APMR's Founder retires

Sunday, 12 February 2012

Bucharest, Romania. Today, 12.02.2012, the Founder of the Masonic Press Agency of Romania (APMR) announced his complete withdrawal from all activity.

APMR is launching a project for inter-generational dialogue

Saturday, 11 February 2012

To mark the closing of "APMR Week", the Secretariat General launched today a new project for inter-generational dialogue. APMR wants to make a series of virtual discussions on dialogue between generations, thereby promoting the European Year 2012.

The project is intended solely for the Romanian language speakers in Romania and in Moldova. APMR will use the same platform for both virtual projects managed by SeCTI.

APMR Chat | A new APMR project

Friday, 10 February 2012

SeCTI will take into account the recommendation of the Secretary-General to build a virtual platform of dialogue with young people. The project was launched last night. Participants will have a maximum age of 35 years and the topics discussed will be chosen according to the wishes of young people.

APMR heraldry

Thursday, 9 February 2012

The most important symbol of APMR is its coat of arms. The heraldry of the Agency illustrates a definition of what APMR is. Over the years, APMR's heraldry underwent various changes, reaching its current form after three years.

Conferences and events attended by APMR

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

• International Conference "Culture in Diplomacy"
• International Conference in Istanbul (empowering women)
• Social Media Week
• Public Conference on "Internet freedom" in Washington
• International seminar organized within the International Year of African descendants in the Western Hemisphere
• Conferences organized under the US-Russia Presidential Commission talks on Mass Media
• Conference "100th Anniversary of International Women's Day"
• Conference "Digital Diplomacy"
• International conference "Development of clean technologies"
• International conferences organized during World Press Freedom Day
• Colloquium "Dialogue with Young African leaders"
• Open Discussion: "The organization as a tool for social change: talk with young leaders in governance"
• Open Discussion: "Dialogue with young African leaders and the continued commitment to young Africans"
• Open Discussion: "Youth and the transatlantic partnership"
• Conference "International Year of African descendents"
• Conference "5 Myths about Information Age"
• Conference "Human Voice of Freedom: The Internet and Human Rights"
• Conference on women's rights in the Arab world
• Seminar "Libraries in armed conflict areas"
• Open discussion on "Press Freedom in Europe"
• Conference on Asians in the U.S.A.
• World Conference on "Civilizations and Welfare of the Human Family"
• Open discussion on food security
• Debate launched ASAGRI on the current situation in the Middle East
• COP 16 and COP 17 Summit
• Conference on the use of new media
• UNESCO Conference (Teaching Respect for All) - participation
• Debate on the 2012 elections in the United States of America
• Etc.
  

Events promoted by APMR during the last three years

• Anniversary of the Grand Lodge El Potosi (2009)
• CMSB General Assembly (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Masonic Reunion of the Brazilian Grand Lodges of the Midwest region (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Charity concert "Christmas for All" (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Bicentenary and the Centenary of Mexican Republic
• Bicentenary of the Republic of Paraguay
• World Conference of Regular Grand Lodges (2011)
• COP Summit (2010, 2011)
• UN General Assembly (2010, 2011)
• Preparatory Meeting of the Inter-American Masonic Confederation (2011)
• The Integrated Operation System of Sao Paulo
  

APMR and its relationship with CMSB - Confederation of Symbolic Masonry of Brazil

Monday, 6 February 2012

In 2009, a few months after its appearance on the international scene, APMR makes the first step towards the international affairs in Brazil. The establishment of relations with GLEG and the President of CMSB at that time were important for the Agency and have proven to be a long-term relationship.

Thus, between July 11 to 16, 2009, APMR became the official international promoter of the most important annual event of Regular Freemasonry in Brazil. APMR promoted the 38th General Assembly of CMSB in close collaboration with the Grand Lodge of Goias whose Grand Master was also President of the Confederation.

It was the first time in history when CMSB's General Assembly was broadcast via internet in real time in three languages​​: Romanian, English and Spanish. Over time the relationship between GLEG and APMR was strengthened, becoming a strategic one.

Gladston Charles Rezende Reis (Advisor of CMSB's President) saw a significant rise in the Grand Lodge, and currently serves as Grand Secretary's of Press of GLEG. the professional relationship between APMR and GLEG became in time a standard model of international collaboration applied worldwide by APMR.

On October 19, 2009, GLEG's Grand Master issued the 222/2008-2011 decree, recognizing APMR's merits in the promotion of CMSB and other several Masonic event in Brazil. On August 30, 2010 APMR adopted the sections 1 and 3 of the Declaration of Belem, issued by CMSB. Also in 2010 APMR's Secretary-General issued a decree through which Gladston Rezende became APMR's International Correspondent for the Federative Republic of Brazil.

In 2010 and 2011 the partnership with GLEG was maintained and APMR promoted the 39th and 40th General Assembly of CMSB. In 2011 it was elected a new leadership of CMSB and APMR's Secretary-General welcomed the new team, pledging to continue cooperation in the future, a gesture welcomed by the Grand Secretary for Foreign Affairs of CMSB. Also in 2012 APMR pledged to promote CMSB's General Assembly, this year being organized by the Grand Lodge of Acre.

APMR Week

Sunday, 5 February 2012

Bucharest, Romania. Today marks three years since the appearance of the Masonic Press Agency of Romania (APMR). The first steps were taken in the summer of 2008 and the foundations of the project were laid in November 2008. APMR project was launched in December and on February 5, 2009 was established the Masonic Press Agency of Romania.

In its three years of activity APMR tried to provide Freemasons with an impersonal way of getting to know each other, to communicate and, especially, to be informed daily about some of the most important events in the Masonic world.

We decided to devote this week only to APMR's activity in recent years, to illustrate just a small part of its success and of the stubbornness with which APMR wanted to impose a line of ethics in what is called Masonic press.