Cinema Italia: Blown to the heart (Gianni Amelio, 1982)

Sunday 29 October 2023, BLOWN TO THE HEART [COLPIRE AL CUORE] (1982) * Directed by Gianni Amelio * 105min * In Italian with English subtitles * doors open at 20:00, film starts at 20:30. After the film, please engage in sharing comments, ideas, and inspiration with the host(s) of the evening!

Dario is a university professor who wants to live a quiet life, dealing with research and being a good husband. What is happening in Italy does not concern him. His son, Emilio, does not confront with him, so he tries to connect with him at the university, listening to his father reading poetry in French. He becomes intrigued by politics, thanks to a friend of his father’s, Giulia. Then, a terrorist act attributed to the Red Brigades changes the perception by Emilio forever.

Considered a masterpiece in the depicting the psychology of its characters, Gianni Amelio’s Colpire al Cuore shows a turbolent moment of the Italian recent history (early 80s) through the lenses of the conflict father-son. Notwithstanding the political background, Amelio puts intimacy and emotional transformations at the heart of his poetic view of cinema.

Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Free entrance. You want to screen a movie, let us know: joe [at] lists [dot] squat [dot] net

Aman molli: Rebetiko music workshop with Eirini Zogali

Friday 27 October 2023, Aman molli: Rebetiko music workshop with Eirini Zogali, from 19:00 to 23:30

Born in Corinth, Greece Eirini Zogali started her music studies in the age of 7 with classical guitar. In 2009 she got accepted in the local music school where she took an interest for the first time in Greek traditional music and in tampoura, a three string instrument with great music history. From tampoura she transitioned to the Greek bouzouki (also three strings) in the age of 15 and coordinated with it deeply. In 2015 she started her bachelor studies with specialization in the bouzouki at the Department of music science and art in Thessaloniki. During her studies there she experienced different styles of Greek, Balkan and Turkish music, with bouzouki as a tool of translation. With the guide of her teachers she learned how to come in touch with the essence of the instrument, which was created by constant experimentation and change in the techniques and the tunings, and that’s how she likes to represent it. After her graduation she got accepted to the Master programme of Codarts, Rotterdam where she studies the percussive side of the oud (an instrument also of great importance to her) and its possibilities, while at the same time she is teaching the bouzouki with students from all over the world.

This workshop will be an in depth presentation of the rebetiko, through its history and of course its repertoire. In this workshop, there will be a discussion and analysis based on the compositions that will be learned, and of course a lot of playing. The workshop is open to every level and every type of musician (vocalist, instrumentalist). The workshop will start at 7pm and last until 9pm. After the workshop, there will be a jam session.

Bike courier benefit diner

Thursday 26 October 2023, Bike courier benefit diner. Food served from 7pm, no reservation.

Bike messengers get together! Food and drinks, Pass by on the bike, talk about bikes and support your bike messengers world wide! All Cyclist Are Beautiful! This benefit supports all the riders, foodies, messengers, small bike initiatives and critical messengers. come hang out and eat beautiful food cooked by bike couriers from Amsterdam. […Lees verder]

Proxy Cafe, basic IT security practices

Wednesday 25 October 2023, Proxy Cafe, basic IT security practices, from 18:00 to 22:00.

A workshop to teach basic IT security practices for computers and smartphones. We will try to focus a bit on every OS and then on Linux. Also an evening to just chill, have a drink and hack with your friends 🙂
Proxy Cafe: free software workshops. Discussing tech and politics, GNU/Linux, fixing computers and revive old laptops, free and opensource software workshops. Zapatista coffee.

Proxy Cafe, Amsterdam https://squ.at/r/8i60
https://proxycafe.puscii.nl/

Justice for Kostas Manioudakis. Rebetiko night, voku and concert with Rebet GuitarS

Monday 23 October 2023, Justice for Kostas Manioudakis. Rebetiko night, voku and concert with Rebet GuitarS. Food served from 7pm, music from 9pm, no reservation.

On Friday, September 1st, 2023, 58-year-old Kostas Manioudakis was murdered by cops on a rural road in Crete after being beaten up, for a small amount of cannabis, which has not been yet confirmed. The cops in their statements claimed that he died suddenly from heart attack during police check, which is non-existent and is proven both by the testimonies of passers-by and by the obvious signs of beating. The purpose of the rebetiko night is to financially support the family of Kostas in the difficult struggle it has to fight for justice.

On the stage after the food, Rebet GuitarS (Jaap Faber and Charis Konstantinou), a guitar duo: https://joesgarage.nl/archives/tag/rebet-guitar
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. […Lees verder]

Cormorani Live, benefit concert for Evagelismos squat in Heraklion, Crete

Friday 20 October 2023, Cormorani Live, benefit concert for Evagelismos squat in Heraklion, Crete. Door opens at 8pm.

A concert to support financially the squat of Evangelismos in Heraklion, Crete, which was evicted after 21 years of action. With a feast that will be opened by Cormoras and by the familiar to all of us Αman Μolli.
For more information regarding the squat of Evangelismos please click on the site https://evagelismos.squat.gr/?p=5070
We will have many songs and dances. The Cormorans are Tassos (guitar, song), George (ud, bouzouki voice), Yvonne (violin voice). A small amount will be allocated for the transportation of the musicians. We are waiting for you. See you there.

Benefit for safe house in the Balkans. Concert with Per Verse Vis (Dirty Folk)

Thursday 19 October 2023, Voku benefit for safe house in the Balkans. Concert with Per Verse Vis (Dirty Folk). Food served from 7pm, live music from 9pm, no reservation.

This benefit is to raise money for a long standing safe house for survivors of domestic abuse and now in more recent years, people on the move. The funds raised will go towards necessities such as heating, electricity and other basic resources especially now that winter is closing in.

Volkseten Vegazulu is a people’s kitchens existing since the very beginning of Joe’s Garage, June 2005. Your donations are welcome. Food is vegan, no reservation. All benefits go to social & political struggles. Joe’s Garage is a space run by volunteers. Without a collective effort, without your active participation, we’re remaining closed. Get in touch in you feel like giving a hand. We’re always looking for cooks. Any help is welcome in the kitchen. Experience not required. If you want to know which days are still available, mail us.

Horeca United fundraiser voku

Monday 16 October 2023, Horeca United fundraiser voku. Food served from 7pm, no reservation.
Seeing how our dispute with Hague coffee company Lupi Coffee has escalated, we have to hold a fundraiser. Unpaid work, underpaid staff, intimidation: this company has treated its personnel horribly. Now the boss chooses to intimidate us by dragging us before the judge. Come and support us, and show the boss that we working people stand strong together! As a horeca union, most of our most active members are cooks and chefs, so we offer a high standard. Our case has also been picked up by BOOS so we’ll be showing their episode about it after the meal.

Horeca United verzamelingsactie

Gezien hoe onze huidige arbeidsconflict tegen Haagse koffiezaak Lupi Coffee geëscaleerd heeft moeten wij een verzamelingsactie houden. Onbetaald werk, onderbetaalde personeel, intimidatie: deze zaak heeft zijn personeel verschrikkelijk mishandeld. Nu kiest de baas voor intimidatie door ons voor de rechter gooien. Kom ons steunen, en laat de baas weten dat wij werkende mensen samen sterk staan! Omdat wij een horeca vakbond zijn zijn de meeste van onze bezigste leden koks en chef-koks dus we bieden een hoge standaard aan.
Onze zaak is ook door BOOS opgepakt dus we zullen hun episode erover tonen na het diner.

Lupi Coffee baristas share their stories https://horeca-united.nl/news/lupi-coffee-baristas-share-their-stories/
Lupi Workers Fighting Against Self-absorbed Boss! https://horeca-united.nl/news/new-campaign-lupi-workers-fighting-against-self-absorbed-boss/

Volkseten Vegazulu is a people’s kitchens existing since the very beginning of Joe’s Garage, June 2005. Your donations are welcome. Food is vegan, no reservation. All benefits go to social & political struggles. Joe’s Garage is a space run by volunteers. Without a collective effort, without your active participation, we’re remaining closed. Get in touch in you feel like giving a hand. We’re always looking for cooks. Any help is welcome in the kitchen. Experience not required. If you want to know which days are still available, mail us.