Trans Europe Halles

Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

NGO. Member-led. Sweden-based. Born in 1983. Activist and bottom-up. Value-driven. Connects 170+ grassroots cultural centres established in repurposed buildings in 40+ countries across and beyond Europe. Advocates for the DIY, independent, alternative cultural sector. Advises planners, developers and policy makers.
We generate connections between grassroots cultural centres and enable them to regenerate communities, neighbourhoods, cities and regions through arts and culture. We advocate for social and spatial justice and diversity. We act as a counterweight against displacement, abandonment, gentrification, segregation and other urban plagues. We stand up for citizen engagement, decolonization and freedom of expression.
Trans Europe Halles is a place of learning and exchange, and has developed a hands-on and practice-based expertise in fields such as cultural production, advocacy, city planning, community engagement, fundraising, creative industries, policy, social innovation.

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