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
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. Its organisational model is based on
participative democracy
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. 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
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.
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
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(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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