November 14, 2020
BOOK CIRCLE
Hand in Hand For Women works for the integration of foreign women with many projects in Sweden. We collaborate with ABF and FOLK – Huset i Skärholmen on the project ‘Book Circle’.
Come on, now we read together:
To build a stronger society,
To improve the participants’ Swedish and encourage them to read,
To learn Swedish culture, history, and literature,
To make many friends from different cultures.
We welcome all book reading lovers!
Let us stand by each other and read books together in order to build a stronger society.
“ You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them” -- Ray Bradbury
WHY BOOK CIRCLE?
❖ To improve the participants’ Swedish and encourage reading,
❖ To learn Swedish culture, history and literature,
❖ To make friends from different cultures.
HOW BOOK CIRCLE WORKS
Groups | Participants | About |
|---|---|---|
EXTRA BOOK SERIES | There are 4 packages as the book series. They are the following:
🡺 Utvandrarna
🡺 Mina drömmars stad
🡺 En ö i havet
🡺 Flicka försvunnen | The books in this package are Utvandrarna series which consists of 4 books, Mina drömmars stad series which consists of 5 books, En ö i havet series consists of 4 books and Flicka försvunnen series which consists of also 4 books. The reading period of these series is 6 months. |
TIME and VENUE | Meetings are held online every week. Group members determine the time and the day together. | Meetings and conversations with the authors of the books or different professional groups wıll be held at the ABF, Kulturhuset ect. (Conversations can also be organised online due to the pandemic.) |
BOOK SUPPLY | If you register until 2nd of October, your book will be posted to the address that you wrote in the form. | The ones who register after 2nd of October are going to buy or loan the book themselves. |
READING PROCESS | The number of pages of the book read are divided into 8 weeks and each week the specified part of the book is reread and discussed with a native speaker. | Groups can make arrangements for reading process in their own way. |
BOOK LEVELS | There are 3 levels LL1- LL2-LL3 (lätt, lättare, lättlast) . If the level of the book is not specified, it means that it is written in everyday language. | Each reader selects their own book according to their language level. |
DEADLINE FOR READING | Groups read each book in 2-month periods. The groups are changed according to the book to be read at the end of the second month. | The selected books and reading periods should be specified in the form. |
BOOK CIRCLE SCHEDULE | 1. October-November
2. January-February
3. March- April | A different book will be selected for each period. |
BOOKS | Participants can choose 3 books they want to read from the predetermined book list. | They are placed in the group in which one of these 3 books is read. |
GALLERY
Finally everything is ready! Books have been delivered to the post today.
Groups are ready, and so we start reading.
We thank everyone who has been with us and wish everyone a pleasant read.
Right now, our BokCirkel groups are reading books we sent and have online meetings to exchange views on the books.
The first semester of the Book Circle project ended with a fantastic digital gala with over 200 participants.
Amazing with the gala is ALL participants were engaged from start to finish. (from 11.00 - 13.00).
Hand in Hand for Women would especially like to thank Sara Lövestam for her descriptive presentation and commitment. You showed us the joy of fighting. Thank you Sara Lövestam!
The Bokcirkel project was carried out in collaboration with Folk i Skärholmen and ABF Stockholm.
The book circle was carried out together with 27 groups with 180 participants, from all parts of Sweden, from Luleå to Malmö from Varberg to Stockholm. The participants read books, listened and had the opportunity to talk and discuss the books.
The project will continue next year with new groups. Hope to see you again!
Hand in Hand for Women organizes various projects to promote and facilitate women's integration in Sweden. Read more about the different projects, written reports and the upcoming activities.
The theme for the books to be read in the second period of the book circle, which will take place between 1 February and 4 April, is "Migration and Integration".
Hand in Hand For Women works for the integration of foreign women with many projects in Sweden.
We collaborate with ABF and FOLK - Huset i Skärholmen on the project 'Bok Cirkel'.
Come on, now we read together to build a stronger society,
To improve the participants' Swedish and encourage them to read.
To learn Swedish culture, history and literature.
To make many friends from different cultures.
The first semester of the Book Circle project ended with a fantastic digital gala with over 200 participants. Amazing with the gala is ALL participants were engaged from start to finish. (from 11.00 - 13.00).
The Bokcirkel project was carried out in collaboration with Folk i Skärholmen and ABF Stockholm.
The book circle was carried out together with 27 groups with 180 participants, from all parts of Sweden, from Luleå to Malmö from Varberg to Stockholm. The participants read books, listened and had the opportunity to talk and discuss the books.
The books read in the Book Circle project are:
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PÄRLBRÖLLOP (Katarina Genar): 5 groups - 28 participants
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ALLT JAG ÖNSKAR (Gregoire Delacourt): 3 groups - 18 participants
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EN Ö I HAVET (Annika Thor): 2 groups - 8 participants
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UTVANDRARNA (Vilhelm Moberg): 2 groups - 8 participant
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STJÄRNLÖSA NÄTTER (Arkan Asaad):2 groups - 12 participants
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UTVANDRARNA SERIEN (Vilhelm Moberg):1 group - 5 participants
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HJÄRTERUM (Sara Lövestam): 2 groups - 10 participants
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ÖNSKA KOSTAR INGENTING (Sara Lövestam): 3 groups - 17 participants
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FLICKAN FÖRSVUNNEN SERIEN (Sara Lövstam):1 group - 8 participants
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FLICKA FÖRSVUNNEN (Sara Lövestam):5 groups - 26 participants
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SANNING MED MODIFIKATION (Sara Lövestam): 1 group - 4 participants
Book Circle 2 Gala
All book circle groups read books on migration. Now we want to look through migration and migration psychology from the eyes of art. Because art is a tool for us to experience emotions. At the same time, art conveys its own experience and provides an opportunity for empathy for those who observe everything outside.
An informative gala program with the subject of migration psychology from the film "En ö i havet" which will be offered to you.
Vedat Bilgic, a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, will present migration and migration psychology, thus creating compassion and empathy in the subject.
Before the presentation, Vedat Bilgic makes an introduction about the film and shares their thoughts and reflections, then there is the opportunity for participants to share their thoughts and comments. After the film presentation, questions will be answered. We recommend that you watch the film in advance, so that you can participate in the program as effectively as possible.
Dr. Vedat Bilgic has worked for a long time at Istanbul Bakirköy Mental and Neurology Hospital for many years and received his psychiatric specialty in 2010. Right now he is continuing his profession at a state hospital in Sweden.
The program will be in Swedish. The reason is that we want to contribute to our language development and have the opportunity to learn useful and useful information.
Vi välkomnar er alla till ett trevligt och informativt bokcirkel galaprogram, där det kommer att finnas filmvisning och konsert med levande musik med olika instrument.
Book Circle Team
Moderator
Gulnar Unver