At a ceremony held at the Fritt Ord Foundation’s premises on 17 April, the initiators of the Ring of Peace were awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for their unique demonstration that mobilised a large number of citizens to form a protective ring around Jews in Norway.
The young Muslim initiators behind the Ring of Peace are awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for their unique demonstration that mobilised a large number of citizens to form a protective ring around the country’s Jews.
The three winners of the Fritt Ord Foundation Competition for upper secondary school pupils were celebrated today, Thursday, 16 April, at the Fritt Ord Foundation’s premises. The prizes were awarded by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen. Speeches were given by Knut Olav Åmås, Executive Director of the Fritt Ord Foundation, Guri Hjeltnes, Trustee of the Fritt Ord Foundation and Henrik G. Bastiansen, Chair of the Prize Committee.
Fritt Ord, Oslo Documentary Cinema, Tour de Force and weekly newspaper Ny Tid invite the public to a pre-screening of the Oscar winning documentary film CITIZENFOUR, Wednesday 15 April at 5.30 p.m. at Victoria Kino, Oslo.
31 March 2015 will mark the opening of the photo project epea, the “European Photo Exhibition Award 02: The New Social” at the House of Photography/Deichtorhallen in Hamburg.
BRITDOC, supported by Fritt Ord Foundation and other Nordic partners are bringing Good Pitch Europe to Norway on March 25th 2015.
Press Release, 9 March 2015
The Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize for 2015 is awarded to whistleblowers Robin Schaefer and Jan Erik Skog for their courageous efforts to expose circumstances worthy of criticism in Norwegian working life.
What’s Wrong with the Economy—and with Economics? To explore this question, The Fritt Ord Foundation, The New York Review of Books Foundation and The Dan David Prize are organising a two-day conference in New York. Among the topics to discussed are Economics after the Crash: A Discipline in Need of Renewal? and The Problem of Value: Economics as a Moral Science.
FutureLab Europe was established in 2011 as a cooperative project among 10 European foundations (European Alliance for Democratic Citizenship), including Fritt Ord. The programme focuses on engaged young people between the ages of 20 and 30 who would like to take part in debates and influence the future of Europe. The deadline for applications is 16 March 2015.
The Fritt Ord Foundation competition for upper secondary school students is introducing a new topic for the 2014/2015 school year: “The Heroes and Anti-heroes of Freedom of Expression”. We invite pupils to contribute texts or media productions that examine and introduce their hero or anti-hero.
