Charta-Autor Claus Reitan

Fresach adopts Charter of Resistance

The board of trustees of the Carinthian Democracy Workshop Denk.Raum.Fresach (DRF) has adopted guidelines against misguided developments in politics and economics at the conclusion of the 2026 European Tolerance Dialogues. The “Fresach Charter on Resistance and Responsibility” provides the foundation for why, when, and where resistance is necessary and how it should be carried out…

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…

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…