Iranian new wave cinema: Afghan Alphabet (2002)
Sunday January 31st 2016, Iranian new wave cinema: Afghan Alphabet (2002) by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. English subtitles. Door opens at 8pm, film begin at 9pm. Free admission.
The Afghan Alphabet (Persian: الفبای افغان, Alefbay-e afghan) is a 2002 documentary by Mohsen Makhmalbaf showing the life of children in the Afghan villages bordering Iran, and how their life and culture were affected by the Taliban regime.
Synopsis:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf tracks the children who do not attend school in the border villages between Iran and Afghanistan with his digital camera and questions why they are not being educated. He finds girls studying in UNICEF classes in one region. One of the girls is not willing to come out of her burqa despite the fact that she has run away from Afghanistan and the Taliban are not present here. She is more afraid of the horrifying god that the Taliban have created than the Taliban.
In 2002 about 3 million Afghan refugees were living in Iran. From those about 700,000 were Afghan children who were not allowed to go to Iranian schools because of their illegal status in Iran. After this movie was made, this subject became controversial and finally the Islamic Consultative Assembly passed a bill to allow Afghani children to go to school and it resulted in 500,000 kids getting education.
More about the film: http://www.makhmalbaf.com/?q=film/afghan-alphabet
More about the director: http://www.makhmalbaf.com/?q=mohsen
Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Doors open at 8pm, film begins at 9pm, free entrance. You want to play a movie, let us know: joe [at] squat [dot] net
Concert with Cistem Failure. Smash the Freakin Patriarchy Tour 2016
Monday January 25th 2016, Concert with Cistem Failure. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm. Music from 9pm till 10pm!
Anarcha feminist folk punk queers from all over the place, fighting the cisheteropatriarchy one banjo at a time… members include Momma Swift and Roverrr.
“We are a travelling Anarchist feminist queer band. We are involved in different political projects/spaces/struggles and try to combine our words with our actions when we can. We play rowdy political banjo folkpunk. We would like to see more non binary peeps, Transfolk, and female asociated people play music, make zines, take the space in male-dominated music scenes that we all deserve to be part of.
On our lists of things to smash in 2015/2016: Patriarchy, Heteronormativity, Prisons, speciesism, The State, Racist dutch Christmas, RWE, unrealistic Beautystandarts, Borders, Bad consent practices, Capitalism…. We cant do this alone though!”
Smash the Freakin Patriarchy Tour 2016: 25/1 Joe’s Garage – 26/1 Bajesdorp – 27/1 Utrecht, 29/1 AZ Wuppertal, 2/2 Brussel. 3/2 Ghent, 4/2 Paris…. https://cistemfailure.noblogs.org/ […Lees verder]
Movie night: The lost honour of Kathariana Blum
Sunday January 24th 2016: “Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum” by Margarethe von Trotta and Oliver Schlöndorf (1975), based on a story by Heinrich Böll (1974) written after he got attacked in the press for an article about Ulrike Meinhof.
German with (corrected) English subtitles, 106 min. Door opens at 8pm, film begin at 9pm. Free admission.
Katharina Blum is the story of a woman who works as a housekeeper whose life is ruined by an invasive tabloid reporter and a police investigation when the man with whom she has just met and quickly fallen in love is accused of being a terrorist. She suddenly becomes a suspect in the crimes he’s being accused of.
Story and film were written and produced during a time of political controversy in West Germany, and a time when being branded a terrorist allowed the press free reign. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Honour_of_Katharina_Blum_%28film%29)
40 years later, this film is still relevant when social media takes over the role of the tabloid press.
The original subtitles of the film contain some mistakes, and they’ve been corrected for this screening.
Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Doors open at 8pm, film begins at 9pm, free entrance. You want to play a movie, let us know: joe [at] squat [dot] net
Benefit for Aid Delivery Mission
Monday January 18th 2016, Benefit for Aid Delivery Mission. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.
Delivering aid to an ever changing refugee crisis
The Mission: An ever changing and chaotic refugee crisis calls for a flexible approach, therefore we are combining an extensive experience of mobile kitchens and providing food, with our ability to reflect on what is needed, where and when.
Thousands of people are stuck around various borders in unsupported makeshift camps, so far the winter has been forgiving, but undoubtedly that will change.
We are based on voluntary work depending on donations, but we need help, especially financial support to cover transport costs and food supplies. http://aiddeliverymission.org/
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.
Can Dialectics Break Bricks Cinema: The Naked Civil Servant
Sunday January 17th 2016, Can Dialectics Break Bricks Cinema: The Naked Civil Servant (1975). Directed by Jack Gold, 78 minutes. In English with English subtitles. Door opens at 8pm, film begin at 9pm. Free admission.
This is a extraordinary portrait, focusing on the story of Quentin Crisp, a gay man living in conservative England from the 1920s to the ’70s. This real-life story is simple but profound. It portrays how people lived in loneliness during those dark and desperate days, when homosexuality was illegal and still considered a mental illness. Gangs would go around beating up anyone in the streets who they suspected was gay. The effeminate Crisp refused to be intimidated, and wore make-up in public. He saw value in being an outsider, and he dedicated his life to living without compromise.
This movie stars John Hurt (The Elephant Man, Alien, 1984) in the lead role. Crisp was dressed with broad-brimmed fedoras and flowing scarves. He wore make-up so naturally that it’s difficult to imagine him any other way. He had a chequered life, sometimes even working as a rent-boy (male prostitute) in order to survive. He had an incredible resilience – he would never bat an eye when he was attacked publicly, and always responded with grace. He would raise to prominence only later in his life, through sheer flamboyance and wit. For example, he ended up playing the part of Queen Elizabeth in Sally Potter’s film Orlando. Since he was a terminal social outcast, he always defended otherness rather than inclusion. […Lees verder]
Black Cat Cine presents Citizenfour & Terminal F: Chasing Edward Snowden
Sunday January 10th 2016, Black Cat Cine presents Citizenfour & Terminal F: Chasing Edward Snowden. Both films with English subtitles. Door opens at 20:00, movie starts at 20:30! Free admission.
Joe’s Garage screens two documentaries about Edward Snowden, the NSA whistle blower who shocked the world by revealing thousands of classified documents showing how far our privacy is invaded by our governments. A must see for everybody who wants to know what’s really going on behind all the smokescreens and disinformation.
CITIZENFOUR
Edward Snowden – hero or traitor? Filmmaker Laura Poitras paints a terrifying picture of the loss of liberty involved in the widespread government gathering of all our communications on a daily basis. Alarming and essential – anyone with a phone should see it. (Laura Poitras, USA, 2014, 1:53, English subs)
TERMINAL F: Chasing Edward Snowden
Covers the escape of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to Russia, after leaking information about surveillance programs used to spy on people around the world. Presents the journalists who had access to Snowden and also members of WikiLeaks, who helped him get away. (John Goetz & Poul-Erik Heilbuth, Danmark, 2015, 0:58, English subs)
Movie starts at 20:30!
Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Doors open at 8pm, free entrance. You want to play a movie, let us know: joe [at] squat [dot] net
Vluchtkonvooi Benefit
Thursday January 7th 2016, Vluchtkonvooi Benefit. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.
Who are we? We are a group of individuals from Amsterdam, united under the name Vluchtkonvooi. Since september of this year we have organised several trips to the southeast of Europe, in order to help stranded refugees on their way to their end destination. We are all from various backgrounds, but we agree on the fact that in this context of crisis, we need to engage with everyone who needs help. We’re curious about the people we will meet on our convoys. What are the stories of the refugees we meet? How can we pass these stories on to European residents, so that people will choose to welcome them? While lending a hand, we’re trying to find answers to these very important questions.
What We Do? As a refugee convoy, our aim is threefold. First, we will be bringing humanitarian aid supplies to stranded refugees coming to Europe. Second, we will be providing logistical help along their often harsh journey. Third we will provide help to voluntary groups locally. In doing so we hope to provide a small sense of relief and a feeling of being welcome in Europe.
Volunteer– Our work consists of short-term direct help on the places it is most needed. We therefore cannot say exactly when we will come into action on forehand. However, since we are a small organisation, we depend fully on volunteers to make our missions possible.
Vluchtkonvooi http://vluchtkonvooi.nl/
Please Support Us… By donating to: NL08INGB0002245329
N H van Teijlingen under mention of “Vluchtkonvooi”
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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