{"id":43136,"date":"2015-10-22T06:37:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T10:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/cedices-watchdog-for-freedom-and-democracy-project-named-finalist-for-prestigious-templeton-freedom-award\/"},"modified":"2015-10-22T06:40:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T10:40:16","slug":"el-proyecto-watchdog-por-la-libertad-y-la-democracia-de-cedice-nombrado-finalista-para-el-prestigioso-premio-templeton-por-la-promocion-de-la-libertad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-proyecto-watchdog-por-la-libertad-y-la-democracia-de-cedice-nombrado-finalista-para-el-prestigioso-premio-templeton-por-la-promocion-de-la-libertad\/","title":{"rendered":"CEDICE&#8217;s Watchdog For Freedom And Democracy Project Named Finalist For Prestigious Templeton Freedom Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 22, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Caracas, <span class=\"xn-location\">Venezuela<\/span>-based Center for Dissemination of Economic Knowledge about Freedom (CEDICE Freedom) was named one of six finalists for this year&#8217;s prestigious <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> Templeton Freedom Award for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasnetwork.org\/news\/article\/cedice-freedoms-watchdog-for-freedom-and-democracy-finalist-for-prestigious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">its Watchdog for Freedom and Democracy project<\/a> which brings together three &#8220;observatories&#8221; that monitor the state of individual rights in <span class=\"xn-location\">Venezuela<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20151021\/279321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20151021\/279321<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the Watchdog for Freedom and Democracy [project], CEDICE works towards the empowerment of citizens \u2014 that concept that has been lost during these years of socialism,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Rocio Guijarro<\/span>, executive director of CEDICE. &#8220;The more a person knows about civil and economic rights, about the responsibilities of the parliament and what his or her taxes are, all the while participating in the follow-up to laws passed in the country, the more such a person will be able to, from his own criteria, analyze the situation and bring change to the political process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Within the Watchdog project, three observatories collect and share data on property rights, legislative proposals, and public expenditures, exposing institutions undermining the autonomy of Venezuelans and building public consensus against increasing State power. More than 5,000 Venezuelans have attended Watchdog forums, and CEDICE has generated more than 2,500 press appearances, a remarkable feat in a country where the State controls 80 percent of the media.<\/p>\n<p><b>What<\/b>: CEDICE&#8217;s Watchdog for Freedom and Democracy project named one of six finalists for Atlas Network&#8217;s prestigious <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> Templeton Freedom Award<br \/><b>When<\/b>:\u00a0Nov. 12, 2015,\u00a07:30 p.m.<br \/><b>Where<\/b>: Liberty Forum &amp; Freedom Dinner closing ceremony \u2013 Capitale, 130 Bowery,\u00a0New York, NY\u00a010013 (Bowery and Grand St.)<br \/><b>Press Contact<\/b>:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Daniel.Anthony@AtlasNetwork.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daniel.Anthony@AtlasNetwork.org<\/a>\u00a0or (202) 449-8441<\/p>\n<p>Awarded since 2004, the Templeton Freedom Award is named for the late investor and philanthropist Sir\u00a0John Templeton. The award annually honors his legacy by identifying and recognizing the most exceptional and innovative contributions to the understanding of free enterprise, and the public policies that encourage prosperity, innovation, and human fulfillment via free competition. The award is generously supported by Templeton Religion Trust and will be presented during Atlas Network&#8217;s Liberty Forum &amp; Freedom Dinner gala dinner ceremony\u00a0Nov. 12, 2015\u00a0in\u00a0New York City. The winning organization will receive a\u00a0$100,000\u00a0prize and the runners-up will receive\u00a0$5,000.<\/p>\n<p><b>The 2015 Templeton Freedom Award finalists are:<br \/><\/b>Acton Institute (<span class=\"xn-location\">Grand Rapids, Mich.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">United States<\/span>) \u2014\u00a0<i>Poverty, Inc.<br \/><\/i>Center for Dissemination of Economic Knowledge for Freedom (CEDICE Freedom) (<span class=\"xn-location\">Caracas, Venezuela<\/span>) \u2014 Watchdog for Freedom and Democracy Project<br \/>Free Market Foundation (FMF) (<span class=\"xn-location\">Johannesburg, South Africa<\/span>) \u2014 Khaya Lam Land Reform Project<br \/>Institute for Justice (IJ) (<span class=\"xn-location\">Arlington, Va.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">United States<\/span>) \u2014 Strategic Research Program<br \/>Institute of Public Affairs (<span class=\"xn-location\">Melbourne, Australia<\/span>) \u2014 Repeal the Carbon Tax Campaign<br \/>Tax Foundation (<span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">District of Columbia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">United States<\/span>) \u2014 State Business Tax Climate Index<\/p>\n<p><b>About CEDICE Freedom<br \/><\/b>Based in <span class=\"xn-location\">Caracas, Venezuela<\/span>, Centro de Divulgaci\u00f3n del Conocimiento Econ\u00f3mico para la Libertad (Center for Dissemination of Economic Knowledge about Freedom), also known as CEDICE Freedom, disseminates, educates, and defends the principles of the free market and individual liberty as the basis for building a society of free, ethical, and responsible individuals. CEDICE Freedom strives for a free and prosperous <span class=\"xn-location\">Venezuela<\/span>, where life and property of its citizens are protected.<br \/>cedice.org.ve<\/p>\n<p><b>About Atlas Network<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>-based Atlas Network is a nonprofit organization that strengthens the worldwide freedom movement by connecting 470 independent partners in 96 countries that share the vision of a free, prosperous, and peaceful world where limited governments defend the rule of law, private property, and free markets.<br \/>AtlasNetwork.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 22, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Caracas, <span class=\"xn-location\">Venezuela<\/span>-based Center for Dissemination of Economic Knowledge about Freedom (CEDICE Freedom) was named one of six finalists for this year&#8217;s prestigious <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> Templeton Freedom Award for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasnetwork.org\/news\/article\/cedice-freedoms-watchdog-for-freedom-and-democracy-finalist-for-prestigious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">its Watchdog for Freedom&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}