Werner Wintersteiner

poetics of    resistance

 

 

 

The bastions of resistance are in people's minds. The first and fundamental resistance is the resistance of the mind.

Edgar Morin 2024

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The French philosopher and sociologist Edgar Morin wrote this memorandum at the age of 101. Based on his experiences since the Second World War, he develops a differentiated view of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

 

OBITUARY FOR FEDERICO MAYOR ZARAGOZA

 On the 19th On December 2024, Federico Mayor Zaragoza passed away at the age of 90. The Director General of UNESCO (1987 to 1999) and founder of the Foundation Cultura de paz has significantly developed and implemented the UNESCO Culture of Peace programme.

Here is a short obituary: https://wernerwintersteiner.at/wp-content/uploads/202 and an appreciation by his closest UNESCO collaborator David Adams: https://cpnn-world.org/new/?p=36148)

Federico Mayor Zaragoza leaves a big gap.

A proposal by Austrian peace researchers
A STATE SECRETARIAT FOR PEACE IN THE NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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(Commentary in the Kleine Zeitung, December 30, 2024, p. 6)

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(Kleine Zeitung, January 5, 2025)

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