On Thursday evening, physician and social worker Umyma El-Jelede (54) was awarded the European Tolerance Prize for Democracy and Human Rights by the city of Villach. The jury praised her exemplary commitment to girls and women from African and Arabic-speaking communities, stating that her work promoting intercultural understanding, education, and social integration is essential for…
Hans Haider (83), founder and long-time chairman of the “Erinnern Villach” (Remember Villach) association, was awarded the European Tolerance Prize by the city of Villach and the Denk.Raum.Fresach (Fresach Memorial Space) on Wednesday evening for his life’s work. The Berlin native, Haider, has given a voice and a face to local remembrance culture for decades…
The European Tolerance Talks will take place in Fresach and Villach from June 1 to 7. Experts from literature, science, and business will discuss Europe and the new world order for a week under the motto “Madness – A World in Disorder?” “Oligarchs of all countries, unite with anti-democratic politicians and divide the world among…
The European Tolerance Talks (June 1 to 4, 2022) will again be broadcast in full and live on the Internet this year. “We want to make it possible for the many international supporters of our dialogue forum to be there if they are unable to come themselves,” says Superintendent Manfred Sauer from the Carinthian organizer…
At its Annual General Meeting in Klagenfurt on Wednesday, the Board of Trustees of the European Tolerance Talks 2022 presented its 2022 program and in this context called for a systemic change in politics and business. The talks will take place in Villach and Fresach from June 1st to 4th. The Federal Government of Carinthia…
On the occasion of the program presentation of the European Tolerance Talks 2022, the President of the Carinthian Federal Parliament, Reinhart Rohr, expressed his confidence that the future of the Talks will be secured for the coming years with the support of the City of Villach, the State of Carinthia and the Federal Government. Provincial…
On Feb 25th, the Governor of Carinthia, Peter Kaiser, presented the program and goals of the European Tolerance Talks 2021 in Klagenfurt – together with Villach’s Vice Mayor Gerda Sandriesser, Superintendent Manfred Sauer and the President of the Board, Hannes Swoboda, “The pandemic has brought about many changes – one of the most important changes is…
New territory and experiment at the same time – the 6th European Tolerance Talks 2020 in Carinthia were a milestone for organization, contributors and the public. The three-day dialogue forum was frequented by well over 3,000 visitors online after the museum was only partially accessible on site. All sessions and panel discussions are available on…
At the memorable Riedergarten Villa in Klagenfurt, currently hosting the office “For Forest”, Denk.Raum.Fresach held its retreat on January 22, 2019 to mark out the program guidelines for the next three years until 2022. It showed that the team wants to step even more than before “from word to deed”. In concrete terms, steps to…
More than 250 young people gathered in Villach to start the European Tolerance Talks 2018 in order to discuss forward-looking ideas and fundamental questions for a better life. As part of the “Love Tour against Mobbing and Violence in Schools”, a focus of the Carinthian federal Education Bord, the students were given tips and tricks…
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