Town of Vienna is opening up a significant discourse in regards to the ideas of coexistence
Vienna (OTS) – Vice mayor and integration councilor Christoph Wiederkehr offered his plan on Monday to behavior a huge discussion and make sure functioning coexistence.
As early as autumn 2023, Wiederkehr known as for nationwide team spirit and criticized the ÖVP-led federal executive: “Not anything has came about since my attraction – apart from {that a} hypocritical debate a few so-called dominant tradition was once began. For me, this doubtful discourse with out a transparent view of a not unusual long run is emblematic of the politics of the ÖVP: a politics of decency!”
Wiederkehr emphasised that world bother spots have introduced cultural conflicts to the skin in Vienna, as in lots of portions of Europe. Subsequently, grievances reminiscent of a medieval symbol of ladies, anti-Semitism, hostility to democracy or hatred of LGBTIQ other people should no longer be tolerated. A sophisticated and various society must no longer flip a blind eye to present and severe issues.
Vice Mayor Wiederkehr gave an outlook for the following couple of months: “If not anything occurs on the federal stage and nationwide team spirit isn’t imaginable, I will be able to pass forward and get started the ‘Vienna Idea’. I’ve a transparent plan to convey the main to existence.”
Huge conference of values “Idea Vienna” in autumn 2024
In its subsequent remark – which is scheduled to be printed on the finish of the yr – “WE – the Vienna Integration Council” will maintain fundamental democratic attitudes and group-related devaluation inclinations in our immigration society.
On behalf of the Town of Vienna, the sociologist and integration skilled Kenan Güngör will perform a learn about by which present devaluing attitudes amongst younger other people with and with out a migration background in Vienna shall be surveyed. In combination we discover the place those attitudes which can be problematic for residing in combination come from and the way we will take motion towards them.
As well as, the “Idea Vienna” values conference is deliberate for autumn 2024, the place representatives of the more than a few communities, spiritual communities, politics and management will come in combination and communicate in participatory codecs about not unusual democratic values and what may also be carried out in order that everybody can come in combination Folks in Vienna adhere to those ideas in keeping with those values.
Human dignity, democracy and pluralism are non-negotiable for go back in an open and enlightened society.
“Vienna is a town with ideas and you’ve got to stick with those ideas with the intention to be a part of society. Ideas and democratic values should be shared and practiced through everybody,” mentioned Wiederkehr, who gave examples of what the Vienna concept manner to him: “Any person who lives in Vienna should be transparent: finding out German isn’t not obligatory, however obligatory! Any person who lives in Vienna should be transparent: We recognize educators and take their position very critically. And someone who lives in Vienna should be transparent: regulations are made through the state and no longer through prayer books!”
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Stephan Maier
Media spokesperson Vice Mayor Wiederkehr
stephan.maier@wien.gv.at
Tel.: +43 1 4000 83213
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