The Schiller Institute is an international political and economic thinktank and is one of the primary institutions in the Lyndon LaRouche movement, with headquarters in both Germany and the United States. It was founded at a conference in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1984 by Helga Zepp LaRouche, Lyndon's German-born wife. Following the second conference, in Washington, D.C. in 1985, it has held conferences in a variety of international locations. Since 1992, it has published a quarterly magazine Fidelio, which it describes as a "Journal of Poetry, Science, and Statecraft." This article is about the institution. ... This article is a biographical article about LaRouche. ... Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Helga Zepp-LaRouche (born August 25, 1948, Trier) is a German political activist, wife of controversial American political activist, Lyndon LaRouche, and founder of the LaRouche movements Schiller Institute and the German Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität party (BüeSo) (Civil Rights Movement Solidarity). ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Institute's published aim is to seek to apply the ideas of poet, dramatist and philosopher Friedrich Schiller to what it calls the "contemporary world crisis," emphasizing Schiller's concept of the interdependence of classical artistic beauty and republican political freedom, as elaborated in his series of essays entitled Letters on the Aesthetical Education of Man. On November 26, 1984, the Institute released a "Declaration of the Inalienable Rights of Man"[1] which is described as "the basis of the Institute's work and efforts worldwide." It is modeled on the United States Declaration of Independence, but extends it to include all nations, especially those of the Third World. It further asserts "...[t]hat all human beings on this planet have inalienable rights, which guarantee them life, freedom, material conditions worthy of man, and the right to develop fully all potentialities of their intellect and their souls. That, therefore, a change in the present economic and monetary order is necessary and urgent to establish justice among the peoples of the world." Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. ... Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity as setting standards for taste which the classicist seeks to emulate. ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... U.S. Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is a document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. ... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ...

Its critics, such as the Washington Post, charge that the Schiller Institute, like other groups in the Lyndon LaRouche movement, is a political cult. [2] ...

Founder Helga Zepp LaRouche explained the need for the Schiller Institute:

"We need a movement that can finally free Germany from the control of the Versailles and Yalta treaties, which have already tossed us from one catastrophe to another for a whole century." ("Wir brauchen eine Bewegung, die Deutschland endlich aus der Kontrolle der Kräfte von Versailles und Jalta befreit, die uns schon ein ganzes Jahrhundert lang von einer Kastastrophe in die andere stürzt.") [3]

Connection with LaRouche

The Institute is closely tied to Lyndon LaRouche; it describes the relationship like this: "It is his work and his ideas, that inspired the creation of the international Schiller Institute, as well as his intellectual and moral leadership that continue to set the standard for the policies and activity of the movement." [4] LaRouche's writings are featured prominently in Schiller Institute communications, and he is the keynote speaker at most Schiller Institute conferences. In addition, he or the political and economic ideas he promotes, are the featured subjects of much of the Schiller Institute's communications.

Political activity

The website of the Schiller Institute includes transcripts[5] of conferences that the Institute has sponsored, throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, to promote the idea of what it calls "peace through development". The discussion at these conferences has generally centered around Lyndon LaRouche's proposals for infrastructure projects such the "Eurasian Land-Bridge", and the "Oasis Plan", a Middle East peace agreement based on Arab-Israeli collaboration on major water projects. The conferences also typically discuss proposals for debt relief and the "New Bretton Woods", a proposal for a sweeping reorganization of the world monetary system (see Political views of Lyndon LaRouche). The Institute strongly opposes the "Clash of Civilizations" thesis of Samuel Huntington, counterposing what it calls a "Dialogue of Cultures". This article is an article about the political views LaRouche. ... Cover of The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order The clash of civilizations is a controversial theory in international relations. ... Samuel Phillips Huntington (born April 18, 1927) is a political scientist known for his analysis of the relationship between the military and the civil government, his investigation of coup detats, and his thesis that the central political actors of the 21st century will be civilizations rather than nation-states. ...

Cultural activity

Music

In 1988 the Schiller Institute initiated a campaign to return to the so-called "Verdi tuning" in the world of classical music, so-called because it was Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi who originally waged a battle to stop the arbitrary rising of the pitch to which orchestras are tuned. The "Verdi tuning" is one where C=256HZ, or A=432HZ, as opposed to the common practice today of tuning to anywhere from A=440 to A in the 450+ range. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) was one of the great composers of Italian opera. ...

Many prominent singers and instrumentalists actively campaigned for the Schiller Institute's proposal, including several who performed recitals for the Institute to demonstrate the different quality of the Verdi tuning, compared with contemporary tuning. Beginning in 1988 the Institute starting circulating petitions calling for a change in pitch. [6] In 1999 the Institute circulated a petition calling for the establishment of a permanent orchestra in Verdi's childhood home, Busseto, Italy, employing the special tuning in order to mark the composer's centennial.[7] Signers of the petitions have included Norbert Brainin, former First Violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, and the following vocalists: William Warfield (baritone), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), and Piero Cappuccilli (baritone). Other well known vocalists who endorsed the initiative include Shirley Verrett (soprano), Joan Sutherland (soprano), George Shirley (tenor), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Sherrill Milne (baritone), Fedora Barbier (mezzosoprano), Grace Bumbry (soprano), Elly Ameling (soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Kurt Moll (basso), Marilyn Horne (mezzosoprano), and Ruggero Raimondi (basso). 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Norbert Brainin, (March 12, 1923 – April 10, 2005), was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the worlds most highly regarded string quartets. ... The Amadeus Quartet was a world famous string quartet founded in 1947, with members Norbert Brainin (first violin) Siegmund Nissel (second violin) Peter Schidlof (viola) Martin Lovett (cello) Because of their Jewish origin, violinists Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel and violist Peter Schidlof were driven out of Vienna after Hitlers... Portrait of William Warfield by Carl Van Vechten, Feb. ... The Italian singer Carlo Bergonzi (born 13 July 1924) is one of the most admired tenors of the post_war period. ... Piero Cappuccilli (1929 - 2005) was a famous opera baritone. ... Shirley Verrett as Eboli in Don Carlo The American opera singer Shirley Verrett (born 31 May 1931) is a mezzo-soprano who has enjoyed great fame since the late 1960s, much admired for her radiant voice and great versatility. ... Dame Joan Sutherland Joan Sutherland OM (born 7 November 1926) is an Australian opera singer. ... The Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935), is one of the most famous living opera singers. ... The American opera singer Grace Bumbry (born 4 January 1937) began her career as mezzo-soprano but later expanded her repertoire to include soprano roles. ... Elly (Elisabeth Sara) Ameling was born February 8, 1933 in Rotterdam, Holland. ... Peter Schreier (born July 29, 1935) is a German tenor and conductor. ... Birgit Nilsson (Marta Birgit Svensson) (born May 17, 1918) is a Swedish soprano. ... Missing image Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau The German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (born May 28, 1925) is regarded by many as the finest Lieder singer of his generation. ... Kurt Moll (born April 11, 1938) is a German bass. ... The American opera singer Marilyn Horne (born January 16, 1934) is a mezzo soprano who is particularly associated with the music of Rossini and Handel. ...

The tuning initiative is vigorously opposed by Stefan Zucker, billed as "the world's highest tenor" and creator of Opera Fanatic magazine in New York City. According to Zucker, the Schiller Institute offered a bill in Italy to impose the Verdi tuning on state-sponsored musicians that included provisions for fines and confiscation of non-Verdi tuning forks. Zucker has has written that he believes the claims about the Verdi tuning are historically inaccurate. Institute followers are reported by Tim Page of Newsday to have stood outside concert halls with petitions to ban the music of Vivaldi and even to have disrupted a concert conducted by Leonard Slatkin in order to pass out pamphlets titled "Leonard Slatkin Serves Satan". [8] Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York and abbreviated NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice – July 28, 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, meaning The Red Priest, was an Italian priest and baroque music composer. ... Leonard Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor. ...

In 1992, the Institute published A Manual on the Rudiments of Tuning and Registration: Book I: Introduction and Human Singing Voice. This book discusses the tuning issue from both the artistic and the scientific point of view. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Drama and poetry

The Schiller Institute has published a four volume series of English translations of the works of Friedrich Schiller, entitled Poet of Freedom, as well as some translations into other languages. In Germany, Institute members have organized public performances of Schiller's plays, including Wilhelm Tell. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. ...

Death of Jeremiah Duggan

For main article, see: Jeremiah Duggan

On November 6, 2003, a British inquest heard allegations that the Schiller Institute is an anti-Semitic cult that may have used mind-control techniques on a student who died in March 2003 after running onto a busy road in Wiesbaden, Germany. [9] Jeremiah Duggan, a 22-year-old Jewish student from London, England, attended a Schiller Institute conference in Wiesbaden with members of the Schiller Institute and the LaRouche Youth Movement. [10] [11] He learned about the conference after being handed a LaRouche newspaper outside the Sorbonne in Paris, where he was studying. After six days in Wiesbaden, Duggan telephoned his mother to say he "wanted out," was "frightened" and "in deep trouble," before the line went dead. His mother told the inquest that her son sounded terrified. Forty-five minutes later, he ran for one kilometer down the middle of a busy road and was killed. The British coroner rejected the German police report of suicide and ruled that Duggan died while in a "state of terror." [12] Duggan's mother believes the Schiller Institute used mind-control techniques on her son to persuade him to join the organization. [13] The family has hired a Berlin lawyer to have the German police investigation re-opened. A spokesperson for the Lyndon LaRouche organization has claimed that Mrs. Duggan's allegation of a connection between her son's death and the Schiller Institute was part of a "smear campaign" intended to prevent LaRouche from gaining the U.S. Democratic Party's 2004 presidential nomination. [14] Jeremiah Duggan Jeremiah Jerry Duggan was a British student at La Sorbonne in Paris. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... In religion and sociology, a cult is a group of people (often a new religious movement) devoted to beliefs and goals which may be contradictory to those held by the majority of society. ... Mind control (or thought control) has the premise that an outside source can control an individuals thinking, behavior or consciousness (either directly or more subtly). ... Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. ... London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... LaRouche Youth chorus performing Bach The LaRouche Youth Movement (LYM) is a political body linked to controversial American political figure Lyndon LaRouche. ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The Sorbonne today, from the same point of view La Sorbonne was the name of the former University of Paris, in Paris, France, one among the most ancient in Europe. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... A coroner is the presiding officer of a special court to investigate deaths that occur under unusual circumstances where conventional criminal proceedings are not immediately called for. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ...

Conferences

These are highlights of conferences from the Schiller Institute's 20-year history. [15]

• Nov. 1-3, 1985: "Saint Augustine, Father of European and African Civilization" — Rome, Italy
• Labor Day conference, 1986, featuring a performance of Mozart's Requiem at C=256HZ, with Schiller chorus and orchestra — Reston, Virginia, U.S.A.
• Nov. 22-23, 1990: "The Productive Triangle: Centerpiece of an All-Eurasian Infrastructure Program, Locomotive for a New, Just World Economic Order" — Berlin, Germany
• April 26-30, 1993: International conference on religions sponsored by the government of Sudan — Khartoum
• Aug. 7-14, 1994: Educational-cultural seminar for young musicians and artists, featuring Norbert Brainin, Lyndon LaRouche, and Helga Zepp LaRouche — Smolenice Castle, Slovakia
• July 17, 1997: Presentation by Dr. Jozef Miklosko, president of the Slovakian branch of the Schiller Institute and former vice premier of post-communist Czechoslovakia — Manila, Philippines
• Dec. 13, 2000: Memorial seminar for Russian Schiller Institute leader Taras V. Muranivsky — Moscow, Russia

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References

• Schiller Institute website
• Schiller Institute international conferences
• "Ideological Odyssey: From Old Left to Far Right" by John Mintz, The Washington Post, January 18, 1985
• March 2003 Schiller Institute conference, attended by Jeremiah Duggan
• British coroner's verdict, November 2003, as summarized by Duggan's family
• "British student did not commit suicide, says coroner" by Hugh Muir, The Guardian, November 5, 2003
• "No Joke" by April Witt, The Washington Post, October 24, 2004
• "The Bizarre Case of Baroness Symons" by Jeffrey Steinberg, Executive Intelligence Review, June 25, 2004
• Beyes-Corleis, Aglaja (1994) Verirrt: Mein Leben in einer radikalen Politorganisation, Herder/Spektrum, ISBN 3451042789
• "Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität", published by Informationsdienst gegen Rechtsextremismus (Information Service on Far-Right Extremism), an article on the Civil Rights Movement party founded by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, who also founded the Schiller Institute.

Jeremiah Duggan Jeremiah Jerry Duggan was a British student at La Sorbonne in Paris. ...

External links

• Schiller Institute Board of Directors