Group for Social Dialogue

The Group for Social Dialogue (Romanian: Grupul pentru Dialog Social, GDS) is a Romanian non-governmental organization whose stated mission is to protect and promote democracy, human rights and civil liberties. It was founded in January 1990 and issues the weekly magazine Revista 22.

On 31 December 1989, The Group for Social Dialogue – with only 15 members – organized a press conference at the InterContinental Bucharest in which participants announced the intentions of the group. Their constitution declaration specified the group’s intentions and the values shared by all the members.

In January 1990, it was the host of the first official visit in Romania of philanthropist George Soros.[1]

The group pursues its goals mainly by engaging in dialogue with various society components, as well as the executive and legislative branches. The GDS is not a political organization, and stresses that it does not intend to become one.[2] However it is noted for its support for the right wing.[3]

The started a political magazine, Revista 22, on 20 January 1990.[4]

Notable members
gollark: It's very pro-death and I dislike this.
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gollark: 1. random mistreated boy turns out to be magic, goes to boarding school, kills professor with fire (insane headmaster explains it as his mother's love)2. boy talks to snakes, kills an endangered species, kills professor again3. boy helps fugitive who escaped from wizard prison, breaks out dangerous animal, meddles with the laws of time itself4. boy is entered in ridiculously dangered banned tournament allegedly against his will, unwillingly resurrects professor5. boy participates in secret rebel group or whatever, I forgot6. ???, potions, ???, unethically manipulates professor via probability fiddling maybe7. boy becomes fugitive, re-kills professor, dies, un-dies, etc.
gollark: The summarizing or the reading it?
gollark: I'm pretty sure it cannot be evited.

References
  1. "George Soros at the GDS". cunoastelumea.ro. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. (in Romanian) "Despre noi" at the GDS official site Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in Romanian) "GDS" at infopolitic.ro
  4. "Revista 22". Euro Topics. Retrieved 23 April 2016.


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