Prisoner support in Chile. Benefit voku and music with Rebet guitarS

By: börek - January 1st, 2016  Filed under: Benefiet, Muziek, Volkseten/Voku

20160104_Prisoner_support_in_ChileMonday January 4th 2016, Prisoner support in Chile, Benefit voku. Rebetiko music with ‘Rebet guitarS’ and ‘Rebet guitaR’. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.

‘Joseba‘ is a comrade from Chile, currently under house arrest until his trial beginning of 2016. He was arrested on 2014 under charges of transporting an incendiary device. He was accused, under false testimonies, of participating in a firebomb attack. Due to personal finances, the case was given to a public defender from the state. Thanks to this lawyer’s irresponsibility and disinterest in the case, necessary legal procedures were never completed and during a routine probation visit, Joseba was arrested a few months ago and put in jail. The state wanted to keep him in preventative imprisonment until his trial in 2016, but thanks to the pressure generated by friends and comrades they were able to change his preventative imprisonment for house arrest.

Earlier in February of 2015, the Chilean state modified the arms control law to classify molotov cocktails as the same as a firearm, increasing the penalties for their use or transportation. In July, 5 students were arrested for a 2014 molotov attack against a station of the PDI (Policía de Investigaciones). During the September 11 demonstrations in memory of Chile’s brutal 17 year long military dictatorship, two students were arrested and charged with transporting an incendiary device. While Joseba‘s case came before the approval of this new repressive legislation, it is obvious that the Chilean state is trying to make an example of cases involving molotov cocktails in order to damper the anarchist and social struggles in this country, making it especially important to support comrades while the state equips itself with ever more repressive laws.

When Joseba‘s trial comes, he will be facing a sentence of up to 5 years and one day. In order to hire a private and sympathetic lawyer for his case, we need to raise money that is impossible for him to raise on his own while under house arrest. Because of this, we are asking for solidarity and monetary support from any and all anti-prison comrades. Thank you!

‘Rebet guitaR’ – Charis Konstantinou
Rebetiko, the music crossroad between middle east and west from the early 1900’s. Songs about love, joy and sorrow. A musical sub-culture, a music of the lower classes.
“The womb of rebetiko was the jail and the hash den. It was there that the early rebetes created their songs. They sang in quiet, harsh voices, unforced, one after the other, each singer adding a verse which often bore no relation to the previous verse, and a song often went on for hours. There was no refrain, and the melody was simple and easy.” Ilias Petropoulos
Rebet guitar, focuses on the early Rebetiko with one guitar, finger-pick style.

‘Rebet guitarS’ – Jaap Faber and Charis Konstantinou.
A guitar duet, will present the music of the legendary “Kostis”, the most enigmatic of all greek rebetika artists. 12+1 songs of truly unique guitar duets and black-humor lyrics chronicling the hash dens, prison culture and pickpockets of old Athens. Recorded in 1930-31 on 78 rpm records, under a pseudonym for export to the greeks living in America, research has uncovered the musician, journalist and cartoonist Kostas Bezos as the figure lurking behind the Kostis name, with ties to the famous singer and producer Tetos Demetriades.


Rebet guitar-“Ντερτιλήδικο” @ Molli, Amsterdam, April 2015.

Volkseten Vegazulu is a people’s kitchen, every monday, 7pm, vegan food for 4€ or donation. All benefits go for social & political struggles. No reservation.

We’re always looking for cooks. Any help is welcome in the kitchen. Experience not required. Enjoying it is a must. If you want to know which days are still available in the schedule, send an email to joe [at] squat [dot] net and book yourself the night. You can, of course, also participate by rolling up your sleeves and doing the dishes.

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Still not loving Ymere

By: börek - December 1st, 2015  Filed under: Infoavond, Volkseten/Voku

Ymere_geld_poster_Monday 14 December 2015, Still not loving Ymere. Info and discussion about Ymere. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.

Beginning of November, Ymere is discovering squatters have occupied empty apartments in the Transvaal neighborhood. Posters “Ymere informeer” appeared on the walls. Ymere removed them as soon as possible, horrified their image could be damaged. It only took a few days for the mayor to send riot cops and evict the squatters. On November 22nd, one apartment is resquatted, a public statement is made. The squat is speed evicted in 24 hours, people arrested in the building released without charges.
Ymere is still busy with the Tugela, soon will come the Eenhoorngebied, and so on. Gentrification goes on, neighborhoods from Amsterdam are slowly but surely cleaned. One may even use “social deportation”, or “social cleansing” when it comes to relocate a part of the population somewhere else. Anti-squat companies are just one step in the whole process.
The way the city is reacting to protect Ymere tells us a lot about the future of social housing in the neighborhood. Hubert Möllenkamp, former Rochdale director, has been sentenced to 2,5 years jail. How long can we expect Ymere to be protected by Van der Laan? During this time, the social housing waiting list is getting longer

Text from the Ymere poster:

Ymere informeer. Meld je nu aan voor tijdelijke huur bij Ymere. Minimale huurrechten?

  • Van sociale contracten naar permanente onzekerheid
    Sinds 2010 is Ymere bezig met renovatie, sloop en nieuwbouw aan de Tugelaweg. Sociale huur woningen moeten plaats maken voor vrije sector huurwoningen en koopwoningen. Nog een deel van Amsterdam wordt hierdoor onbetaalbaar voor Amsterdammers.
    Gelukkig heeft Ymere een oplossing voor mensen die de hoge huren niet kunnen veroorloven: de permanente onzekerheid van anti-kraak en tijdelijke huur.
    Ook aan de Tugelaweg heeft Ymere tijdelijke huurders gevestigd; tijdelijke huurders, die hier al jaren in onzekerheid verkeren, om vervolgens te horen dat ze binnen twee weken moeten ver huizen.
    Bij woningcorporatie Ymere kan je erop vertrouwen dat winst boven huurrecht wordt gesteld. Want… geld, geld, geld.
  • Van €350 sociale huur naar €550 tijdelijke huur
    Bij Ymere nemen wij het principe van geld en winst heel serieus. Daarom nemen wij geen genoegen met het gebrek aan huurbescherming van de tijdelijke huurders. Om onze winst te maximaliseren, verhuren we de huizen aan de Tugelaweg voor soms wel meer dan anderhalf maal de oorspronkelijke huur prijs.
    Dus wil jij ook minimale huurrechten en een torenhoge huur? Meld je nu aan voor tijdelijke huur bij Ymere.

[…Lees verder]

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Act!on Food benefit

By: börek - December 1st, 2015  Filed under: Benefiet, Volkseten/Voku

20151210_Action_Food_benefitThursday December 10th 2015, Act!on Food benefit. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.

Act!on Food is a vegan cooking collective based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Founded in 2012 to cook for political punk gigs, social and political events, lectures, workshops and screenings. They are a drug-free collective who uses consensus decision making and focus on anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian struggles and animal liberation. Recently part of our humble cooking kit was confiscated by local authorities during a Food not Bombs action.

On Thursday 26th November we attempted to cook in the street for homeless people as we had the energy and some leftover products from the border point action. We picked up some extra ingredients, loaded the van and headed for the same place as the last ‘Food Not Bombs’ action.
We also had an appointment with a journalist who contacted us, willing to do a piece about the initiative. At around 11 o’clock we set up our tables, pot and burner at the park next to the Central Baths.
We put water to boil and started chopping. Just 20 minutes later three policemen approached us asking us if we have a permission to cook there. Apparently someone called in reporting our ‘suspicious’ activities. After some arguing we were told to gather our stuff and leave. We stalled to wait for the journalists.

Action_Food_BulgariaSoon after they arrived and were chatting with us, getting familiar with the situation and getting some shots. As they went live, some of us gave a quick interview and the situation was filmed and reported on the lunchtime news.
During this time we continued to give out carrots, apples and bread to the people who were disappointed that they would not be getting a hot meal. The police were not happy with us doing this, and made us remove the crates of food so that people could take for themselves. We continued by handing out the food individually, rather than people being able to see and take for themselves. Wanting to document what was happening, we took some pictures of the scene. The police stood over us and made us delete every photograph we had taken, even if their faces were not in the picture.

We then decided to proceed by moving equipment back to the car. However the cops had changed their mind and told us to leave the stuff where it is so that the council people can come, inspect and fine us.
Nonetheless we moved the gas bottle and some tables away. That made the police quite unhappy and they threatened arrest. One of us then decided to ignore their ‘orders’ and picked up yet another crate full of potatoes. He then got handcuffed and arrested. All this was filmed by the TV crew who were still hanging around. The person was detained for three hours during which he was threatened, deceived, strip-searched.
Several hours after we initially arrived (the amount of time we would have cooked enough soup to feed at least 100 people) there are not 3 but 8 police officers surrounding us and waiting for the municipality people to arrive.

Finally after a long wait inspectors from Sofia Municipality and the Food Agency arrive. They go on and on about how wrong our actions are and then proceed to write fines. 4 in total. They also confiscate our gas burner for some reason. After a jury has reviewed the case the price of the fines will be announced.

Recently they’ve headed for the borders of Fortress Europe to support a infopoint and provide warm meals, dry clothind and medical supplies to migrants. They are determined to return and support people facing state repression in the near future.
Show your support and help them continue their struggle against state repression and in solidarity with illegalised human beings.

– FIGHT FORTRESS EUROPE – ACAB – NO ONE IS ILLEGAL –

Contact Act!on Food: action-food [at] riseup [dot] net

Volkseten Vegazulu is a people’s kitchen, every monday, 7pm, vegan food for 4€ or donation. All benefits go for social & political struggles. No reservation. From September, the people’s kitchen is also open on thursday.

We’re always looking for cooks. Any help is welcome in the kitchen. Experience not required. Enjoying it is a must. If you want to know which days are still available in the schedule, send an email to joe [at] squat [dot] net and book yourself the night. You can, of course, also participate by rolling up your sleeves and doing the dishes.

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Benefit for Mumia Abu-Jamal

By: börek - December 1st, 2015  Filed under: Benefiet, Infoavond, Volkseten/Voku

mumia_thenandnow2015Monday December 7th 2015, Benefit for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.

Mumia Abu-Jamal is an African American reporter and political activist, who spent 34 years innocent in the prison of Pennsylvania, from which he spent 30 years in isolation on death row. Here the statement issued by his support group on October 20, 2015:

IMMEDIATE TREATMENT FOR HEP C FOR POLITICAL PRISONER MUMIA ABUJAMAL
AND 10,000 OTHER PA PRISONERS

“In 1199 we believe that quality health care is a human right for every person in this country, and it should not be determined by your income, your zip code, or whether or not you are an imprisoned person,” said Estela Vasquez, executive vice president of Local 1199 SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East, which is hosting the press conference. “We demand immediate treatment for Mumia Abu-Jamal. We cannot allow the authorities of the state of Pennsylvania to continue to deny him lifesaving medical treatment.”

Mumia Abu-Jamal, an internationally renowned political prisoner who Amnesty International and other human rights organizations say was unfairly convicted in the 1982 killing of a Philadelphia policeman, has been severely ill with symptoms of active hepatitis C for at least the last six months. If left untreated, hep C can lead to diabetes, heart disease, liver failure and even death. New direct-acting, anti-viral medications for hep C exist with a 95 percent cure rate. Endorsed by the American Liver Foundation, these treatment protocols were adopted by the Federal Bureau of Prisons in June, ensuring immediate treatment for all federal prisoners with active hep C symptoms.

Abu-Jamal is not alone. There are an estimated 10,000 PA Department of Corrections (DOC) inmates, many of whom are over 60 years old, who have the hep C virus. A 1997 study estimated that 29 to 43 percent of all people infected with hep C passed through a correctional facility. Called a “silent epidemic,” HCV has a disproportionate impact on impoverished communities and people of color. While African Americans comprise about 13 percent of the U.S. population, they represent 25 percent of all hep C cases. For African Americans ages 45 to 65 years old, hep-C-related chronic liver disease is the leading cause of death.

New York State prisons hold an estimated 10,000 prisoners with HCV. But the difference is that New York prisons have begun to treat prisoners with HCV, including political prisoner Seth Hayes.

In Pennsylvania the state has repeatedly denied lifesaving treatment for Abu-Jamal and the other prisoners. According to Dr. Joseph Harris, an expert in hep C who reviewed Abu-Jamal’s medical records and examined him, “Failure to treat Mr. Abu-Jamal’s hepatitis C will result in serious harm to his health, as his current extra-hepatic symptoms will not be cured, and he faces an increasingly serious risk of suffering from fibrosis and cirrhosis, liver cancer, complications of his diabetes, and eventual death.” Dr. Harris’s statement is part of a 10-page affidavit submitted to a federal Pennsylvania court in August demanding immediate treatment for Abu-Jamal. (A summary of it will be passed out at the press conference, and is available upon request.)

It took extensive international protests beginning in March, when activists held sit-ins at the PA DOC, press conferences in the rotunda of the Harrisburg capitol and at SCI Mahanoy prison, and a daily deluge of phone calls from all over the world to three governmental officials that Abu-Jamal was transferred to a hospital in mid-May for extensive testing, which showed he had liver damage. Only now are the PA DOC and the PA Dept. of Health hammering out a protocol.

“The evidence is overwhelming that the suffering being experienced by Mumia is the result of hepatitis C,” said Robert J. Boyle, one of his lawyers. “The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections can cure him and many others by administering treatment. Their refusal to do so is a violation of the Constitution and basic human rights.”

CRITICAL COURT HEARING FOR MUMIA ABU-JAMAL IN SCRANTON, PA (Getting Mumia the New Hepatitis-C Medication). December 18, 2015

While Mumia is definitely better, which is not to the credit of the Department of Corrections, but rather to the thousands who have struggled for him over the last many months. But he still has hep-C, is in the infirmary, and is subject to getting very sick again as the underlying problem has not been resolved.
There will be a court hearing in Scranton, PA, on Friday, December 18, on whether or not Mumia should get treatment for his hepatitis-C. We want to pack the courtroom to support the demand for Mumia and 10,000 other Pennsylvania prisoners infected with hep-C to get the new drug which has shown a greater than 90% cure rate.
Friday, December 18, at 9:30 am In Scranton

2015_10_09_cartoon_bw-776x1024Cartoon about Mumia from Seth Tobocman, a renowned comic book artist whose work deals with political issues. In 1979, he and Peter Kuper co-founded the magazine World War 3 Illustrated. His work on this project continues to this day. In 1985, he collaborated with Charles Frederick on a poster protesting the bombing of the MOVE house. In 1994, he produced Freedom of Speech in Black and White, a 15-page black-and-white biography of Mumia that was published in World War 3 Illustrated and has since been reprinted in many places and many languages. Since then, Mumia Abu-Jamal has been contributing articles and artwork to World War 3 Illustrated. In 1999, Seth did a second Mumia biography; this one, two pages in color, was published in Revolutionary Worker. Seth Tobocman continues to produce art for radical movements.

Click on the link below for a large readable version of the cartoon:
https://joesgarage.nl/wp-content/uploads/joe2/2015/12/20151009_cartoon_Seth_Tobocman_Mumia_Abu_Jamal.jpg

Angela Davis is calling for action, to flood the Governor with cards. He is the one who could just put his autograph to set Mumia free. During the benefit, these cards will be available. If you want to write a card yourself, then here’s the direction of the governor:
Governor Tom Wolf, 508 Main, Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, USA. email: governor [at] pa [dot] gov tel:(717)7872500

If you want to write to Mumia himself: Mumia Abu-Jamal, #AM 8335 SCI Mahanoy, 301 Morea Road, Frackville, PA 17932, USA.

Don’t forget our prisoners. POWER FOR FREEDOM!
for more information look at: http://www.freemumia.com

Volkseten Vegazulu is a people’s kitchen, every monday, 7pm, vegan food for 4€ or donation. All benefits go for social & political struggles. No reservation. From September, the people’s kitchen is also open on thursday.

We’re always looking for cooks. Any help is welcome in the kitchen. Experience not required. Enjoying it is a must. If you want to know which days are still available in the schedule, send an email to joe [at] squat [dot] net and book yourself the night. You can, of course, also participate by rolling up your sleeves and doing the dishes.

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10 years Joe’s Garage

By: börek - November 1st, 2015  Filed under: Manifestatie, Muziek, Protest, Volkseten/Voku, Weggeefwinkel, Woonstrijd

2015_2005_10_years_joesgarageFor 10 years, Joe’s Garage organizes political action, film and debate evenings, discussions and demonstrations. Everyone is welcome whether it’s for advice in precarious housing, employment and other life issues or for a bowl of soup, a good conversation, nice music or a free raincoat from the Giveaway Shop.

As known, there is a desperate shortage of housing in Amsterdam. That is, we believe, generally not because of a lack of actual buildings but due to shortcomings of housing policy, power struggles in politics and greed in this capitalist capital. None of the 50 shades of the cabinet has ever really been able to solve this urgent problem.
Therefore we squat houses. After all, in hollow promises, one can’t live from pretty words and symbolic politics.

Joe’s Garage is also a squat but so much more than just that. Joe’s Garage is an autonomous, political, social and cultural center; 100% run by volunteers and without subsidy. Joe’s Garage shows what’s possible when people collaborate, share and exchange ideas, all in solidarity with each other. For 10 years now.

We, along with many of you, witnessed the neighborhood change significantly in the last 10 years. From a working-class neighborhood with many squats, social housing and Turkish grocery stores to a neat neighborhood with lots of expensive apartments and trendy coffee shops.
This change left no one unaffected. Some are delighted with the nicely refurbished homes, others miss the days you could still drink coffee for 1 Euro.. We find the conversation between people about this matter important and interesting to conduct.

Today we celebrate the autonomy, solidarity and freedom that we took 10 years ago and still cherish every day. Hasta la Victoria Siempre! Überhaupt und Jetzt! Love and Rage! And more of such…

Saturday november 21th 2015:
14.00, giveaway shop and more
15.00, gentrification tour
18.00, people’s kitchen
19.00, bands: Beatzers (ska folk from the Amsterdam swamp), The Bucket Boyz (blue trash from the Amsterdam swamp), Adamastor (up-tempo Portuguese gypsy punk).

AdamastorAdamastor: it all started in Amsterdam in October 2013, when five thirsty musicians from Portugal, Holland and Spain, stepped on each other’s toes and since then continue to gladly step on each other’s toes! Since then it has been an exciting time. Every show people discover the new and exciting sound. Through Fado, Bluegrass, Gypsy, sweat, all kinds of emotions, and big bar revenues, Adamastor takes us on a multicultural infectious journey with no beginning nor end…

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10 jaar Joe’s Garage

By: börek - November 1st, 2015  Filed under: Manifestatie, Muziek, Protest, Volkseten/Voku, Weggeefwinkel, Woonstrijd

2015_2005_10_years_joesgarageAl 10 jaar lang organiseert Joe’s Garage politieke acties, film- en debatavonden, discussies en demonstraties.Iedereen is hier welkom; of het nou voor advies bij precaire woon-, werk- en andere levensvragen is of voor een kop soep, een goed gesprek, een mooi concert of een gratis regenjas uit de weggeefwinkel.

Zoals bekend is er een schrijnend woningtekort in Amsterdam. Dat ligt, volgens ons, over het algemeen niet aan een tekort aan daadwerkelijke panden maar aan tekortkomingen van het woonbeleid, machtsstrijd in de politiek en hebzucht in deze kapitalistische hoofdstad. Geen van de 50 tinten van het kabinet heeft dit urgente probleem ooit echt kunnen aanpakken.
Daarom kraken wij woningen. In holle beloften, mooie woorden en symboolpolitiek kun je immers niet wonen.

Joe’s Garage is dan ook een kraakpand maar veel meer dan dat. Joe’s Garage is een autonoom, politiek, sociaal en cultureel centrum; 100% gerund door vrijwilligers en zonder subsidie. Joe’s Garage laat zien wat er mogelijk is als mensen samen werken, delen, ideeën uitwisselen en solidair zijn met elkaar. Al 10 jaar lang.

We hebben, samen met velen van u, de buurt de afgelopen 10 jaar flink zien veranderen. Van een echte volksbuurt met vele kraakpanden, sociale huurwoningen en Turkse groentewinkels tot een chique stadswijk met heel veel koopwoningen en hippe koffietentjes.
Die verandering heeft velen niet onberoerd gelaten. Sommigen zullen blij zijn met de keurig opgeknapte woningen, anderen missen de tijd dat je voor een euro nog ergens koffie kon drinken. Het gesprek daarover tussen alle verschillende mensen in de buurt is belangrijk en vinden wij interessant om te voeren

Vandaag vieren wij de strijdvaardigheid, de solidariteit en de vrijheid die wij 10 jaar geleden namen en nog steeds elke dag koesteren. Hasta la Victoria Siempre! Uberhaupt und Jetzt! Love and Rage! En meer van dattum…..

Zaterdag 21 november 2015:
14.00, weggeefwinkel en meer
15.00, gentrificatie tour
18.00, voku
19.00, bands: Beatzers (ska folk from the Amsterdam swamp), The Bucket Boyz (blue trash from the Amsterdam swamp), Adamastor (up-tempo Portuguese gypsy punk).

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Benefit for Laat Ze Niet Lopen!

By: börek - November 1st, 2015  Filed under: Benefiet, Volkseten/Voku

Thursday November 19th 2015, Benefit for Laat Ze Niet Lopen! Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.

‘We try to limit the spread of extreme right propaganda by providing info and infrastructure during extreme right demonstrations.’

Volkseten Vegazulu is a people’s kitchen, every monday, 7pm, vegan food for 4€ or donation. All benefits go for social & political struggles. No reservation. From September, the people’s kitchen is also open on thursday.

We’re always looking for cooks. Any help is welcome in the kitchen. Experience not required. Enjoying it is a must. If you want to know which days are still available in the schedule, send an email to joe [at] squat [dot] net and book yourself the night. You can, of course, also participate by rolling up your sleeves and doing the dishes.

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Concert with Rob Galloway, Johnny Campbell and rebel poet David Holmes

By: börek - November 1st, 2015  Filed under: Muziek, Volkseten/Voku

tour-posterMonday November 16th 2015, Concert with Rob Galloway, Johnny Campbell and rebel poet David Holmes. Another convoy from UK stopping at Joe’s Garage, bringing us the Leeds scene at its best. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm. Music from 8:30pm till 10pm!

Rob Galloway is the front man of the Punk Rock n Roll band The Yalla Yallas, with songs based upon two of the strongest emotions Love and Anger he will bring to you an energetic, anarchic, and honest show. He has spent the last twelve months touring Europe and playing DIY Festivals (Strummercamp, 0161 Festival, A Winter of Discontent) as well as major Festivals (Glastonbury) whilst recording his debut solo album due for release next year. http://www.theyallayallas.com […Lees verder]

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