Norðanpaunk gathering!
Kæru vinir, Dear friends! We miss you. Come out and play (next weekend: sunday, august 2nd) for more info pm on Norðanpaunk facebook or email to nordanpaunk@gmail.com www.nordanpaunk.org
OPEN CALL: QUEER SOLIDARITY?
The queer community in Iceland often describes itself as “one big family”.That is presumably a reference to the idea that individuals within the queer community have each other’s backs, like families should. We can’t forget where this idea of a queer family comes from; not long ago the norm was for our families to disown us as soon as we came out as queer. As a result we looked for solidarity in other queer people, forming our own families and…
Workers’s protest and statement
In June, the workers of Messinn restaurant had been waiting for their wages for 4 months. Messinn closed during COVID-19 due to bankruptcy but has now reopened and hired new workers with no intention of paying the old ones who worked without getting paid for four whole months. Last Saturday the ex-workers of Messinn had a protest outside of the newly opened restaurant, informing people about the maltreatment of workers. The protest resulted in the restaurant being closed for that…
Announcement from No Borders Iceland: two people to court
Tomorrow, July 2nd, at 09:45 two people who participated in a sit-in in the ministry of justice the 5th of April 2019 are being taken to court by the Icelandic state, pressed with charges of “disobeying police orders”. The sit-in was one action out of many diverse action led by migrants seeking international protection and their allies, to fight for 5 different things: the end of all deportations substantial review of cases for all equal access to healthcare the right…
ANARCHIST & ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN RADIOS NETWORK
An anarchist group active in Andrými has asked to post in our ‘News’ section every time a new radio show from the A-radio Network comes out. Here is the June episode from “Bad News: Angry Voices From Around The World.” A-radio Network explain the project as following: “The multilingual network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian radios (shows, podcasts etc.) was established in order to strengthen the contacts among various collectives that actively work on producing audio materials with libertarian content. It…
In solidarity against xenophobia and a life-hating system.
We want to encourage people to show up to the protest against systematic xenophobia, neglect and hatred. Thursday 25th of June a house on Bræðraborgarstígur burnt to ashes resulting in the death of three people. Authorities have known that fire safety in the house was non-existant along with the conditions of mould being extremely bad in the house. 5 years later authorities have done nothing and the house caught fire resulting in this tragedy. Maybe nothing was done because the…
Latest news about Andrými’s rent status
(This text was written and puclished on the 11th of may 2020) Dear friends and supporters of Andrými, Like many of you, Andrými has been struggling to pay its rent in the light of COVID-19 gathering bans and restrictions. The space depends on individual donations to pay its rent. The number of on-line donations has halved since March, and because of the gathering restrictions we have not been able to host any events where we would typically get cash donations….