”Together for Kungsbacka”Freedom, equality, community

”Together we build a Kungsbacka for everyone.”

…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.

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.

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

Sunday café

Manifestations

Activities, fun

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 ☺

Main quesitons today

• Continue to create a better Kungsbacka – for all

• Housing – affordable apartements

• Supporting unaccompanied refugee children