After eight years of elementary school, he completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith in Klagenfurt, um später bei den Wietersdorfer Duritwerken zu arbeiten.
However, he found his professional fulfillment at Maschinenfabrik Zimmer in Klagenfurt as head of the development department. In the course of his work he came up with several inventions, which have been protected by patents worldwide, close. In der Pension kam noch die Erfindung eines Holzverbindungssystems dazu.
His great leisure passions were environmental protection and historical research. 1983, in the impression of forest dieback and the construction of the Klagenfurt bypass, He began to get involved in the green movement and became a founding member of the VGÖ (United Greens of Austria).
The first successes occurred 1985 with a seat in the Klagenfurt municipal council. A second one was added later and finally a city council seat (2003). Thanks to him, the Green Party also went uphill in the state – 2004 Entry into the state parliament, 2013 The Greens even achieved a government mandate, 2015 - after 30 Years on the Klagenfurt municipal council, wurde sein politisches Wirken unschön beendet.
During his time on the local council, he brought in more than 1.700 applications, of which more than a third have been realized!

NATURE and HISTORY

He has also made an important name for himself as an amateur historian. Many publications in various newspapers and two books – “Klagenfurt History and Stories” – bear witness to this, Many memorial plaques and street names were his initiative. He named the settlement wall on Ulrichsberg as his most important discoveries, the aluminum forms for the Oman artworks of the Klagenfurt indoor swimming pool and the coat of arms stone of the St. Veiter Torres (is now at the beginning of Wienergasse).

22 At his instigation, natural monuments were placed under protection. As a passionate cyclist, he was very committed to expanding Klagenfurt's patchy cycle path network, he put more than himself 200.000 Kilometer am Fahrrad zurück.

As a passionate joke teller and April Fool's inventor, he never missed out on humor (a selection: 1995 – “Abduction of the Lindworm/ 1990 – “Bamboo bike for testing”/2011 – “The shot tower fell over”/2001 – “Test sitting on the Herzogstuhl”).

Bis zuletzt hielten ihn das Verfassen von Leserbriefen und das Schreiben von Artikeln zum Thema „Kärntner Abwehrkampf“ geistig fit.

Reinhold Gasper died a few days ago 86. age. He leaves behind a wife, drei erwachsene Kinder und sechs Enkelkinder.

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From the content of the current issue:

• KHD chairman Andreas Mölzer: at escort Seite 3
• A new alliance of the Carinthian home associations side 5
• ARGE Carinthian homeland- and traditional associations (ARGE KHT) side 5
• The Carinthian Defense Fighters Association side 6
• Volksdeutsche Landsmannschaft in Carinthia (ARGE-WOLF) side 7
• windish? A location determination Page 7-8
• Active school association side 8–9
• 25-Years Society of the Gendarmerie- and police friends Carinthia Seite 9
• The parties are available to KHD for questions and answers:
  • SPÖ side 10–12
  • FPÖ side 12–13
  • ÖVP side 13–14
  • Team Carinthia side 14–15
  • The green side 15–16
  • NEOS side 16
• Andreas Mölzer: How do the parties rate the home associations Page 16-17
• Reinhold Gasper: History of the Ballot Box and Ballots Seite 18
• Franz Jordan: Remember in silent side 19
• Hate is not a good companion side 19
• Remembrance of Bloody Monday in the city center of Marburg (27. January 1919) side 19

In dieser ersten Ausgabe des „Kärntner“ im Jahre 2023 is essentially about the goals and attitudes of the campaigning parties in Carinthia. Am 5. As is well known, the Carinthian state parliament will be re-elected on March 11 and we want to make this clear to our readers on this occasion, like the positions of SPÖ, libertarians, People's Party, Team Carinthia, NEOS and the Greens, vor allem in Hinblick auf die Kärntner Heimatverbände und deren Anliegen aussehen.
In addition, we are able to give the readers of "Kärntner" and in general all sympathizers of the Carinthian homeland service the good news, that in the future there will again be increased cooperation between all Carinthian home associations. In a meeting, which took place these days on the initiative of the KHD, the representatives of these associations decided unanimously, to come together in a working group in the future, to address common concerns. Daher wollen wir in unserer Zeitschrift auch verstärkt über die Aktivitäten der anderen Kärntner Heimat verbände berichten.

Which measures are most urgent for your party in the next legislative period of the Carinthian state parliament, to ensure the well-being of the country and its citizens?
In the area of ​​protection of the natural landscape, the environment and the climate?
Green: In any case, we will give nature conservation a higher priority and increase the financial resources for it. Regional planning and the nature conservation framework require further construction of near-natural habitats, e.g. shore zones, exclude, to preserve the natural and cultural heritage in the regions. Concrete instruments for this are, for example, the strengthening of the environmental ombudsman, the further development of the nature conservation advisory board into a fully-fledged state environmental ombudsman, the consistent implementation of the Austrian biodiversity strategy and the increase in the biodiversity fund. This is how we do it, in addition to our beautiful natural landscape, there is also biodiversity, naturnahe Fließgewässer und wertvollen Baumbestand zu erhalten.
It is extremely important when it comes to climate protection, act now and get going quickly. The impact of the climate crisis, we experience directly in Carinthia: heavy rain, debris flows and floods, rapidly melting glaciers, devastating storms, Hail events and withered fields, droughts, Forest fires, Bark beetles and new diseases threaten our livelihoods. All this shows us, that we have no more time to lose. Our goal is clear: We want Carinthia through ambitious, Forward-looking politics from mobility to the economy to the energy transition to pioneers in climate protection and up to 2040 make climate neutral. For that we have to do research, in climate change adaptation measures, in education etc. investieren.

In the field of social justice and the preservation of prosperity?
Green: Climate protection is also a deeply social issue: The more decisively and quickly we act, the greater the chance, that we can leave our children and grandchildren a planet worth living on! It's perfectly clear, that the path to climate neutrality involves change. But there are also many opportunities along the way – for a better quality of life, more social justice and climate-friendly prosperity for all people. That is why we stand up for a courageous and future-oriented Carinthia, which pursues an ambitious climate protection policy, Promotes innovative strength and promotes the conversion to a climate-neutral economy. Because this is how we create the best conditions, not just to keep existing jobs, but also to create many new ones. Let's set appropriate investment impulses, sichern wir den Wohlstand unserer Gesellschaft nachhaltig.

In the area of ​​maintaining and strengthening the business location?
Green: The economy is severely challenged by the scarcity of oil and gas and the problems in the supply chains. Now it's time for a reboot, for investments in green future technologies, that lead us out of our dependence on fossil fuels. It's out of the question, that innovation is essential for Carinthia as a business location. Against the background of the climate crisis, however, this can only happen on a sustainable basis. This requires the right location concept for Carinthia, which specifically strengthens regional economic cycles. In addition, economy in Carinthia is more than tourism. Economy in Carinthia can innovate, Start-Ups, Reconciling science and international contacts. In this way, Carinthia becomes more independent of global supply chains and thus more resilient to international crises. Carinthia has a wide range of potential, die es bloß zu nutzen gilt.

In the field of education and job security?
Green: When it comes to education and job security, we also have to think about our universities. Both the state of Carinthia and the city of Klagenfurt are required, the students, teachers and also the downstream research- and business location with a future-oriented university strategy to create incentives, promoted Carinthia to the top league of European universities. To position Klagenfurt as a future location for students in Austria and abroad, must be the goal. Together with our university and the university of applied sciences, we can make Carinthia the driving force and innovation engine on the way to a climate-friendly economy and society. An ambitious climate protection policy and the conversion to a climate-neutral economy offer the best opportunities, to keep existing jobs as well as good ones, to create fair-paying jobs for men and women. They arise in crafts and the construction industry, in new industrial sectors and the circular economy as well as in new service fields. With an educational- and qualification offensive in the form of work foundations, innovative apprenticeship training and university courses, we make employees fit for the industry of the future, die Energiewende sowie die Digitalisierung.

What attitude does your party take towards the Carinthian homeland- and traditional associations, who feel committed to maintaining national patriotism and the traditions of defensive struggles and referendums?
Green: The Carinthian homeland service has so far failed to distinguish itself from National Socialism. Former SS members and neo-Nazi groups have marched at events in the past and the Carinthian Homeland Service continues to serve myths such as Carinthia's self-liberation after the 2. world war. Das kommt für uns einer revisionistischen Geschichtsschreibung gleich.

How do you rate the joint commemoration for all victims of war, Dictatorship and violence on Carinthian soil?
Green: There is no neutral commemoration for all victims. It was important to us as Greens, to ban the annual Ustasha meeting in Bleiburg, um genau dieser revisionistischen Geschichtsschreibung entgegenzutreten.

What is your understanding?- and reconciliation work of the home associations in relation to the Carinthian minority issue and ethnic group politics?
Green: It is almost a mockery of Carinthia's history, when the KHD speaks of reconciliation work. Just the town sign tower before 50 years, organized by the Carinthian traditional associations, has shown, how the traditional associations deal with the Slovene ethnic group and their rights. Today one tries to embrace the Slovenian ethnic group in a different diction, but expresses itself just as xenophobic towards other migrant and religious groups. Would one take reconciliation work seriously?, one would have to ask oneself, whether traditional associations, who celebrate German Carinthia, den gesellschaftlichen Anforderungen der Zeit überhaupt noch entsprechen.

What measures do you want to take to preserve the historically grown Carinthian identity, an indispensable part of which is also the Slovene language and culture?
Green: Wichtige Maßnahme dafür sind die Gleichstellung der slowenischen Sprache im zweisprachigen Gebiet in der Kärntner Landesverfassung und die Erfüllung aller verbrieften verfassungsrechtlichen und gesetzlichen Minderheitenrechte.

What measures do you intend to take in the future to maintain and strengthen the Alps-Adriatic Peace Region??
Green: Working for peacekeeping means dialogue on an equal footing and cooperation, um die Potenziale der Regionen auszuschöpfen.

Which projects would you initiate in the sense of "senza confini" in the coming years??
Green: We have to live the neighborhood, Synergien nutzen und die einzelnen Potenziale vor den Vorhang holen.

What options do you see for the shutdown of Krkso?
Green: Krsko is the only nuclear power plant in Europe, located in an earthquake zone. Nevertheless, there do not seem to be any strict requirements in terms of earthquake safety. The extension sends the wrong signal. To rely on nuclear energy now, in no way corresponds to a sustainable energy policy. In any case, we will continue to advocate for the earlier shutdown of the power plant. Austria has also filed a lawsuit in this regard and has clearly positioned itself. In Zukunft kann es nur auf die Abschaltung des Kraftwerkes hinauslaufen.

How do you feel about the dialogue between former opponents of the political and military conflicts of the 20. century?
Green: To enable a dialogue, War crimes must first be solved. A clear confession of the perpetrator is required. Ein Dialog zur Verharmlosung von Kriegsverbrachen sichert keinen Frieden.

What possibilities do you see for the old Austrian remaining ethnic group with German mother tongue in Slovenia to obtain ethnic group rights?
Green: Minority rights simply have to be fulfilled - in and outside of Austria. Und dafür setze ich mich als Volksgruppensprecherin der Grünen im Nationalrat konsequent ein.