History
Founding
The Circle was established to pursue the discourse begun in the United
Nations Seminar on Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of
Social Progress held in Bled, Slovenia, October 1994.
The seminar was a step in preparation for the World
Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen, March
1995. In January 1996, nine of the Seminar participants
drew up a constitution for the Triglav Circle. Since
March 1998, the Triglav Circle, Inc., has been
incorporated as a non-profit organization. As of May
2001, the Circle has functioned as a non-governmental
organization with Special Consultative status with the
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations [ECOSOC].
Significance of the Name and Logo
Triglav is the name of the
mountain that serves as a national symbol for Slovenia.
It was at its base that the Seminar took place. Mount
Triglav is the namesake of the three-headed deity who
symbolized Love, Spirit, and Wisdom and was always
accompanied by his noble stallion, "equus divinus."
The design of the logo, incorporating the mountain and
the horse, also invokes the symbol of the UN Social
Summit. The combined symbolism evokes solidarity,
responsibility, and humility in the pursuit of a
harmonious world community.
Objective
The founding objective of the
Circle is to realize the core messages of the Social
Summit articulated in the Copenhagen Declaration:
Our societies must respond more effectively to the material and spiritual
needs of individuals, their families, and the
communities in which they live…
We are committed to a political, economic, ethical, and
spiritual vision for social development that is based on
human dignity, human rights, equality, respect,
democracy, mutual responsibility and cooperation, and
full respect for various religious and ethical values
and cultural backgrounds of people.
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Photo by Jack Swedberg |
| We, members of the Circle, are persuaded that
humanity, justice, civility, wisdom, integrity and
humility must be fostered. |
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