DIE MACHT GEHT VOM VOLK AUS – that´s essentially how it´s stated in most European constitutions. Is this accurate? Or does the power actually come from a virus, from myself, from the economy or from God?
Reality has now caught up with us in a way that changes all meanings and signs, and our 3-year concept "LEBEN.MACHT.SINN" appears prophetic in an almost frightening way: (MACHT)POWER - following (LEBEN)LIFE - now reveals a new (SINN)SENSE. The force of nature, in form of a virus that is imperceptible to our senses, inevitably demonstrates the vulnerability of our existence.
Climate change, migration, war, pandemic – all current crises demand coordinated collective action. Of millions. This year GLOBART is venturing out in search of ideas, people and projects that deal with how we use, seize, distribute or even hand over power.
We invite you to a Festival of impulses in Zwentendorf, to a thought experiment and to a critical celebration of our constitution at the parliament.
GLOBART
A think tank for future topics
GLOBART is a laboratory for social impulses. We invite a vast diversity of people into a safe space and encourage them to engage in open-ended dialogue, to foster a mindset that breaches the stiff corset of customary patterns of behavior and thought.
We believe that through encounters, through listening and working collaboratively, new impulses for social change can be sparked and answers to pressing questions of our time arise. The focus of our work is to transfer knowledge and to encourage consciousness. Our aim is to grant access to the future generating value of science and art for as many as possible.
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GLOBART ACADEMY
Experiencing the unknown with heart, hand and brain
Since its premiere in 1999 the GLOBART Academy has established itself as an internationally recognized forum for issues of the future. It serves as a platform for people who seek change and wish to shape it in a cooperative and interactive process. The invited speakers act as activators in a field that is open for various voices and perspectives. Through discussions and collaborations, we are able to develop new tools and experiment with ideas, that can help us build a better tomorrow.
During the Academy, we realize our claim to experience an annual theme with heart, brain and hand. The Academy opens windows into society as a conscious act of sharing ideas on how life can be better in the future.
Every year, a thinking space is created and opened to all participants in an unusual place, outside of the daily routine. From joint cooking to the development of concepts for urgent topics. Everything is possible and conceivable - always under the premise that the participants are open for new, different perspectives.
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