ARGE Carinthian homeland- and traditional associations (ARGE KHT)

► The working group of the Carinthian homeland- and traditional associations is a non-partisan loose platform, about common positions and activities of the Carinthian homeland- and develop traditional associations. Sie hat keinen Vereinscharakter und keinerlei rechtliche Legitimation für eine Einflussnahme auf die jeweiligen inneren Entscheidungen der teilnehmenden Verbände oder für eine gemeinsame Vertretung nach außen.
► Your purpose is, through joint analysis of those developments, the homeland- and traditional associations and possibly joint statements in public, as well as through the organization of joint activities the importance and potential of the homeland- und Traditionsverbände zu stärken.
► Participation and cooperation in the working group of the Carinthian homeland- and traditional associations is in principle possible for all Carinthian associations, die legal im Vereinsregister aufscheinen und im weitesten Sinne dem Kärntner Landesbewusstsein und Patriotismus verpflichtet sind.
► If necessary, the working group meets at the invitation of one of the participating associations, wobei der Einladende den Vorsitz führt und Zeit und Ort der Sitzung vorschlägt.

The opinion was unanimous, that one faces the Carinthian public, especially with regard to state politics, would have more weight, if we would come together on essential issues. During this conversation, the common will became clear, to overcome old content differences and personal animosities, so that we can jointly devote ourselves to the issues that are important for our home country. In particular, home service and defense fighters' association have recently been able to, die Differenzen der vergangenen Jahre beizulegen.
Representatives of the Working Group of the Volksdeutsche Landsmannschaften in Carinthia also took part in this meeting, as well as representatives of the Gottscheer and Transylvanian Saxons. Also representatives of the comradeship association and the Carinthian country team, sowie Vertreter der Kärntner Windischen waren anwesend.

Together they agreed on it, a loose “working group of the Carinthian homeland- and traditional associations"., die künftighin gemeinsame Anliegen und Projekte beraten und organisieren soll.

It will be a central concern of this working group, commemorating the referendum on 10. October in Klagenfurt's Landhaushof to give the home associations more weight and a voice again. As is well known, the memorial for the Carinthian unity goes back to an idea and a foundation of these home associations. In recent years, the representatives of the home associations were only allowed to appear there as extras, ihre Stimme erheben konnten sie aber nicht mehr.