European Tolerance Talks 2015, January 22, 2015

The new forum for dialogue, DENK.RAUM.FRESACH, is going to organize the first “European Tolerance Talks” on 22nd and 23rd May 2015 in Fresach, Carinthia – with support of recognized international writers, thinkers and philosophers. Former deputy to the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda, has been nominated to the presidency of the Board of Trustees, the President of the European Parliament, Dr. Martin Schulz, has promised to open the discussions in the mountain village in May.

In order to inform about DENK.RAUM.FRESACH – Association for Tolerance and Integration in Europe, the program of the European Tolerance Talks 2015 and the proponents, we invite you to a presentation of the project in the Alpe-Adria-University Klagenfurt.

Date: 22/01/2015
Beginning at 9:30 o’clock
Location: Foundation Hall, Service Building of the Alpe-Adria University
Universitaetsstrasse 65-67, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Denk.Raum.Fresach is supported by the PEN Club Austria, Club Carinthia, the City of Villach, the Alpe-Adria-University Klagenfurt, the Evangelical Church of Austria, the Province of Carinthia, the European House Klagenfurt and the Austrian Broadcasting Co-operation ORF. The inaugural meeting of the Board was held on November 6, 2014 in Villach where the theme was set for the first European Tolerance Talks: “How far does Tolerance go? – The Duties of the State, Economy and Society”.

Host:
Univ.Prof. Dr. Oliver Vitouch, Rector of the Alpe-Adria-University Klagenfurt

At the podium:
Reinhard Rohr, Präsident of the Federal Council of Carinthia
Christian Benger, Member of the State Government of Carinthia
Hannes Swoboda, President of the Denk.Raum.Fresach
Claudia Mischensky, CEO – Federation of Austrian Industries, Carinthia
Hilde Schaumberger, Secretary General of Denk.Raum.Fresach
Manfred Sauer, Superintendent Evangelical Church
Helmut A. Niederle, President of PEN Club Austria

We look forward to your participation.
Registration at presse@fresach.org
Tel. +43 (0) 699-18114006

Manfred Sauer | Chairman
DI Peter Nageler | Deputy Chairman
Dr. Wilfried Seywald | Press

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