House of Democracy Board of Directors Meeting 17 December 2024

Minutes

Participants

Hande Özsan Bozatli, Mariela Alickolli, Laura Batalla Adam, Carina Eriksson, Akile Gürsoy, Katarzyna Jędrzejczyk-Kuliniak, Jacek Pilawa.

1 Opening

Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli opens the meeting.

2 Approval of the agenda

The agenda is approved as is.

3 House of Democracy future

Hande began by making two clear statements: the financial situation is challenging and we must find ways to engage all the board members in our work. If we fail to do so, we must have a serious discussion about the organisation’s future.

The current board is in unanimous agreement that the House of Democracy is needed now more than ever. During the ensuing discussion, the following was presented:

• We must identify our strengths as an organisation and develop our structure and ways of working accordingly. Carina and Kurt-Åke have experience with a consultant who can be of assistance.
• All board members could each briefly describe what actions they can take.
• We must intensify our search for project opportunities.

The Board decides the following:

1. Kurt-Åke and Carina will contact the mentioned consultant and get back to the board with a proposal for the process.
2. Kurt-Åke will distribute a form where each board member can specify what they can contribute.
3. Carina and Laura will start searching for projects and get back to the board with a proposal.

4 Adjournment

Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli closes the session.

Minutes by
Kurt-Åke Hammarstedt, secretariat

Adjusted
Hande Özsan Bozatli, chair