Those who participate in andrými are andrými.

This is why all the work around and inside andrými is done horizontally. This means that everyone who is involved in andrými has the right to make decisions and is encouraged to take initiative. No one is “at the top“ and there is no board of executives.

Would you like to get involved with andrými?

If you want to get to know the space more informally, we recommend coming to the Open House Wednesdays events. These meetings run every week with a different focus.

Our general assemblies are currently held four times per year.  You can join them and get involved with the community. Major decisions about the space are made in these assemblies. Everyone who is interested in andrými, but unsure how to get involved is very welcome to attend them and get a better idea of how things work.

We also do safer space trainings based on demand, for people who want to host events or generally use the space.

You can also send us an email if interested to get involved in andrými, at andrymi@andrymi.org

Below you can find more information on how andrými operates. More hands on deck are always welcome. Any skill can be learned, so interest is the only requirement!

How are decisions made?

To make decisions, we use consensus decision-making. The idea behind it is that conflict is not necessarily a bad thing; rather, criticism, teamwork and diverse voices play an indispensable role in the fight against violence and oppression.

“We must learn to live together cooperatively, resolving our conflicts nonviolently and making our decisions consensually. We must learn to value diversity and respect all life, not just on a physical level, but emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. We are all in this together.”
(On Conflict and Consensus: A Handbook for Formal Decision-Making.)

Working in consensus is not a skill you are born with, but something you learn.

You can learn by attending meetings where these methods are used and see for yourself how they function. You can also browse handbooks like the one quoted above.

Does everyone have to be involved in everything?

The tasks for maintaining a community space are many and varied. At the moment there is a dedicated group dealing with all the functional issues of the house.

We encourage interested people to join us and share their skills. This way we can all benefit in as many areas as possible without having to be involved in everything at once.

Below you can find a list of tasks essential to sustain the space.
The list is not final and will change according to the work which needs to be done.

Fundraising.
Find appropriate grants or other possibilities for fundraising and apply for them on time.

Solidarity and inclusion.
Define what a safer space means, create a standard that can be worked towards and explain to people what the ideas of a safer space and solidarity mean. Make sure that all groups who come to andrými are active in decision making if they are interested.

Kitchen.
Participate in and take care of the open kitchen events.

Free super market.

Coordinating with the volunteers, picking up food and organizing the space for the market that usually takes place every Friday.

Schedule.
Organize the schedule of the month and make sure that meetings, events and other things that take place in andrými are published on the website.

Check notifications on Facebook and on the website along with reading e-mails, getting across information about the time of meetings, etc.

Socials.

Advertising events and managing our social media accounts.

Tech/Website.
Work on the website and fix any technical difficulties that may arise in andrými.

Housing.
Maintenance of the house.

Finance.
Take care of the bank account.

Open House Wednesdays.

Opening and taking care of the house during the Open Wednesdays’ events.

For these tasks, we work collectively alongside a bottom-liner, a person who makes sure things get done, not necessarily being the one doing them. Their main job is to have an overview and follow up on the completion of these tasks.