Arbetarnas bildningsförbund (ABF) (the Workers' Educational Association) is the educational section of the Swedish

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. ABF conducts seminars, classes and study circles on a variety of subjects, including

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, languages and

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History

ABF was founded on 16 November 1912, by the Swedish Social Democratic Party and some of the

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s. 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 Sveavägen is a major street in Stockholm, Sweden. Sveavägen originates at Sergels torg in the city district of Norrmalm, and goes north through the Vasastan district toward the border to Solna Municipality and the Haga Park. It is often kno ...

street in Stockholm. In Gothenburg, the ABF building is on Olof Palmes Gata, near Järntorget square.

Moa Award

The Moa Award ( sv, Moa-priset) is an annual

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awarded jointly by ABF and the Moa Martinson Society to a person who writes in the spirit of Moa Martinson. The prize has been awarded since 1989.

Recipients

*1989 – Mary Andersson *1990 – Aino Trosell *1991 –

Ebba Witt-Brattström Ebba Witt-Brattström (; born 1 June 1953) is a Swedish scholar in comparative literature. She is Professor of Literature and head of department at Södertörn University outside Stockholm, and a well-known feminist. Witt-Brattström complete ...

*1992 – Kerstin Engman *1993 – Kerstin Ekman *1994 –

Kerstin Thorvall Kerstin Thorvall (12 August 1925 in Eskilstuna – 9 April 2010) was an influential Swedish novelist.O'Mahony, Paul. (10 April 2010)Outspoken author Kerstin Thorvall dies '' The Local'' Thorvall was born in Eskilstuna on 12 August 1925. She work ...

*1995 –

Majgull Axelsson Majgull Axelsson (born 1947 in Landskrona) is a Swedish journalist and writer. She grew up in Nässjö and completed her education in journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts ...

*1996 – Sara Lidman *1997 – Kristina Lugn *1998 – Kjell Johansson *1999 – Elsie Johansson *2000 – Eva Adolfsson *2001 – Frida Andersson, Annika Malmborg,

Martin Gerber Martin Gerber (born 3 September 1974) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft (232nd overall) by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played in the National Hockey League (N ...

*2002 – Rut Berggren *2003 – Anita König *2004 – Gerda Antti *2005 – Ulrika Knutson *2006 – Birgitta Holm *2007 –

Suzanne Osten Carlota Suzanne Osten (born 20 June 1944) is a Swedish film director stage director and screenwriter. She won the award for Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards for the film '' The Mozart Brothers''. Biography Suzanne Osten was born i ...

, Margareta Garpe, Gunnar Edander *2008 – Gunilla Nyroos *2009 – Anita Goldman *2010 – Anneli Jordahl *2011 – Gunilla Thorgren *2012 – Inger Alfvén *2013 – Susanna Alakoski *2014 – Kristina Sandberg *2015 –

Agneta Pleijel Agneta Pleijel (born 1940) is a Swedish novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and literary critic. Among her plays are ''Ordning härskar i Berlin'' from 1979. Among her novels are ''Vindspejare'' from 1987 and ''Drottningens chirurg'' from 200 ...

*2016 –

Yvonne Hirdman Yvonne Hirdman (born 18 January 1943) is a Swedish historian and gender researcher. She has received many awards for her work including the August Prize. Early years and education Yvonne Hirdman is the daughter of the language teacher Einar Hirdm ...

*2017 – Anna Jörgensdotter *2018 –

Sara Stridsberg Sara Brita Stridsberg (born 29 August 1972) is a Swedish author and playwright. Her first novel, ''Happy Sally'' was about Sally Bauer, who in 1939 had become the first Scandinavian woman to swim the English Channel. Her big international breakt ...

*2019 – Maj Wechselmann *2020 – Märta Tikkanen *2021 – Vibeke Olsson

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arbetarnas bildningsforbund Education in Sweden Swedish culture Swedish Social Democratic Party Socialism Socialist education 1912 establishments in Sweden Educational institutions established in 1912