U središtu Čakovca se u subotu, 14. listopada po prvi put održao 'Festival okusa – Taste Fest', gastronomska manifestacija koja je brojne posjetitelje povela na kulinarsko putovanje dalekim krajevima i predstavila bogatstvo okusa Filipina, Indije i Nepala, te Ukrajine i ruskog govornog područja.
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Glavni kuhari na festivalu bili su strani radnici i radnice iz Filipina, Indije i Nepala koji žive i rade na području Čakovca i Međimurja, s ciljem njihove integracije u društvo, povezivanja s lokalnom zajednicom i smanjenja predrasuda. Pridružile su im se i raseljene osobe iz Ukrajine, u znaku solidarnosti s ljudima koji su se zbog ratnih okolnosti našli daleko od svog doma, a slavlje različitosti su zaokružile članice i članovi Kalinke – Udruge ruskog govornog područja.
Naši kuhari su pripremali tradicionalna jela koja za njih simboliziraju dom, dijeleći svoju kulturu i životne priče, okolnosti koje su ih dovele na drugi kraj svijeta, daleko od obitelji i prijatelja, a to su sudbine koje su proživjeli mnogi Međimurci i Međimurke kroz davnu i ne tako davnu prošlost, sve do danas. 'Festival okusa' organiziran je s ciljem uključivanja stranih radnika u javni društveni život lokalne zajednice, te time učiniti prvi korak ka smanjenju njihove socijalne isključenosti i povećanju njihova osjećaja pripadnosti sredini u kojoj žive i rade, ali i potvrditi Čakovec kao otvorenu i inkluzivnu urbanu sredinu koja prihvaća sve druge i drugačije.
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S malim odmakom, možemo reći da smo u svojim ciljevima uspjeli i da je manifestacija kod domaćeg stanovništva prihvaćena s velikim oduševljenjem i zanimanjem <3 a još nas više veseli činjenica da su pokrenute i neke ideje o snažnijim inicijativama civilnog i javnog sektora po pitanju daljnje integracije naših novih sugrađana u društvo.
Organizator 'Festivala okusa – Taste Festa' je Platforma za Društveni centar Čakovec kojoj je u srži razvoj i demokratizacija civilnog društva, promicanje društvene solidarnosti i razvoj lokalne zajednice. Program se održao pod pokroviteljstvom Međimurske županije, Grada Čakovca i Turističke zajednice Grada Čakovca, uz podršku Veleposlanstva Indije u Zagrebu te donatora i sponzora: GDCK Čakovec, Primabiro d.o.o., OPG Herman Josip, Hotel Park Čakovec, Mamas&Tapas, OPG Krešo Kovačec, Kabayan Asian Store Čakovec, KIŠ meso i prerada mesa, Hostel Industrial Čakovec, Pučko otvoreno učilište Čakovec, Čateks d.d., Nenographics, Indian food & spices Golden Butterfly.
Divne fotke potpisuje Martina Strahija, a mi već kuhamo nove ideje i nova izdanja 'Festivala okusa - Taste festa'!
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