Tutzing '99

Tolerance - Basis For Democratic Societies In A World of Difference

On the occasion of the International Day of Tolerance proclaimed by the UNESCO, the Bertelsmann Foundation in cooperation with the Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP) at the university of Munich organized a panel discussion in the city hall of Munich.

Basis for a democratic co-existence in a world of difference is tolerance. For the creation of a democratic culture of tolerance the work of our educational institutions is especially demanded. People have to learn to live with the others and foreigners in their direct neighbourhood. They must learn to respect different nature. The panel discussion was intended to stimulate the social and political discussion about tolerance, intolerance and their consequences.

To listen to real audio extracts of the discussions click on the names of the panel`s participants:

Christian Ude
Mayor of Munich

Dr. Michel Friedman
Member of the Presidium of the Council of Jews in Germany

Cem özdemir
Member of the German Bundestag

Dr. Thomas R. Henschel
Coordinator of the International Network "Education for Democracy, Human Rights, and Tolerance" of the Bertelsmann Science Foundation

Moderator Dr. Pablo Diaz y Diaz
Hessian broadcasting

Rosi Wolf-Almanasreh
Director of the Council for Multicultural Affairs, Frankfurt a. M

Prof. Dr. Julian Nida-Rümelin
Head of the Culture Department Munich

Conference in Tutzing

Dinner speach by
Micha Brumlik

Day of Tolerance in Munich

Contributions by:
Christian Ude
Michel Friedman
Cem Özdemir
Thomas Henschel
Julian Nida-Rümelin