Historikerin Irmgard Bohunovsky

Resistance is a Traditional Domain of Women

Historian and author Irmgard Bohunovsky (87) pointed out at the program presentation of the 2026 European Tolerance Talks in Klagenfurt that resistance against prevailing conditions, injustice, and wrongdoing is a classic domain of women. Women have always offered effective and non-violent resistance – out of a sense of responsibility – to avert greater harm to…

Andrea Mattioli neue DRF-Obfrau

Andrea Mattioli new Fresach Chairwoman

The Protestant Superintendent Andrea Mattioli (56) was elected the new chairwoman of the “Denk.Raum.Fresach” (DRF) association at the general assembly of the European Tolerance Center Fresach. She succeeds Manfred Sauer, who is moving to the board of directors after 12 years as chairwoman. In her new role, Mattioli will be responsible for the strategic development…

Tolerance talks 2026 rehearse resistance

The European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach will address questions of resistance against misguided policies, injustice, and inequality in 2026. The traditional week of dialogue will open before Pentecost with a “Walk and Think” concert on May 17th, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Ingeborg Bachmann’s birth, who wrote against the “prevailing…

New World Order Emerges from Fresach

At the conclusion of the European Tolerance Talks 2025, the Board of Trustees of the Carinthian Democracy Workshop Denk.Raum.Fresach adopted a policy paper for a new understanding of the current global situation. The “Fresach World Order” provides explanations for historical developments and proposals for the future of Europe in an increasingly turbulent environment. Every single…