Workers' Assembly Hal

Rømersgade

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Schooling in democracy

By Jacob Bjerring-Hansen, Direktør for Bornholms Museum (13 stories)

The meeting hall in Rømersgade dates back to 1879. It was the first building in Northern Europe built and owned by workers. It now houses the Workers Museum, but back then it was a centre for workers' political and social self-education. The general public…

The meeting hall in Rømersgade dates back to 1879. It was the first building in Northern Europe built and owned by workers. It now houses the Workers Museum, but back then it was a centre for workers' political and social self-education. The general public learned the democratic ground rules at meetings held by, for example, various associations for sports, reading and debating as well as trade unions. People learned to wait their turn to speak, follow an agenda and most important of all: the workers were trained to present their views clearly. The building was also a social and cultural meeting place where the workers could feel safe and secure. No one needed to worry about differences in status or act like a member of the middle class to be accepted.

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