On Saturday evening all ‘Countries’ got the opportunity, to report about the current national situation regarding War Tax Refusal and Peace Tax Initiatives. Reporting was very lively; many participants took advantage of the opportunity for enquiring and exchanging ideas.
You can find in this documentation all country reports we received in writing.
After this rather intensive session a bit of relaxation was needed.
At first the cultural part of the evening brought some physical action in form of a dance.
The late summer evening was wonderful warm; the outdoor lighting created a nice three-quarter-darkness; atmosphere and dance loosened up legs and heads.
After that, some of the participants recited poems, prose and sketches; sounds of piano, guitar and songs were brought to the stage:
- English Dance with Irene Auerbach
- “Just a Roll” Narrative by Wolfgang Janisch (pdf version)
- Peace Song Song by Arya Bhushan Bhardwaj (pdf version)
- “Message from Days gone” Narrative by Gudrun Rehmann (pdf version)
- “Ghent 1540” Sketch, performed by the Belgian group (pdf version)
- “Conscience is free” Song by Gertie Brammer (pdf version), accompanied by Friedrich Heilmann, guitar
- “About the Good and the Bad” Narrative from “The Prophet”, by Khalil Gibran, recited by Yan-Christoph Pelz
- Piano playing Gudrun Rehmann
- ‘Das muß schon sein’ Poem by Rigbert Hamsch, recited by Christel Spenn
- “And ev'ryone 'neath the vine...” accompanied by Friedrich Heilmann, guitar
- ‘Kennst Du das Land...’ Poem by Erich Kästner
- Pachelbel (pdf version)