Arbetarnas bildningsförbund

Arbetarnas bildningsförbund
(ABF)
FormationNovember 16, 1912; 112 years ago (1912-11-16)
PurposeWorkers' Educational Association
HeadquartersOlof Palmes gata 9
101 30 Stockholm
Location
  • Map showing location of ABF in Stockholm, Sweden
    Map showing location of ABF in Stockholm, Sweden
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    ABF Stockholm
Coordinates59°20′10″N 18°03′40″E / 59.336032°N 18.061195°E / 59.336032; 18.061195
Region served
Sweden
Federal Chair
(Förbundsordförande)
Helén Pettersson[1]
Federal Secretary
(Förbundssekreterare)
Monica Widman-Lundmark[1]
AffiliationsSwedish labour movement
WebsiteABF.se

Arbetarnas bildningsförbund (ABF; lit. 'Workers' Educational Association') is the educational section of the Swedish labour movement. ABF conducts seminars, classes and study circles on a variety of subjects, including workshops, languages and music.[2]

History

ABF was founded on 16 November 1912, by the Swedish Social Democratic Party and some of the trade unions.[2][3] Today, the main members of ABF are the Social Democrats and the Left Party.

There are ABF locations in almost every Swedish town and several in the major cities. Its headquarters are on Olof Palmes gata, near Sveavägen street in Stockholm.[1] In Gothenburg, the ABF building is on Olof Palmes Gata, near Järntorget square.[4]

Moa Award

The Moa Award (Swedish: Moa-priset) is an annual literary prize awarded jointly by ABF and the Moa Martinson Society to a person who writes in the spirit of Moa Martinson.[5] The prize has been awarded since 1989.[6]

Recipients

References

  1. ^ a b c "ABF – Contacts". ABF. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b Johansson, Inge. "ABF". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. ^ "ABF – History". ABF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. ^ "ABF – Göteborg". ABF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Kristina Sandberg vinner Moa-priset" [Kristina Sandberg wins the Moa Award]. Svenska Dagbladet. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Förteckning över Moastipendiater" [List of Moa stipends]. www.moamartinson.se. Retrieved 23 February 2016.