"Folkevirke - social - cultural political information" is a
cross-country, cross-party adult education organisation founded in
1944.
Folkevirke's working fields are centered round social, cultural,
and political aspects in which we wish to engage through a binding,
open and unprejudiced dialogue.
Folkevirke is working across all dividing lines - social, cultural,
political, geographical, religious and age-related.
Folkevirke's aim is to bring new initiative to adult education.
Folkevirke wishes to promote an active dialogue, thereby offering
the participants a better foundation for engaging themselves in the
democratic process.
Folkevirke publish a quarterly magazine - "Folkevirke" -, in which
each issue focuses on a special topic within a cultural, political
or social area. Each topic is illustrated from the greatest
possible number of aspects, thereby giving the reader a good basis
for taking his stand on the questions asked and improving his
possibilities for taking part in debates on public matters.
Target group:
All active citizens. Folkevirke provides adult education and it is primarily women who participate.
Activities:
Folkevirke has focus on whatever we find important: Environmental questions - new technologies including genetic technology - the challenge of migration and minorities - ethical questions - economics - literature - theatre - music - art, especially women artists, and so forth.
Folkevirke has been known to bring what you would call "early warnings". Time and again a subject has been thoroughly treated in our study circles and meetings.
Folkevirke has a large network and do make meetings together with many different organisations - primarily with organization which are member of Folkevirke.
Folkevirke has participated in many transnational activities - the EU-supported Grundtvig and the Nordic Nordplus.
In 2012 Folkevirke has been chosen as coordinator for two projects - "The Cultural Kalejdoscope" and "New and old Democracies".
Size of the organisation:
Number of members: 650
Number of local departments: 12
Email: folkevirke@folkevirke.dk
Website in English:
http://www.folkevirke.dk/bliv-medlem/english
For more information about Folkevirke go to www.folkevirke.dk