Solidarisches Salzburg

On August 3rd, Solidarity Salzburg organised a public, open discussion about being rich and poor in Salzburg. The discussion took place in the historic city centre, just opposite the festival hall. A cake was drawn on the street, illustrating the distribution of wealth in Austria: while more than half of the cake belongs to the richest 10% of the population, the poorer 50% have to share 2,5% of Austria's wealth. For more than two hours there was a discussion with an international audience, in which people shared their personal experiences, debated possibilities to improve the current system, but also uttered fundamental criticism against the system. Thus participants had the possibility to raise their own awareness and to further develop their opinion.

Solidarity Salzburg asked citizens of Salzburg what they expect and hope for from the Austrian presidency of the EU-council. The idea is to make Salzburg's population heard, to raise awareness for European questions and to encourage people to think and discuss about these issues. Thus, we also feature differing opinions, which are not those of Solidarity Salzburg.