Paradise concepts in politics, economics and society are the focus of the European Tolerance Talks 2018, which will take place during the Whitsun week from 16 to 19 May in Villach and Fresach. Over 40 authors and thinkers, scientists and cultural workers will discuss ways out of Europe’s current media-political crisis of meaning. This year’s…
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The 2018 World Cup is fast approaching, with national sides making their final preparations ahead of this summer’s tournament. We now know the groups after December’s draw. England have been put together with Belgium, Tunisia and Panama in Group G. Gareth Southgate’s side were not among the top seeds, meaning they featured in pot two…
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Turkish-German writer and human rights activist Dogan Akhanli will open this year’s European Tolerance Talks on May 17, 2018 in Fresach. Last year, Akhanli was arrested in Spain on the grounds of a Turkish Interpol warrant and released only after weeks of federal intervention in Berlin. Akhanli will dedicate his speech on the theme “Longing…
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Die Stadt Villach wird die Europäischen Toleranzgespräche 2018 wieder maßgeblich unterstützen. Villachs Bürgermeister Günther Albel betonte bei der Programmvorstellung im Spiegelsaal der Landesregierung, das diesjährige Thema „Sehnsucht nach Europa – Über die Suche nach dem verlorenen Paradies“ sei dazu geradezu prädestiniert dafür. Villach sei ein Paradies auf Erden, und wir müssten alles tun, dass es…
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The motiv of the European Tolerance Talks 2018 will again come from the art studios of the native Carinthian painter Erika Seywald. It shows a modern version and allegory of the expulsion from paradise. We see a wonderfully colorful red-orange, female figure in the prime of her life and the damnation of her male counterpart…
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On the occasion of the presentation of the European Tolerance Talks 2018 in Vienna, the Salzburg historian and architectural theorist Michael Zinganel presented his theses on mobility and migration in the Alps-Adriatic region. Using numerous examples, Zinganel pointed out that it is above all the enormous expectations that bring people on their way, and these…
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Vienna (18 Jan 2018) – In front of a the well-attended auditorium at the Oberbank Vienna the Denk.Raum.Fresach on Thursday evening presented the program of the European Tolerance Talks 2018, which are dedicated to the “Yearning for Europe” and the “Search for lost Paradise”. Architectural theorist and contemporary historian Michael Zinganel, currently honorary professor at…
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Yearning for Europe About the search for the Lost Paradise With the main theme 2018, the initiators of the “Denk.Raum.Fresach”, try to analyze – in the year of the Austrian EU Council Presidency – the manifold issues, irritations and even tensile tests to which the European integration project is currently exposed. What follows on Brexit,…
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Overwhelming reactions, dozens of congratulations, perseverance. So you can summarize the many responses to the Carinthian Human Rights Award 2017, which have reached us, representing here those of the Carinthian Deputy Governor Beate Prettner: Dear Denk.Raum.Fresach team, “They give us wings with this award and give us motivation to continue along this path together with…
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9th December 2017, a great day for the organizers of the European Tolerance Talks. The Carinthian Human Rights Award 2017 was awarded to the “Denk.Raum.Fresach” for its efforts towards tolerance and humanity. The DRF was selected from 17 submissions, and together with the entire DRF board Superintendent Manfred Sauer got the award in the Hall…
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