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La Mesa Turquesa Community Center

Concept: ​

A place to build community.
​Our community center space is centrally located in the town of Antequera, Spain. La Mesa Turquesa is a place where newcomers to our community (refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers) can come a sit and share in a cup of coffee or tea, practice conversation and their new language skills, play a game of chess or cards or backgammon, and build new relationships with neighbors in their new community. We are a family living room - a place of peace and friendship and calm - a place to call "home". 
​A Place…
  • to connect people to each other 
  • to connect newcomers to services and opportunities and people of peace in our town
  • to meet friends
  • where people can feel welcome
  • that feels like “home”, or at least a new place to call home
  • to share culture
  • where natural conversations can happen
  • of safety and rest
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La Mesa Turquesa Community Center
  • Centrally located
  • Where people can:
    • come and hang out,
    • enjoy a coffee or a cup of tea (self-serve),
    • practice language skills,
    • play table games,
    • learn about culture
    • and build relationships. ​
Serving our neighbors
  • a community center space (1075 sq ft), 
  • Open 10am-1pm and 6pm-8pm, with special afternoons and evenings open for special classes, tutoring, or community and cultural events.
  • Our space can be used for workshops, classes, study, cultural dinners, game nights, art, and music. A place to celebrate birthdays or cultural events with new family in a new place. 
  • A place where loving your neighbor can be lived out among our new neighbors in very tangible and relational ways. #loveyourneighbor
Atmosphere:
  • A very large turquoise table (La Mesa Turquesa) in the center of the room for games, group conversations, craft projects, study groups, classes, large group meals, etc.
  • Sofas and armchairs and small sitting areas around the room for more intimate conversation areas. Small tea tables.
  • Wi-Fi!  Refugees and displaced people thrive on Wi-Fi as it is their only way of communicating with family and friends left behind or those who made it to other countries. 
  • International culture décor… a huge world map on one wall, with a smattering of country maps all around it to help people connect to countries of origin, sense of pride, memory. A photo gallery wall or photo art project (collaborative project with the refugees themselves helping design it) that showcases their photos that they submit for display.
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Who Benefits?
  • La Mesa Turquesa Community Center directly reaches immigrants and displaced people to connect them with the local community, local people, culture and the reality of global issues.
  • La Mesa Turquesa also gives an opportunity for community members to serve and connect in a variety of ways, breaks out of traditional outreach and integrates daily life with community, brings various city / community / non-profit / and church entities together to work on a single initiative, connects newcomers to our community in positive ways… 

Come and Visit!

Partner with us

Calle Carreras #15, Antequera

Telephone

+34.618.366.427
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+34.​679.611.222
or in the US
​1.979.985.5238

Email

LMT.Antequera@gmail.com
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