We need your support to prevent the eviction of the Tűzraktér Independent Cultural Centre from its premises on Hegedű utca, and to lobby for a longer-term agreement with Budapest’s VIth District

The government of Terézváros (Budapest’s District VI) is forcing Tűzraktér to vacate its quarters after six years before the 31^st of March, 2011, citing economic reasons.

The building’s four-storey structure is providing 374 artists, dancers, theatre groups, film-makers, circus performers and a host of civil society organizations a work space and an opportunity to enrich the district with their creativity and enterprise.

In 2010 alone, Tűzraktér organized and provided the space for 1300 programmes – from language to dance classes, from photography to urban studies courses, and family events, democracy education and workshops promoting tolerance – attended by more than a hundred thousand people. These initiatives were recognized by the Hungarian Ministry of Culture (2006) and honoured, among others, with the 2010 Pro Urbe Budapest and 2006 EUREGIO Innovation Awards.

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