Dik Manusch

Dik Manusch
Type Street newspaper
Editor Britt-Inger Lundqvist,[1] Helen Hugosson Strandemo[2]
Founded 2015 (2015)
Language Swedish language

Dik Manusch (Romani: See the Person, Se människan translated to Swedish)[3] is a street newspaper published in northern Sweden. First published in early 2015 and focused on the Västerbotten province, the newspaper aims to help homeless European Union migrants – who are primarily Romani people from the Balkans, especially Romania[4] – to support themselves, rather than being forced to resort to begging.[5] Distributed for free to the migrants, each newspaper is sold for 50 Swedish krona, the profits going entirely to the seller.[6] Another purpose is to create a debate in Swedish society about the conditions faced by these people.[7]

Preparations for the newspaper began in 2014, on suggestion from Ilile Dumitru, who had seen Situation Sthlm being sold by the homeless of Stockholm.[8][9] The newspaper was created by the association SAMS, a coalition of several different organizations and churches in Skellefteå.[10] The first issue – numbering 5,000 – was printed by Norran, and featured content created by various writers on a non-profit basis.[11] The second issue, with 15,000 prints, was likewise printed by Norran and financed by volunteer donations. To support the newspaper an association called the Friends of Dik Manusch was formed.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saha, Catarina (11 February 2015). "Köp inte tiggarnas tidning i Umeå". Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish) (Umeå). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Sykes, Abigail (9 December 2014). "Ny gatutidning för EU-migranter". Landets Fria (sv) (in Swedish) (Stockholm). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Westberg, Fredrik (4 March 2015). "Virkar mattor i stället för att tigga". Östersunds-Posten (in Swedish) (Östersund). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Berglund, Stina (26 February 2014). "Romerna lever i total misär – i hela Sverige". ETC (sv) (in Swedish) (Stockholm). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Sandgren, Göran (12 January 2015). "Tidning ska hjälpa tiggare". Sveriges Television, Västerbottensnytt (in Swedish) (Umeå). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Ahlqvist, Oskar (13 March 2015). "Webb-TV: Kabaré till stöd för hemlösa". Norrbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish) (Luleå). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Apel Röstlund, Johan (10 January 2015). "Vi vill skapa jämnbördiga möten". Arbetaren (in Swedish) (Stockholm). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Lundström, Emma (18 March 2015). "Rapport från ett husvagnsläger". Internationalen (in Swedish) (Stockholm). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Wemmenhed, Ulrik (19 December 2014). "Ny tidning försöker överbrygga en maktobalans". Feministiskt Perspektiv (sv) (in Swedish) (Stockholm). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Bergner, Magnus (12 January 2015). "Premiär idag för tiggarnas tidning Dik Manusch". Sveriges Radio, P4 Västerbotten (sv) (in Swedish) (Umeå). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Ekman, Mats (2 January 2015). "Chans att få veta mer om tiggarna". Norran (in Swedish) (Skellefteå). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  12. ↑ Bergner, Magnus (3 May 2015). "Andra numret av Dik Manusch ute". Sveriges Radio, P4 Västerbotten (sv) (in Swedish) (Umeå). Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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