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Save Družba!

Supported by Hithit Antivir

Save Družba! Družba University Co-op Café needs your support after the second lockdown so we can survive this terrible year. Support us and you will see that next year will be the best ever!

  • Adopt a bartender

  • Chříč brewery

  • Sing with us

  • Chŕíč brewery

  • Brewing beer in Chŕíč

  • Classical music in Družba

  • Dance with us

  • Make the streets alive

  • Slam poetry

  • Lecture

  • Družba

EUR 5,079
pledged of EUR 3,576

142%

142% completed

194 contributors pledged

Antivir

Czechia

All or nothing. Project finished on Jan 9, 2021 at 13:43.

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How we started

Our co-op café/pub started as a result of long conversations of five dissatisfied academics and social workers (Tomáš, Petra, Lubo, Laco and Míra). We found that it might be a good idea to start our own pub that we would run collectively - not for profit, but to have a place where we could meet and feel good in, a place we could nurture, make nice and share with all others. We started in Inkognito, now we are in Družba. The co-op has grown to 15 members today, from academics and teachers to cultural activists, social workers, public servants, journalists, students and former bartenders. Each of the members in the co-op does what they do best, and though it sometimes causes a little bit of creative chaos, it works.

Družba is run by Hlas Cooperative and as a university as well as a cooperative café, it is unique in the Czech Republic. Coop members work here as unpaid volunteers in their free time, and they work with a lot of love and passion. Družba connects students, academics and the wide public. It connects people of different professions, opinions and orientations. It is not run for material profit, the aim is to create a space where people can meet, have fun and engage. The hundreds of cultural, musical, artistic, activist or academic events that took place in Družba in the last three years demonstrate that it works. You can find Družba at the corner of Sedláčkova and Riegrova street in Pilsen (Sedláčkova street 19). In summer you will identify us easily by our school table terrace, in winter, just follow the music.

Our aim

We aim to create a space where every visitor feels welcome, regardless of ideology, ethnicity, skin colour, and/or sexual orientation. We want our customers to participate in the creation and constant transformation of this space and to fill it with all kinds of activities. That is why our calendar is constantly full of cultural, artistic, civic, activist, academic, and humanitarian events, as well as research or simply drinking. Most of these events are not the result of our organization or planning and, just as our customers, they are to a large extent international. They are organized by all kinds of people who want to do something that makes them happy, we just help them a little bit. Družba has thus become a hub for local activism, providing space for organization of help for the homeless, campaigns to support LGBT rights, political prisoners, fight against climate change and various local causes. We want to demonstrate that it is possible to run a non-profit café/pub, and that creating an environment where we can all come together is more important than money. Družba gives us joy, a unique mood; it allows us to see how people who might otherwise stay isolated, meet, join, share and participate in whatever activities make them tick. We also want to run a pub that is fair to its employees, pays them a living wage and still survives. We want to sell beer, coffee, spirits, wine that we ourselves like and which is produced locally, ethically and ecologically. Družba is, to a large extent, a recycling/reuse space, as most of our interior is made of things that were thrown away. We refitted old school tables and chairs, pictures, posters and glassware to make them part of Družba. We also count on visitors to leave their imprints, and in the three years of Družba's existence, some of the collective drawings on our tables have reached monumental complexity. 
   

Your help

The co-op has always been investing all profit into further development of Družba and never received any grants. We survived the first lockdown in spring thanks to the unyielding support of our customers and friends. The second lockdown however has brought us to the limits and we need your help.

We don't want to give up Družba. Help us, so we may continue to create an inclusive place to come together!


Yours always
Borek, Jirka, Klára, Laco, Lubo, Martin, Míra, Miška, Petr, Petra, Pjér, Šárka, Terka, Tomáš, Verča

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    EUR 3.97
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    Special edition of Chříč or Raven beer

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    EUR 11.92
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    Pickled tofu or dried tomato/cashew spread

    Do you like our home-made pickled tofu or the unique dried tomato/cashew spread? Support us by buying a jar of the tofu or spread with a hand-written "Thank you" note! You can pick your reward up in Družba, send us a message and we can arrange a fresh batch just for you!

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    EUR 13.91
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    Adopt a bartender/coop member!

    Our bartenders and coop members need your support! Adopt one of them and get his/her autographed photograph, along with a place of honour with your name on a plaque in our bartender/coop member photo exhibit! Every bartender gets 10 percent of the reward value! You can of course pick your shot/coffee/beer/wine reward up in our pub. Message us for details!

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    EUR 19.87
    (CZK 500)

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    Adopt a chair!

    Our chairs were once saved by our coop from being thrown to trash. We cleaned, painted and lacquered them for you to sit on them more or less comfortably for three years. Now they are in danger again - support us by adopting one of them and you will get your name on a plaque on the chair of your choice! You can of course have a look and try your new adopted chair in Družba whenever it is open.

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    EUR 19.87
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    Portrait painted by a coop member with dedication

    Do you want to support us and get a lasting reward of extremely low artistic value? Are you searching for a unique Christmas present for one of your insignificant others? One of our coop members will create a beautiful (from a certain angle and in a certain light) portrait of you. We can utilize the high-tech sophistication of Microsoft Paint as well as the low tech directness of crayons! You can get the reward in print or digital form, and it will include a dedication from the author. Pick it up in Družba or message us, maybe we can arrange sending it to you.

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    EUR 19.87
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    Walking with coop doggo

    Družba was always a dog-friendly place. Members and friends of the co-op almost always bring their dogs in, and some of the doggos happen to be among the happiest customers. Support us by buying a walk with one of our co-op doggos around Pilsen! Send us a message and we can arrange time and place.

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    EUR 19.87
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    A set of Czech junk literature

    Would you like to learn Czech by reading junk literature? Do you search for a Christmas present for someone you don't like? We have a set of 5 badly written love-stories that will make you cry! You can pick the reward up in our pub. Send us a message, maybe we can arrange sending the books to you.

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    EUR 19.87
    (CZK 500)

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    A voucher for 1000 CZK that you can spend in Družba

    Do you want to drink, eat and have fun in Družba without having to use your card or cash? Buy a voucher that can be used for any kind of food or drink in Družba! 

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    EUR 39.74
    (CZK 1,000)

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    Coop workshop for you!

    Are you interested in the art of making kokedama flower styling? Do you want to learn how to do product photography or master the art of the portrait? Support us by buying a ticket to one of our coop workshops and we will prepare it for you. Send us a message which topic suits you and we can arrange when it will happen. Be prepared, all of our workshops will take several hours of your time. 

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    EUR 39.74
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    Leave your imprint in Družba!

    Many of our customers and friends have walked our beautiful, but often overlooked floor. Support us and you can get an outline of your silhouette on the floor! The reward is of course available only in Družba, message us so we can arrange a meeting with our coop silhouette artist.

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    EUR 39.74
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    A package of books from our coop used-books bookstore

    Our bookstore is still full of high quality social science and humanities classics, mostly in English. Support us by buiying a package of 10 books of your choice! You can choose and pick your books up in Družba. Message us if you have any questions regarding the books. 

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    EUR 39.74
    (CZK 1,000)

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    Saturday volunteer bartender shift

    Would you like to see the world from The Other Side? Do you miss military drill of the old times? Try a Saturday volunteer shift as a bartender in Družba, complete with training, commentary and lecture on spirits and beer by the most experienced coop bartenders! Message us and we can arrange when we can tend our bar together!

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    EUR 39.74
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    Coffee roasting in Fair and Bio coop roastery

    Would you like to see and feel the process of coffee roasting? Are you interested in social enterprises? Buy a ticket for a field trip to the Fair and Bio coop coffee roastery in Kostelec nad Labem, complete with lecture on coffee production and roasting as well as a taste of the best coffee they have. Maximum group size for the field trip is 7 people. Message us and we will arrange the time and date of the field trip.

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    EUR 59.61
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    Adopt a drink!

    You have a unique opportunity to leave your mark in the collective memory of Družba and our customers. Adopt your favourite drink from our menu, name it and make it yours! The adopted drinks will be part of a year long special offer, names of the sponsors will be exhibited on a plague next to the photos of their adopted drinks. A taste of the drink is included - you can pick it up in Družba! You can find our English menu on our facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/kavarnaDruzba/menu/

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    EUR 79.48
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    Brewing beer in the famous Chříč brewery

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    Reward delivery: in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 99.34
    (CZK 2,500)

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    Portrait made by the coop photostudio

    Would you like to record your beauty forever? Support us by buying a portrait in our coop photostudio: The reward includes consultation of style, 3 hours of professional photography, postprocess and 5 processed photos in digital format for you. Have a look at our portfolio and message us if you have any questions:
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    EUR 119.21
    (CZK 3,000)

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    Pronájem kavárny i s barmanem

    Chcete si u nás uspořádat soukromou akci nebo si jen tak pár hodin osamotě posedět a číst si? Nabízíme Vám pronájem kavárny na 4 hodiny včetně služeb našeho barmana, využití naší techniky (projektor + plátno, audiozařízení). napište nám, domluvíme se na detailech! Na odměnu se pochopitelné vztahují omezení vyplývající z nařízení vlády, které budou v době jejího konání aktuálně platné. 

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    EUR 198.69
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    Coffee all year long

    Do you like our coffee? Support us by buying a year voucher for unlimited consumption of coffee!

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    EUR 397.38
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    Wedding photo by coop photostudio

    Do you plan a wedding and want professional photography with heart? Support us and you will get a consultation of style and orientation of photos, up to 8 hours of professional photography, postprocess and 100 processed photos in digital format. We can travel anywhere up to 100 km from Pilsen. If you are farther than that, you will have to transport us. Have a look at our portfolio and message us if you have any questions:
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    EUR 794.75
    (CZK 20,000)

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