In the 17 colours of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the former overseas container stands out against the castle backdrop in the cour d'honneur and, with its signal colours, invites visitors to meet and playfully engage with the 17 goals. The so-called 17Goals Space will open its container door daily from 5 May to 5 June.

The Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (YsOU) was founded in 2016 on the initiative of the conductor Oksana Lyniv, who opened the 2021 Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele with the Festspiel Overture. Many young musicians of the youth orchestra are still in Ukraine, and the Slovenian Youth Orchestra is raising funds the project »Music for future: Ukraine. Slovenia. Europe« project to raise funds for evacuation, initial humanitarian aid and accommodation for the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. The project relies on the healing power of music. A music camp in Ljubljana offers the opportunity to overcome the horrors of war with the help of music. overcoming the horrors of war with the help of music. In addition, musical education can be safely continued at this location with daily lessons and joint concerts. with daily lessons and joint concerts can be continued. Here you can go directly to the donation page.

Since the rigged presidential elections in August 2020, Belarus has been in a state of emergency. The regime has reacted with unrestrained use of force to peaceful protests in which countrymen demand fair elections, but also many other basic rights that have been restricted for years. Among the protesters are the sisters' Maria Kalesnikava and Tatsiana Khomich. Jochen Sandig met the latter for an interview this year.

»The concept of race is the result of racism and not its precondition«. The Jena Declaration was published in 2019 by Prof. Dr. Martin Fischer and Prof. Dr. Uwe Hoßfeld, who teach at the University of Jena.

In June 2020 the work »I can't breathe« by Georg Friedrich Haas was performed in memory of Eric Garner and George Floyd. In connection with this performance, we would like to share an article by author and publicist Carolin Emcke with you.