Since 2010, the anti squat law is stating house owners would get fined if they leave their buildings empty for more than six months. Well, years later, not a single owner has been fined. That’s is no surprise knowing the City of Amsterdam. Parallel to that, 15% of office buildings in Amsterdam are officially empty. The reality would be the double.
Amsterdam is gearing up to evict squatters these coming days. The house on Swammerdamstraat 12 will be evicted for a fourth time in a few years. Let’s hope this ‘monument’ won’t make place to a sand yard for the coming years. Other squats in Amsterdam who received the eviction announcement are Bessemerstraat 23 (El Taller), Cornelis Drebbelstraat 35 (LaRage), Simon Stevinsstraat 25hs (Willem Beukels Alternatief). […Lees verder]
June 2013 at Joe’s Garage
Movie night: The Edelweiss Pirates (2004)
Sunday June 30th 2013, Movie night: The Edelweiss Pirates (Niko von Glasow, Germany, 2004, 111 min.) German with English subtitles. Door open at 8pm, film begin at 9pm.
The story of two teenage brothers living amid the rubble in bombed-out Cologne in the last days of World War 2. 17 year old non-conformist Karl secretly belongs to a group of friends known as the Edelweiss pirates (named after the tough mountaintop flower). Their skirmishes with Hitler Youth at first resemble boyish games and teenage turf-wars. The working-class roughnecks manage to escape the tightening grip of the Gestapo for a while, daubing anti-war graffiti on walls, helping kids find shelter from unexploded bombs, finding hiding places for a few remaining Jews. […Lees verder]
Cut & Paste Party Workshop
Friday June 28th, Cut & Paste Party Workshop, 7pm
We are a group of artists who are making analogue collages. We recycle and use old books, papers and magazines. With the help of a pair of scissors and some glue we can create wonderful artwork. You are invited to join us at the Cut & Paste party/ workshop on Friday evening, 28th of June at 7 pm.
Ubica Benefit
Thursday June 27th 2013, Volkseten Vegazulu, Ubica Benefit, 7pm.
UBICA was a squat which was barricaded after eviction notice; the 8 guys and 1 girl inside got convicted for throwing paintballs, fireworks and doing lockups. They are in for 1 month (one guy for 6 weeks), they are all sitting in different jails. The benefit would be for being solidaire with them; they have to pay the damage, 15000euros. By coming to eat at Joe’s this evening, you will be able to give donations for these guys. […Lees verder]
Benefit Plan B
Monday June 24th 2013, Volkseten Vegazulu, Benefit Plan B, 7pm.
Plan B is a new squat in the centre. We are just getting settled there, and interested in exploring our options for social activities. Holding a benefit will not only help us live and get started on small events or workshops, but also allow us to show our faces or introduce ourselves. By cooking. […Lees verder]
Can Dialectics Break Bricks Cinema: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Sunday June 23th 2013, Movie night. Can Dialectics Break Bricks Cinema by Jeffrey Babcock. Door open at 20pm, film begin at 21:00
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Tony Richardson, UK, 1962, 104 min.) In English with English subtitles!
Directed by Tony Richardson and based on a short story by Alan Sillitoe, this drama movie was the epitome of the “angry young man’ films that came out of England in the 60s. It centers on Colin, a rebellious youth who is sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery. While there he throws himself into becoming a marathon runner and trains himself to become the very best. While running he can forget, at least for a short while, the prison-like conditions that he’s living in. The wonderfully poetic/edgy atmosphere that is created in this movie, the riveting black and white cinematography, and the uncompromising theme of youth rebellion means that this film will never become obsolete…. it still remains as relevant and fresh today as when it was made. You will never see a film with this amount of guts and integrity anywhere today, pure and simple. […Lees verder]
Cooking Workshop
Sunday June 23rd 2013, Cooking Workshop, from 4pm till 7pm.
Come and join the once in a lifetime cooking workshop with the amazing cook from the SVZV benefits (Steungroep Vrouwen Zonder Verblijfsvergunning). Because the number of people who can join is limited, please contact us beforehand if you want to join.
The aim of these workshops is just learning. As the cook said: ‘Come and enjoy cooking, just learn and have fun. That’s what is important to me, that’s what I want.’
Sunday 9th and 23th of June, from 4pm till 7pm.
Free for everyone, just on donation base.
Contact: joe_cooking_workshop[AT]squat.net
Singer Songwriters
Friday June 21st 2013, Singer Songwriters #1 with Blackbirds & Thrushes and more, from 6pm till 10pm.
First edition. For this session, there will be two singer songwriters on this hot hot Friday Amsterdam evening. We can tell you that Blackbirds & Thrushes will be there, for the the rest is a bit of a surprise.
Singer Songwriters is a monthly evening at Joe’s Garage. There is no entrance fee at the door, there will be a hat going around for donations for the performers. Maybe you get you’ll get some DIY made CD from the performers. Doors open at 6pm. Vegan food will be served, no reservation. Performances are done by 10pm because we love our neighbours. If you want to perform during these Singer Songwriters sessions, please contact joesessions[AT]squat.net
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