Budapest residents, expats and visitors will gather to clean Markusovszky Ter on September 4 from 11 to 18:00.
The IHBC are hoping to introduse more opportunities for its members to contribute to the community where we live. This event is being organised by an individual and we encourage you to come along and have some fun.
Message from Lindsay Grant – Organiser
This large square is divided into two parts. We will work on the front portion which lies along Üllői út. The plans for this section are unclear. It is owned by a university in the vicinity (likely Semmelweis Medical School). Budapest residents and some websites claim that a hotel will be built but there are no advertised plans or signs. Due to this lack of attention, trash has built up and greenery has become overgrown. The square’s central location makes it easily visible to locals and visitors. Residents and local businesspeople commuting from Ferenc Korut metro and tram stops along with tourists going between the Applied Arts Museum and Raday utca all pass it. In response to this great need, a group of friends and I pooled together to organize a day-long cleanup and small-scale street festival.
This square was the home of Kultiplex, a concert hall in a historic building. Kultiplex was operated by Tilos, Hungary’s first community radio station. The concert hall was closed in March, 2008 amid protests to protect the historic building and well-liked concert venue.
Redesign and construction work is currently in progress in the larger portion of the square, away from Üllői út. The space will be named “Markusovszky Park” and an on-site sign claims that it will be complete on October 31, 2010. Because work is clearly progressing and owners are identified, the community cleanup will not take place in this section.
Details of the event:
Where: Markusovszky Ter
Üllői út & Köztelek utca in 9th district
When: Saturday, September 4, 11 – 18
What:
-Pick up & Remove Trash
-Have food & drinks from Café Zacc
-Request to volunteers: Volunteers are asked to please bring their own gloves (for picking up trash) and trash bags, if possible. In addition, please bring shovels, flowers and other gardening tools and do some planting.
Contact: Lindsay Lngrant@gmail.com (English, Hungarian)
06-70-551-0307 (Calls in English only, please)
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