Bergþórugata 20, 101, Reykjavik andrymi@riseup.net

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Jan
15
Tue
Lecture: Practicing Tibetan Buddhism in the Modern World
Jan 15 @ 20:00 – 22:00

American Buddhist monk Lama Erik Drew Jung at Andrými!

Come and join us for a cozy evening talk on Tibetan Buddhism with Venerable Bodhi Lama Erik Drew Jung, an American Buddhist monk of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Lama Erik is a warm and engaging speaker who is on a European tour this month and is visiting Iceland for a week.

Bodhi Lama Erik Drew Jung grew up in Portland, Oregon and at an early age was introduced to Mahayana Buddhism by his father, a practitioner in the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. In 1990, he earned a bachelor degree from The Evergreen State College. In 1994, he received a licensure in acupuncture (Lic. Ac.) from the Worlsey Institute of Classical Acupuncture, and in 2000, a master degree in acupuncture from The Academy for Five Element Acupuncture.

Lama Erik first took refuge in the Three Jewels 1989 with H. H. The Dhali Lama, and in the spring of 2004 met his root teacher, Tibetan meditation master and thirty-third generation Dzogchen lineage holder, H.E. Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche. He took refuge vows with Rinpoche that day, receiving the refuge name Orgyen Thabkey Dorje, and has served and studied closely with his Root Guru ever since.

Since 2004, Orgyen Thabkey Dorje has cumulatively spent more than three years in Dzogchen Buddha Path Retreats and Internships. He took monastic vows in 2008, and since 2010 has worked full time with the Dzogchen Lineage Translation Committee to help Rinpoche compose, translate, and edit the forthcoming Third Edition Buddha Path, along with many other Buddhist texts and sadhanas in English. As well, he has taught Buddhism widely across the U.S., and conducted many overseas teaching tours in Europe and Russia.
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We hope to see you at Andrými for a relaxed chat and exploration into Tibetan Buddhism!

Jan
19
Sat
Aðalfundur Vistræktarfélag Íslands – Annual General Meeting of The Icelandic Permaculture Association
Jan 19 @ 11:00 – 14:00

Almenn aðalfundarstörf, litið verður yfir starfsemi liðins árs og skoðuð dagskrá þessa vetrar.

Í seinni hluta fundarins er stefnt á að horfa á nýja fræðandi mynd um vistrækt og kynningar frá áhugverðum verkefnum hér á landi.

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General annual meeting issues: Overview of the work of last year and this year’s program planned and introduced.

In the second part of the meeting we want to screen a new documentary about permaculture as well as give an opportunity for people to introduce interesting projects connected to permaculture in Iceland.

Jan
24
Thu
Photography Gathering // Ljósmyndakvölð
Jan 24 @ 19:00

An independently organised event by the darkroom collective.

Hæ! We would like to invite you all photography lovers to our second gathering at Andrými. We are a bit late in organisation but it’s all good, just a couple of points:

We chose a theme for the assignment of this month; Night. In this case due to the delay we encourage you to take a look into your archive of pics and bring a couple of images. The aim of this exercise is to exchange opinions, points of view and what not while having a discussion and feedback.

Also, regardless the assignment, feel free to bring any material, gear etc. with you. Doubts, questions, ideas or thoughts for next meetings are very welcome as well.

Let’s have a nice meeting and fun!

Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to cultivate a wheelchair accessible space. This is a continuing goal of the organizers of Andrými.

There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).

Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.

Jan
25
Fri
Challenges of activists in Israel/Palestine
Jan 25 @ 17:30 – 19:30

A main goal of settler-colonial regimes is to enclose indigenous communities within Bantustans, walls, barriers, borders and checkpoints, turning them into refugees within their own territory. Various narratives and myths have been used by colonizers to justify taking over the so-called ‘virgin land of wilderness’, at the expense of the native population that has been inhabiting the area for centuries. Ethnic cleansing, genocide and transfer are still a means to an end, while technological advancements have been playing their role in executing such inhumane policies for decades.

Recently (11 January 2019) it was reported that Elbit Systems, which develops high-tech weapons for the Israeli army, sold its SkyStriker lethal drone to Azerbaijan. This state-of-the-art drone carries a 5kg warhead and can fly at a speed of up to 300 knots (555 kmph). Such advance weapons are often used disproportionately by powerful states against stateless groups, with little fear of retribution, and drone-strikes are still justified by politicians in the name of ‘the war on terror’ by arguing that they are both extremely accurate and keep the soldiers safe.

Considering this, what are the challenges that human rights activists are facing in a place like Israel and Palestine? What motivates them? And which lessons may we learn from the successes of the activists of the past, such as the ones who struggled against the apartheid regime in South Africa?

We will watch the first 25 min from the film “five broken cameras” followed by a 20 min talk and then we will open it for a discussion.

Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to cultivate a wheelchair accessible space. This is a continuing goal of the organizers of Andrými.

There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).

Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.

Feb
14
Thu
The Icelandic Permaculture Association: Seed swap & knowledge
Feb 14 @ 20:00 – 22:00

//ENGLISH BELOW

Vistræktarfélag Íslands býður ykkur velkomin/The Icelandic Permaculture Association invites you

Takið með ykkur fræ, kannski einn eða tvo pakka til að deila. Gott væri að útbúa lítil bréf með fræjum og hafa tilbúin. Ef þið eigið engin fræ getið þið notað tækifærið til að panta saman fræ og deila þannig fróðleik. Fésbókarviðburður verður settur upp þarf sem hægt er að koma með óskir af fræjum sem mann vantar.

kl. 20.00 Heilsast / Get together
kl. 20.05 Læra að búa til orgami bréfvasa / Learn to make origmai paper envelopes
kl. 20.10 Kynning á sáningu grænmetis og kryddjurta og umræður / Intro to
kl. 20.30 Sáð fyrir tómötum á staðnum/Sowing tomatoes
kl. áfram/onwards Deila fræjum og fróðleik/ Share seeds and knowledge

Besta leiðin til að kynnast Vistræktarfélagi Íslands er að hitta okkur á félagsfundum
eða fræðslufundum þar sem við fjöllum um hvað sé í gangi og hvernig hanna má líf og land með vistrækt, Skráning í félagið öllum opin sem vilja bæta sitt umhverfi og samfélag.

AÐGENGI:

Aðgengi er ábótavant. Svo það má hafa samband ef það eru spurningar eða bara mæta og við hjálpum, enda er eitt af gildum vistræktar að lausnir séu fólgnar í vandamálum. Nánari upplýsingar hér.
https://andrymi.org/is/adgengileg/

//English

Best way to get to know The Icelandic Permaculture Association is to meet us on club meetings or presentations where we we talk about current projects and how to design life and land with permaculture. Registration is open for everybody that want to improve their environment and community.

Bring some seeds, maybe one or two packets to share. Please make small envelopes to have ready. If you dont have any seeds then you can use the opportunity to order seeds together and therfor knowledge. Facebook event will be set up and there you can make requests for seeds you need.

 

ACCESSIBILITY:

Access has some limitation. So please get in contact for questions or just show up and we help, since one of the principles of permaculture is the problem is the solution. More info here.
https://andrymi.org/accessibility/

Feb
23
Sat
Námskeiđ um sjávarspendýr // Workshop on marine mammals
Feb 23 @ 10:00 – 15:00
Sea Shepherd Iceland will host several marine biologists to talk about marine mammals and how their protection is necessary to restore the oceans.This event is private. It is dedicated to Sea Shepherd members and other environmental activists to teach them how to talk about marine mammals, their roles in the marine ecosystems, their threats and about tools scientists can use to follow them.
Accessibility:The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to cultivate a wheelchair accessible space. This is a continuing goal of the organizers of Andrými.

There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).

Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.

Ljósmyndakvöld // Photo Gathering
Feb 23 @ 19:00 – 22:00
An independently organised event by the darkroom collective.Hæ! We would like to invite you all photography lovers (analog and digital), aspiring photographers and pro, to our monthly gathering at Andrými.

We chose a theme for the assignment of this month: Long exposure. We encourage you to get some new shots in the next weeks or to look into your archive of pics and bring a couple of images, no matter the format. The aim of this exercise is to exchange opinions, points of view and share our knowledge.
During the evening, we will have an introduction about the use of the different kind of filters you can bring with you on the field: Neutral density filters and Polarizer.

Also, regardless the assignment, feel free to bring any material, gear etc. with you. Doubts, questions, ideas or thoughts for next meetings are very welcome as well.

Let’s have a nice meeting and fun!

Accessibility:The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to cultivate a wheelchair accessible space. This is a continuing goal of the organizers of Andrými.

There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).

Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.

Feb
24
Sun
Sjálfboðaliðafundur /// Drop-in volunteer meeting
Feb 24 @ 13:00 – 14:00

Viltu vera í sjálfboðaliðateymi Andrýmis sem heldur utan um Opið hús?

Sunnudaginn 24. febrúar klukkan 13:00 eru öll áhugasöm velkomin í Andrými þar sem við munum hittast til að fara yfir hvernig opna húsið gengur fyrir sig og taka á móti nýjum sjálfboðaliðum.

Andrými er með opnunartíma þar sem fólk getur litið inn, fengið sér kaffibolla, kynnt sér starfsemina og nýtt aðstöðuna utan við skipulagða viðburði. Opnunartímarnir eru mánudaga 17-20, þriðjudaga 13-18, föstudaga 12-20 og sunnudaga 10-13. Á sunnudögum eru börn og fjölskyldur sérlega velkomin.

Til að gera þetta mögulegt eru sjálfboðaliðar sem sjá um að opna húsið og eru fólki innan handar.
Skipulagið virkar þannig að þegar viðkomandi vill sjá um opna húsið er skjal þar sem hægt er að skrá sig á tiltekna tíma. Kannski viltu sjá um sunnudagsmorgna í þessari viku og svo taka að þér þriðjudaginn eftir tvær vikur? Eða kannski er ákveðinn tími sem hentar best og þú vilt sjá um opið hús alla þriðjudagseftirmiðdaga? Hvernig sem þú vilt!

Endilega kíkið við á sunnudaginn líka ef þið eruð ekki viss eða eruð bara forvitin ;). Þar verður fyrirkomulagið líka betur kynnt.

Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.

Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.

Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.

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Do you want to be a part of Andrými’s volunteer team that takes care of the Community drop-in hours?
Sunday 24th of February at 1pm everybody who’s interested is welcome in Andrými where we’ll meet to introduce how the drop-in works and welcome new volunteers.

Andrými has opening hours or drop-in where people can stop by, have a coffee, get introduced to the space and use the facilities outside of organised events. The drop-in hours are Mondays 7-20, Tuesdays 13-18, Fridays 12-20 and Sundays 10-13. Children and families are especially welcome on Sundays.

To make this possible there are volunteers who open the house and are present during this time.
The setup works in the way that there’s a document where you can fill in your name at the times you’d like to take care of the drop-in. It can be varying; this week you’d like to to Sunday and two weeks later you want to do Tuesday or you can have a fixed time f.x. every Tuesday afternoon. It’s up to you!

Come by on Sunday even if you’re unsure or just curious ;). The set-up will be further introduced there.

Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.

There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).

Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.

Feb
25
Mon
Discussion about the creation of an alternative media in Iceland
Feb 25 @ 19:30 – 21:00

Discussion about the creation of an alternative media in Iceland. The discussion will be in English in the presence of a member of a European alternative media federation.

Mar
8
Fri
8th march movie screening and discussion
Mar 8 @ 20:00 – 21:30

//English below//

Slagtog, hópur um femíníska sjálfsvörn, ætlar að sýna heimildarmyndinda Mutantes (Punk Porn Feminism) eftir franska rithöfundinn og feministann Virginie Despentes.

Tilefnið er 8. mars, alþjóðlegur baráttudagur kvenna en einnig er viðburðurinnn ætlaður sem mótsvar við þeirri gífurlega hatursfullu orðræðu í kringum kynlífsvinnu á Íslandi.

Eftir á verða umræður.


Slagtog, a collective of people who practice feminist self-defence,  is hosting a movie projection the 8th of march, the international women’s day. The movie shown is Virginie Depentes’ “Mutantes (Punk Porno Feminism)”, a documentary about what has been called by some sex-positive feminism. One reason for the choice of this movie is the excessive amount of anti-sex work discourse we hear in the Icelandic feminist circles.

After the movie we will share some reading and have discussions.