Thomas Stern, one of the talk4peace moderators,
hello everybody. peacecamp 2015 will be my third one, and I am really looking forward to it! I am a friend of Evelyn and Ronnie, and I like their concept of encouraging youngsters to develop their ideas of a better and more peaceful future. I am impressed by the results of past peacecamps and by the brightness, creativity and humour of the participants. Working with them, discussing, playing and brainstorming with them is fun for me and my teammates. How can we make the world a better place, more democratic, more just and equitable, more peaceful? I think society should enable everybody to develop his or her talents and live without fear and aggression. It is frustrating for me to see so many political conflicts that make people suffer but could be solved with a bit of good will and ingenuity, especially in the Middle East. I am critical of both Israeli and Palestinian politics.
I was born and live in Vienna. I am an ex-teacher of maths, physics and politics and now I work at a university in educational research and teacher training. My passion is listening to music, reading literature and travelling, meeting people and getting to know and understand different cultures, outlooks and perspectives …. And I am always eager to make new friends, why not in Lackenhof this summer?
