I'm popping the Spanish wine tonight. Nekeas for the love of god. I like this wine more than any I've tried before. Perfect after training, haha. I did manage to bring one bottle home along with the three packets of turron that I got from my mentor. It's gonna be a struggle to survive until San Fermin.
But as the not law-abiding citizen that I am I have to keep you informed about the situation about what is happening with the youth center in my hometown. You're leaving one crisis - returning too one. Maybe this is not the one serious situation as in Pamplona but as far as I know the politics are planning to take our house and moving the organisation to a school. Us poeple of the youth council are not fond of this idea and the young adults that are using the house neither!
We had a meeting today, more or less to just hand over lists with names that we've been collecting to actually prove the value of keeping UngdomensHus in Ulricehamn where it is, at Nygatan 21! And what an amazing list - up to 2500 names and that is not bad for our little hometown. The meeting didn't really turn out as I expected so I was totally not ready for a political discussion. I'm blaming myself - I should have been prepared. Anyway, the press was there and was eagerly following our arguments flying around the table.
Now afterwards I do see the politics point of this but that doesn't make it in any way right. People hiding behind their statistics - I have nothing to say other than fuck off. How about showing us some respect and actually visiting our organisation??
The thing is - The politics of Ulricehamn doesn't know anything about our work - inside and outside the house because they haven't had the time to visit us. Not a single fucking time in two years. So now they are dead determined about shovel us away and using the house to clerks!
I am extremely aware of the situation in Ulricehamn and the lack of money but how about invest in something that pays off in the long-run? Our teenagers that doesn't have sports as an interest, should they suffer for this and be forced to stay at home or wander the streets? Youth rights anyone?
This continues at Monday. Stay tuned!
Hasta luego,
Louise
Vänsterpartiet är EMOT stängningen!!! Och, ja, jag har besökte Ungdomshuset och tycker det är jättefin och mysig. :-)
ReplyDeleteTur att vi har dig Erin! Samt att jag var där när du tittade förbi. På Lars Holmin dock, lät det som om vi inte får ha huset kvar, någonsin!
DeleteOm du vill kan vi träffa och fika någon gång och snacka "inside dirt" om situationen!
ReplyDeleteJag tar gärna en fika och lite snack. Mycket verkar väldigt konstigt med den här situation in whole.
ReplyDeleteNu jädrar, så gäller det idag :D