The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, has signed the “Fresach Declaration on Tolerance 2015” on 3rd June in Brussel. In the presence of the Martina Rattinger, Head of the Carinthian liaison offices in Brussels, and the President of Think.Tank.Fresach Hannes Swoboda, Schulz set his signature on the document, which was adopted at the…
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Most people liked it. The Video to the declaration. 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…
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The speech of Federal President Heinz Fischer to the European tolerance talks 2015 Fresach can now be read verbatim: “Tolerance is a principle of life that helps us to enable different ways of life and to facilitate the coexistence of people …” http://bit.ly/1FdTy9O
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…
DetailsVillach (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…
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The concept artist Gerhard Leeb from Villach has donated a painting to the Denk.Raum.Fresach on the occasion of the European Tolerance Dialogues 2015 that shall be the foundation stone to a special tolerance collection. The picture “Lampedusa 02” originates from the series “Flotsum” and was made 2014 under the impression of the Austrian Broadcast headlines…
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Literature on a high level und performance ready for the stage: the participants of the Young Poetry Slam of Fresach convinced and filled the audience of the first European Tolerance Dialogues on Whitsuntide at the Carinthian mountain village with enthusiasm. Helmuth A. Niederle, President of the PEN writer’s guild praised the quality of the contributions…
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Federal president Hein Fischer, the Carinthian governor Peter Kaiser, the bishops Alois Schwarz and Michael Bünker, as well as for over 150 participants of the European Dialogue for Tolerance signed the “Fresacher declaration of tolerance 2015” already on the first day of their announcement. The declaration is available at the museum of tolerance of the…
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“What we need, is not passive but rather strong and active tolerance – living interest, empathy, and the recognition of difference”, the evangelical bishop Michael Bünker said on Friday at the European Tolerance Talks 2015 in Fresach. With his statement Bünker lead the guests into a panel discussion entitled “modernity, human rights and Islam”, https://denkraum.gostaging.at.…
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“Only if we can call ourselves into question, we can better understand different opinions. Tolerance as an expression of respect is a principle of life and at the same time a strong commitment to humanism”, says federal president Heinz Fischer on Friday, at the opening of the first European Tolerance Dialogues in the Carinthian mountain…
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