Szegedi Civil Háló

Szegedi Civil Háló (Szeged Civil Network) is a progressive civil community based in Szeged, Hungary. It emerged in 2018 following the Szeged sympathy demonstrations for the Budapest-based 'Mi vagyunk a többség' (We Are the Majority) protests. The organization was formed as a grassroots community organizing effort aimed at uniting locally active citizens, representing local issues, and organizing debates. Over time, its activities expanded to include awareness-raising and cultural events. The group's first project was creating and distributing a Szeged-specific mutation of the weekly newspaper 'Nyomtass te is!' (Print It Yourself!). It also organized a signature drive in Szeged in support of joining the European Public Prosecutor's Office, an initiative by independent MP Ákos Hadházy, which was supported by representatives of all opposition parties except LMP. In cooperation with the Independent Student Parliament, they held the autumn 2018 candidate recruitment event for student representation, and joined the Főnix Movement's 'Világítson '56!' commemorative series with a Szeged event. Szegedi Civil Háló has organized and supported several civil and opposition demonstrations in Szeged, including one for CEU and academic freedom jointly with Momentum Mozgalom, protests against the overtime law and the relocation of the Nagy Imre statue in Budapest, and the 'Védjük meg Szegedet!' (Let's Protect Szeged!) demonstration with all opposition parties and two other civil organizations. In December 2018, they launched an awareness-raising event series titled 'Gondolj másképp a jövőre!' (Think Differently About the Future!), aimed at breaking down prejudices against misunderstood social groups. The first event focused on LGBT people with a guest from the Szeged LGBT Community Group. In summer 2018, they started a podcast series called 'témaHáló' for awareness-raising and news explanation, available on SoundCloud and YouTube. The organization has faced criticism after sharing a call for an optional LGBT sensitivity training for teachers on its Facebook page. Toroczkai László, president of Mi Hazánk Mozgalom, called the support 'political pushing' in a press statement, arguing it was 'propaganda that has no place in schools.' Szegedi Civil Háló maintains a blog at civilhalo.blog.hu, where it publishes articles and updates. The blog features posts on various topics, including personal accounts related to the COVID-19 vaccination in 2021. The organization continues to be active in Szeged's civil scene, focusing on community organizing, awareness-raising, and cultural events.

Szegedi Civil Háló was established in 2018 as a progressive civil community in Szeged, Hungary. Its formation followed the Szeged sympathy demonstrations for the Budapest-based 'Mi vagyunk a többség' (We Are the Majority) protests. After the second Szeged demonstration, the organizers began community organizing targeting the participants of the demonstrations. They announced that they would welcome those wishing to join the emerging community at the Szeged Zöld Terasz community space. The organization's first stated goals were to unite locally active citizens, represent local issues, and organize debates; this later expanded to include awareness-raising and cultural events. The group's first project was creating and distributing a Szeged-specific mutation of the weekly newspaper 'Nyomtass te is!' (Print It Yourself!). They then organized a signature drive in Szeged in support of joining the European Public Prosecutor's Office, an initiative by independent MP Ákos Hadházy, which was supported by representatives of all opposition parties except LMP. In cooperation with the Independent Student Parliament, they held the autumn 2018 candidate recruitment event for student representation, and joined the Főnix Movement's 'Világítson '56!' commemorative series with a Szeged event. Szegedi Civil Háló organized and supported several civil and opposition demonstrations in Szeged. These included a demonstration for CEU and academic freedom jointly with Momentum Mozgalom, protests against the overtime law and the relocation of the Nagy Imre statue in Budapest, and the 'Védjük meg Szegedet!' (Let's Protect Szeged!) demonstration with all opposition parties and two other civil organizations. In December 2018, they launched an awareness-raising event series titled 'Gondolj másképp a jövőre!' (Think Differently About the Future!), aimed at breaking down prejudices against misunderstood social groups. The first event focused on LGBT people with a guest from the Szeged LGBT Community Group. In summer 2018, they started a podcast series called 'témaHáló' for awareness-raising and news explanation, available on SoundCloud and YouTube. The organization has faced criticism after sharing a call for an optional LGBT sensitivity training for teachers on its Facebook page. Toroczkai László, president of Mi Hazánk Mozgalom, called the support 'political pushing' in a press statement, arguing it was 'propaganda that has no place in schools.' Szegedi Civil Háló maintains a blog at civilhalo.blog.hu, where it publishes articles and updates. The blog features posts on various topics, including personal accounts related to the COVID-19 vaccination in 2021. The organization continues to be active in Szeged's civil scene, focusing on community organizing, awareness-raising, and cultural events.

• Founded in Szeged after sympathy demonstrations for the 'Mi vagyunk a többség' protests.

• First project: created and distributed a Szeged-specific mutation of the weekly newspaper 'Nyomtass te is!'.

• Organized a signature drive in Szeged in support of joining the European Public Prosecutor's Office.

• Held the autumn 2018 candidate recruitment event for student representation with the Independent Student Parliament.

• Joined the Főnix Movement's 'Világítson '56!' commemorative series with a Szeged event.

• Organized and supported several civil and opposition demonstrations in Szeged.

• Launched the awareness-raising event series 'Gondolj másképp a jövőre!' in December 2018.

• Started the podcast series 'témaHáló' in summer 2018.

Progressive civil community organization focused on local issues, community organizing, and awareness-raising in Szeged.

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