public event organized by the community network Vårt Hammarkullen
Vårt Hammarkullen is a network of residents and others who are actively engaged in the community well-being in the city district Hammarkullen, in Gothenburg, beyond the mission of their organizations. Vårt Hammarkullen, which started under this name around 15 years ago, has both generated agency and values when it comes to the definition and consolidation of community cohesion in the area. It engages in public debates where it represents the voices of the various communities and their residents. It also has co-created events such as thematic community dinners, social gatherings at the area’s park, barbecue or sports competitions, and co-initiated other longer processes, having a leading role in the discussion of the “Hammarkullen model” of societal development, based on local grassroots organizing.
On the 28th August 2023, Vårt Hammarkullen network organized a half-day event at the scenery of Jubileumskompassen in the center of the city of Gothenburg. The event was well attended despite being on a rainy Monday in August. It included a small exhibition of photographs and artefacts from the history of Hammarkullen, several short music concerts by children from the Hammarkullen School and students from Angereds Folkhögskola, presentations of different associations, and initiatives from the neighborhood, with a special emphasis on local culture and the importance of Folkets Hus as its local epicenter, and a few speeches about the “Hammarkullen model”. CoNECT participated in the event by participating in the preparations and documenting the event through photos, videos, and audio recordings.
photos from the Vårt Hammarkullen's event at the Jubileumskompassen on 28/8 2023 (photos by Emilio Brandao)
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