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Art and Freedom Begins in Europe
Released on: July 12, 2011, 10:25 am From the beginning of the last century in Europe we have seen the Finnish civil war, the war in Estonia, Hungary, the Irish civil war, the civil war in Russia and subsequent invasions of Poland and Hungary, the Spanish civil war, the Yugoslav, Kosovo, Croatian, Bosnian wars of attrition and, of course, two world wars. The history of Europe is awash in blood. As the man says, "if we keep on doing what we are doing, we will keep on getting what we are getting." The imperative therefore is to try something different. And the something different we must try is accessing the communicative power of art to raise consciousness of our collective culpability in these avoidable disasters. What is required is nothing less than a revolution in the human psyche, say the organizers. This is a spiritual battle, make no mistake, where right-thinking men and women can unite on the basis of empathy and awareness of our brotherhood as a single species to undo much of the damage inflicted upon us all by lying injunctions, demented political leadership, propaganda and belief systems concerning territory and religion that simply have no longer any place in a modern world striving towards peace and sanity. To this end, two men from Vordernberg in Austria, Irishman Desmond Doyle and his colleague Hannes Misseton have initiated a unique cultural program called "Art of Reconciliation" as a service to Europe's struggle for peace. Both men are sworn to help put an end to the bloodbaths of Europe. They have the full support of many who think like themselves notably Nobel Peace Laureate John Hume who is an active participant in this venture. Desmond Doyle has worked for a quarter of a century in Germany and Austria in the world of culture and politics. As an Irishman he knows what civic and national conflict is all about; as a life-long student of European politics he knows that some initiative to put things right is better than no initiative at all. He and Hannes know profoundly what has to be done. To find out what exciting projects they have planned for Austria this September in conjunction with the famous Bogside Artists of Derry, Northern Ireland, we encourage you to visit their website. www.art-of-reconciliation.com Contact Details: desmond.doyle@gmx.at
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