{"id":10230,"date":"2017-06-21T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/magazin\/artikel\/lob-der-vielfalt\/"},"modified":"2020-06-08T18:02:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T16:02:27","slug":"in-praise-of-diversity","status":"publish","type":"magazine-article","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/magazine\/article\/in-praise-of-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 col-md-offset-1 margin-bottom-third\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy editor\"><p>The Humboldt Forum in the world and the world in the Humboldt Forum is a befitting motto for an institution that should truly be inclusive of all while appreciating the diversities of human cultures. Located in a capital city that has demonstrated capacity to embrace humanity from different parts of the world living together in harmony, the Humboldt Forum has a deep history<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy editor\"><p>of cultural dialogue and common understanding based on the works and achievements of the two Humboldt brothers. From their recognition of the interconnectedness of nature and culture to the importance of language, the means of communication that truly sets as apart as humanity, they set the stage for us to dialogue as equals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy-quote\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row center-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 quote-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-10 col-xs-offset-1 col-padding-remove\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-zitat quote-copy-icon  no-image\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"quote-copy-headline Zitat\">We have responsibility to future generations<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"quote-copy-subline Copyright\">George Abungu<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 col-md-offset-1 margin-bottom-third\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy editor\"><p>The Humboldt Forum therefore has the opportunity and the responsibility to bring into reality not only the dreams of these brothers but also the expectations of many of us that see our diversity as strength rather than an adversity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy editor\"><p>At the same time there is need to think beyond the present into the future. We have responsibility to future generations and therefore this is also the time to engage with youth in whatever we do as they will be the custodians of this legacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-header\" >\n\t<block-header inline-template>\n\t\t<figure role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"desc_m_69e6f32058238\">\n\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/json\" ref=\"data\">\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"sizes_d\" : {\"medium\":{\"file\":\"HF_eb00025723-300x195.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":195,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"},\"large\":{\"file\":\"HF_eb00025723-1024x666.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":666,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"HF_eb00025723-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"HF_eb00025723-768x500.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":500,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"},\"1536x1536\":{\"file\":\"HF_eb00025723-1536x999.jpg\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":999,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"},\"2048x2048\":{\"file\":\"HF_eb00025723-2048x1333.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1333,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"},\"original\":{\"file\":\"HF_eb00025723-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1666}},\n\t\t\t\t\"alt_d\" : \"Four children interact with a colorful projection wall, displaying various gestures.\",\n\t\t\t\t\"path_d\" : \"\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"autoplay_d\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"crop_d\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"background_d\" : true,\n\t\t\t\t\"scale_d\" : 1,\n\n\t\t\t\t\"sizes_m\" : [],\n\t\t\t\t\"alt_m\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"path_m\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"autoplay_m\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"crop_m\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"background_m\" : true,\n\t\t\t\t\"scale_m\" : 1,\n\n\t\t\t\t\"has_mobile_format\" : false,\n\t\t\t\t\"has_ad\" : false,\n\t\t\t\t\"audio_description_yt\" : null\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"height-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:65.078125%;\" v-if=\"sizes\" data-motion-parallax='{\"child\":\".image-wrapper\",\"mask\":\".lazy-media\",\"tween\":{\"yPercent\": [-15,15]}}'>\n\t\t\t\t<lazy-media :inline=\"true\" :scale=\"scale\" :alt=\"alt\" :sizes=\"sizes\" :brightness=\"brightness\" :path=\"path\" :video=\"video\" :autoplay=\"autoplay\" :youtube=\"youtube\" :crop=\"crop\" :youtubelabel=\"youtubelabel\" :background=\"background\" media-id=\"desc_m_69e6f32058238\"><\/lazy-media>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"autoplay-audio-description-btn icon-background icon-audio-describtions\" @click=\"audioDescriptionPlay\" v-if=\"hasAudioDescription\" aria-label=\"Audiodeskription aufrufen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info-container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info-row end-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info\" aria-expanded=\"false\" :aria-expanded=\"isOpen ? 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To realize this the various communities are crucial and must not only be recognized and involved but must be made true partners and players in the making of Forum and its messages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy editor\"><p>They have to be at the centre and not the periphery. The saying \u201cNot for us with us\u201d must therefore apply at all times. 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