Borrow the Facilities
If you are interested in borrowing the facilities, send an email to folketsbooking@gmail.com, but first read the guidelines below! We answer minimum every Tuesday, so expect up to a weeks waiting time.
Guidelines for borrowing facilities in folkets hus
Folkets Hus gets many requests regarding borrowing facilities, which means we have to prioritize what activities the house will lend facilities to.
The following activities are prioritized:
• Activities with local connection
• Activities that build connections in the local environment
• Activities based on volunteering
• Activities that have a social, cultural or grass root political content
• Activities that arise from Folkets Hus activity groups
The following are not prioritized by Folkets Hus:
• Private/closed activities such as weddings, confirmations, birthdays and company parties
• Activities by groups/associations/parties that directly seek parliamentary influence or corporate character
• Activities that generate profit to individuals or where individuals earn money from the event
We suggest that activities of this kind reach out to Støberiet or Verdenskulturcentret.
The house welcomes separatist events (i.e. events that are only open for a certain group of people, for instance people of color, non-men, etc.) on the first floor. The café should always be open to everyone.
Large Parties in Folkets Hus
Folkets Hus is every year the host of a smaller number of large parties. We have chosen to limit the number of large parties because there is a lot of activist work connected with large parties and because large parties wear the house down and can be a disturbance to the neighbors of the house.
When borrowing facilities in Folkets Hus for large parties, the following is expected unless otherwise decided:
• That the organizers take care of all cleanup and that the level follows Folkets Hus guidelines for this
• That the organizers ate expecting that everyone in Folkets Hus work voluntarily and that this is mirrored in the level of service
• That the organizers cover costs of reparations if there are any, and potentially take part in the work them selves
• That the organizers notifies the neighbors of the house about the party well in advance and give the neighbors the option to reach out in case of unreasonable disturbance
• That windows in rooms where loud music is being played are kept closed when the music is being played
• That the organizers have a sober checker crew who are responsible for closing the party
• That the organizers are expecting to follow requests from Folkets Hus checkers
• That the organizers contribute to Folkets Hus with an amount decided in advance
Contact regarding borrowing facilities
If you are interested in borrowing facilities, send an email to folketsbooking@gmail.com
The email should contain:
• The requested date and potentially alternative dates
• Which facilities you would like
• A description of the purpose and character of the activity
• A description of the organizer group
• Contacts
We will answer your request as fast as possible. It can however pass some weeks before you get the final confirmation.
Guidelines for cleaning in combination with borrowing facilities in Folkets Hus
Folkets Hus is run by volunteering activists and therefore everyone who borrows facilities in Folkets Hus should contribute to keeping the facilities clean so that the next person to come also feels welcome
Cleaning in combination with borrowing facilities for meetings, film screenings, seminars and similar:
• Trash is removed
• Glasses and cups are put in place
• Tables are wiped
• The floor is swept, and in necessary mopped
• Tables, chairs and other furniture is put in place
Cleaning in combination with borrowing the facilities for parties:
• General cleaning, and trash, bottles and sound equipment is removed
• Facilities are aired out
• Floors are swept, vacuumed and mopped
• Tables and panels are wiped
• Tables, chairs and other furniture is put in place
• Toilets and sinks are cleaned
• The stairs are swept and mopped (stair steps, wood work, windows)
• The outdoor area is swept and trash is removed
• If there are damages of the house they should be repaired on the account of the organizer group. Whether it is the organizers or Folkets Hus doing the actual work is decided together with Folkets Hus