Auróra

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.

Auróra
Purposecommunity center, cultural space
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary

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
  • Zöld Pók Alapítvány
  • Marom Egyesület
  • 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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