Future Initiatives
Among FECC President van der Kroon's boldest initiative is a bottom up initiative to bridge the gap and cooperate with the Arab world through the organization of festivals and carnivals. "Carnival is not about jokes but about heritage." he told a group of Maltese officials preparing to host the 25th Silver Anniversary of the organization in 2005. "If ideologies fail to create a better world the cultural and the human sense can bring people closer and push away conflicts between civilization and religions." the FECC President told dignitaries and the people as he unveiled the third FECC monument in as many years at the 2007 Sousee, Tunisia Opening Ceremonies which was the first FECC International Carnival City Congress to held in an Arab and African country.
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