Þjóðfundur 2010
Þjóðfundur may refer to: * Þjóðfundur 2009, the National Assembly of 2009 * Þjóðfundur 1851, the National Assembly of 1851 The National Assembly of 1851 ( Icelandic ''Þjóðfundurinn 1851'') was a constitutional convention called to decide the political status of Iceland. The assembly was called in 1848, in the liberal atmosphere following the Spring of Nations. But ...

Þjóðfundur 2009
The National Assembly of 2009 () was an assembly of Icelandic citizens at the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík on November 14, 2009 in the wake of the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis, organized by a group of grassroots organizations including the Hugmyndaráðuneytið, Ministry of Ideas (Icelandic: :is:Hugmyndaráðuneytið, Hugmyndaráðuneytið), collectively called "the Anthill" (Icelandic: ''Mauraþúfan''). Organisation 1500 people were invited to participate in the assembly; of these, 1200 were chosen at random from the national registry, while 300 were representatives of companies, institutions and other groups. Divided into 162 working groups of 9 each including trained moderators, participants discussed the values underpinning Icelandic society, the direction Iceland should be taking in the future, and other issues. In the end, it was determined that the most important value was integrity / honesty, followed by civil rights, equal rights, respect and justice, then lov ...
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