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Nomination List to ABC’s Annual Meeting

At ABC’s Annual Meeting this Saturday 29th of November, the meeting will elect ABC’s coming Board, Election Committee and External Accountant.

Here is the Election Committee’s nomination list:

  • Chairperson 1 year – Helen Backlund
  • Ordinary Member (Vice Chairperson) 1 year – Julia Linder
  • Ordinary Member (Secretary) 2 years – Lina Sundberg
  • Ordinary Member (Activity Coordinator) 1 year – Julian Wortman
  • Ordinary Member (Development Group) 2 years – Liz Kyrklund
  • Suppleant (Communications Officer) 2 years – Jamie Bowd
  • Supppleant (Activity Coordination + Membership Issues) 1 year – Hanna Burckhardt
  • Suppleant – (Development Group) 2 years – Maja Karlsson
  • Suppleant – (Development Group) 1 year – Adventino Banjwa
  • Election Committee Member (Spokesperson) 1 year – Madhuri Paul
  • Election Committee Member 1 year – Hristo Valchev
  • Election Committee Member 1 year – vacant
  • External Accountant – 1 year Magnus Persson, Lunda Revisionsbyrå

*Please observe that the role written in parenthesis is the Election Committees recommendation. The final roles of all Ordinary and Suppleant Members is to be decided by the coming Board at the first Constitutional Board Meeting. 

At the Annual Meeting, a motivation for each candidate will be given. It is possible to contest all positions at the actual meeting except for the Chairperson position.

For questions or comments, please contact:

Julia Linder (julia.linder@abcsweden.org)

or Madhuri Paul (madhuri.m.dhar@gmail.com)

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Welcome to Seed Safari & Seed Exchange

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ABC’s local urban gardening and democracy project Ett Grönare Lund welcomes all gardening enthusiasts and other curious to this Autumn’s next GreenTalk-Workshop with theme seeds!

The workshop takes place Wednesday the 22nd of October 5-7 pm at Stenkrossen in Lund through a co-operation with sister project Vi odlar! och Lund University’s environmental organization Hållbart Universitet. Guest speaker is Karin Jansson, editor for The Association for Organic Biological Gardening‘s magazine “Odlaren” (The Gardener) and initiator and teacher at adult education course “Stadsodling i Lund” (Urban Gardening in Lund). More information can be found on the Facebook-eventet GreenTalk Seed Safari & Seed Exchange!

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ABC’s Election Committee Welcomes Nominations for ABC’s Board

abc styrelseDo You want to learn about democratic, strategic and long-term organizational development, be a part of a dynamic international team, get a meriting experience and improve your leadership and decision-making skills? Then being part of ABC’s Board might be something for You!

ABC’s Election Committee hereby opens the nomination period to candidates for Board and Election Committee positions to be elected at ABC’s Annual Meeting Saturday 29th of November:

  • Chairperson (1 year term)
  • 3-4 ordinary members (1 or 2 years term)
  • 2-3 suppleants (1 or 2 years term)
  • 3 members for The Election Committee (1 or 2 years term)

*To nominate someone in your network or yourself, please e-mail info@abcsweden.org and head your e-mail with “Nomination ABC’s Board”. The nomination period is open until 30th of October.  When we have received a nomination that person is called to an interview. 

We are looking forward to hearing from You!

Best regards,

ABC’s Election Committee,

Julia, Madelaine & Madhuri