Austria

CLIMBIT – Climbing for Women

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Climbit

The EU Active Network organises educational events throughout Europe for students, young people and beyond to allow participants to immerse themselves in new countries' customs, learn about different traditions and cultures, network internationally and discuss and fight for various social causes. For this spring, an international meeting called “CLIMBIT - Climbing for women” has been organised. During the four-day training in Rijeka, Croatia, the aim will be to create awareness of the current challenges faced by women in the world. The costs associated with the participation will be reimbursed almost in their entirety. 

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4Peace - Verein zur Förderung der politischen Mündigkeit

National Network
Austria
Address

Fechtergasse 16/1
1090 Vienna
Austria

Telephone
+43-1-315 19 11
E-Mail
ronaldo@utanet.at
Mobile Phone
+43-676-938 81 69
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
  2. Youth and education
General Information
Our organisation, "4Peace - Verein zur Förderung der politischen Mündigkeit", created in 2006,  is trying to empower young people to take active part in shaping their social environment and ensuring democracy and constitutional legality in their countries.  Evelyn Böhmer-Laufer, designs and realizes  the peacecamp with its schedule, workshops, goals . Finds partners, and workshop facilitators, communicates with the whole team. Presents peacecamp in a lot of settings. Team supervision. publications, blog, facebook. Evaluation and assessment Ronaldo Böhmer: administration, PR,  arrangements  - travel arrangements, location, meals (Ramadan, kasher/halal etc.), location and welcome reception show4peace, arrangements with media, filmfestival etc.). Lia Böhmer: coordinates the Austrian delegation coming from different schools/places in Austria. Social media, assistance on demand Dr. Silvio Gutkowski, Psychiatrist and Group Analyst, Jerusalem, Israel: "large group" debates Dr. Thomas Jung, Austria, Group Analyst: co-facilitator "large group" (first time with us) Dr. Thomas Stern*, Teacher, Austria: workshop "Talks4peace" Mag.a. Alexandra Lux*, Teacher, Austria: "Talks4peace" Mag. Markus Priller*, Historian, Educator, Project Manager : "Talks4peace" Atheer Ismael, Palestinian Israeli, Student, Peace Activist:  "Talks4peace" Anna Sophie Fritz , Actress: Drama, Music,  Percussion,  Art and Outdoor workshops Lukas Hauptfeld, Medical Student , hobby musician: Drama, Music, Percussion, Art and Outdoor Activities. First aid. Gerald Muthsam: peacecamp film-documentation, posters, flyers - part of peacecamp Each peacecamp needs a budget of approx. EUR 40,000. We had/have a number of sponsors and supporters: European Union/Youth in Action, Austrian Ministry for Education, Future Fund of the Republic of Austria, Karl-Kahane-Foundation, etc.
Mission and Objectives

We are striving to
- enhance young people's awareness of the social and political issues of their region and their time
- stimulate a self determined perception and judgement of social reality
- help resist indoctrination and incitement to violence
- train youth in speaking up and expressing their opinion
- offering an occasion to get to know young people from other parts of the world and learn about their society and culture
- help them communicate with people from other countries in a foreign language
- stimulate an attitude of, and appropriate skills for active citizenship
- stimulate reflection on issues of national identity:  what it means to be a "European"/A Jewish Israeli/A Palestinian etc.
In 2013, Evelyn Böhmer-Laufer has  received the Honorary Cross for Science and the Arts from the Austrian Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture for ten continuous years of peacecamp work.

Main Projects / Activities

The main activities are annual "peacecamps" - multicultural encounters of four different groups of young people. They always involve Palestinian and Jewish Israelis and two European groups - one from Austria plus one from a country  behind the former Iron Curtain. So far we had Slovenian and Hungarian groups participating in peacecamps.
peacecamps' main activities are:
- getting-to know the "other's" culture, religion, history, society, nation, social reality, etc.
- learning the narrative of the "other"
- cope with mission impossible challenges
- debating (listening, arguing, speaking up one's mind)
- talking/presenting issues to an audience
- going on stage (giving a speech, a presentation, performing on stage)
- show4peace and welcome reception with speeches, awards and many invited guests (public figures and private persons)
Our experience is based on 12 peacecamps which we have realized since 2004, each new and different from the previous ones in many respects - with a different focus, different workshops, team-members, workshop-leaders and participants each time.
Right now peacecamp no. 13 is in preparation for July 2015.
 

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

With our experience in peace related activities and workshops, both for the Middle East as well as for EU countries.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We want to benefit from other projects' experiences.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ronaldo Böhmer
Job Title
Admin Manager
Head of the organisation
Mag. Evelyn Böhmer-Laufer
Contact (2) Full Name
Evelyn Böhmer-Laufer
Job Title (2)
President of the organisation

A.MUS.E - Austrian Music Encounter

National Network
Austria
Address

c/o Kanzlei Dr. Rainer Beck
Keesgasse 7

Graz, 8010
Austria

Telephone
+43 664 4308065
Telephone (other)
+43 664 2549593
Fax
+43 316 822900 -90
E-Mail
christina.beck@gmx.at
E-Mail (2)
amuse@soundingjerusalem.com
Mobile Phone
+43 664 4308065
Mobile Phone (other)
+43 664 2549593
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Heritage
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information
„A.MUS.E – Austrian Music Encounter“ is a registered non-profit association according to Austrian law (1 chairman & 1 locum, 1 recording clerk & locum, 1 treasurer & locum – all on volunteer basis). Staff is only employed on contract for projects as a project management team (2008: 6 contract workers, 5 volunteers). The project budget for the last project year 2007/2008 was € 150.000. Main funding sources are public subsidies (public authorities in Austria, representative offices and embassies of different European countries, EC) – more third-party funds are intended. Modalities of action: Concrete projects (main project: “Sounding Jerusalem”), including arts education workshops for the youth and international students/artists exchange projects. Partners: local (Israel/Pal. Territorries) representative offices of European countries, different local institutions for arts and education
Mission and Objectives

· To use and promote music as a possibility to create open meeting places for human encounter, for a vivid international cultural exchange and for fostering the intercultural dialogue
· To plan and implement high quality music projects for and with young people
· To give access to children, youth and adults living in conflict zones and/or an economically weak environment to having a share in the dynamic process of international dialogue and exchange of culture

Main Projects / Activities

"Sounding Jerusalem" Festival
Old City - Eastjerusalem - Westjerusalem - Westbank/Gaza
The chamber music festival was founded in 2006 with the aim of fostering a cultural trilogue and human encounter between European, Israeli and Palestinian artists and audience to a maximum according to the current social and political possibilities.
The festival’s goal is to encourage ALL communities living in and around Jerusalem to have a share in and contribute to the international cultural discourse, irrespective of their social, religious or ethnic backgrounds.
With 25 concerts, 50 top level classical musicians from Europe and the Middle East as well as a rich educational programme for the youth all over the region of Jerusalem – from the Old City, West and East Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Abu Gosh, Jericho, En Karem to Nablus and many other places - the ultimate aim is to go beyond human borders, opening space for a vivant process of intercultural differentiation.

Contact (1) Full Name
Christina Beck
Head of the organisation
Erich Oskar Huetter
Contact (2) Full Name
Petra Klose

ACD-Agency for Cultural Diplomacy

National Network
Austria
Address

Blütengasse . 11-13
1030 Vienna
Austria

Telephone
+43 69919521122
E-Mail
info@acdvienna.org
E-Mail (2)
t.christelbauer@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2016
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information

ACD-is an anon-profit international cultural association based in Vienna, Austria whose founding members are academic professionals, interested in and active in the research on theories and praxis of Cultural Diplomacy, within all fields where social interaction takes part.
Modalities of action: international Art/Education projects, media promotion of SDG-oriented activities; no employees, work on a voluntary basis; funding by Austrian state offices for art-projects

Mission and Objectives

ACD-mission statement
is to contribute to the current global sustainable development through active engagement of its members and cultural ambassadors and partners, by the development of cross-sectoral regional and international partnerships based on project cooperation in the field of cultural diplomacy, by connecting creative industries with art practice and education with international relations and diplomacy

Main Projects / Activities

Let´´s Brick and Play Well2030!
Since its founding date in 2016, from an understanding of the UN Agenda2030 as a universal Peace concept in its core and understanding sustainability as "ability to love our next", ACD-Team has developed a number of initiatives, to support the realization of the UN SDGs through educational projects and partnerships (SDG4+SDG 17) such as:

F*Air, CD-Airshow Tours, “Artimpact2030”, inTalk Sessions, Dance Arts&Diplomacy, Arvore da Vida2030, educational projects such as Let´s brick!, IkuBi2030 Children radio project in Kenya, SprachenWeb, C-19 -response -project Women.Art.Solidarity, public events such as Vienna meets … Diplomacy on Stage, online educational format on UNESCO Futures of Education inTalk Sessions with Focus groups, solidarity project M4life in Maragoli, Kenya, intercultural exchange projects such as Let´s Brick! Austria-Japan, initiatives to support the SDG5+3+ 8 + SDG10 through the development of cross-sectoral partnerships, such as COOPS for decent work KuBiPa2030, Art&Health: BGF2030

In cooperation with the governmental and non-governmental sector, public sector, private sector, and civil society ACD-team and its cultural ambassadors are active in the development, exchange, and promotion of the UN Agenda2030-oriented methods and strategies, considering the Sustainable Development Goals (17 SDG´s) as a common frame for activities, based on universal values.

ACD-President provides its members with free consultancy, educational materials, and advice for the creation of projects. By the need for specific advice, ACD-Ambassadors, Members, and Partners are supported by ACD-advisory members, partners, and experts from ACD-partnership organizations and institutions.

ACD-General Assembly takes part in a two years interval. The event format “Diplomacy on stage” was created by ACD-President and includes academic programs with Keynotes and Lightning Talks delivered by ACD-Team, Ambassadors, and Guest Speakers from Education, Politics, Art, Creative Industries, Diplomacy, Media, and beyond. Within the Open Space Talk Sessions, Art Program, Culinary Diplomacy Salon, and “Emerging Acts”, participants have the opportunity to exchange their ideas, experiences, suggestions, grow their network, under the motto “Connect&Act”.

ACD- events are taking place in cooperation with relevant, established institutions such as Vienna Diplomatic Academy, Haus of United Nations, Kunst Haus Wien, Vienna 3rd District Hall, among other places.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Response to global challenges at the local, regional and global level through Cultural Diplomacy<2030-activities: since its registration in Vienna in 2016 unifies its members in a shared vision of Cultural Diplomacy as a tool for promotion of values and cultures, within the European and the global context, “recalling that cultural diversity, flourishing within a framework of democracy, tolerance, social justice and mutual respect between peoples and cultures, is indispensable for peace and security at the local, national and international levels. From an understanding of the UN Agenda2030 as a universal Peace concept, and 17 Goals (SDG ́s) as a blueprint for its realization, ACD- members are envisioning their mission for the decade 2020-2030 as active contributors to the realization of the SDG s, mainly through activities related to their professional experiences and competences, such as in the field of social sciences (sociology) education, art (visual arts, dance), media and international relations.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

ALF-Network is the largest network of civil society organizations involved in the promotion of intercultural dialogue across the Euro-Mediterranean region. ACD-Agency for Cultural Diplomacy is a civil society organization which aim and purpose is to promote intercultural dialogue across the Euro-Mediterranean region and beyond. The joint endeavor will be fruitful for ACD as well as for the ALF network through network growth and capacity building for the culture of living together in dignity based on dialogue and exchange

Contact (1) Full Name
Tatjana Christelbauer
Job Title
President
Head of the organisation
Tatjana Christelbauer

ADAM Akademie für Dialog-Anwendung und Mediation

National Network
Austria
Address

Hauptstraße 1
8813 Sankt Lambrecht
Austria

Telephone
00436766680825
Telephone (other)
00201068733369
E-Mail
sabine.kroissenbrunner@akademie-adam.at
E-Mail (2)
skroissenbrunner69@gmail.at
E-Mail (3)
office@akademie-adam.at
Mobile Phone
004369910814946
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2020
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information

• Structure of the organization, including number of staff employed and/or partners
ADAM is a non-profit NGO and has a managing board of six members, a board of trustees (five) and strategic and project related individual consultants. No employees yet. Among the partners are St. Lambrecht Monastery (seat location), Universities (Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck), MTS (company), parishes in Vienna, Graz.
• Budgetary resources available in a year
Approx. 4.-12.000 EUROs, project related
• Sources of funding
Project partners‘ sponsorship and contributions, municipalities, local governments
• Modalities of action:
Concrete projects, exchanges, lectures/ seminars/ workshops, creativity labs, exhibitions, retreats, residency programmes, consultancy, agency, mediation; online activities supporting projects and online lectures/ seminars/ workshops/ discussions
• Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities
Cultural, religious, social, art, eduction and science related institutions, think tanks, universities, municipalities, local governments, partners in the Euromed region, South Eastern Europe (Western Balkans and Turkey) and MENA.

Mission and Objectives

ADAM promotes education, diversity, knowledge transfer and change. In doing so, fostering human rights, gender equality and non-discrimination, democracy and sustainability are at the core of our activities. We build and cross bridges between West and East, create networks between North and South, promote communication and foster visionary webs between Europe and the Orient. ADAM contributes to shaping and strengthening a culture of dialogue and sustainability in politics and society, economy and environment, science and art. We want to promote openness and competence, support youth engagement, strengthen women's public participation, intensify inter-generational and social dialogue and implement diversity and integration management - locally and regionally. ADAM also focuses on capacity building and developing and sharing good practice examples in the above mentioned areas.

Main Projects / Activities

Shaeirat – Bilingual performances by contemporary Arab women poets
Earth Works: Encounter of ceramic artists from Austria and Egypt
Western Balkans: History and Encounter in Styrian Schools
Urban Anthropology Program
SCRIPTORIUM: Workshops in creative, intercultural and therapeutic writing and storytelling

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

ADAM, through its members and collaborators/ partners, has a long-standing network and vast experience in project cooperation with partners from the Euromed region, SEE (Western Balkans and Turkey) and MENA. Our multilingual and experienced staff allows us accurate insight into the regions' developments and to connect to crucial project partners supporting our (and ALF's) mission and objectives. ADAM is, hence, a potentially innovative and effective partner that helps strengthening the Austrian Network through expertise, consultancy and project cooperation.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

ADAM wants to contribute to the objectives of the ALF through offering expertise and cooperation. It also seeks partners in the Euromed area to develop and implement objectives based on the Euromed cooperation. Fighting prejudices, promoting understanding and intensify cooperation needs a strong and diversified network to which ADAM can contribute.

Contact (1) Full Name
Sabine Kroissenbrunner
Job Title
Chairperson
Head of the organisation
Sabine Kroissenbrunner
Contact (2) Full Name
Catrin Neumüller
Job Title (2)
Treasurer

Artistic Freedom under attack: Resistance and Resilience Film Screening and Discussion on Ukraine & India

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Invitation Artistic Freedom Under Attack

Payal Kapadia's film “A Night of Knowing Nothing” (India/France 2021) shows it clearly: artistic freedom presupposes that spaces for art and culture are open, democratic and anti-discriminatory. Repression of artists and cultural workers can manifest itself in many different ways.

On 7 April, a conversation about violations of artistic freedom and alliances of solidarity, focusing on Ukraine and India, is taking place at 19:30 in Top Kino in Vienna, with Sarita Jenamani (Pen Austria, Poet), Dariia Kuzmych (artist) & Klara Koštal (Austrian Commission for UNESCO), moderated by Cristina Peregrina.

Trailer: A Night of Knowing Nothing

The event is entirely in English. Info & Tickets at www.topkino.at

Association for Active Life and Education

National Network
Austria
Address

Gumpendorfer Straße 142
1060 Vienna
Austria

Telephone
+421908471726
E-Mail
info@euactive.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2022
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information

Association for Active Life and Education is Vienna based NGO, active since 2019 and in 2022 legal form was established. ACTIVE has 2 board members, 7 volunteers and more than 20 members. Primary goal is educating young people in Vienna through non-formal education, art and sport. Apart from young people, ACTIVE focuses its work on people with fewer opportunities, vulnerable and marginalized groups, migrants coming to Vienna or the surrounding area, NEETs and young people from rural areas. The main aim is to give opportunities to young people, enable them to develop and improve various skills essential for their employability and better life. Additionally, ACTIVE continuously supports the recognition of youth work and promotes active citizenship.
Budgetary resources of ACTIVE are 300 € per year.
Among regular local acivities are seminars, sport events, language courses, hikes, team-building activities etc.

Mission and Objectives

Primary goal is educating members of the organization and young people in Vienna through non-formal education, art and sport.
Goals:
Promote healthy lifestyle and well-being and encourage young people to participate in sport and physical activity,
Promote active citizenship and young people’s sense of initiative
Increase employability of young people
Support development of green skills and environmental protection
Improve young people’s digital skills and digital readiness
Support the development of non-formal education,
Cooperate with other organizations within the European Union on educational projects,
Enable young people to get to know and respect the culture of other European countries through various mobility programs,
Promote cultural heritage and historical paths of Austria and Europe and rediscover cultural routes of Europe
The social integration and support of people with fewer opportunities,
Promote equal opportunities for all and tackle discrimination

Main Projects / Activities

ACTIVE offers a broad spectrum of cultural activities ranging from free time activities via games and sports through to intercultural events for 150 learners per year. Types of events and activities are also ranging from focused on young people through migrants to generation spanning events. Secondly, it covers a broad range of continuing education. ACTIVE offers occupational training seminars in the field of outdoor sports and language lessons, eco-friendly courses for senior citizens and migrants, and education and recreation courses for youngsters and seniors too. Participants acquire recognized training certificates and are qualified as multipliers. ACTIVE provides safe space and necessary equipment for a number of active citizens which like to be physically active and enjoy sports in nature. The activities are inclusive and participatory as well as tailored to the specific needs
and interests of young children, youth, adults or senior citizens.

ACTIVE designs its activities to be in line with promoting active citizenship and youth entrepreneurship. The organization gives young people a chance to attend various projects, youth exchanges and seminars where they can improve their skills, better understand common values and civic engagement and develop a sense of initiative. Improvement of digital skills of young people is also one of ACTIVE’s priorities since it contributes to their employability. During international and local activities, different technologies are used and provided to participants. Since ACTIVE organizes a lot of sport events, those are also enriched by implementing the newest technologies. The organization is also active on social media, using it to raise awareness about the main topics of interest (youth participation, active citizenship, Erasmus+ program, sustainability, sports, youth work etc.)

To ensure social inclusion of all groups, ACTIVE’s volunteers regularly provide online language classes, focusing mostly on German language. The classes are free to attend and encompass a range of language levels and topics of interest depending on the demand of the participants.

ACTIVE team members have participated in multiple trainings and initiatives under the Erasmus+ and ACTIVE has experienced Erasmus+ Sport projects through volunteer activities implementing eco-friendly workshops and activities in Vienna woods. ACTIVE was not included in Eco-friendly sport as an official partner. The members of the organization joined the challenge and organized a clean-up of natural areas used for practicing sports in 7 EU countries.

All ACTIVE’s activities are in line with eco-friendly approaches and we take advantage of any chance to promote environmental protection and conservation. Organizing nature clean-ups, eco-friendly sport activities, supporting digital transformation and sustainable way of managing the organization all make ACTIVE an environmentally conscious and friendly organization.

ACTIVE regularly organizes hiking events in Vienna woods led by our members and volunteers. Events are open, available for anyone to join, but especially targeting young people and migrants living in Vienna and surrounding areas. The aim is to promote physical activity of young people, give them an opportunity to escape from their sedentary lifestyle and help them to integrate into the society by participating in the events. Events are many times attended by people new to the city and country and it is a great chance to meet new like-minded people and join a slowly growing network of young hikers. The hikes are always designed in an inclusive way, choosing appropriate difficulty, length and usually the are also combined with other activities such as plogging, herbal hiking, planting trees etc. Hiking itself is promoting social inclusion by not giving barriers to participation in physical activity.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Being a new and growing organization we currently operate on local level and have started to engage also in international European projects. Our next steps would include creating a bridge between young people from the community participating in our projects and activities and local policy makers. As members of the ALF Network we could contribute to the Network's activities and initiatives in Vienna, Austria and help to extend the outreach of the Network. Since our organization currently mostly focuses on youth work, active citizenship, sustainability and physical activity, we could contribute to the content of ALF Network in those fields.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

As a recent and relatively small organization, we would like to elevate our activities on an international cooperation and support other organizations focusing on the development of young people and their civic engagement. Our goal is to reach local policymakers and help local people to participate in policy-making mostly in areas of interest of ACTIVE: youth participation, sustainability, active citizenship, sport etc. Joing the ALF Network will help us to achieve these goals , extend our range of activities, provide our services to other members and additionally also find interesting partners for futher cooperations with the aim of empowering young people in Europe and further.

Additional Information
Contact (1) Full Name
Lucia Svata
Job Title
Project manager, Youth Worker and Sport instructor
Head of the organisation
Lucia Svata
Contact (2) Full Name
Patricia Necadova
Job Title (2)
Erasmus+ events coordinator and Researcher

Assocreation

National Network
Austria
Address

Staudgasse 26/1, 1180 Wien
Vienna
Austria

Telephone
0043-699-15577666
E-Mail
mail@assocreation.com
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
Assocreation is a non-profit association under austrian law for promotion of fine arts. 6 associates are working together with institutions like Ars Electronica, Europalia etc. for mostly interactive projects in public space. Without permanent basic founding, we are cooperating with companies and public authorities to set up a wide range of projects concerning visual arts.
Mission and Objectives

Assocreation considers itself an individual. Its agents work anonymously. The group confronts the public with the human being’s relationship to the space that surrounds him and the ground that upholds him. Its repertoire includes a series of physical works on display at the Bienal de Valencia, the Ars Electronica, the Fabrica Gallery Brighton, the Jack The Pelican Presents Gallery Brooklyn, the Künstlerhaus Vienna, the Kunsthalle Wien-Project Space, as well as on the streets of New York, Warsaw, Zurich, Copenhagen, Paris, and other cities.

Main Projects / Activities

2010 - Moon Ride. Interactive installation. Group exhibition “Warsaw Under Construction”, Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej. Warsaw (PL).
2010 - Bump – Asia / Europe. Telematic installation. Istanbul 2010 – European Capital of Culture. Üsküdar IDO, Istanbul (TR) / Eminönü IDO, Istanbul (TR).
2008 - Freedom. Documentation. Film “Sneaker Stories”, Katharina Weingartner, Vienna (AT).
2007 - Airlines. Installation. Group exhibition “Agorafolly Inside”, Europalia 07. La Centrale Électrique, Brussels (BE).
2007 - Red Carpet. Installation. Group exhibition “Agorafolly artist trail”, Europalia 07. Place des Palais / Paleizenplein, Brussels (BE).

Contact (1) Full Name
Christian Smretschnig
Head of the organisation
DI Roland Graf
Contact (2) Full Name
Roland Graf