Thursday April 12th, 7pm Benefiet voku for Da Costa kade-squat, threatened with eviction
Benefiet Voku Radio Patapoe
Thursday 22nd of March, 7pm: Benefiet Voku for Radio Patapoe.
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Luister of Sterf!
Radio Patapoe Amsterdam is free radio with no censorship or commercial interests propagating free speech and new ways of thinking. Patapoe is located somewhere in Amsterdam. Patapoe is deep underground. Patapoe is 9 miles high. Patapoe is 24/7 Patapoe is unstoppable Patapoe is an impregnable fortress capable of deploying weapons of mass disruption within forty-five SECONDS at the first sign of attack patapoe is a cute little doggie really…..
Benefiet voku Radio Patapoe
Starts at 7pm, Benefiet Voku for Radio Patapoe
Beetelling and Sushi night
Sunday 11th of March 2012, 8pm: Ideatelling presents: A Beetelling “Let me tell you a story about our Food and the Bees, and the Flowers and the Trees”
An overview of some inspiring bee-ideas, what’s happening in their world, why should we care, and what if we do? Spoken word – 25 min.- and video fragments, English, by Geert Van Kerckhove.
While listening you can enjoy delicious vegan sushi, prepared for you by Joe’s Garage master chefs.
This night is part of Reclaim the seeds, taking place in Plantagedoklaan, through the neighbourhood and in De Valreep during the whole weekend. Reclaim the seeds: Saturday 10th of March: Think Global
11am-5pm seedexchangefair, free entrance @ Plantagedoklaan 12A
Workshops:
10-11am: Introduction to Seed saving Basics of saving and breeding for the hobbyist gardener + question round. (Bilingual: English and Dutch) by Nina Holland, Linder van Heerik, permaculture teacher and Patrick Wiebe, Bifurcated carrot
Voedselsoevereiniteit, Meike Vierstra A SEED Europe (Dutch) “Voedselsoevereiniteit plaatst de ambities en behoeften van hen die voedsel produceren, distribueren en consumeren centraal in voedselstructuren en het beleid, in plaats van steeds te buigen voor de eisen van de markt en grote bedrijven.”
Zaden zonder grenzen/ Semences sans frontières, Ariane Ghion, Kokopelli (Ndls) Zaden en teelthandleidingen om te oogsten en voedselsoevereiniteit te bekomen.
11u15 tot 12u45
European seedlaws, patenting en resistance Ariane Ghion, Kokopelli & Seedsoeverignitycampaign
Hoe houdbaar is ons landbouwsysteem? Linder van Heerik, permacultureel lesgever (Dutch) De machtsconcentratie in de landbouw neemt toe.Transitie is dringend nodig. Mogelijke oplossingen zoals permacultuur, biologische of biologisch-dynamische landbouw en agro-ecology zullen aan bod komen. Groentezaadteelt, René Groenen (Dutch)historisch en sociaal-economisch perspectief van uitgangsmateriaal Aan de hand van praktijkvoorbeelden veredeling (selectie) van nieuwe rassen, instandhouding en zaadvermeerdering van bestaande rassen.
2-3.30pm
Patentrecht versus kwekersrecht, pannel discussie, René Groenen, Loes Mertens, Bolster, Kempe van der Heide (NAV)(Dutch)
Can food movements influence the corporate food regime? Greet Goverde and Martha Jane Robbins (English) Reforms are needed to tackle the food crisis and the corporate foodregime; what alliances can effect change, in the Netherlands, the EU and worldwide?
Participatory breeding in a community garden and tree grafting, Patrick Wiebe (Englis) History of seed saving, introduction to plant breeding, blogactivities, seed networks, volkstuinen. The Seed Savers Exchange in the US and the politics surrounding that. Is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault saving the seeds of the world or creating even more monopoly? (first hour) Introduction workshop to three crafting (last 30minutes)
Ongoing:
Cityplot children activities and composting
Guerillagardening: from 10 am till 5pm making seedboms. Different topics throughout the day like edible flowers and veggies, insect appealing, soil-curing, golden combinations, anti-capitalist: the more you harvest, the more you get.
the mobiation project: service-desk for all your garden-construction problems” Mobile container gardening […Lees verder]
Sushi and Beetelling night
Sunday 11th of March, starts at 8pm
Ideatelling presents: A Beetelling “Let me tell you a story about our Food and the Bees, and the Flowers and the Trees”
An overview of some inspiring bee-ideas, what’s happening in their world, why should we care, and what if we do? Spoken word and filmfragments (English), Geert Van Kerckhove. In the meanwhile you can enjoy delicious vegan sushi made by Joe’s Garage master chefs. This evening is part of Reclaim the Seeds.
A SEED Infonight on agriculture and foodactivsism
ASEED info night. Resistance is fertile. Sunday 19th of February, 8pm
Learn more about ASEED’s agriculture and food activism for 2012.
– Toxic soy petition handover to Albert Heijn on Feb 9: video of the action. We’ll bring stickers and posters for you to spread yourself
– Reclaim the seeds: seed exchange weekend needs volunteers on 10 & 11 March. We’ll get more concrete on what needs to be done – Agriculture Action camp 2, July 2012: update of preparations and plans
– GMO action campaign: chemogiant BASF announced to stop with the introduction of their genetically modified crops in Europe as a consequence of too much resistance. Victory! Now the rest of the genetech giants have to go too. We’ll tell you more about our plans for 2012 and beyond to make that happen and hope you’ll be part of them.
Events listed all around the Netherlands:
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