Broderskapsrörelsen - Christian Social Democrats in Sweden

National Network
Sweden
Address

Sveavägen 68, 107 25 Stockholm
Stockholm
Sweden

Telephone
+46-8-545 553 30
Telephone (other)
+46-8-545 553 31
Fax
+46-8-20 42 57
E-Mail
broderskap@broderskap.se
E-Mail (2)
peter@broderskap.se
E-Mail (3)
lars@broderskap.se
E-Mail (4)
ulf@broderskap.se
Mobile Phone
+46-703-665446
Mobile Phone (other)
+46-707-138060
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1929
Fields of Activity
  1. Religion
General Information
The Christian Social Democrats is a branch of the social democratic party in Sweden. We are members in the International League of Religious Socialists, which is observer at the Socialist International. We are five employed people in Stockholm, just over 3000 members in Sweden and we have 120 local branches.
Mission and Objectives

1. We, the Christian Left, are radical believers with a passion for peace, solidarity and justice. We are a progressive force for an open and democratic society; we are a bit redder, a bit green- er.
2. We strive for a world free from superiority and subordination, without class difference, without ethnic or religious chasms, without inequality because of sex or sexual orientation, where everyone is needed and everyone has a place, where everyone has the same rights and value to society. We want a world built on solidarity. We want to carry each other's burdens, but also share each other's joy and success.
3. We believe that whatever a human has gone through, whatever she is guilty of, that after she has taken responsibility for it she has the right to redemption and ever new chances.

Main Projects / Activities

Over the last 40 years we have been working politically to support International Law and its applicability in relation to the conflict over land in Palestine/Israel. We are convinced that a crucial step to a just peace in the Middle East entail an Israeli withdrawal from occupied land. We are working actively to stop Swedish Arms trade. We have been cooperating with Civitas in Gaza since 2007 in order to support civil society in Gaza. We have cooperated with a women's organization in East Congo DR, and currently we are cooperating with a Swedish folk high school which is supporting adult learning in South Africa. We are very active in the International League of Religious Socialists. which strives to unite social democratic organizations from various religious backgrounds. To find ways of cooperation across cultural and religious borders is key to a global future in peace and security.

Contact (1) Full Name
Lars G Linder, General Secretary
Head of the organisation
Peter Weiderud, Chairperson
Contact (2) Full Name
Ulf Carmesund, International secretary