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57-530: Meat Atlas ( Der Fleischatlas ) is an annual report, published by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friends of the Earth Europe , on the methods and impact of industrial animal agriculture and the meat industry . Barbara Unmuessig, the foundation's president, said that the report's goal is to inform consumers about the consequences of increasingly industrialized meat production. According to
114-410: A Green Party convention demanded that the separate foundations become one and the motion was passed with a large majority. The statutes drafted for this new unified foundation defined gender democracy and issues related to migration and diversity as key fields of activity. After some further debate, the new foundation took the name of one of its predecessors – Heinrich Böll Foundation. On 1 July 1997,
171-948: A conventional air conditioning system. The building uses the heat created by the computer network servers to heat its rooms. In recognition of this innovative project that significantly improves the energy efficiency of IT systems the foundation was presented with the Green CIO Award. Lastly, the atrium and internal courtyard create natural convection currents that serve to ventilate the building all year long. The Heinrich Böll Foundation has regional offices in each of Germany's 16 states . These regional offices, which are organised as independent, associated units, implement community and regional programmes to do with ecology, democracy, migration , and gender democracy. Such activities, however, are not limited to regional or national issues and some co-operation projects are international in scope. Although legally independent, all 16 offices are part of
228-479: A flag for the first "Co-operators' Day," which was held in July 1923. After some experiments with different designs, a famous French cooperator, Charles Gide , suggested using the seven colours of the rainbow for the flag. He pointed out that the rainbow symbolized unity in diversity and the power of light, enlightenment and progress. The first co-op rainbow flag was completed in 1924 and was adopted as an official symbol of
285-477: A flag with a seven-colour rainbow. The number of colours is meant to symbolize the seven-branched Jewish Menorah . Its colours are slightly different from the basic spectral colours, with gold in place of yellow, vivid blue instead of light blue, and indigo as dark blue. In 2013, the flag was checked according to the Russian gay propaganda law . JAO flag was confirmed as safe because of white background, white borders to
342-472: A number of awards, among them The Petra Kelly Prize is awarded since 1998 to people and civil society organisations for their exceptional commitment to human rights, non-violent conflict resolution, and the environment. The prize is endowed with €10,000. Awardees include the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), Ingrid Betancourt , Wangari Maathai , and Zhang Sizhi . Since 1995
399-492: A peace march in 1961, inspired by similar multi-coloured flags used in demonstrations against nuclear weapons . It became popular with the Pace da tutti i balconi ("peace from every balcony") campaign in 2002, started as a protest against the impending war in Iraq . The most common variety has seven colours, purple, blue, azure , green, yellow, orange and red, and is emblazoned in bold with
456-484: A range of issues, some long-term, some short-term. The following areas figure large in many of its projects and publications: The foundation's present headquarters (since 2008) in the centre of Berlin provide approximately 7,000 square metres of floor space with modern offices for ca. 185 employees. The conference centre seats up to 300 people in varying configurations, making it possible to hold large multi-day conferences. The foundation claims that its headquarters are in
513-665: Is a common symbol of the international cooperative movement. The rainbow flag has been the cooperative emblem since 1921 when the International Co-operative Congress of World Co-op Leaders met in Basel, Switzerland to identify and define the growing cooperative movement's common values and ideals to help unite co-ops around the world. In Essen, Germany in 1922, the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) designed an international co-op symbol and
570-637: Is anachronistically associated with the Tawantin Suyu , or Inca territory. Although commonly believed in Peru to be a flag of the Incan Empire , the oldest known rainbow flag dates back only to the 18th century and was used by Túpac Amaru II during his indigenous revolt against the Spanish . María Rostworowski , a Peruvian historian known for her extensive and detailed publications about Peruvian Ancient Cultures and
627-609: Is checked on the web and issued online, and it is used as a guideline to show that businesses are working on infection prevention measures. During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom, the rainbow symbol has been used to signify support and gratitude for the National Health Service (NHS). However, the increasing association of the six-color Pride rainbow flag with the NHS has caused concern among some members of
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#1732859048419684-652: Is copyrighted and fees are paid to Quasar for commercial duplication and sales of his design. The leftist Herri Batasuna party used a rainbow version of the Ikurriña (Basque national flag) from 1978 until it was dissolved in 2001. Another variation of rainbow flag is used by Jewish Autonomous Oblast , situated in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, by the Chinese border. Proportions 2:3. Adopted first of October 1996. The Jewish Autonomous Oblast has
741-434: Is most commonly flown with the red stripe on top, as the colors appear in a natural rainbow. The colors were determined to symbolize: The color pink stood for sexuality and turquoise stood for art/magic. During the 1980s, a black stripe representing AIDS victims was added to the bottom of a rainbow flag as a seventh color and named the "Victory Over AIDS" flag. In the late 2010s, the 1978 Pride flag by Gilbert Baker
798-447: Is part of the global Green political movement that has developed since the 1980s. It describes itself as an agency for green visions and projects, a think tank for policy reforms, and an international network. In its mission statement the foundation defines its aims as follows: The Heinrich Böll Foundation is part of the Green political movement that has developed worldwide as a response to
855-520: Is the only way to stay relevant." The Heinrich Böll Foundation also has a scholarship programme for university and PhD students, as well as a research archive with a focus on new social movements , Green politics, and a special section for political activist Petra Kelly . The foundation, with headquarters in Berlin , operates 30 offices on four continents and has branches in each of Germany's 16 states. Since 2002, Ralf Fücks and Barbara Unmüßig have led
912-694: Is used in Andean indigenism in Peru and Bolivia to represent the legacy of the Inca Empire . Since 1961, the international peace flag , also known as the PACE flag, has been especially popular in Italy and to a lesser extent Europe and the rest of the world. Since 1978, when it was created to represent gay pride , the rainbow pride flag has evolved as a symbol of the LGBT movement (in 1978,
969-769: The Archiv Grünes Gedächtnis (Green Memory Archive) and the Petra Kelly Archive ; in addition, it supports the Cologne-based Heinrich Böll Archive . GreenCampus is the Heinrich Böll Foundation's academy for political training and continuing education . Founded in 2006, the academy offers training in political management and on diversity and gender issues for volunteers and political activists as well as professional organisers and politicians. The Heinrich Böll Foundation sponsors
1026-656: The Hannah Arendt Award , named after Hannah Arendt , goes to individuals who uncover and analyse important, yet largely overlooked aspects of current political developments and who engage in public debate. The award is endowed with €10,000 and funded by the government of the state of Bremen and the Heinrich Böll Foundation Bremen. Awardees include Ágnes Heller , François Furet , Massimo Cacciari , Michael Ignatieff , Julia Kristeva , Tony Judt , Timothy D. Snyder , and Roger Berkowitz . Since 1986
1083-464: The Khulumani support group, is campaigning for reparations for over 100,000 victims of apartheid . 52°31′26″N 13°22′59″E / 52.5238°N 13.3830°E / 52.5238; 13.3830 Rainbow flag A rainbow flag is a multicolored flag consisting of the colors of the rainbow . The designs differ, but many of the colors are based on the seven spectral colors of
1140-534: The municipality decided to modify the flag design so that it would not be confused with the Gay Pride flag. The new flag design was implemented in 2021. In Ecuador, a rainbow emblem is used by the Pachakutik political party (1995), which is composed mostly of left-wing indigenous people. A seven-striped rainbow flag design is used in Peru , Bolivia and Ecuador as a symbol of native ethnic groups and culture, and
1197-405: The visible light spectrum . In the 18th century, American Revolutionary War writer Thomas Paine proposed that a rainbow flag be used as a maritime flag to signify neutral ships in time of war. Contemporary international uses of a rainbow flag dates to the beginning of the 20th century. The International Co-operative Alliance adopted a rainbow flag in 1925. A similar flag (ca. 1920)
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#17328590484191254-627: The "Progress Pride" flag by Daniel Quasar incorporated the black and brown stripes of the Philly Pride flag, and colors of the 1999 transgender flag by Monica Helms , as a chevron on the Pride flag symbolizing queer, trans, and people of color. However, unlike the Gilbert Baker flag, transgender flag, and "More Color, More Pride" flag designs which are in the public domain , the Progress Pride flag
1311-465: The "ecological vanguard" of modern office and conference centre design. At 55.7 kWh/m the building's energy consumption is less than half the legal maximum. In partnership with Grammer Solar, a photovoltaic system has been installed on the roof. This has an annual energy yield of some 53,000 kWh and feeds into the district heating system. In addition, the building uses an adiabatic recooler to climatise its offices. Outlet slits run at sill level along
1368-613: The Bible, God used the rainbow as a sign to Noah that there would never again be a worldwide flood, also known as the Rainbow covenant . A rainbow flag was proposed for Armenia when it regained independence after World War I. It was designed by Armenian artist Martiros Saryan . It was not adopted as the country instead went with three stripes using the colors used in a past Armenian kingdom. The artist used muted, richer colors reflecting Armenian fabrics and carpets. A seven-colour rainbow flag
1425-745: The Central America office in El Salvador (all in 1995). Over the course of the years, the only office that has been closed is the one in Ethiopia. According to the foundation it discontinued its activities there in 2012, as the conditions dictated by the Ethiopian government "in April 2012 confirmed that independent political work would not be possible (...) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation would remain extremely restricted in its activities. (...) Under these circumstances,
1482-452: The Ethiopian office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation cannot, in the foreseeable future, fulfil its mission of promoting democratisation, gender justice and sustainable development. (...) The closure of the Foundation's office in Ethiopia should therefore also be taken as a sign of protest against the ongoing restriction of human rights and democratic development in the country." In early 2013,
1539-594: The Federal Foreign Office paid for scholarships for 85 international fellows; of this group, 22 fellows (26%) were from other European countries and 63 (74%) from non-European countries. In addition to the scholarship programme for students at German universities, the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation also offers three sur-place-scholarship programmes for non-German undergraduate and postgraduate students in Russia,
1596-506: The German town of Stolberg also shows him holding a rainbow banner in his hand. In the German Peasants' War of the 16th century, Müntzer's rainbow banner together with the peasants' boot (" Bundschuh ") was used as the sign of a new era, of hope and of social change . The choice of the rainbow in the form of a flag harks back to the rainbow as a symbol of biblical promise. According to
1653-414: The Heinrich Böll Foundation also offers scholarships for university and PhD students. Scholarships are available for all academic disciplines, with around 1000 scholarships per year. The candidates selected are expected to achieve a high degree of academic excellence, serve their communities, be interested in politics and social issues, and support the ideals the foundation stands for. In its Annual Report
1710-502: The Heinrich Böll Foundation opened its office in Washington, D.C. The office focuses on five programme areas: climate & energy, foreign & security policy, democracy & society, economic governance & G20, and gender. Through organising events and inviting international visitors, the office promotes the exchange of ideas and concepts between North America and the rest of the world. In addition to its political and cultural work,
1767-509: The Inca Empire, said about this: "I bet my life, the Inca never had that flag, it never existed, no chronicler mentioned it". The National Academy of Peruvian History has stated on the topic: "The official use of the wrongly called 'Tawantinsuyu flag' is a mistake. In the pre-Hispanic Andean world the concept of flags did not exist, it did not belong to their historic context". The rainbow Pride flag
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1824-473: The Italian word PACE , meaning "peace". Common variations include moving the purple stripe down below the azure one, and adding a white stripe on top (the original flag from the 60s had a white stripe on top). This flag has been adopted internationally as a symbol of the peace movement . The Flag of Cusco was introduced in Peru in 1973, and became used as the official emblem of the city of Cusco . In 2007,
1881-621: The Peace Film Prize is part of the Berlin Film Festival – and the only peace award that is part of one of the major film festivals. The price is endowed with €5000 and the awardee is also presented with a bronze created by Otmar Alt . Awardees include Marcel Ophüls for Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie , Michael Winterbottom for In This World , and Bille August for Goodbye Bafana . The Anne Klein Women's Award
1938-831: The Russian Ministry of Justice had delisted the foundation from the NGO affiliates registry. In August 2023, the Heinrich Böll Foundation announced that Masha Gessen was the winner of the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought . In December 2023, days before the award was due to be presented, the HBS said it was withdrawing its support because it objected to an essay by Gessen on the Gaza–Israel conflict , published in The New Yorker on December 9. The Heinrich Böll Foundation works on
1995-706: The Southern Caucasus region ( Armenia , Azerbaijan and Georgia ), and in Central America and the Caribbean . Funding for these programmes comes from the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the German Foreign Office . The Gunda Werner Institute for feminism and gender democracy was created in 2007 when the foundation's Feminist Institute and Joint Taskforce for Gender Democracy merged. The Institute focuses on women's rights as human rights,
2052-572: The Turkish government and some opposition circles, including some prominent intellectuals of trying to design Turkish politics. In West Germany, state-level foundations affiliated to the Green Party were set up in the early 1980s. In 1983, an effort to create a national foundation came to nothing, yet later in the 1980s three different nationwide foundations were established, reflecting the different political strands within this rainbow coalition . They were
2109-522: The approval of the Böll family and Alliance 90/The Greens , the foundation carries the name of the writer Heinrich Böll . According to its mission statement, Böll personified what the foundation stands for: The courage to stand up for one's beliefs; inspiring people to meddle in public affairs; and unconditional support of human dignity and human rights. Böll encouraged others to be politically active and get involved in political matters, famously stating: "Meddling
2166-427: The community as a whole was referred to and described as the "Gay" community; the term "LGBT" did not yet exist. ) There are several independent rainbow flags in use today. The reformer Thomas Müntzer (1489–1525) connected socially revolutionary claims with his religious preaching ( Genesis 9:11-17 , Isaiah 40:8 , 1 Peter 1:25 ). He is often portrayed with a rainbow banner in his hand. The Thomas Müntzer statue in
2223-405: The executive board; Steffen Heizmann is the current CEO. In November 2016 Barbara Unmüßig was re-elected and Ellen Ueberschär was elected to succeed Ralf Fücks in July 2017. In 2022, Dr. Imme Scholz and Jan Philipp Albrecht were elected Presidents. The German state did subsidize the work of the foundation with 63 million Euros in 2018. In addition, the association has been accused by both
2280-559: The extended " LGBTQ " ( lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender ) community. In 1994, for the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York city, a mile-long rainbow flag was created by Baker which he later cut into sections that were distributed around the world. The flag was originally created with eight colors, but pink and turquoise were removed for production purposes, and since 1979 it has consisted of six colored stripes. It
2337-533: The feminist Frauenanstiftung , the Buntstift federation of regional foundations, and the Cologne -based Heinrich Böll Foundation. Later, an umbrella organisation , Regenbogen , was created whose task it was to co-ordinate the activities of the three separate foundations. In 1988, the Green Party recognised Regenbogen as the foundation allied to the party thus making it eligible for government funding. In March 1996,
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2394-609: The foundation conducts and supports over 100 projects in 60+ countries. Even before 1997, when the current Heinrich Böll Foundation was created, some of its predecessors operated international offices, which were then absorbed into the new foundation. The very first office was the one in Prague, which opened its doors in August 1990. The second one was, in 1993, the Pakistan office, followed in 1994 by Turkey and Cambodia, and by Russia, Nigeria, and
2451-575: The foundation states: In 2013, the Foundation's Scholarship Program selected 310 new fellows from a pool of 1,999 applicants. Last year, a total of 852 undergraduate and graduate students as well as 235 doctoral candidates received financial support (57% women, 43% men). 1,002 of these scholarships were financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research; of this group, 312 fellows (31%) had an immigrant background and 394 (39%) came from families with no academic background. In addition, funding from
2508-425: The foundation's overall structure and are bound by the statutes of the Heinrich Böll Foundation (e.g. they have to serve the public interest and have to meet the quota for female employees). The Heinrich Böll Foundation currently operates 32 international offices. Projects overseen by individual offices are frequently not limited to the country where an office is located as many have regional responsibilities. Overall
2565-409: The glazing in every office. The sill casing houses high-performance heat-exchangers , through which water at a temperature of 20 °C circulates in the summer. A small ventilator inside ensures that cooled air is distributed throughout the room. Even when the temperature outside is over 30 °C, the room temperature does not rise above 25°. This system uses approximately ten times less energy than
2622-485: The head of the foundation's Afghanistan office was recalled for security reasons. Office activities continue however with the support of local staff. International offices are, as a rule, headed by a German citizen posted to the country in question. They are supported by local staff and, in some cases, by additional German experts. Well-known office heads included Milan Horácek (Prague) and Kerstin Müller (Tel Aviv). In 1998,
2679-482: The international cooperative movement in 1925. In 2001, the ICA 's official flag was changed from a rainbow flag to a rainbow logo flag on a white field, to clearly promote and strengthen the cooperative image, but still use the rainbow image. Other organizations sometimes use the traditional rainbow flag as a symbol of cooperation. Like the rainbow , this flag is a symbol of hope and peace. The seven colours from flags around
2736-460: The likelihood of antibiotic-resistant bacteria , so-called "superbugs." Heinrich B%C3%B6ll Foundation The Heinrich Böll Foundation ( German : Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V. , HBS ) is a German, legally independent political foundation. Affiliated with Alliance 90/The Greens , it was founded in 1997 when three predecessors merged. The foundation was named after German writer Heinrich Böll (1917–1985). The Heinrich Böll Foundation
2793-632: The newly founded Heinrich Böll Foundation began its operations at headquarters located in Berlin's Hackesche Höfe . In 2008 the foundation moved to its current headquarters in Berlin's government district. The new, energy-efficient building was designed by Zurich-based e2a eckert eckert architekten and its design inspired by two Mies van der Rohe projects, Farnsworth House and the Seagram Building . In May 2022, Russia designated Heinrich Böll Foundation as an " undesirable organisation "; earlier that year,
2850-631: The politicisation of gender issues, the reflection of feminism and gender democratic approaches, and the discourse between science, politics, and civil society . Through conferences and publications the institute's programmes address issues such as the nexus between human security and women's security; the evolving role of UN Resolution 1325 on "women, peace and security"; gender-political aspects of transitional justice in post-conflict societies; debates surrounding gender and science; and issues to do with sexual and reproductive rights . The Heinrich Böll Foundation operates two archives in Berlin,
2907-825: The report, based on figures from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization , the production of one kilogram (2 lb 3 oz) of beef requires 15,455 litres (4,083 US gal) of water, cheese 5,000 litres, rice 3,400 litres, and carrots 131 litres. Over 75 kg (165 lb) of meat is consumed in the United States per person per year, 60 kg in Germany, 38 kg in China, and under 20 kg in Africa. Pigs can reach their market weight with 10–15 percent less food if they are kept on antibiotics, but overuse increases
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#17328590484192964-413: The stripes and the seventh (light blue) colour. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued the "Thorough Infection Prevention Declaration Sticker" for the purpose of working on the infection spread prevention guidelines for businesses formulated by the metropolitan government. In the media, it is also known as the rainbow sticker. A checklist that businesses should take to prevent the spread of infection
3021-496: The traditional politics of socialism, liberalism, and conservatism. Our main tenets are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice. We place particular emphasis on gender democracy, meaning social emancipation and equal rights for women and men. We are also committed to equal rights for cultural and ethnic minorities and to the societal and political participation of immigrants. Finally, we promote non-violence and proactive peace policies. With
3078-406: The world fly in harmony. Each of the seven colours in the co-operative flag have been assigned the following meaning: The ICA has been flying a flag with its official logo since April 2001, when its Board decided to replace the traditional rainbow flag. Its use by a number of non-cooperative groups led to confusion in several countries around the world. This rainbow flag in Italy was first used in
3135-575: Was annexed with separate flags containing additional colors representing individual segments of the LGBT community: in 2017, a collaboration between the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs and the Tierney Agency added a brown and a black stripe at the top of the Pride flag to symbolize black and brown people of color, naming the design the "More Color, More Pride" (aka "Philly Pride") flag; and in 2018,
3192-453: Was created in 2012 im memory of feminist lawyer and politician Anne Klein (1950–2011) and is funded thanks to a generous gift provided by Anne Klein in her will. The award goes to women whose outstanding commitment has helped make gender democracy a reality and who have fought against gender-based discrimination and anti-gay resentments. As an example, the 2017 Anne Klein's Women's Award went to South African activist Nomarussia Bonase who, with
3249-431: Was popularized as a symbol of the gay community by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. The different colors are often associated with "diversity" in the gay community , but actually have symbolic meanings. The flag is used predominantly at LGBT pride events and in gay villages worldwide in various forms including banners, clothing and jewelry. Since the 1990s, its symbolism has been transferred to represent
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