Aeternitas (association)

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Aeternitas Friends of Funeral and Grave Design e. V.
(Aeternitas e.V.)
Aeternitas logo
purpose "Preservation of existing and the development of contemporary cemetery facilities, burials, grave facilities and burial forms within the framework of the traditional Western cult of the dead" and their promotion "in the consumer interest"
Chair: Christoph Keldenich and Günther Holstein
Executive Director: Christoph Keldenich
Establishment date: 1984
Number of members: approx. 50,000
(February 29, 2016)
Seat : Bonn
Website: www.aeternitas.de

The Aeternitas Friends of Funeral and Grave Design e. V. is a German non-profit association for the promotion, preservation and development of contemporary cemetery facilities, burials, grave facilities and burial forms within the framework of a "traditional occidental cult of the dead" according to the statutes. It was founded in 1984.

Areas of activity

The range of activities of Aeternitas e. V. includes in particular the areas of opinion research, research funding, and consumer advice and information. The association educates the public and promotes scientific research. From the designation “consumer initiative funeral culture” of its other self-portrayal and in particular its statutes, it follows that the association sees itself as consumer advice and interest representation in the funeral industry. He refers to a number of 50,000 members.

Opinion polling

The association determines the opinion of the citizens on their funeral wishes as well as on aspects from the field of cemetery and funeral. In particular, he regularly commissions the opinion research institute TNS Emnid .

Research funding

Aeternitas e. V. provides a platform on its website on which scientific work with a focus on cemeteries or burials can be published. The association also commissions some scientific work itself. He also organizes or participates in scientific conferences.

Consumer advice and information

The association provides information on the implementation of a funeral and funeral provisions on its website. In the quarterly association magazine " Zeitlos ", members and interested parties are also informed about topics from the area of ​​funerals and cemetery. Association members receive practical help and advice in the event of bereavement as well as for funeral provisions; if members die, their relatives are supported. Non-members also receive information and advice on questions relating to death and burial.

Advocacy

Aeternitas e. V. and its employees are present as experts in regional and national media. The association is regularly heard as an expert within the framework of the legislation on the respective state funeral laws. For example, he advocates cost transparency, self-determination, sustainability, liberalization (e.g. the abolition of compulsory cemetery urns and the simplification of urn embedding) in cemetery and funeral systems as well as national standards for social burial.

Media Prize "Cemetery Today"

Aeternitas eV awards the "Friedhof heute" media and journalists ' prize. The award recognizes journalistic work that is dedicated to the topic of cemetery with current relevance. The award was first advertised in 2014. The total prize money for the winners is 5,000 euros, with the first prize being endowed with 3,000 euros or, since 2017, with 2,500 euros.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Aeternitas e. V .: Articles of Association of Aeternitas e. V. (PDF) In: aeternitas.de. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Self-presentation of the association. In: aeternitas.de. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Aeternitas e. V .: Survey on the compulsory cemetery. In: aeternitas.de. April 18, 2013, accessed June 19, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Aeternitas e. V .: Overview of various surveys in recent years. In: aeternitas.de. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Aeternitas e. V .: Overview of scientific work. In: aeternitas.de. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Aeternitas e. V .: Shaping the future. In: aeternitas.de. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  7. ^ Funerale 7 in cooperation with the theological faculty of the University of Rostock. February 22, 2018, accessed June 19, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Conference on free burial in the Sepulchral Museum in Kassel. (No longer available online.) February 29, 2016, archived from the original on March 9, 2016 ; accessed on February 29, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Conference in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Gerhard Richter from Freising. March 2, 2018, accessed June 19, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Association magazine. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  11. ↑ FAQs about the association. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Aeternitas e. V .: Press evidence. In: aeternitas.de. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Michael Hollenbach: Article from November 20, 2015 on Deutschlandfunk.de. In: The world. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament, reprint 18/6132. May 13, 2016, accessed June 19, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Committee template INA 19/71 Hesse from May 28, 2016
  16. ^ Hearing in Brandenburg. April 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Fee study in cooperation with Aeternitas e. V. and the Federation of Taxpayers Rhineland-Palatinate. Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Ute Eschenbacher: Article from November 27, 2015 in Nordbayerischer Kurier online. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  19. ↑ Seminar announcement. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Committee template INA 19/71 Hesse. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  21. ^ Publication on the liberalization of reburial practice. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  22. ↑ Social burial campaign. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
  23. ↑ Announcement 2017 for "Friedhof heute" on the official website; PDF file; accessed: February 22, 2018
  24. ^ "Friedhof heute" on the Aeternitas website. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .