The German-British literary scholar Rüdiger Görner, one of the star guests of this year’s European tolerance talks in Fresach, will speak about the difficult relationship of the British to the European continent and in particular to the European Union. In an interview with the news agency pressetext, the sympathetic literary connoisseur let us see what’s…
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The well-known German business journalist Hans-Jürgen Jakobs, bestselling author of “Who Owns the World: The Power Relationships in Global Capitalism”, will speak on Friday June 7 at the European Tolerance Talks in Fresach on the risks of selling land, economy and Industry. If the interests of the rich and powerful of this world are at…
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The environmental scientist, social democratic politician and Club of Rome Honorary President Prof. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker will open the European Tolerance Talks 2020 on the topic “Exodus – Leaving the Familiar” on May 28th in the Carinthian mountain resort Fresach. The longtime member of the German Bundestag, German church council and senior official of…
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The organizing team of Denk.Raum.Fresach and its cooperation partners presented the program of the European Tolerance Talks 2019 on Tuesday 22nd January in Klagenfurt. On the podium were Villach City Councilor Harald Sobe, Fresach-President Hannes Swoboda, psychotherapist Margarethe Prinz-Büchl, Superintendent Manfred Sauer and PEN Vice-President Harald Kollegger. Among other things, the preview stated that the…
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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…
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As part of a panel discussion of Club Carinthia DRF chairman Manfred Sauer and president Hannes Swoboda presented the program of the 5th European Tolerance Talks 2019 on Tuesday evening, which will take place from 5 to 8 June this year. Mr. Sauer spoke of a “big event” before Pentecost and thanked all partners and…
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Exodus – Leaving the familiar Why we should see climate change and migration as opportunities. The radical changes in economy and environment are forcing people to rethink their proven ways of life and behavior. Large cities as well as rural regions are affected by climate change, with serious consequences for the entire food and energy…
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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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“Why we have to rethink the future” was the topic of a keynote speech by the Hamburg trend researcher Birgit Gebhardt at the opening of the International Tourism Forum in Villach, which took place for the first time as part of the European Tolerance Talks at the Hotel Holiday Inn. Well-known experts from business and…
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The already traditional Young Poetry Slam concluded the European Tolerance Talks 2018 on Friday evening, and for the first time multiple participant Lukas Hofbauer (21) from Klagenfurt (living in Graz) won the poetic competition after a brilliant public voting. Last year’s winner, Estha Sackl (25) from Steindorf, placed second ahead of the youngest participant Birgit…
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