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Jukss - selforganisation in practice
It is not easy to give a clear explanation about the Jukss. From time to time there are new ideas, experiments and actions which depend mostly on the people being at the Jukss; and this is, what gives it its multifacetet and colourful identity. Jukss is, what you make out of it!
Most important seems to be the selforganized and anti-hierarchic structure on which the Jukss depends. It should include every participant and distribute responsibility.
- There is a (german) Reader about some special Jukss related topics available
- an article about the Jukss in finnish and english: Selbst-Orga, Offene Orga: Joitain havaintoja JUKSS-tapaamisesta saksassa (for english version scroll down)
- Flyer in English from the Jukss 2008
- An English Text about the Jukss which I found at the Travelling School of Life Page can be read below:
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[Bearbeiten] Jukss - self-organized congress
Around Christmas and New Year, over 300 curious, artistic, critical, political, philosophic Freaks, Punks, Hippies, Eco warriors and "ordinary" people come together for Jukss somewhere between Baltic Sea and the Alps...
...to inform, to discuss, make plans, get new ideas, try utopias, take action, be acrobatic and juggle, to knit and have fun, ... and to change the world!
We try the experiment of living together in an equal, self-determined way. We create a wide frame of possibilities: the program is made by the topics that you consider important. You can make presentations and show movies, bring exhibits and info material, organize workshops and initiate discussions... When we cook together, we create culinary pleasures and philosophize...
[Bearbeiten] Environment??
Jukss originally means Environmental Youth Congress. Environment encompasses for us the network of social, economical, political, ecological and other circumstances we are living in. To question these circumstances and understand the diverse connections between them are first steps for changing.
Some of this year's topics are: G8/Neoliberalism/Globalization, Environment Protection from below, Direct Action, Animal Rights, Gender Critics, Education and Antifascism.
[Bearbeiten] Self-organization
You can expect almost everything at Jukss, but one thing for sure not: to get a ready-made product - Jukss is living from your ideas and your contributions! Self-organization is the motto. There are no people responsible for everyone and everything - everybody is responsible. Even the logistic tasks are assumed by the participants.
To make decisions, different methods are tried - the object is to find an equal way of finding solutions without forcing anybody to anything.
[Bearbeiten] No Jukss without preparation!
The collaboration between a lot of people is a basic need for an event like Jukss. You have a lot of possibilities to contribute in organizing already before the congress starts. This way you can learn a lot about how big events can be organized, especially in terms of self-administration and decision-taking.
To avoid hierarchies, Jukss is organized in an open way. To coordinate tasks and make it accessible to "everybody", there is a wiki page on www.jukss.de. A Wiki is a web page where everybody can change everything in an easy way. "Accessible to everybody" is not really true because until now it's only in German, but more translations are coming soon. If you are interested in getting involved, contact us and/or visit our next preparation weekend.
[Bearbeiten] Jukss without borders!
Actually, Jukss is a very open event crossing borders of subcultures, generations, movements etc. But in former years there were always very few Non-German-Speakers at Jukss - this is what we want to change now! Of course, diversity of languages and political backgrounds is also a new challenge for organization, decision-taking etc. But we will try our best to make everybody feel welcome and have equal possibilities of co-creating this space. This year, Jukss is for the first time cooperating with the european network European Youth For Action (www.eyfa.org).
[Bearbeiten] To be considerate of each other...
is quite important at Jukss, especially to take care of people not feeling good or in need of help. This has worked quite well in former years - to keep it like this, your contribution is needed, too! Additionally there is a First Aid Team and a so called "soul-medic" group that is caring for people who are in a bad situation, psychologically.
[Bearbeiten] WHERE?
The Jukss is going to take place in the 'free Waldorf-School' in Elmshorn near Hamburg.
- Freie Waldorfschule Elmshorn
- Adenauerdamm 2
- 25337 Elmshorn
Freie Waldorfschule Elmshorn @ Openstreetmap
[Bearbeiten] WHEN?
buildup
December 19rd, 2009 to December 23rd, 2009
congress
December 25rd, 2009 to January 3th, 2010
You can also join for just some days.
[Bearbeiten] MONEY?
Donation-based, we need about 9 to 11 euros per day for food, accommodation and program - who can pay more, makes it possible for people with less money to take part. If you can't spend any money and don't find another possibility (hitchhiking, car-sharing, the cheap german weekend-ticket/ "Wochenendticket") it's also possible for us to pay your travel costs. Everybody should have the possibility to join Jukss!
[Bearbeiten] WHAT TO BRING?
sleeping bag, carry-mat, flashlight, musical instruments, songbooks, books and info material, material for actions and workshops, exhibits, grandmother's jam and Christmas cake for the Open Buffet...
Please leave your animals at home.
CONTACT, further INFO + REGISTRATION:
www.jukss.de
eMail: info at jukss point de
Mail: JUKSS c/o Jugendumweltbüro, Karl-Schmidt-Straße 4, 39104 Magdeburg
BANK ACCOUNT:
you can inscribe here for the Jukss-Newsletter