Voku benefit for Huis Vrederiks

Monday June 15, 2026, Voku benefit for Huis Vrederiks. Food served from 7pm, no reservation!
Huis Vrederiks was squatted on December 30, 2024. Since then, people have been living there and a social centre, Begane Grond, has been established. Join us for dinner with nice food and people. Money will go to the Huis Vrederiks squat for their bills and costs.

Huis Vrederiks, Frederiksplein 52, Amsterdam
https://en.squat.net/tag/huis-vrederiks/
https://radar.squat.net/en/amsterdam/huis-vrederiks […Lees verder]

Filmavond, Drijfland (Nico Boink, 2025)

Zondag 14 juni 2026 Bioscoop / filmavond / Drijfland / een film van Nico Boink, 2025 64 minuten, engels ondertiteld, 64 minuten /deur   open 19.30 – start 20.00 uur /

Drijfland gaat over de drijvende tuinen gelegen in de Entrepôthaven in Amsterdam. Het uitgangspunt is eind 1999, toen deze tuineilanden in het atelier en naar ontwerp van Robert Jasper Grootveld werden gebouwd. Tot aan zijn dood in 2009 bijzondere onregelmatige ontmoetingen plaats met Grootveld, en tot 2025 met de pioniers die de bochten nog steeds draaiende houden. De film toont de kracht van samenwerking, gericht op het behoud van flora en fauna in deze unieke biotoop en de zoektocht naar alternatieve biobased methoden voor drijvend land. Robert Jasper Grootveld, visionair en onruststoker, en zijn nalatenschap zijn prominent aanwezig. https://boinkinbeeld.nl/

Drijfand tells the story of the floating gardens created by the renowned artist Robert Jasper Grootveld in Amsterdam’s Entrepot harbor, Zeeburg district. Beginning in late 1999, I started to film the construction of these unique garden islands in Grootveld’s workshop, a visionary project he had nurtured since the 1960s. Within a few months two floating garden were completed. Through intimate footage, we witness the creative process unfold, as well as the sudden collapse of the project. admid escalating tensions between Grootveld and local authorities. Until his passing in 2009, I filmed regularly. Among the moments captured were times when he was recognized for his role in bringing global attention to Amsterdam, as well as his involvement as one of the founders of the Provo movement in the 1960s. In 2024, drawn by the gardens’ abundant nature and the dedication of the Raft Builders of Amsterdam, who maintain the islands in Grootveld’s pioneering spirit, I returned to document this living legacy. The islands’ buoyancy relies on styrofoam, a material Grootveld championed for its “power of softness.” Yet, 25 years later, styrofoam’s environmental impact has sparked urgent questions. The film delves into this dilemma, tracing the search for sustainable, biobased alternatives that honor Grootveld’s ethos while protecting nature. Drijfand offers a candid, tender, and often hilarious glimpse into Amsterdam’s underground creative forces, a story of resilience, innovation, and the evolving relationship between art, nature, and community. Duration 64 minutes, english subtitled.  https://boinkinbeeld.nl/

Chaos Kitchen benefit for the Dykemarch

Thursday June 11, 2026, Chaos Kitchen benefit for the Dykemarch. Food served from 7pm, no reservation.

The Amsterdam Dyke March came into being in 2022 with the intent to bring our lesbian community together. By marching through the streets, we take part in a longstanding, worldwide tradition of lesbian strength and radical solidarity. We work outside of institutions and are exclusively funded through community funds and donations which we redistribute and use to organise free community spaces. This is fundamental in Amsterdam, where gentrification and social exclusion are endangering the queer movement. We will once again take the streets on 27 June, when we will march not only for queer rights, but also rights and equality for BIPOC, refugees, trans people, disabled people, the working class and sex workers. […Lees verder]

Help for Mohammed and his family in Palestine

Monday June 8, 2026, Voku, Help for Mohammed and his family in Palestine. Food served from 7pm, no reservation.

English description below.

Mohammed woont met zijn oom en tante, Ibtisam en Mustafa, ongeveer 15 kilometer ten noordoosten van Jeruzalem op een heuvel. Zij zijn Bedoeïenen, oorspronkelijk uit Hebron, en hebben in hun leven meerdere keren moeten vluchten voor koloniaal geweld. Ik heb hen drie keer ontmoet in Palestina.

Ze worden van verschillende kanten bedreigd. Ze kunnen hun erf nauwelijks verlaten, omdat ze op hun hoede moeten zijn voor kolonisten die hun dieren proberen te stelen of hen fysiek geweld aan willen doen. Aan de voet van hun erf wordt een enorme nieuwe weg gebouwd om nederzettingen met elkaar te verbinden , een weg waar zij zelf geen gebruik van mogen maken.

Daarnaast zijn Mohammeds werkvergunningen ingetrokken. Hij is onlangs opgepakt en enkele dagen vastgezet omdat hij achterloopt met het betalen van rekeningen.

Zo nu en dan zamel ik geld voor hen in, ook omdat zij daar zelf om vragen. En als iemand je om hulp vraagt die overduidelijk in erbarmelijke omstandigheden verkeert, dan vind ik zelf dat ik niet kan weigeren. Daarom haal ik geld op.

Vorige zomer hebben we met een groep vrijwilligers twee keer een Voku georganiseerd: we kookten in de Molli en buurthuis De Bol. Dat was een groot succes, en we hebben toen echt een mooi bedrag voor hen opgehaald.

We hebben veel contact en schrijven elkaar regelmatig. Ik ken hen, zij kennen mij, en ze kennen ook mijn partner, die uit Israël komt. Dit zijn mensen met de beste bedoelingen, met het hart op de juiste plek. Ze hebben het alleen ontzettend slecht getroffen door het geweld en de systematische onderdrukking die hen wordt aangedaan.

Ik probeer €1200 op te halen ,omgerekend ongeveer 4500 shekel. Daarmee kunnen ze hun rekeningen betalen en hopelijk uit een deel van de bureaucratische ellende komen. Misschien brengt dat op dat vlak wat rust. […Lees verder]

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Paper Cabaret & voku for the arrested comrades on May 11 in Greece

Saturday June 6, 2026, Paper Cabaret, monthly night of analog collage extravaganza, from 7pm. Free entrance, donations welcome. Vegan food is also served from 7pm, no reservation. A people’s kitchen to support the arrested comrades on May 11 in Greece.

Statement by the 8 arrested comrades regarding the May 11 case:

Today, May 12, we appeared before the prosecutor and were given a deadline to appear before the investigating judge on Friday, May 15, at 9 a.m. at the Evelpidon Building 9.

In the early hours of May 11, 2026, a group of comrades carried out a bank expropriation in Kato Tithorea. About 5 hours later, 5 of them were arrested following a coordinated police crackdown and house raids; 8 comrades, anarchists, found ourselves held hostage by the state.

We have been charged with a list of inflated charges, including bank robberies and weapons possession. The comrades are being held at GADA, and the comrades at the Vyronas Police Station. Today, May 12, we appeared before the prosecutor and were given a deadline to appear before the investigating judge on Friday, May 15, at 9 a.m. at Evelpidon Street, Building 9.

LONG LIVE ANARCHY

SPYROS DRAVILAS PRESENT

CHARIS TEMPEREKIDIS PRESENT

SEBASTIAN OVERSLUIJ PRESENT

The 8 comrades in the May 11 case

https://athens.indymedia.org/post/1641149/
https://athens.indymedia.org/feature/10621/

Paper Cabaret is a monthly event at Joe’s Garage, a night of analog collage extravaganza! From 19:00, free entrance, in collaboration with Paper Surgery https://papersurgery.noblogs.org/

Food Autonomy Festival Fundraiser

Thursday June 4, 2026, Food Autonomy Festival Fundraiser. Food served from 7pm, no reservation.

ASEED needs to raise funds to help organise the Food Autonomy Festival (FAF) #10: an activist gathering dedicated to celebrate and build food autonomous futures, on June 13th-14th at Natuurkamer (and some other events in other locations, within June), Amsterdam. FAF#10 will comprise various panels, skill shares, workshops and other activities to celebrate food autonomy, share knowledge and take back agency over the food we eat! […Lees verder]

Arab Spring class

Wednesday June 3rd, 2026, Arab Spring class, from 16:00 to 18:00. Donations welcome.

Arabic conversational class, to practice verbs, conjugation and learn from each other. Come whatever level you have, its an open class structure where you can ask questions and get feedback or talk.

Voku to support comrades, concert with James Bar Bowen and Jakob van Spike

Monday June 1st, 2026, Voku to support comrades and concert with James Bar Bowen and Jakob van Spike. Food served from 7pm, no reservation. Music on the stage between 20:30 and 22:00

The long-awaited come back of James Bar Bowen at Joe’s Garage. Original acoustic folk-punk singer songwriter from the north of England, James Bar Bowen is also a story-teller who performed for the last time at Joe’s in 2019. James Bar Bowen traveled with his guitar all around the the world. For this fourth appearance on our stage, James Bar Bowen has invited Jakob van Spike, punk from antiquity with flutes amd bagpipe, to join the dance. […Lees verder]