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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