance
S.W.O.T. Analysis Strengths • Diversity • Proximity • Authenticity Weaknesses • Lack of communication and general recognition • Area is not conducive to nature of the project • Not clearly marked Opportunities • Interest of outside organizations • Educational opportunities • Better marketing Threats • Uniformity • Intolerance • Too much information
Mission • Provide a general historical background • Provide an ethical lesson in history • Explain the importance of mutual respect in light of the tragedies that have happened • Highlight the Quarter as a site of hope
The Quarter Today • Embodies the spirit of inter-religious and intercultural understanding and respect • Home to people of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds • Up-and-coming area, though this was not always the case • Now has the potential to inspire cities throughout Europe
Birth of the Quarter • Political peace of 1990s highlights tensions between Wroclaw’s diverse religious communities. • After encounters with religious hostility, leaders of Wroclaw’s Catholic Church and Jewish Synagogue see the urgent need for establishing understanding and tolerance between their communities. • Proposition eagerly accepted by leaders of all four faiths in the district.
Theory to Practice • “The Meeting Place” • Foundation of the Quarter of Mutual Respect established, 2005 • Foundation runs numerous ecumenical projects to convey the message of the Quarter
Historical Context • Since it’s inception, city has been defined by it’s religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity • City has also played witness to centuries of religious persecution • Turmoil defined both the Wroclaw and Poland from collapse of the First Republic in 1795 until the arrival of democracy in 1990
Historical Timeline • 992 - Piasts acquire the town from Bohemians to make part of dynasty • 1335 - Death of Duke Henry gives the city to Bohemians • 1526 - End of Jagiełło line lets Austrians absorb the territory • 1742 - Prussia receives the land through the Treaty of Breslau • 1918 - Germany absorbs the city into their own country • 1945 - Treaty of Potsdam assigns city to Poles
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