Auróra is a cultural and community place located in the
8th district
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the ...
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. Its organisational model is based on
participative democracy
Participatory democracy, participant democracy or participative democracy is a form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, rather than through elected repr ...
. Auróra has been a well-known target for the Hungarian government's crackdown on civil organisations.
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)
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Budapest Pride (Szivárvány Misszió Alapítvány)
References
External links
Official websiteAuróra
on WeLoveBudapest
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Culture in Budapest
Community centres in Europe
Józsefváros
2014 establishments in Hungary
Nightclubs in Budapest
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