Auróra

Auróra
Purposecommunity center, cultural space
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary

Auróra is a cultural and community place located in the 8th district of Budapest, Hungary. A well-known site of the city's underground music and art scene, it also serves as a hub for Hungarian NGOs.[1] Its organisational model is based on participative democracy.[2][3] Auróra has been a well-known target for the Hungarian government's crackdown on civil organisations.[4][5][6][7] It has been named after Károly Kisfaludy's literary journal of the same name.

Civil hub

Auróra's first floor provides office space for several Hungarian non-governmental organisations. Currently the following NGOs have their headquarters in the building:

  • Alternatíva Alapítvány (Altalap)
  • Közélet Iskolája
  • atlatszo.hu (investigative newspaper)
  • Marom Egyesület
  • Utcajogász
  • Pneuma Szöv. (Közmű Egyesület - Mókus csoport)
  • Roma Sajtóközpont (RSK)
  • Budapest Pride (Szivárvány Misszió Alapítvány)

References

  1. ^ "Auróra". Offbeat Budapest.
  2. ^ "About Us".
  3. ^ Ciovica, Monica. "In youth we trust". Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  4. ^ McKenzie, Sheena. "How a Hungarian community center became an 'enemy of the state'". CNN. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. ^ Körösi, Ivett. "Will Budapest's Aurora return to life?". NewsMavens.
  6. ^ "Inside Orban's crackdown on Hungary's civil society: how European values are at the heart of the Budapest resistance". SOLIDAR.
  7. ^ Jámbor, András. "Hungarian authorities close an important community centre. All signs point to political motives". Political Critique.
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