Photovoice Slovakia - City friendly to TCN and Imigrants
Photovoice is a participatory city exploration tool, which combines photography, analysis and city walks.
City friendly to TCN and Imigrants Slovakia
Slovakia - Possitive
Photo by Oleg Shylenko
Kosice GO mobile application
The online application and big screens on public spaces informing about cultural events held in the city, information available in English, too.
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Photo by Veronika Poklembova
Tabacka – one of the favourite places where foreigners (incl. TCN) gather. It is favourite place/café/bistro/gallery/event venue for locals, too. Each Wednesday the “Language café” is held. Each table host different language, so people can interact, discuss different topics, learn and practice language with native speakers on voluntary basis.
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Photo by Zuzana Orsagova
Cultural life in Kosice.
Poster both in Slovak and in English promoting cultural events in Kosice cultural centres (financialy supported by City of Kosice)
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Photo by Lenka Czikkova
The shop window of a bookstore presenting also books in different languages: English, Russian
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Photo by Ryta Goncharova
The memorial to a famous Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, the Nobel prise winner in literature and a supporter of the Slovak people. Inscription is in Slovak and English.
Photo by Viera Dubecká
Visiting rules for Kosice City Park in English.
Something like this was very rare in the past.
Photo by Michaela Wenzlova
English announcements in trams.
Signs, announcements and instructions in English have slowly started to appear at public spaces
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Photo by Lenka Czikkova
Using English becomes more common at some public areas - mostly those, which have been reconstructed or renovated recently
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Photo by Sybil Marmostein
Turkish candidate for upcoming municipal elections.
Džemal Kodrazi (Turkey) as a candidate to local government for upcoming elections in couple of months. Slogan says “Future of Kosice is in your hands”.
Photo by Sybil Marmostein
Turkish interpreter.
Turkish interpreter during public culture event “Authors’ Reading Month”.
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Photo by Ryta Goncharova
Ukrainian restaurant.
Place where Ukrainians feel more like at home and also place for presenting their typical food to Kosice locals
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Photo by Irena Fedorova
Vietnamese community is closed to strangers. For locals and other migrants it is difficult to penetrate into. Vietnamese bistro (together with small clothes shops) is one of the few visible signs of interaction with locals
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Hungarian Theatre Thalia
Programme of Hungarian theatre Thalia, which has strong tradition in Kosice - minorities such Hungarians, Ruthenians, Ukrajinians, Czechs, Jews, Roma, Poles are supported and alive
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Photo by Slavka Macakova
Assosiation of Ruthenians and Ukrainians.
Example of presence of minorities/communities in Kosice. The Ruthenians have been for centuries part of the original population of Kosice region.
Photo by Lenka Czikkova
Memorial to November `89 and all exodus from Slovakia during 20th century.
Civic initiative of artists and activists to remember those who were forced to leave Slovakia: massive emigration from eastern part of Slovakia to USA at the beginning of 20th century, Hungarians, Czechs and Germans before or after WW2, holocaust of Jews and Roma, victims of communism deported to gulags or killed when crossing the state borders.
Photo by Zuzana Orsagova
Relaxed atmosphere in the centre of Kosice.
Well-maintained, safe and clean public spaces, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere in Kosice
Photo by Julia Rokicka
Georgian restaurant.
Typical Georgian vegetarian and vegan restaurant and wine bar
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Photo by Lenka Czikkova
Municipality office.
Inside the reception hall there are beautiful pictures introducing famous people of Kosice – art work made by children. There is a feeling that the city wants to interact with its citizens and takes care of the public premises.
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