Program presentation 2018 in Vienna

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…

Opening of the Citizens’ Dialogue

The presentation of the European Tolerance Talks 2017 on 24 January in the mirror room of the Carinthian provincial government in Klagenfurt was the prelude to the new “Citizens’ Dialogue on Freedom and Democracy”. Villach’s mayor and sponsor of the event pointed to the historic importance of his city in the struggle against paternalism and…

Invitation to ETT-Presentation in Vienna

“Does freedom need democracy?” This is the title of a preview of the 2017 European Tolerance Talks organized by Club Carinthia together with PEN-Club Austria, Travel Industry Club and the international tax consultancy TPA on 18 January 2017 at BKS Bank in Vienna. The keynote statement is given by columnist Anneliese Rohrer, who has already…

Syrian artist designed exhibition “Refuge”

“Refuge – migration in our history,” is the motto of this year’s special exhibition at the Tolerance Museum Fresach. It creates awareness of the needs of people on the run, but also allow a look into their own (Protestant) past which was marked by expulsion, flight and deportation also. Migration and refuge have accompanied and…

Program booklet now available

The program booklet to the “European tolerance talks 2016″ from 11 to 14 May 2016 in Fresach is available from now on. It will be sent to interested people also, the costs are 10 € plus 5 € for shipping. For those who are satisfied with the online version, it is also available for download.…

Fresach launches Crowdfunding Campaign

Think.Tank.Fresach (DRF) has launched a crowdfunding campaign together with the “Initiative for Carinthia” and the crowdfunding platform Respekt.net to finance the European tolerance talks in the Carinthian mountain village from 11 to 14 May 2016. In ttal 27,460 euros shall be collected within the next six months, which is about 25 percent of the planned total…

Fresach celebrates Christmas in Europe

An Xmas musical journey through Europe on 11th December once again impressively demonstrated the European spirit and connectedness of the Carinthian mountain village Fresach. The chamber choir and an ensemble of the Carinthian Symphony Orchestra presented the most beautiful Christmas songs under the Christmas tree. Günther Antesberger took care of the moderation, for the overall management…

The Lion of Cameroon in Fresach

Three years he sat in prison, just because he had dared to compete against President Paul Biya who is in power since 1982. Since May, he is now on the loose. The weekend he was in Austria to fulminate against the corrupt political caste in his country Cameroon. When asked whether he will rise despite…