Another night lit up by vehicles in flames.
Those who are affected by it are asking themselves: Why is this allowed to happen?
Fire devours more than plastic, oil and gasoline.
Belief in the future and any hope of education and employment also disappear in the black smoke. The fire consumes it all.
Nothing but the charred remnants of a sense of responsibility and willingness to participate in society will remain.
The cars burn like the old-fashioned beacons; the fires people lit when their country was threatened, as a call for mobilisation.
It is high time to extinguish the source of these fires in Skåne.
Police officers and firefighters cannot be the only ones who go out to meet both victim and perpetrator. An entire society must work together.
- We are a politically and religiously independent organization.
- We initiate and take responsibility for dialogues, meetings and forums for informal and formal leaders from diverse sections of society.
- Our aim is to strengthen social cohesion in Skåne.
The mosque at the Islamic Centre in Malmö came under fire with one shot from a rifle on New Year's Eve.
Open Skåne’s pilot project:
Together, police and Muslim leaders develop strategies to create a safer Skåne, free from violent extremism and Islamophobia.
Police Chief Ulf Sempert
An antisemitic poster outside of the synagogue in Malmö.
Open Skåne’s pilot project:
Through public and private meetings, Jews and Muslims overcome the barriers to communication and shared responsibility.
The goal is to strengthen trust among the next generation of Jewish and Muslim leaders.
Imam Salahuddin Barakat
The man who was subjected to a racist attack on a Malmö bridge in front of his young son tells the news media that he will continue to fight against racism and Afrophobia.
Open Skåne’s pilot project:
Through networking, opportunities are strengthened for Afro-Swedes to be heard and to act together on behalf of equal rights for all.
Activist Felix Unogwu, network Afro-Swedes in Skåne
Police cordon in Kristianstad, where a man was shot in both legs on a Monday evening.
Open Skåne’s pilot project:
Key individuals, with diverse responsibilities and roles in the community, come together to find new solutions to common challenges.
Henrietta Hansson, CEO of Länsförsäkringar Göinge-Kristianstad and co-founder of theThousand Thoughts Network.
Refugees from Syria at Malmö Central Station.
Open Skåne’s pilot project:
Open Skane Café provides newcomers with opportunities to learn Swedish and to gain knowledge of how Swedish society works.
Newcomer Mohammed
Open Skåne’s
Bishop Johan Tyrberg, Lund Diocese
Regional Police Chief Annika Stenberg, Police Region South
Henry Fritzon, Chairman of the Board, Region Skåne
Mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, City of Malmö
Stephan Müchler, CEO Chamber of Commerce of Southern Sweden
www.openskane.se