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”Together for Kungsbacka”Freedom, equality, community
”Together we build a Kungsbacka for everyone.”
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…part of TillsammansskapetTillsammansskapet is working for a fair and equal world wherepeople live together in freedom and on equal terms.
• National federation (40 local groups)
• We organize ourselves together to improve our local communities.
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A structure inviting self-organizationWe work in democratic ways, everybody is welcome to engage as much as they like. Openness and transparancy is important.
• Sunday café meetings
• Internal/external communication
• Every 2nd thursday ”organizing meeting”
• Kick-off to plan the coming year
• Official Facebook page
• Internal Facebook page for organizing
• Action teams, using Messenger
• Teams are often born in our cafés
• Specific topics/actions incl the organizing team (Thursday group)
• Google drive to store documents and work together
• Actions
• Manifestations, demonstrations
• Newspaper articles
• Social media
• Contact with politicians and municipal officers, joining public meetings
• Different activities in the local community, excursions, beachvolley, language classes, celebrations/traditions.
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Sunday café – every Sunday 17-19The ”Tillsammanscafé” is a meeting place where people come together to improve their lives by helping each other, having fun and build relations.
• 40-80 participants
• Cars/drivers pick up from asylum center etc
• Group organizing the café
• Facilitator team/Facilitated meeting ”OpenSpaceCafé”
• Participants identify important topics each meeting
• Translations
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Sunday café
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Manifestations
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Activities, fun
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Some results, after 1,5 years
• We build relations amongst each other – expanded networks
• Recognized voice in our community
• Built capacity to organize ourselves
• Many old and new inhabitants have an increased sense of meaning and wellbeing.
• Newly arrived have moved in with at least 10 families that arepart of our movement
• An increased amount of weekly hugs in Kungsbacka ☺
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Main quesitons today
• Continue to create a better Kungsbacka – for all
• Housing – affordable apartements
• Supporting unaccompanied refugee children