Bella Ciao dinner & party

By: börek - April 19th, 2026  Filed under: Muziek, Volkseten/Voku

Saturday April 25, 2026, Bella Ciao dinner & party. Door opens at 18:00, food served from 20:00. Cash only!

April 25th marks Italy’s National Liberation Day, a celebration of the country’s freedom from the nazi-fascist occupation.
81 years ago, on this very day, the partisans of the Italian Resistance regained control of Northern Italy, bringing an end to twenty years of fascist oppression and five years of war.
For two years, the partisans fought under the Italian tricolor flag, standing against the black flags of the fascists and the swastikas of the nazis.
Celebrating April 25th means remembering that struggle for freedom and democracy and defending the values of Italy’s anti-fascist Constitution that was born from that struggle.
To celebrate these ideals we’re hosting a Bella Ciao dinner and party. There will be great food, live music. […Lees verder]

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Voku to support a trans mutual aid project in Italy

By: börek - February 10th, 2026  Filed under: Benefiet, Volkseten/Voku

Monday, February 16, 2026, Voku to support a trans mutual aid project in Italy. Food served from 7pm, no reservation.

This voku will support the project CASA FUNGO: trans italian comrades are independently renovating a house in the province of Salerno to host trans people pursuing medical and/or legal gender affirmation. The intentions is to be able to also host trans and queer people who need time away from an oppressive home environment, or who need support while accessing healthcare services.
The project is based on mutual aid and also guests are invited to care for the space according to their abilities, for example by helping with repairs, furnishing, or creating new objects.
[…Lees verder]

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No Borders. Fundraiser for No borders protesters facing potential jail or house arrest on December 16th trial

By: börek - December 11th, 2025  Filed under: Benefiet, Volkseten/Voku

Monday December 15, 2025, No Borders. Fundraiser for No borders protesters facing potential jail or house arrest on December 16th trial. Food served from 7pm, no reservation.

Our comrade has been convicted to four years in prison in association with a protest against a border wall between Italy and Austria in 2016. The aim of the project was to block the migrant routes from Italy, another attempt at building Fortress Europe. The project fell through and the wall was never built, but over 60 people have been convicted. The charges were devastation, looting, aggravated resistance and damage. After the first round of appeal — enabled by your support back in February — the most serious charges were dropped and the maximum sentence was reduced from ten years to four. The 16 of December is the final round of court to decide if to give them house arrest. If you can donate, please do so here. All funds will go to the legal defense. On the 7 May 2016, at the Brenner Pass, hundreds of No Borders demonstrators protested against the Austrian state’s migration policy. At that time, the Austrian government had announced plans for tighter border controls, to restrict access through the Alpine crossing and to build a fence to prevent a new influx of refugees arriving from Italy.
We stand in solidarity with our comrades who: campaign against borders everyday, fight for freedom of movement, fight fascism and repression, oppose police violence. It is our duty to fight for freedom and it is our duty to win. […Lees verder]

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Actual Tea Party and Letters to Prisoners Writing Session

By: börek - December 5th, 2025  Filed under: Infocafe

Wednesday December 10, 2025, Actual Tea Party and Letters to Prisoners Writing Session, 16:00 – 19:00

Let’s gather around a teacup and delicious cookies to write letters to prisoners!
Repression in Italy is becoming increasingly harsher due to a new ridiculous “security law” approved last June. In recent months, numerous comrades have been arrested and detained under illegal conditions, in an attempt to isolate them from their community and to scare those who fight against repressive laws and big infrastructures (especially under attack is the struggle against the building of what would be longest suspension bridge in the world connecting Calabria to Sicily?! – as our just dearly departed national icon singer Ornella Vanoni said (at 91yo): truly who the fuck cares).
We are organising this meeting to show them our solidarity through letters.
— If you have contacts with prisoners who would like to receive letters, we invite you to come and we will write letters for them too! <33333
Snacks will be on donation basis and the profits will go towards covering the legal costs of those detained following the protests against the construction of the Calabria-Sicily bridge.

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Voku to support No Borders comrade facing jail in Italy

By: börek - December 1st, 2025  Filed under: Benefiet, Volkseten/Voku

Thursday December 4, 2025, Voku to support No Borders comrade facing jail in Italy. Food served from 7pm, no reservation.

Come to Joe’s Garage on Thursday 4 for a Voku! It is warm and gezellig. Vegan meal with soup, main dish and dessert. Raising funds for a comrade on trial in Italy for No Borders activism. Facing a heavy sentence, he is currently on drastic bail conditions that ban him from earning a living. We want to give him financial support so he can focus on his court case – and feel our solidarity! […Lees verder]

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Voku to help cover the medical expenses of an injured comrade

By: börek - November 17th, 2025  Filed under: Benefiet, Volkseten/Voku

Monday November 17, 2025, Voku to help cover the medical expenses of an injured comrade. Food served from 7pm, no reservation.

This benefit is for a dear comrade, who is having severe medical consequences due to the actions of the cops during pro Pal demostrations in Italy. She is going through several surgeries, and is not able to work. We are raising money to help with her medical and legal expenses.
[…Lees verder]

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Bella Ciao dinner & party, live music, antifascist karaoke

By: börek - April 20th, 2025  Filed under: Benefiet, Muziek, Volkseten/Voku

Friday April 25, 2025, Bella Ciao dinner & party. Let’s celebrate Italy’s Liberation day together. Door opens at 16:00, food served from 19:00.

April 25th marks Italy’s National Liberation Day, a celebration of the country’s freedom from the nazi-fascist occupation.
80 years ago, on this very day, the partisans of the Italian Resistance regained control of Northern Italy, bringing an end to twenty years of fascist oppression and five years of war.
For two years, the partisans fought under the Italian tricolor flag, standing against the black flags of the fascists and the swastikas of the nazis.
Celebrating April 25th means remembering that struggle for freedom and democracy and defending the values of Italy’s anti-fascist Constitution that was born from that struggle.
To celebrate these ideals we’re hosting a Bella Ciao dinner and party. There will be great food, live music, and an antifascist karaoke – a chance for everyone to grab the mic and sing the songs that inspired the fight for freedom.

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Cinema Italia: Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988)

By: börek - February 2nd, 2025  Filed under: Filmavond

Sunday February 2, 2025, Cinema Italia: Cinema Paradiso * 1988 * Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore * 173 min * 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!

The public image of this film is that of a portrait of a neorealist Sicily in the past, with a vein of nostalgia. And a homage to cinema, for the many citations of classics, especially American films. But it is much more than that. Cinema Paradiso tells the story of cinema as a unique experience: in each projection, the projected film is only part of the story; the audience plays an essential role in the experience, transforming the film, and even a role plays the projectionist, often forgotten. In the latter, this film tells us about a form of art and poetry that disappeared with digitalization. In the background, many political messages, such as those of the Communists in Sicily, were at the margins of a society where poverty was an everyday reality. This makes us question what we are ready to sacrifice to escape misery.

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

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