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Calling for Peace

AFG — All Future Generations, global laboratory for inclusion

Daniel Grieder
Daniel Grieder
Matteo Berrettini
Matteo Berrettini
Alica Schmidt
Alica Schmidt
Marco Falcioni
Marco Falcioni
Wes Studi
Wes StudiAFG Award 2026
The AFG Award: «Calling for Peace», Francesco Barone

Global laboratory for inclusion

Valentino Garavani
Valentino
Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani
Franca Sozzani
Franca Sozzani

Editions 2016–2023

AFG — All Future Generations, known as African Fashion Gate until 2025, is a permanent laboratory with a widespread presence in Europe, Africa, North and South America.

It promotes cultural initiatives and concrete action against every form of racism, discrimination and exclusion, in fashion, the arts, cinema, entertainment and sport.

The «Calling for Peace» awards lined up, backlit, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 21 September 2026

The AFG Award

Calling for Peace

an artwork by Francesco Barone

The AFG Award, known until 2025 as «La Moda Veste la Pace», goes to leading figures in fashion, the arts, culture, journalism and sport who have distinguished themselves through their commitment to inclusion and against every form of discrimination and racism.

5 laureates

  1. 01Wes StudiActor, the first Native American actor to receive an Oscar
  2. 02Daniel GriederCEO, Hugo Boss
  3. 03Matteo BerrettiniTennis player
  4. 04Alica SchmidtTrack and field athlete
  5. 05Marco FalcioniCreative Director, Hugo Boss
Editions 2016–2023All editions, from 2016 to 2023

AFG for UNESCO

UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
International Day of Peace

21.09.2026

Calling for Peace Appel à la Paix

On the International Day of Peace, AFG brought three masterclasses and a round table on identity, creativity and intercultural dialogue for inclusive and peaceful societies to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. With Hugo Boss, Matteo Berrettini, Alica Schmidt, Wes Studi and ANAS.

Discover AFG for UNESCO
Nicola Paparusso on the UNESCO stage in front of the word PACE
Nicola Paparusso, founder of AFG, at UNESCO Headquarters
Wes Studi raises the AFG Award
Rivoli (Turin), 23 September · Wes Studi receives the award
Nicola Paparusso presents the award to Daniel Grieder
The award presented to Daniel Grieder
The hall at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris during Calling for Peace
Paris, 21 September · the hall at UNESCO Headquarters

3 stops

  1. Paris 21.09 · UNESCO Headquarters
  2. Turin 23.09 · Rivoli
  3. Rome Next stop
David Maria Sassoli speaks in the European Parliament chamber, in front of the blue flag with the stars of the Union
Foto Gabor Kovacs · © European Union 2019 – Source: EP · CC BY 4.0
The European Parliament greatly appreciates your initiative, aimed at combating all forms of residual and persistent discrimination in the fields of art, fashion and sport.
David Maria Sassoli · President of the European Parliament 2019–2022 Read the letter (PDF, in Italian)

About us

The people of AFG

Awards

The AFG Award

Conceived and produced by AFG

IDEM Festival

The international short film festival on human rights. Lecce, June 2027.

Discover the festival
The She-Wolf, the award of the IDEM Festival

The people

A family, not just a team

Institutions15

Comune di LecceRegione PugliaSenegalUNARAmbasciata del SudafricaUNESCOAmbasciata di TunisiaCamera Nazionale della Moda ItalianaCommissione europeaComune di TavulliaComune di VeronaConsiglio regionale del VenetoFIGCParlamento europeoPresidenza del Consiglio dei ministri

Academies5

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