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Of: Elin Haglund and My Ahlkvist
One of the Book Fair's themes this year is Image and a hot topic of discussion at Globala Torget has been the image as a means of power in foreign reporting. We have done seminars on seminars, book signings and film screenings. Who is responsible for what images convey and can one justify all images?
September 30, 2018, Report
September 29, 2018, External activity, Calendar
Of: My Ahlkvist
Book Fair, Thursday. The Swedish Exhibition Center is already teeming at 11 o'clock with coffee-loving journalists and cultural aunts dressed in Gudrun Sjödén. On the second floor is Globala Torget, where development issues are in focus. The newspaper Arbetet Global, formerly LO newspaper, organizes after lunch a seminar on workers' presence in the foreign service, after having released a report on the same topic during the morning. […]
September 28, 2018, Chronicle
Many countries and organizations have conducted aid in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Hear three experts talk about the effects and benefits of aid: 1) Adam Pain, Afghanistan researcher and visiting professor at SLU, 2) Karin Kronlid, development analyst at Sida's Afghanistan unit, and 3) Andreas Stefansson , Secretary General of the Swedish Afghanistan Committee (SAK). The material is taken from FUF and SAK Stockholm's seminar on 26 September 2018.
September 27, 2018, FUF pods
Ager volunteers in Uppsala. Photo: Josefin Casteryd / icon
The new social climate in Sweden threatens not only vulnerable groups but also activists. We now notice a threat against people who are committed to global justice. This is a serious democracy problem. It is time for the government to take its responsibility, write young activists within the Church of Sweden's international work and the Church of Sweden's Youth.
September 27, 2018, Debate
![Queue of Syrian refugees on the border between Hungary and Austria. Photo: Mstyslav Chernov [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons](https://fuf.se/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1024px-A_line_of_Syrian_refugees_crossing_the_border_of_Hungary_and_Austria_on_their_way_to_Germany._Hungary_Central_Europe_6_September_2015-768x432.jpg)
Syrian refugees queue on the border between Hungary and Austria. Photo: Mstyslav Chernov CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Of: Celina Lindgren
This week, EU heads of state and government gathered in Salzburg to discuss migration. The Swedish debate has thus been marked by different opinions about which line Sweden should take on the issue. While some want the responsibility to be shared between EU Member States, others say it is better to focus on refurbishing EU borders.
September 26, 2018, Current debate
From Monday 8 October, the internships will be filled on an ongoing basis. If you want a chance to be matched against all places, you need to send in your application before the 8th of October. Read more about the Internship Program and submit your application
September 24, 2018, Calendar, Career, The Internship Program
Photo: Plan International
Date and time: 11 Oct, 15:00 - 16:30
Teenage girls are often one of the most vulnerable groups in crisis situations. The risk of being exposed to violence, sexual abuse and child marriage increases when everyday life collapses. At the same time, we see how these girls' needs fall between the cracks - they are neither children nor adults and relief efforts based on what the girls want and need are rarely prioritized. Plan International and FUF pay attention to International Girls' Day with a seminar on teenage girls in crisis and conflict.
Of: The Chancellery
Are you a student and interested in global issues and development cooperation? There are now lots of exciting internships to apply for in FUF's place bank. Apply before October 8 to be matched against all internships.
September 24, 2018, Career