Tolerance Talks with new visitors’ record 1,000 participants on site – 6,000 live on the Internet on the topic of “Truth” Wien (May 23th, 2024) – This year, the 10th European Tolerance Talks scored new highs among visitors on site and on the Internet. Over 1,000 truth seekers took part in the twelve discussion rounds, more than 6,000 people followed the lectures and panels live on the Internet, and Armin Thurnher’s opening on Thursday morning was attended by over 1,000 interested people on Facebook and YouTube alone. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Fresach adopts truth charter Finding the truth only possible through scientific methods Wien (May 20th, 2024) – At the conclusion of the European Tolerance Talks 2024, the Denk.Raum.Fresach Board of Trustees adopted a truth charter in which the principles and methods for researching truth are defined. Governments and civil society are called upon to strengthen trust in scientific methods for finding the truth, it says. This cannot be achieved through regulations or laws, but only through public dialogue and careful justification. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Thurnher calls for the Disempowerment of Tech Giants New media order to strengthen democracy and freedom of expression Fresach (May 20th, 2024) – In his opening speech at the European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach, the editor of the Vienna city newspaper FALTER, Armin Thurnher, called for a Europe-wide strengthening of public broadcasting as a counterweight to the global power of the tech giants. For him, it is “completely otherworldly that our rulers do not even begin to recognize what today’s media question is about – namely the (naked) existence of democracy,” said Thurnher. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Radka Denemarková Tolerance Prize Winner 2024 The city of Villach and Denk.Raum.Fresach honor commitment to the truth Fresach (May 16th, 2024) – The Czech author and translator Radka Denemarková (56) accepted the European Tolerance Prize for Democracy and Human Rights from the city of Villach on Thursday evening. According to the jury, Denemarková knows how to weave a wide variety of characters and anecdotes into an imaginative literary tapestry like no other political writer. Your uncompromising commitment to the truth is encouraging. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Hannes Swoboda honored for his political life’s work Denk.Raum.Fresach honors commitment to tolerance and human rights Fresach (May 16th, 2024) – The European politician Hannes Swoboda (78) was honored on Thursday evening in Fresach for his political life’s work in the spirit of tolerance, democracy and human rights. Swoboda gained respect and recognition for his social commitment across ideological boundaries; he built bridges with his political and cultural commitment and encouraged many people to think and act in a European way. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2024 in search for Truth “How populists and new promises of salvation seduce the public” Vienna (May 13th, 2024) – Next Wednesday evening (May 15th) the 10th European Tolerance Talks will begin with an ethics forum in Villach. For four days, thinkers from a wide variety of disciplines and perspectives will try to get to the bottom of currently propagated truths. The focus is on the European elections and the various attempts to influence them with disinformation campaigns. Read full articlee —————————————————————————————————————————— “Truth manager” under Scrutiny Questioning Truth(s) – Reflecting Reality – All Discussions streamed live Vienna (May 10, 2024) – “Question given truth(s), grasp and recognize actual reality” – that is the goal of the European Tolerance Talks 2024, which this year is dedicated to uncovering fake news, disinformation and manipulation in politics, business and dedicated to media. “We want to get to the bottom of the truth managers,” says organizer Wilfried Seywald from Denk.Raum.Fresach. All discussions and lectures will be streamed live in accordance with the educational policy mandate and will then be freely available as a recording. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— European State Prize for the Tolerance Talks Dialogue event in Fresach makes a significant contribution to European understanding Vienna (May 7, 2024) – Fresach won the European State Prize 2024 in the “Europe in the community” category with the European Tolerance Talks. Mayor Gerhard Altziebler and the Denk.Raum.Fresach (DRF) organizational team accepted the award from European Minister Karoline Edtstadler in Vienna on Tuesday. “For us, this is a special recognition,” said Wilfried Seywald. “From the very beginning, we have tried to make Europe tangible.” Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Economic Forum: How much does the Truth cost? The unpleasant consequences of public announcements Fresach (May 2, 2024) – The “costs of truth” are on the program on the third day of the European Tolerance Talks in Fresach, and it is not always easy to quantify them. As part of the economic forum on May 17th, renowned economists, economists, computer scientists and political scientists will discuss the question of why it is so difficult to speak unpleasant truths in politics as well as in business, Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Armin Thurnher to open European Forum on 16th May Media professionals and philosophers discuss strategies against disinformation online Wien (April 29, 2024) – Europe before the election – Who is telling the truth, who can (still) be trusted? The 10th European Tolerance Talks in 2024 will take place under this motto. The state prize winner for cultural journalism 2024, Falter editor Armin Thurnher, was won for the opening speech on May 16 in Fresach. This year the European Forum is dominated by philosophers, journalists and media experts. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks start with Ethics Forum on Mai 15th Renata Schmidtkunz talks with Autor Radka Denemarková Wien (April 25, 2024) – The 10th European Tolerance Talks will begin on Wednesday, May 15th with the Ethics Forum in the city of Villach. “In conversation” with Renata Schmidtkunz (ORF Vienna), the well-known Czech author and translator Radka Denemarková will comment on the current situation in Europe and the diverse challenges posed by populism and nationalism. The focus is on the question: “How many lies can the truth tolerate?” Wednesday May 15th | 6 p.m. | Bamberg Hall in the city of Villach “HOURS OF TRUTH – Europe and its enemies” Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Fresach nominated for European Award Significant contribution to European understanding with Tolerance Talks Vienna (April 22, 2024) – The Carinthian mountain village of Fresach is among the finalists of the Austrian “European Award 2024”. The municipality was able to convince in the “Europe in the community” category with the European Tolerance Talks. With this project, Fresach is making a significant contribution to achieving the common goals of European understanding and strengthening European awareness, according to the expert jury. The winners of the five categories will be honored by Federal Minister Karoline Edtstadler at a gala on May 7th in Vienna. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2024 enlight “Truth” The whole truth about Europe, the new media order and the costs of it Villach (April 7, 2024) – “Truth – What is real?” is the subject of the 10th European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach from May 15th to 18th, 2024 – and the focus is on the diverse concerns about increasing attempts to influence democratic elections through news manipulation and alternative facts. Over 30 experts from philosophy and religion, business and science provide contributions to the debate. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2024 shed light on “Truth” The whole truth about Europe, the new media order and the costs of it Villach (April 17, 2024) – With the topic “Truth – What is real?” is the subject of the 10th European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach from May 15th to 18th, 2025 – and, as expected, the focus is on the diverse concerns and concerns about increasing attempts to influence democratic elections through news manipulation and alternative facts. Over 30 experts from philosophy and religion, business and science provide contributions to the debate. The program is available on the website. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2024 on “Truth – What is Real?” Opening with Armin Thurnher – Europe before the election – with AI & ChatGPT Villach (February 22, 2024) – Three dozen philosophers, scientists, authors and economists will discuss about “Truth and what is real?” at the 10th European Tolerance Talks, which will take place this year from May 15th to 18th in Villach and Fresach. The topic is particularly relevant in view of the upcoming European elections in June and the various attempts by anti-democratic forces to influence them. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks press conference on Feb 22nd in Villach Searching for truth in times of digitalization and artificial intelligence Villach (February 14, 2024) – The search for truth can be seen as the goal of all philosophy. And even if it is assumed that the truth should correspond as closely as possible to reality, this is often not (any longer) the case. The press conference at the presentation of the Tolerance Talks 2024 on February 22nd in Villach provides an outlook on the search for truth in times of digitalization and artificial intelligence. Read full article European forum for finding the truth on Feb 15th in Vienna Program presentation in the Oberbank by Club Carinthia Vienna (January 30, 2024) – Truth is a big word and, especially in politics, a requirement that can hardly be fulfilled. Social and economic coexistence is almost always about asserting interests and distributing resources and not about finding the truth. The 2024 European elections are therefore an opportunity to shed light on many truths that are being widely publicized. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Fresach Anthology on Growth 2.0 Results of the European Tolerance Talks 2023 released as reading book Wien (January 12, 2024) – The concept of growth is like a six-sided dice. You have to look at it from all sides to understand what it is like. This is exactly what the contributions to the recently published anthology “Growth at the End: What Now?”, in which over 20 authors contributed, do exactly that. These essays represent the quintessence of the European Tolerance Talks 2023 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach and are now available online and in bookstores. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Fresach Growth Charta issued Fairer Distriubution of resources demanded Fresach (05/29/2023) – At the end of the European Tolerance Talks 2023, the board of trustees of Denk.Raum.Fresach published a growth charter in which the increasing social inequality in the world is denounced. Future growth must be lived, organized and operated in terms of sustainability. Only then can the dynamic that sustains life and improves the living conditions of all grow. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Former Bishop Michael Bünker Tolerance Prize Winner 2023 City of Villach and Denk.Raum.Fresach honor “Good Fight of Faith” Fresach (05/25/2023) – The former bishop of the Evangelical Church in Austria, Michael Bünker (69), was honored Thursday evening with the European Tolerance Prize of the city of Villach and the Denk.Raum.Fresach. As a moral authority with a high level of social commitment, Bünker has always advocated dialogue, democracy and human rights, according to the jury’s reasoning. His voice has long lasted weight. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2023 in Growth Fever President Swoboda: Growing inequality threatens peace and freedom Fresach (05/22/2023) – The consequences of excessive economic growth and growing inequality in the world due to the overexploitation of fossil and regenerative resources are the focus of the 9th European Tolerance Talks (ETG), which begin on Wednesday evening in Carinthia. More than 30 thinkers will take part in the dialogue forums, which will take place in the Bambergsaal of the city of Villach (May 24th) and in the Tolerance Center Fresach (May 25th to 27th). ETG organizer Wilfried Seywald hopes for significantly more visitors after the pandemic. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— All Tolerance Talks 2023 live on the web Denk.Raum.Fresach wants to question the current concept of growth Fresach (May 10th, 2023) – Open to all interested parties and freely accessible – that will be the European Tolerance Talks again this year. All sessions, discussions and lectures will be streamed live and then available as a recording, promises Superintendent Manfred Sauer from the organizer Denk.Raum.Fresach (DRF) Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Criticism of Growth at the Fresach Economic Forum on May 26th Tolerance talks discuss phenomena of capitalism and breaking taboos Fresach (May 6th, 2023) – The Frankfurt historian Werner Plumpe wrote history with his capitalism diagnosis “The Cold Heart”. On May 26, he comes to the Economic Forum of the European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach to explain the ongoing revolution. The Munich financial investor Hans Albrecht then provides answers to climate change and how the restructuring of the economy can be successful. Tickets and registrations on the website. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Streeruwitz to open European Forum Fresach on May 25th European Tolerance Talks 2023 discuss growth issues Fresach (May 4th, 2023) – The essayist Marlene Streeruwitz, bestselling author Franz Alt, public welfare expert Christian Felber, the well-known theologian and researcher of meaning Paul M. Zulehner and former bishop Michael Bünker will enrich the opening day of the European Tolerance Talks on May 25th in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. The focus of the Europaforum is the topic “Growth at the end – what now?” Controversial discussions are guaranteed. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Ethikforum Villach at the begin of Tolerance Talks on May 24th Panel discussion with former EKD head Nikoloaus Schneider with Renata Schmidtkunz Fresach (May 3rd, 2023) – The European Tolerance Talks 2023 will open with a premiere in Carinthia. The former head of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Nikolaus Schneider, answers questions from Renata Schmidtkunz (ORF) at the ethics forum in the Bambergsaal of the city of Villach. Schneider is considered an excellent expert on the social structure of his country and will address the topic “Growth at the end – what now?” approach from an ethical point of view. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Growth in the Focus of the Tolerance Talks 2023 30 speakers from May 24th to 27th in Villach and Fresach Fresach (April 27th, 2023) – Increasing consumption, limited resources – the future of our economy is under scrutiny. Under the title “Growth in the end – what now?” At the European Tolerance Talks from May 24th to 27th, 2023 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach, ethical and ecological-economic perspectives will be presented. More than 30 experts from philosophy and religion, business and science will take part in the debate. The program is available on the website. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Writers’ Union returning to Fresach Author Peter Kersche recalls tradition of Writers’ Days from 1972 to 1996 Fresach (03/01/2023) – The traditional Carinthian Writers’ Association (KSV) will in future enrich the European Tolerance Talks as a source of ideas and a cooperation partner. Past President Gabriele Russwurm-Biró and the new President Alfred Woschitz will join the Board of the Tolerance Talks. This was announced by the chairman of the association Denk.Raum.Fresach, Superintendent Manfred Sauer, on Tuesday at this year’s program presentation in Klagenfurt. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2023: “Growth at the end – what now?” Opening with Marlene Streeruwitz – Discussion about eco-planetary future Klagenfurt (02/28/2023) – Under the title “Growth at the end – what now?” around 35 experts, scientists and economists and their audience in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach are invited to discuss the meaning of growth and its effects on society. The program of the European tolerance talks from May 24th to 27th, 2023 was presented on Tuesday in the Hall of Mirrors of the state government in Klagenfurt. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Presentation of the Tolerance Talks 2023 in Klagenfurt Press conference on February 28 from 11 a.m. via live stream Klagenfurt (02/22/2023) – Climate change and species extinction pose enormous problems for mankind. Scientists say: We have to change our lives and our way of doing business, because natural resources are finite. But is that even possible? Is it so easy to flip an economic system based on growth? Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— European Forum “For and Against Growth” on February 21 Program presentation of tolerance talks at Club Carinthia Oberbank Wien Vienna (02/10/2023) – Climate change, war and pandemics – the many crises have made us thoughtful, and in some cases even worried. 50 years after the Club of Rome report “The Limits to Growth” we are still confronted with the negative effects of uncompromising growth. The European Tolerance Talks 2023 are dedicated to this red-hot topic, the program will be presented on February 21 in Vienna. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance in Times of War Reading book on the Topic of Change 2022 available now Fresach (01/13/2023) – The much-noticed European Tolerance Talks (ETG) in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach in the previous year 2022 asked themselves the question “CHANGE – How does the new get into the system?” and culminated in a separate declaration at the turn of the century. A number of contributions to the discussion are now also available in printed form. The READING BOOK for members and friends of Denk.Raum.Fresach can now be ordered online at Books on Demand. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Fresach Declaration at the turn of the Century Tolerance talks appeal for more courage to change Fresach (June 6th, 2022) – The Board of Trustees of the European Tolerance Talks 2022 published a statement on the TIME TRANSITION and “Europe in Transition” at the end of the event in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. It calls on politicians and citizens to take courage and allow change so that the existential measures to preserve life for future generations can be enforced. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance award for political scientist Sieglinde Rosenberger City of Villach and Denk.Raum.Fresach honor Viennese integration researcher Fresach (June 2nd, 2022) – The Viennese political scientist and integration researcher Sieglinde Rosenberger (65) was awarded the European Tolerance Prize for Democracy and Human Rights by the City of Villach on Thursday evening. According to the jury, Rosenberger had sensitized generations of students to political participation, diversity and inclusion. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Robert Menasse pleads for a defensive democracy Tolerance Talks Opening with good and bad news Fresach (June 2nd, 2022) – The European Tolerance Talks 2022 were opened on Thursday in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach with a historically based plea for a “post-national European democracy”. The European Union has always developed out of and through crises, and is currently confronted with “multiple crises”, according to the Austrian author Robert Menasse in his opening speech, which was broadcast live on the Internet. Read whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2022 to discuss global CHANGE Global warming, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine are increasing the pressure on international relations Fresach (May 30th, 2022) – Changing times, end of peace and weapon donation(s) – Europe has changed, the war is in our midst. Authors and political and economic experts will discuss how the political systems are reorienting themselves and how we can deal with the new at the 8th European Tolerance Talks, which begin on Wednesday, June 1st. The events will take place in the Carinthia technical school (Villach campus) and in the Fresach tolerance center; they will also be broadcast online. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Live stream: All Tolerance Talks online Manfred Sauer: Change in Europe – The system needs a reset Fresach (May 19th, 2022) – 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 Denk.Raum.Fresach. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Economic Forum 3rd June: Exit through Change Tolerance Talks on exit strategies from political chaos in Europe Fresach (May 9th, 2022) – With a philosophical excurs by the Hamburg cultural scientist Ina Schmid on the topic “How does order come into chaos?” the economic forum of the European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach will be launched on June 3rd. The well-known Munich neuropsychologist Hans Georg Häusel will then deal with the question of how CHANGE arises and how it can be used productively. Tickets and registrations on the website. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— European Forum 2nd June in Fresach helps to understand Tolerance Talks provide analyzes and conclusions for politics and society Fresach (May 6th, 2022) – The opening day of the European Tolerance Talks on June 2nd in the Carinthian mountain town of Fresach (near Villach) is completely under the spell of the geopolitical changes caused by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. Under the motto “CHANGE – How does the new get into the system?” appointed experts discuss causes, triggers and possible consequences for politics, business and society live and on site. Tickets and registrations on the website. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 1st June: Tourism in the crossfire International Tourism Forum Villach discusses climate and generational change Villach (May 5th, 2022) – The European Tolerance Talks 2022 will be opened this year with the International Tourism Forum Villach. The all-day event on June 1st at the Villach University of Applied Sciences will address the question of how much the pandemic, global warming and war in Ukraine are affecting tourism and how the forced CHANGE can be managed in the best possible way. The talks will also be broadcast online, registrations are possible on the website of the organizer Denk.Raum.Fresach Read full article Tolerance Talks 2022 – Turning Point for Europe 30 Experts to attend the event from 1st bis 4th June in Villach and Fresach Villach/Fresach (May 3rd, 2022) – The reorganization of Europe, dealing with Russia and the challenges of the turning point for tolerance and peace-moving people are the focus of the 8th European Tolerance Talks, which will take place from June 1st to 4th in Carinthia. More than 30 experts from philosophy and religion, science and business will take part in the live debates at the Villach University of Applied Sciences and the Fresach Tolerance Center. Ganzen Artikel lesen —————————————————————————————————————————— A Turning Point in the Reorganisation of Europe Preview of the European Tolerance Talks from 1 – 4 June 2022 Vienna (March 10, 2022) – This year’s European Tolerance Talks from June 1 to 4, 2022 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach promise nothing less than a program for the reorganization of Europe. On the occasion of the presentation of the program on Wednesday evening in the Club Carinthia of Oberbank Vienna, the President of the Board, Hannes Swoboda, said: “Regardless of what the turning point looks like after the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, there must be a new dialogue towards tolerance and understanding, and not a step backwards into the methods and models of the 20th century. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2022 call for a System Chanbe Opening with Author Robert Menasse – Discussion about upheavals Klagenfurt (February 23, 2022) – The European Tolerance Talks 2022 will deal with the much-discussed system change in politics and business. The opening speech this year will be held by Robert Menasse, author of the bestseller “The Capital”. The program of the talks, which will take place in Villach and Fresach in the week before Pentecost from June 1st to 4th, was presented on Wednesday in the Hall of Mirrors of the state government. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— Fresach adopts FAIRNESS Charter 10 commandments as the key to a better and fairer future Fresach (May 31, 2021) – At the end of the European Tolerance Talks 2021, the organizers adopted a “Fairness Charter” in which the most important guidelines (10 commandments) for a fair globalization are laid down. “The declaration was drawn up together with the Austrian Chamber of Labor http://www.arbeiterkammer.at, which for the first time could be won as a cooperation partner,” said the Protestant superintendent and Denk.Raum.Fresach chairman Manfred Sauer in a statement. Read full article —————————————————————————————————————————— AK Globalization Compass presented in Fresach Expert Wedl: “Why we have to talk more courageously about Globalization” Fresach (May 21, 2021) – For the Austrian Chamber of Labor, the corona pandemic has shown the limits of the globalized world. With lockdowns, the restriction of freedom of movement and new border controls in the middle of Europe, production routes were suddenly interrupted and just-in-time deliveries made impossible. Medicines and protective masks such as gloves were missing because their production had long since migrated to Asia. More on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Heinz Nußbaumer Tolerance Award Winner 2021 PEN-Club and City of Villach pay tribute to the “Pilgrim in the sea of fevered voices” Villach/Fresach (May 20, 2021) – The journalist, author and editor of the weekly newspaper “Die Furche”, Heinz Nußbaumer (77), got the European Tolerance Award 2021 for democracy and human rights by the Austrian PEN Club and the city of Villach on Thursday evening in Fresach. Nussbaumer is a bridge builder and a “pilgrim in the sea of fevered voices”, according to the jury’s reasoning. Read more on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2021 clear away pandemic debris 3 days of globalization, fairness and leadership with international voices Villach (May 18, 2021) – Tolerance in times of the pandemic – yet fairness and leadership are required. It is precisely when things are not going well politically or economically that the true character of people and systems becomes apparent. How and why we have to redefine advancing globalization will be discussed by experts at the 7th European Tolerance Talks, which will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19, in Carinthia. All events are also broadcast online. Read more on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2021: All Livestreams at a Glance Three days of concentrated solutions on “FAIRNESS – The New Globalization” Villach/Fresach (May 12, 2021) – The 7th European Tolerance Talks will take place as planned from May 19 to 22 in Carinthia – live and with passion on site. All the big names come to the small Carinthian mountain village of Fresach, including the founder of the mosque Seyran Ateş, Nestlé honorary president Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, table tennis world and Olympic champion Jochen Wollmert, journalist and author Roger de Weck, Rabbi Schlomo Hofmeister, futurologist Max Thinius and philosopher composer Rainer Bischof. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— High class table tennis to open Tolerance Talks World champion and Paralympics winner Jochen Wollmert in Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (May 11, 2021) – For the opening of the European Tolerance Talks in 2021, the international table tennis elite will be visiting Carinthia. The multiple world champion and Paralympics winner Jochen Wollmert from Wuppertal (56) will fight against the Austrian top player Krisztian Gardos (46) in the Klagenfurt table tennis performance center (KTTV) on Wednesday 19 May at 6 p.m. The event will be broadcast live on the Internet and commented by ORF presenter Tono Hönigmann. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Aviso: “Globalization as an Opportunity” on Mai 6, 2021 Live stream with AK expert Valentin Wedl at 6 p.m. Wien (May 6, 2021) – How can globalization be designed intelligently so that it no longer occurs at the expense of people and the environment – and the gap between rich and poor keeps widening? Chamber of Labor expert Valentin Wedl shows in the next online talk of the European tolerance talks how it can work. The online discussion on this year’s general topic of “fairness” will take place this evening, May 6th, from 6 pm and will be broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— May 19: With fairness on the Road to Victory Youth forum discusses human size through fair action Villach/Fresach (May 4th, 2021) – Thousands of times in life every person is faced with the question of how to behave in specific situations – and there are always hundreds of options from good to bad, friendly to ugly. The tolerance talks in 2021 are dedicated to the topic of fairness and the youth forum on May 19, will discuss the question as to what are the advantages of acting fairly in life. The event, originally planned at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, will be broadcast as a live stream due to corona. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— 19. Mai: Rethinking Tourism Villach Tourism Forum discusses fairness and response vs. acceleration Villach/Fresach (May 3rd, 2021) – The European tolerance talks will open this year with the International Tourism Forum Villach on May 19th. The focus of the all-day online event on the subject of “Fairness – The New Globalization” is the question of the restrictions and conditions with which we will travel in the future. The event, originally planned at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, will be broadcast as a live stream due to the corona, and you have to register for the working groups in the morning. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2021 under the Sign of “Fairness” Governor Peter Kaiser presents conference program in Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (February 25, 2021) – The European Tolerance Talks from May 19-22, 2021 in Fresach are dedicated to the topic of “Fairness – The New Globalization”. Governor Peter Kaiser said at the program presentation on Thursday in Klagenfurt that fairness and justice are needed right now when it comes to dealing with the consequences of the corona. For the first time in 2021, the organizers were able to win the Austrian Chamber of Labor as a cooperation partner. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————— “Fairness” theme of the tolerance talks 2021 Pandemic and the consequences for politics, economy and society Vienna (February 17, 2021) – With the topic “Fairness – The New Globalization”, the European Tolerance Talks are going into the second Corona year in 2021 – and the question “How does tolerance work in times of the pandemic?” stand in the focus. “Europe has two crises to deal with: first the pandemic and then its social and economic consequences,” said the Chairman of the Board, Hannes Swoboda, on Wednesday evening at an online press conference in Vienna. “Fairness and justice should have a high priority.” Read full article on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Online-Talk with Table tennis world champion Jochen Wollmert Ash Wednesday from 6 p.m. preview of the tolerance talks 2021 Vienna (February 16, 2021) – The multiple table tennis world champion and Paralympics winner Jochen Wollmert speaks on Ash Wednesday in a live stream about fairness in sports and society. Wollmert is the German Paralympics athlete of the decade and was recently inducted into the World Association’s “Hall of Fame” as the first German table tennis player. The event by Club Carinthia and Denk.Raum.Fresach is available on YouTube and Facebook and starts at 6 p.m. Read full article on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Club Carinthia Evening with Preview on Tolerance Talks 2021 With guest lecture by World Champion and Paralympics Winner Jochen Wollmert Vienna (February 5, 2021) – Fairness and tolerance in times of the pandemic are the keywords with which the organizers of the European tolerance talks are going into 2021. Now more than ever, the central question is what is really important: The consequences of the pandemic extend far beyond physical integrity and health and affect the economy, culture and sport equally. What must be done now so that our social structure continues to function? Read full article on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Seyran Ateş to open Tolerance Talks 2021 Women’s rights activist and imam insists on equal treatment and secular Islam Berlin/Vienna (19 Oct 2020) – Well-known Turkish-German lawyer and women’s rights activist Seyran Ateş will open the European tolerance talks in 2021 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. Ateş is the initiator and co-founder of the liberal Ibn Rushd Goethe Mosque in Berlin, which strives for a contemporary and gender-equitable interpretation of the Koran. She has received numerous international awards for her intercultural work, but also death threats. Read entire article Read full article on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks are breaking new Ground Dialogue forum Fresach goes international – Cross-border publicity for Carinthia Fresach (29 May 2020) – New territory and experiment at the same time – the 6th European Tolerance Talks 2020 in Carinthia were a milestone for organization, participants 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 YouTube and on the website. Read entire article Read full article on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Erna Pfeiffer Tolerance Award winner 2020 PEN Club and City of Villach honor “Overcoming Language Barriers” Fresach (29 May 2020) – Latin America specialist Erna Pfeiffer (67) was awarded the European Tolerance Prize 2020 for Democracy and Human Rights by the Austrian PEN Club and the city of Villach in Fresach on Thursday evening. In her texts and translations, the author manages to break through seemingly insurmountable language barriers so that a dialogue can arise, the jury explained. Read entire article. Read full article on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Corona: MEP Swoboda warns of even more imbalance Combating climate change and poverty in our own interest Fresach (28 May 2020) – At the beginning of the European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach, the President of the Board, former MEP Hannes Swoboda, warned on Thursday of rising poverty and increasing ecological inequality. Those who show “a little social conscience” do so in their own interest. Because reducing inequality is a contribution to a more peaceful world with less forced mobility. Full article on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance talks to begin on Wednesday, May 27th, live Three days of EXODUS with international thinkers Villach (25.05.2020) – Blackout, Lockdown or Exodus – no matter what terms are used to describe the current corona crisis: We will have to live with the devastating consequences for culture, economy and society for a long time to come. How we deal with this and what opportunities there are in the crisis are the subject of the 6th European Tolerance Talks, which will take place in Villach and Fresach from May 27 to 30, 2020 – due to the corona restrictions only partially online. Read full article on pressetext —————————————————————————————————————————— PEN Club maintains tradition in Fresach European tolerance talks start with EXODUS on May 27, 2020 Villach (20 May 2020) – With a total of ten authors and another ten poetry slammers, the Austrian PEN Club is taking part in the European Tolerance Talks from May 27 to 30 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. This year’s tolerance talks are devoted to the “Exodus – Leaving the Familiar”, and the PEN will – as in previous years – provide literary interventions and controversial contributions. A separate discussion on Thursday evening will deal with the concerns and needs of the publishing industry. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Tourism Forum Villach to discuss “Exodus” Start of the Tolerance Talks 2020 with corona consequences on 27th May Villach (30 April 2020) – Selected scientists and tourism experts will discuss the utopia (freedom) of travel and the nature (destruction) of humans at the 3rd International Villach Tourism Forum on May 27, 2020 from 2 p.m. on. The event, originally planned at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences and now – due to corona as a video conference open to the public online – marks the beginning of the European Tolerance Talks, which this year are devoted to the topic “Exodus – Leaving from the Familiar”. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks 2020 devoted to “Exodus” Program presentation in Klagenfurt – Motto: Leaving the familiar Klagenfurt (18 February 2020) – The radical changes caused by globalization and digitization of economy and society trigger fear and defense against many people. Regardless of whether there is a need for care, population growth or man-made climate change: Europe is facing a fresh start. The European Tolerance Talks from May 27 to 30, 2020 are devoted to the question of how an “Exodus – Leaving the familiar” could take place. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresach looking for ways out of digital slavery Program of the European Tolerance Talks 2020 presented in Vienna Vienna (13 February 2020) – With the biblical exodus from Egypt, the Israelites linked the hope for a better life in peace, freedom and prosperity. The digitized society is also looking for ways out of profit-driven slavery – with environmental destruction, climate change and global migration flows as consequences. International philosophers and scientists are exploring what options Europe has at the 6th European Tolerance Talks, which will take place from May 27 to 30, 2020 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks: More visitors than ever Dialogue Forum to be continued, Expansion of Tolerance center Fresach (12 June 2019) – The 5th European Tolerance Talks 2019 in Carinthia have set a new visitors record. Nearly 800 participants took part in the three-day dialogue forum in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach, another 200 attended the tourism forum and the opening reception in Villach. More than 500 people watched the discussions over the Internet. A record of the more than 20 statements, papers, interviews and podium rounds will be made available on the website in the coming weeks. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Sonia Boumad receives Tolerance Award 2019 PEN and City of Villach honor “Humility and Love” of lebenese Author Fresach (07 June 2019) – The European Tolerance Award 2019 for democracy and human rights of the Austrian PEN Club and the City of Villach goes to the Austrian writer Sonia Boumad, who was born in Lebanon and found a new home in Austria 2007. The award was presented Thursday evening during the European tolerance talks in Fresach. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Villach unveals Memorial Plaque on 5th June To remember nazi-critical authors in times of Hate speach and Xenophobia Villach (30 May 2019) – On Wednesday, 5 June 2019, at 1 pm, the city of Villach will unveal a memorial board in the Alps-Adriatic Mediatheque of the Chamber of Labor at Kaiser-Josef-Platz 1 of the Austrian PEN Club, to commemorate authors who defended the freedom of the word during their lifetime, during the Nazi era. Mayor Günther Albel, PEN President Helmuth A. Niederle, the President of the Carinthian Parliament Reinhard Rohr and Superintendent Manfred Sauer from the Evangelical Church participate in the unveiling on the margins of the European Tolerance Talks. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Tolerance Talks live on YouTube by 5th June Four days of information and discussion with international Thinkers Villach (30 May 2019) – Sale of land, loss of home and alienation in one’s own country – these are the topics of the 5th European Tolerance Talks, which will take place from 5 to 8 June 2019 in Villach and the nearby Carinthian mountain village Fresach. Due to the great echo, the four-day dialogue forum will again be broadcast live on the Internet this year. Link to the Live Broadcast. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Tourism forum Villach to discuss value of “Heimat” Opening of European Tolerance Talks on 5th June 2019 in Hotel Holiday Inn Villach (16 May 2019) – Austria benefits from mountains and lakes and a culture of hospitality that has been well maintained and developed over decades. But more and more people are worried about sell-outs and alienation in their own country. Experts at the International Tourism Forum Villach, which takes place on June 5th (2 – 6 p.m.) at the Hotel Holiday Inn, will discuss how land and people can be gained for new concepts and awareness of the proper use of their own resources. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Maurizio Bettini to open Tolerance forum in Fresach “Home Abroad Earth – Who owns Europe?” main topic Villach (06 May 2019) – The 5th European Tolerance Talks # ETG19 will be opened by the Italian language professor Maurizio Bettini from the University of Siena, who will speak about the origins of Rome to the reality of the present. “Home Abroad Earth – Who owns Europe?” is the motto of this year’s Tolerance Forum, which takes place from 5 to 8 June 2019 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— From Siena, London and Plovdiv to Fresach Program of European Tolerance Talks 2019 presented in Klagenfurt Wien (22 January 2019) – Poets and thinkers from over 15 countries come to Carinthia in the week before Pentecost to reflect on the European identity and the changes in global balance of power. The occasion is the European Tolerance Talks, which will take place for the fifth time in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach from 5 to 8 June 2019. For the opening, the Italian alto philologist Maurizio Bettini of the University of Siena could be won, who will talk about the deceptive myths of European roots. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Fresach to examine European roots Program of European Tolerance Talks 2019 presented in Vienna Wien (15 January 2019) – The initiators of the 2019 European Tolerance Talks, which will take place for the fifth time in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach from June 5th to 8th, embark on a search for European identity. For the opening in Fresach, the Italian alto-philologist Maurizio Bettini of the University of Siena could be won, who will speak about the deceptive myths of European roots. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— Dogan Akhanli receives European Tolerance Award Ceremony by PEN-Club Austria and City Villach Fresach (17 May 2018) The European Tolerance Award 2018 for Democracy and Human Rights, awarded by the Austrian PEN Club and the City of Villach, goes to the Turkish writer Dogan Akhanli, who lives in Cologne. “The award is the recognition for his humanistic attitude, his sincere treatment of historical acts of violence and his uninhibited, detailed writing,” PEN club says in a statement. Read the whole article ————————————————————————————————————————————— European Tolerance Talks live on YouTube Four days of information, discussion and training in Villach and Fresach Villach (09 May 2018) Paradise concepts in politics, business and society are the focus of the European Tolerance Talks 2018, which will be held in Villach and Fresach in the coming Whitsun week from 16 to 19 May and will be broadcast live on the Internet for the first time. In cooperation with BTV and Raiffeisenbank Kärnten, the organizer (Denk.Raum.Fresach) is able to broadcast all speech and discussion contributions online on YouTube in real time. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Islamic Mysticism and Christian Compassion Franz Alt and Gerhard Schweizer at European Tolerance Talks 2018 in Fresach Villach (03 May 2018) “Love and the heart” are two revolutionary metaphors of Islamic mysticism. The multiple best-selling author Gerhard Schweizer explains what we can take from these two metaphors and the alternative thinking in oriental literature for the entrepreneurship of the 21st century on 18 May as part of the European Tolerance Talks 2018 in Fresach. The “Founders Day” especially appeals to women who want to work with alternative approaches to their entrepreneurial concepts. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Tourism forum on the limits of growth “Paradise Day” in the framework of the European Tolerance Talks 2018 Villach (26 April 2018) Venice, Barcelona, Mallorca or Salzburg: World-famous tourism destinations, but hopelessly overrun – so much that anger and resistance are stirring. How much tourism can the local endure, when is enough enough? These questions are the focus of the tourism forum “Paradise Day” within the European Tolerance Talks on 16 May from 1.30 to 5.30 p.m. at the hotel Holiday Inn Villach. Here tourism critics as well as tourism experts and marketing experts have their say. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- “Love Tour” to open the European Tolerance Talks 2018 Education and know-how against mobbing and violence in schools and kindergartens Villach (24 April 2018) “Communication for a better life” is the motto of the “Love Tour ’18” in the framework of the European Tolerance Talks, which will take place on 16 May in the Great Bamberg Hall of the former Park Hotel in Villach. Around 200 pupils, pedagogic students and teachers from all over Carinthia have registered for the one-day event to discuss strategies and methods for better mutual understanding. There are still some places available. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Villach to open European Tolerance Talks 2018 Love tour, tourism forum and expert discussions for new orientation Villach (23 April 2018) A series of high-quality information and discussion forums will open the European Tolerance Talks 2018 in Villach on 16 May. The week before Pentecost is all about the “yearning for Europe – In search for the lost paradise.” In times of increasing confusion and politically driven fears thanks to fake news, digital wars, growing nationalism and euro-skepticism, the organizers of Denk.Raum.Fresach look for more courage, hope and orientation in the political-media jungle. More than 40 experts and lecturers from science, politics, business and culture will appear in Carinthia. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Fresach seeking for “Lost Paradise Europe” Program of European Tolerance Talks 2018 presented in Klagenfurt Fresach (25 January 2018) In the Hall of Mirrors of the Carinthian Provincial Government, the organizing team of the Denk.Raum.Fresach presented the program of the European Tolerance Talks 2018 on Thursday evening. The theme of this year is the new “Yearning for Europe” and the “Search for the Lost Paradise”. For this reason new discussion formats are planned, amongst other things also a tourism forum dedicated to the limits of growth. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Fresach locates a new Yearning for Europe Program of European Tolerance Talks 2018 presented in Vienna Fresach (18 January 2018) The European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach from May 16 to 19, 2018 are dedicated to the theme “Longing for Europe” and the different paradise ideas of politics, economics and society. As part of the talks, there will also be a tourism forum for the first time, which aims to explore the “limits of growth”. Around 40 scientists, trend researchers, poets and thinkers and ten presenters are expected to attend the talks before Pentecost in Carinthia. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Citizens’ Dialogue Fresach working out Freedom Charta Declaration will be submitted in Klagenfurt, Vienna and Brussels Fresach (12 June 2017) The participants of the European Tolerance Talks 2017 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach have worked out a declaration of freedom, which will be presented to the provincial government in Klagenfurt, representatives of the federal government in Vienna and later to the European Parliament in Brussels in the upcoming weeks. First of all, representatives of the neighboring communities and the churches signed. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- European Tolerance Talks open in Villach Five days of citizens’ dialogue, workshops and performance on May 30, 2017 Villach (23 May 2017) Freedom of expression and press freedom, the freedom of the Internet, freedom of religion and conscience, and the freedom of entrepreneurship are at the heart of the European Tolerance Talks 2017, which opens in Villach on the following Tuesday night with a Movie Premiere in the “Stadtkino” (Dil Leyla). Fivty top thinkers, scientists and entrepreneurs will discuss “The future of freedom and the consequences of globalization” in the Congress Center Villach and the European Tolerance Center Fresach. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Business Women Day on June 2 in Fresach Freedom as an innovation driver for the economy Theme of the Tolerance Forum Fresach (May 12, 2017) The “Future of Freedom” will be in the focus of the European Tolerance Talks 2017 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. The “Freedom as an innovation driver for the economy” will be discussed on June 2nd. Within the framework of the entrepreneur’s day, the Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, Sylvia Gstättner, Infineon CEO Sabine Herlitschka, the demographer Elisabeth Gruber and the beauty entrepreneur Katja Wagner, who became known as “Waxing Lady”, take part. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Tolerance festival with theater premières on 31 May I, Zarah of Franzobel: The Filmdiva and her conscience at Drauschiff Villach (April 25, 2017) She was an icon, an opportunist and a companion. Few artists were as ambivalent as the Swedish NS-film actress Zarah Leander. With the play “Ich, Zarah or the wild flesh of the last diva”, a production of the Neue Bühne Villach, the Austrian author Franzobel takes a critical look at her brittle biography and asks for guilt, responsibility and self-doubt. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Carinthia calls for the Festival of Tolerance Theater, live-music and poetry slam Villach (April 21, 2017) With a series of high-quality cultural events, the 2017 European Tolerance Talks lure visitors to Carinthia during Whitsun Week. Film and theater performances (30 and 31 May) in Villach, jazz concerts (June 1 and 2), a “Long Night of Freedom”, readings and a Poetry Slam in Fresach are devoted to the importance of civil courage and democratic culture in times of political uncertainty this year. The Festival of Tolerance is to grow further in the coming years, the organizers promise. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Villach 2017: Citizens’ dialogue for freedom begins Program of the European Tolerance Conferences 2017 in Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (24 January 2017) Press freedom and freedom of expression are among the most important pillars of our society, and yet we have neglected these and other values. But democracy and freedom are not self-evident. The future of the European Union is threatened by illiberal and authoritarian tendencies, which ultimately aim to destroy the peaceful post-war regime. What is coming to us, and how we can master the changes, experts will discuss the European Tolerance Debates 2017, which take place from 30 May to 3 June 2017 in Villach and Fresach. Read the whole article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Fresach discusses “Future of Freedom” Program Presentation of European tolerance talks 2017 Wien (18 January 2017) Does freedom need democracy? And what is freedom worth if decade’s value building and systems collapse. What happens when traditions are thrown overboard or hard-won personality rights are voluntarily abandoned voluntarily on the Internet? These and other questions are at the heart of the European tolerance talks 2017, which take place from 30 May to 3 June 2017 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. Read article —————————————————————————————————————————————- Fresach adopts Declaration on Climate Change Who wants to live in peace and prosperity must learn to share Fresach (17 May 2016) The participants of the European tolerance talks in 2016 adopted last weekend a “Declaration on Climate Change 2016”. Europe is called to face up to its responsibilities. No community is can exist without limits, but walls and fences do not solve problems. “Who wants to live in peace and prosperity, has to share learning,” reads the statement, which was signed among others by the UNDP Executive Director A.D. Prof. Klaus Töpfer, the Governor of Carinthia Peter Kaiser, the Villach Mayor Günther Albel and the Carinthian state parliament president Reinhart Rohr. Read article —————————————————————————————————————————————- “Europe’s borders” from 12 May in Fresach European tolerance talks 2016 about climate change and migration Villach (6 May 2016) “The borders of Europe and the impact of climate change” are the main issues of the three-day European tolerance talks in 2016, which take place from next Thursday before Pentecost in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach. The opening takes place Wednesday evening (5/11) with Governor Peter Kaiser and Mayor Günther Albel in Villach. Nearly 50 top authors, environmental scientists and migration experts are expected, including UNDP Executive Director A.D. Klaus Töpfer and the US civil rights activist Stephen Bradberry. Tickets here http://www.fresach.org or Tel. 0699-11063656. The Dialogue Forum addresses primarily to municipalities, politicians, education and integration in charge of the administration, which must deal with the consequences of global environmental changes at the local level. “Flight, migration and climate change are not new phenomena, they are rather in a direct relationship with the progressive industrial exploitation of nature”, the president of the Council of the European tolerance conversations, Hannes Swoboda says. “If we want to change something, we need to make the causes aware.” Read article —————————————————————————————————————————- Dialogue on Tolerance more urgent than ever Think Tank Fresach presented program of European Tolerance Talks 2016 Klagenfurt (25 January 2016) – The dialogue on tolerance and integration is more urgent than ever. That was the resumé of a program preview on the “European Tolerance Talks 2016” Tuesday evening held in Klagenfurt in the Mirror Hall of the provincial government. More than 50 top scientists, thinkers and philosophers will discuss “The borders of Europe – Human Rights and the Consequences of Climate Change” from 11 to 14 May at the Carinthian mountain village Fresach. To cover the costs, it still needs partners, the organizers said Read article Fresach discussing Europe’s borders Schedule of European Tolerance Talks 2016 presented in Vienna Tolerance Talks 2016 with Climate Change Vienna, Austria (05 November 2015) – “The borders of Europe – human rights and the consequences of climate change” are the focus of the European Tolerance Talks 2016 in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach. Thus, the initiators of the Think.Tank.Fresach go straight ahead into the minefield of the current debate about refugees and how to manage the current situation. Read article Think.Tank.Fresach passes Declaration of Tolerance Complete new understanding of tolerance and its boundaries Fresach (22 May 2015) – On the occasion of the first European Dialogues of Tolerance The Denk.Raum.Fresach (DRF) which is an independent initiative for tolerance and integration in Europe has published “Fresach’s Declaration to Tolerance 2015”. The declaration consists of three section and 20 items, in which a profound and current understanding of the concept of tolerance is defined. It was signed by the DRF board and trustees as well as further hundred present participants of the dialogue forum at Fresach and was read on Friday evening at the tolerance museum by the president of the board of trustees, Hannes Swoboda. The former European parliamentarian will be presenting it to the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz. Read article Federal president Fischer opens the European Tolerance Dialogue 2015 Think.Tank.Fresach discus about the boundaries of tolerance in Europe Villach (21.5.2015) – Federal president Heinz Fischer opens the European Tolerance Dialogues 2015 at a reception in Villach on Thursday. The Think.Tank.Fresach is the host of that three-day event, an independent association for tolerance and integration in Europe. Governor Peter Kaiser and the mayor of Villach Gerhard Altziebler welcome 20 thinkers, philosophers and scientists. The discussions will be under the patronage of the PEN-Club Austria and the Alpen-Adria-University and will start on Friday at the mountain village Fresach. Read article Brussels supports European Tolerance Talks 2015 Press conference with Eugen Freund and Othmar Karas in the European Parliament Brussels (04/16/2015) – Austrian MEPs Eugen Freund (S&D) and Othmar Karas (EPP) support the European Tolerance Talks. In a joint press conference with Carinthia’s Governor Peter Kaiser the two MEPs declared, the new forum for dialogue on tolerance and integration is an important initiative for Europe and the Alps-Adriatic region. The international event dedicated to the theme “How far does tolerance go? Tasks for the state, economy and society” from 21 to 23 May 2015 in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach brings together around 20 thinkers, scientists, philosophers and economists. Read article AVISO – Press conference “European Tolerance Talks” on 16th April in Brussels With EP-President Martin Schulz (tbc), Othmar Karas, Peter Kaiser, Eugen Freund Brussels – Eugen Freund, MEP, invites you to a press conference on the “European Tolerance Talks” from 21 to 23 May 2015 in Fresach (Carinthia). Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015 10-11 a.m. Place: European Parliament Brussels, Glass Room at the press center Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) 00 B001 Participants: EU Parliament President Martin Schulz (tbc), ÖVP EU Delegation Head Othmar Karas, Carinthia’s Governor Peter Kaiser and SPÖ MEP Eugen Freund. Topic: Presentation of the European Tolerance Talks from 21st to 23rd May 2015 in Fresach (Carinthia) Representatives of the media are very welcome! Contact: Mag Markus Wolschlager, Spokesman for the Social Democratic Party MEP, Phone: +32 (484) 127331, email: markus.wolschlager@europarl.europa.eu Dialogue for Europe: Fresach program online Partnering with PEN Club, Protestant church and club Carinthia Vienna (3/18/2015) – PEN Club Austria, the Evangelical Church and the Club Carinthia on Wednesday presented the program of the European Tolerance Talks in Vienna. The international event from 21st to 23rd May 2015 in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach with the theme “How far does tolerance go? Tasks for the state, economy and society” is curated by former MEP Hannes Swoboda. Around 20 thinkers, scientists, philosophers and economists take part in the two days session with their theses and visions of a better world. European Parliament President Martin Schulz and Federal President Heinz Fischer have confirmed their attendance. Read article Press Conference with Bishop Buenker in Vienna Bishop Michael Buenker, Hannes Swoboda and PEN President Helmut A. Niederle are going to present the program of the 1st European tolerance talks on 18th March at a press briefing in the PEN Club Austria Bankgasse, 1010 Vienna. If you want to join this event, you are welcome! Please announce your coming via presse@fresach.org until 16th March. Bishop Buenker, the head of the Evangelical Church A.B. in Austria, grew up in Radenthein in Carinthia and therefore has a close relationship with the nearby mountain village Fresach. The small settlement above the Drava Valley played an important role even in the early days of the Reformation. Fresach holds the oldest Protestant prayer house in the country. Read article Fresach creates European Tolerance Center Denk.Raum.Fresach to organize European tolerance talks in May 2015 Representatives of politics, business and culture presented the newly founded Denk.Raum.Fresach in Klagenfurt on Thursday, an association for tolerance and integration in Europe. The platform is going to organize European tolerance talks in the small mountain village Fresach on 22/23rd May 2015, and European Parliament President Martin Schulz has already agreed to come. Read article Official Statements from Johannes Swoboda, President of the Denk.Raum.Fresach, Helmuth A. Niederle, President of PEN Club Austria, Reinhart Rohr, President of the Carinthian Landtag (parliament), Oliver Vitouch, Rector of Alps-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Manfred Sauer, Superintendent of the Protestant Church Carinthia and East Tyrol, Claudia Mischensky, Managing Director of the Carinthian Association of Industries, Hilde Schaumberger, Evang. Diocesan Museum GmbH and Sebastian Schuschnig, in representation of Christian Benger, Provincial Councilor for Culture Read article Background European Tolerance Talks 2015 In autumn 2014 individuals from business, politics and culture founded Denk.Raum.Fresach – with the aim of creating a forum for dialogue on tolerance and integration in Europe in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach. The successful Carinthian State Exhibition 2011 “Remain credible – 500 Years of Protestant adventure” on the same subject with over 70,000 visitors was already a first step in this direction. Read article Presentation with Press Conference European Tolerance Talks 2015, January 22, 2015 The new forum for dialogue, DENK.RAUM.FRESACH, is going to organize the first “European Tolerance Talks” on 22nd and 23rd May 2015 in Fresach, Carinthia – with support of recognized international writers, thinkers and philosophers. Former deputy to the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda, has been nominated to the presidency of the Board of Trustees, the President of the European Parliament, Dr. Martin Schulz, has promised to open the discussions in the mountain village in May. Read article
