ISABELLE LÉGARÉ
The Alliance of Civilizations is an initiative proposed by the President of the Government of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, at the 59th General Assembly of the United Nations in 2005. The initiative seeks to galvanize international action against extremism through the forging of international, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and cooperation. The Alliance places a particular emphasis on defusing tensions between the Western and Islamic worlds. Isabelle Legare is the Alliance’s Youth Program Manager. One of their goals is to have a youth perspective in the media debate, on cross-cultural and interreligious issues.