The term tolerance has positive connotations already in Fresach. By inviting recognized international speakers (writers, philosophers and scientists) Fresach is now positioned as a European forum for dialogue and tolerance anchored thus sustained on the European cultural and knowledge map. The results of the dialogue are scientifically prepared and published. The European Tolerance talks are…
The Borders of Europe Human Rights and the Consequences of Climate Change for Politics, Economy and Society With the main theme of 2016, the initiators of Denk.Raum.Fresach consciously go straight ahead onto the minefield of the current debate about refugees and how to manage the current situation. “We do not just watch and know better,…
Where poverty is, we have the biggest problem. Not where the wealth is. Hannes Swoboda. At the first meeting of the Board on November 6, 2014 in Villach, the President of Denk.Raum.Fresach and former leader of the Social Democratic Party in the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda, outlined the mission and the main tasks of the…
The Protestant Superintendent for Carinthia and East Tyrol, Manfred Sauer, explained the history of the origin of Denk.Raum.Fresach during the first meeting of the Board. Even the official Carinthian Exhibition 2011 on “Remain credible – 500 Years of Protestant adventure” was initiated and based on the idea to establish a forum for dialogue devoted to…
At the first meeting on November 6, 2014 in Villach, the present Board of Trustees members talked about their motivation to contribute to the European Tolerance Talks. The well-known writer Irmgard Bohunovsky meant with a view to the rulung “theocracies” in the Arabic region: “We worked hard for the secular state, for the equality of…
“On this International Day of Tolerance, I call on all people and governments to actively combat fear, hatred and extremism with dialogue, understanding and mutual respect. Let us advance against the forces of division and unite for our shared future.” Unites Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon In 1996, the UN General Assembly (by resolution 51/95) invited…
Since 2006, the German Television Station ARD is organizing a theme week to cover socially relevant topics. This year, the main focus was devoted to “tolerance” of any kind. From 15th to 21th November 2014 all ARD programs, all Third television programs as well as the radio waves and related online portals explored the many…
In early October Denk.Raum.Fresach initiator Wilfried Seywald published a guest commentary on refugee issues in the Vienna Newspaper “Die Presse” in order to get a picture of the mood in Austria. The response was extremely harsh. Dozens of comments, sometimes very violent and spiteful, but negative for the most part, followed: from Communist Manifesto, expropriation fantasies…
Der Denk.Raum.Fresach wurde 2014 als gemeinnütziger „Verein zur Förderung von Toleranz und Integration in Europa“ gegründet – im uralten Bergbauerndorf Fresach in Kärnten. Seine Hauptaufgaben sieht der Verein so: Aufbau eines Europäischen Toleranzzentrums zur Förderung des Dialogs und der Integration von Menschen jeglicher Herkunft, Ethnie, Sprache und Religion. Informationsaustausch von anerkannten Wissenschaftlern, Schriftstellern und Denkern…
“Where poverty is, we have the biggest problem. Not where the wealth is”, EP Dr. Hannes Swoboda said at the first meeting of the Board on November 6, 2014 in Villach. The President of Denk.Raum.Fresach and former leader of the Social Democratic Party in the European Parliament, praised the initiative to found the Association for…
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