Celebrities sing for a good cause: over 2,600 euros at Bierkistlsingen!

Celebrities sing for a good cause: over 2,600 euros at Bierkistlsingen!

in the heart of Ottakring, during the popular beer festival, the first “beer kistlsingen” of the year took place. Not only the participants benefited from this event, but also numerous people in need, because the event has been committed to help for charitable purposes. This initiative, which runs until Friday, August 29, in the Ottakringer brewery on Ottakringer 1, was launched by the Band Band Football Cup (BFC) association and attracts both prominence and music lovers. MeinDzeur reports that a number of well-known faces, including Marco Pogo, Billie Styrian and Chip & Dale, appeared over 2,000 Euro for a good cause.

The musical performances were mixed and ranged from metal to hit to Austropunk and pop. Free admission and the proceeds from the beer sale at the music stage bar, which was at 1,633 euros, were fully donated to the Vienna Frauenhäuser and White Ribbon Austria. This describes the initiative as "Kickerl against violence", as Roman Gregory, one of the organizers, emphasizes. Julia Brož, the managing director of the Vienna women's shelters, emphasizes that the donations are urgently needed to finance court costs, psychotherapy and restarts in safe apartments. Weekend adds that the BFC is very well received with its engagement in violence.

a sign of solidarity

It is particularly noteworthy that many participants have experienced violence themselves. This creates a space of respectful exchange, in the sense of Roman Gregory, who sees music as a valve and connection. The chairman of White Ribbon Austria, Romeo Bissuti, also praises the commitment of the BFC and is proud of the amounts collected that benefit from specific help.

Important topics such as poverty and social isolation particularly affect women and children. According to a report by Caritas, 88,000 children and adolescents are very poverty-more than twice as many as in 2022. Women in the pension and single parents are particularly at risk of the challenges of unpaid care work and precarious employment relationships. The Caritas shows that traditional roles and missing childcare offers are still a major hurdle that makes it difficult to break out of poverty.