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Traditional security risks are nowadays supplemented by new nonmilitary and cross-border challenges such as securing resources, global migration and integration, global epidemics etc. The “International Forum on Strategic Thinking” offers a platform for promoting discussions and dialogue on these issues, not only from a European perspective, but enhances the debate with perspectives from important global actors and regions, such as Russia, the US, the Middle East and Asia. In addition to the promotion of debate and dialogue on relevant security challenges of the 21st century, the Forum’s main objective of is the creation of an international network among tomorrow’s decision-makers.

"Diakonia" refers to the social work of the Protestant churches, thus fulfilling an important mission. The church as a whole is called to witness the Good News of Jesus Christ in the world and this is realized in their diaconal action as charity and service to others. Services of high quality who are adresse any person in need regardless their faith or convictions and esse ntial parts of our mission. Democracy and peace could only prosper in an athmosphere of soical engagement and security.

The tales programs and readings that we organized in the intention of children and young teenagers ( in North Africa , Germany , France , Austria and in Switzerland), refer to the North African and oriental treasures of poetry, of tales and legends that contain a proper heritage which can be mobilized against the attraction of the violence poked by Islamism , specially towards youth , and also against the retrograde of relations between the two sexes as it is also preached by Islamism .

With our activities we bring an innovative vision to field of art and audio-visual media: those visions and the visions of those who are not taken into account by mass media and mainstream culture. We offer members of various communities means and creative space to express themselves and develop a self-conscious artistic point of view. We create awareness around issues that are not examined by traditional media and not represented at official cultural institutions.

Dresdner Sinfoniker are amongst the leading symphony orchestras for contemporary music. The ensemble, which is made up of members of almost all of Europe’s most important orchestras, works together entirely on a project basis. Along their way, the Dresdner Sinfoniker have managed to bring together unexpected connections between the different genres of modern music. The orchestra can look back on a number of international concert tours and successful collaborations with renowned solo artists and conductors, such as the Kronos Quartet, René Pape, Bryn Terfel, Katharina Thalbach, Andreas Boyde, Peter Bruns and Jonathan Nott. Amongst the challenges of the future, the Dresdner Sinfoniker aim to continue to make multimedia and intercultural dialogue an integral part of their musical creativity: The message of projects like "Hasretim" (2010), "Cinema Jenin - A Symphony" (2011) and „Dede Korkut“ (planned in 2013) is an inspiring and experimental guided debate between different cultures.

Since 04 the association itself is also producer of art exhibitions, performances and festivals. Beginning with German-Polish cooperations the work enlarged to German-Polish-Latvian and German. Polish-French cooperations in 05. Including partners in Kroatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania, art work more and more extended in 06. In 07/08 there is a project planned in Turkey. In preparation of Bauhaus Year 2009, where we are planning three art projects: “Bauhaus under the Influence” (French-Polish-German media-project in cooperation with the BUW), “Alma´s Bar” (temporary artclub at the back of the Bauhaus-Museum) and “A-A-A-A” (multimedia performance about Bauhaus influenced architecture in Australia, Ankara, Amerika)