Only a few months ago the famous twin brothers Wladigeroff released their third jazz album, entitled “Dreaming of Dreams”. Now Konstantin Wladigeroff will present his versatile sound compositions at the European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach (Friday, May 22, 10 pm). In the Evangelical Church Fresach the Bulgarian musician performs with Michel…
Assi is the name of a river in Syria and means rebel, because it is the only river in the Levant flowing from south to north. The civil war in Syria leaves the river metaphorically standing for the story of millions of refugees. Once a lively and flowing part of the Syrian culture Assi today…
Philo Ikonya sings and plays her famous and touching poems on Friday 22nd of May, evening 8 p.m. in the old Prayers House of FRESACH – worth to see and hear. “Philo Ikonya’s poems are filled with political commitment, and it’s hard not to be touched by the story that is evoked in them. Thematically,…
The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will open the first European Tolerance Talks in the Carinthian mountain village Fresach next Friday (22nd May). Because of another urgent commitment in the Latvian capital Riga his speech will be presented in the form of a video message. Schulz was invited by DRF-President Hannes Swoboda as…
The annual exhibition 2015 at the Cultural Centre Fresach is dedicated to the history of the hymn. Under the motto “VoicePower” (StimmKraft) it delivers visible and audible impressions from the Reformation to the present. “The healing power of singing should be experienced through this exhibition,” Superintendent Manfred Sauer said. “At the same time we want…
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of liberation from Nazi-Germany the Mauthausen Committee Austria has examined how it is with tolerance in Austria: Only when it comes to religion there are strong reservations, especially against Muslims: So two-thirds (65%) would have a problem if someone in the family wants to convert to Islam. A…
Austrian MEPs Eugen Freund (S&D) and Othmar Karas (EPP) are fully behind the European Tolerance Talks, to be held from 21 to 23 May 2015 in the Carinthian mountain village of Fresach. In a joint press conference with Governor Peter Kaiser of Carinthia and Fresach-Organizer Wilfried Seywald the two MEPs stated that the new forum…
Great success for the first European Tolerance Talks. A delegation of Denk.Raum.Fresach with Carinthian Governor Peter Kaiser, MEP Eugen Freund and MEP Othmar Karas is received on 16th April 2015 by European Parliament President Martin Schulz. Afterwards the “Carinthian” MEP Eugen Freund invites to a joint press conference. Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015 10-11 clock…
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…
Young people seem to be well ahead of the adults in terms of tolerance. This is the result of a study of the Humboldt University in Berlin published on attitudes to society, religion and identity. Among 16 to 25 year old youngsters, more than 70 percent are in favor that it should be allowed Muslim…