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Poortgebouw looking for:
new members

There will be a room available in the Poortgebouw around the beginning of JUNE 2012, to be used as studio and/or living space.

To enjoy living/working amongst 30 people of over 10 different nationalities - artists, musicians, students - you need to be positive, social, and equipped with a sense of humor. But this must be combined with maturity and responsibility: we are looking for a (mental) age of over 25.

Apart from living together, we're also running an organization with
many diverse cultural activities like concerts, workshops and the
weekly eetcafe. We just won a lengthy court case with the owner of our building, and we are now in the process of professionalizing the
cultural breeding place part, which will involve organizational changes, thorough construction work to the building, and most likely a new owner.

At this moment we are actively looking for people that have time,
energy and skills to contribute to the breeding place aspect and the
professionalization process. Some board (bestuur) experience and Dutch language skills would be a bonus. Handyman skills are also
welcome, as there is always something to fix in a big old house like
ours. We prefer long term commitment (>1 year) over short stays.

Contributing is a requirement, living here is optional.

This may look more like an advert for a job than for a living group / cultural breeding ground, nevertheless we are looking forward to
responses! Please email us a short motivation for wanting to work/live
with us and how you envision to contribute (in English, as not everyone here is fluent in Dutch).

Email: newpeople DOT poortgebouw AT gmail DOT com

Monthly rent: 275 euro incl. internet, electricity, heating, toilet paper and toilet brushes.