New Acropolis (NA), (official name - Asociación Cultural Nueva Acrópolis. is a worldwide non-profit organisation founded in 1957 by Jorge Angel Livraga Rizzi (died 1991) ^[1] first as a school of philosophy and later on as an international organization devoted to philosophical studies and practice.

Contents 1 Founding Charter 2 Criticism 3 References 4 External links 4.1 Institutional links 4.2 Studies 4.3 Critics Links

[edit] Founding Charter

Its founding charter aims :

1. To promote universal fraternity among people of all creeds, races and backgrounds.^[2]
2. To promote a holistic vision of the world through the comparative study of philosophies, sciences, religions and arts.
3. To enable human beings to develop their potential and live in harmony with Nature by understanding its laws.

Aside from regular philosophy courses, lectures, and workshops the organization also involved in social and philanthropic activities such as food collection campaigns, art workshops, cleaning of monuments and parks, as well as disaster rescues.

[edit] Criticism

The French Commission on Cults (1995) as well as a Belgian parliamentary commission, have, in 1997, registered it as a cult in their respective countries, in an annexed blacklist to their report, along with 171 other associations. On May 27 2005, this 1995 annex was officially cancelled and invalidated ^[3].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[edit] Institutional links

• New Acropolis International
• New Acropolis, United Kingdom
• New Acropolis, Canada
• New Acropolis, U.S.A
• New Acropolis, Spain
• New Acropolis, France
• List of international web sites
• Fundamentals of the Acropolis Ideal by Jorge Angel Livraga

[edit] Studies

• CESNUR study of French ex-members

[edit] Critics Links

• Sheila Gostick, Confidence For Dummies // NOW (Toronto, Canada), 1-7.01.2004.
• Critical biography of founder Livraga, from a former member