Pepp Ísland og Sumarborgin 2020 bjóða upp á Sumarsamveru í Mjóddinni og hefst verkefnið mánudaginn 29. júní 2020 og stendur yfir til 21. ágúst eða í samtals 8 vikur.
Verkefnið snýst um að rjúfa félagslega einangrun í kjölfar Covid en félagsleg einangrun hefur komið ansi illa við marga jaðarhópa s.s. fólk sem ekki stendur vel félagslega eða fjárhagslega.
Sumarsamvera er styrkt af Reykjavíkurborg en sjálfboðaliðar á vegum Pepp halda utan um það og gera hugmyndina að veruleika.
Sumarsamvera er haldin í húsnæði Hjálpræðishersins í Mjódd, að Álfabakka 12 og verður opið þar alla virka daga á milli kl 11:00 og 15:00 og verður kaffihúsastemning á staðnum en boðið er upp á kaffi og meðlæti, fólki að kostnaðarlausu, til að tryggja að enginn þurfi að neita sér um að kíkja í kaffi og hitta annað fólk.
Markmiðið er að fólk geti droppað við, fengið sér kaffi og spjallað, prjónað eða föndrað á staðnum allt eftir behag eða farið í göngutúr saman en leit stendur yfir að einhverjum sem gæti tekið að sér að skipuleggja stuttar göngur.
Við fögnum þeim sem vilja taka þátt og gerast sjálfboðaliðar og aðstoða okkur við þetta frábæra verkefni.
Um okkur.
Pepp er grasrótarstarf innan stærri samtaka, EAPN á Íslandi, sem berjast gegn fátækt á Evrópugrundvelli, bæði innan Evrópu og í hverju aðildarlandi fyrir sig.
Pepparar eru hópur fólks sem þekkir fátækt og félagslega einangrun á eigin skinni og vinnur að því að efla samstöðu á jákvæðan og lausnarmiðaðan hátt, byggja upp gott félagsstarf og vera talsmenn þessa hóps út í samfélagið hvar og hvenær sem þess þarf.
Takmark Peppara er valdefling einstaklinga úr fátækt með þátttöku, virkni, jákvæðni og samvinnu ásamt því að starfa náið með félagasamtökum, sveitarfélögum, stjórnvöldum og fjölmiðlum að breytingum í samfélaginu til að auka þátttöku okkar og til að hafa bein áhrif á þær ákvarðanir samfélags og yfirvalda sem að okkur snúa.
English translation can be found in the events discussion.
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PeP Iceland (Pepp Ísland) and Sumarborgin 2020 (The Summer City 2020) invite you to join us in our project Sumarsamvera (Summer gathering) in Mjódd, starting on Monday the 29th of June, which will carry on for the duration of 8 weeks.
The aim of the project is to break social isolation in the wake of Covid 19, but many marginalized groups have been heavily affected, especially those who are socially and financially vulnerable.
The Summer gathering is funded by the City of Reykjavík, but run by volunteers from PeP Iceland, who will be organizing and hosting the project.
The summer gathering will be held at the location of the Salvation Army in Mjódd, Álfabakki 12, and will be open every weekday from 11:00 till 15:00. The atmosphere will be that of a cafe, where people can come for coffee and snacks without having to pay. The aim is to ensure that despite having little money, people can still go for coffee and be in the company of other people.
The aim is to allow people to drop by, have coffee, talk, knit or do some kind of craft or other activities offered on location, or to go for walks or hikes together, if anyone would be interested in organizing and hosting such activities. We welcome anyone willing to volunteer or assist us with this project.
About us:
PeP Iceland (Pepp Ísland) is a grassroot organization inside a bigger network, the EAPN, who fight poverty and social exclusion, both at the European level, as well as locally in each member country.
PePs (Pepparar) are people who have personally experienced poverty and social exclusion and work to increase solidarity between people experiencing poverty. The aim is to create a positive and solution-based environment to empower those experiencing poverty and social exclusion to be their own spokespeople wherever and whenever necessary.
We want to form alliances with other organizations, municipalities, institutions, government and the media to increase our involvement in our communities and general society. We also want direct involvement in decision making regarding the issues that affect us and be consulted and involved when those issues are being discussed and decided on.
“In Canada, your postal code determines your health.”
Environmental racism has defined so-called Canada since its very beginnings. Indigenous and Black communities are at much higher risk of health problems caused by toxic industries taking over their communities and land without their consent.
This event is a fundraiser for the Mi’kmaq water protectors on Shubenacadie River and all proceeds will go to them (https://stopaltongas.wordpress.com). Recommended donation is 2000 ISK but no one will be turned away.
There are going to be snacks, drinks, chaga tea, and a screening of Ellen Page’s movie “There’s Something in the Water.” The film premiered at TIFF in 2019 and is based on the book There’s Something In The Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous & Black Communities by Ingrid Waldron. There will be a short introduction about some of the most notorious cases of environmental racism in Mi’kma’ki, such as the Alton Gas salt cavern project or the Pictou Landing pulp mill pollution, before the movie.
You can watch the trailer here:
Andrými is not accessible to wheelchairs. There are two gender neutral washrooms in the house, both only accessible by stairs. Wide variety of seating will be available (chairs, pillows, armchairs). If you have any accessibility or other concerns, don’t hesitate to contact me on blue1211[at]riseup.net. More detailed info on accessibility to be found here: https://andrymi.org/accessibility/
Dinner will be vegan — please let me know if you have any allergies or dietary needs. The movie will be screened in English with English subtitles.
IN/VERSE is an evening hosted by No Borders Iceland and Refuges in Iceland with the aim of creating a space for immigrants to express their experiences.
Various contributors of significant different backgrounds will show wide artistic expressions, always embracing the idea of connecting through the emotions that we all might share despite the disparity.
The event will open with a sharing of stories filled with poetry, texts and speeches of voices not so often heard in Icelandic society. An art exhibition will be accompanying all along this cosy evening for people to freely explore it: drawings, pictures, sculptures. There will be room for dialogue between contributors of In/verse and the audience as long as respect to their contributions is present, we want to encourage people to start conversations as if they would be part of the performance or simply to show how the sharing of it has moved them. And finally but not less importantly, the evening will be closed off by mesmerising music.
18:00 Doors Open
18:15 Speeches/Stories/Dialogue
20:00 Concerts:
Jelena Ciric
Flaaryr
21:00 Dj Set:
DJ Freky and DJ Wolf from the Ambient Karma Rock DJ collective from Reykjavík Cultural Cypher
– ÍSLENSKA-
Á viðburðinum IN/VERSE mun fjöldi þátttakenda frá mismunandi bakgrunni sýna fjölbreytta list með það að leiðarljósi að tengjast tilfinningalega sameiginlegri upplifun margra þrátt fyrir ójöfnuð.
Viðburðurinn opnar með sögusögnum, ljóðum og ræðu þeirra radda sem ekki oft fá að heyrast í íslensku samfélagi.
Listviðburðurinn mun innihalda teikningar, myndir og skúlptúra. Boðið verður upp á samræður á milli þátttakenda og áhorfanda og verða áhorfendur hvattir til að deila upplifun sinni með þátttakendum. Áhorfendur eru hvattir til að sýna virðingu og nærgætni. Kvöldið endar svo á heillandi tónlist.
[may be rescheduled depending on the COVID situation]
Queers don’t let queers become cops.
But why?
For the same reason as why the “first pride was a riot,” as we’ve probably all heard, in more or less pinkwashed versions.
This talk will provide a brief (and nowhere near exhaustive!) overview of the history of anti-queer policing. From the police arresting people on “impersonation” charges to Compton’s Cafeteria and “Operation Soap” raids, as well as many other instances of structural police violence against queers, we’ve been shown time and time again that cops are not our friends and that while a queer person can (sometimes) become a police officer, the police as such can never be queer/ed.
After the talk, the atmosphere will get lighter, and the 2014 movie Pride (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3169706/) will be screened. Lights snacks and a special drink, Police TearsTM, will be available.
This event is a fundraiser for an individual arrested at Reykjavik Pride 2019 after being personally targeted by the Pride Board who apparently believed they were about to carry out a direct action of some kind during the Pride. They were not. They were just walking in the pride parade, along with hundreds of others, having fun and looking for their friends. But if they had been, you’d think the Pride organizers would’ve welcomed a queer-led and -focused direct action, bringing attention to the multitude of issues concerning queer individuals?
Wrong.
Instead, the Pride Board made sure to point out this particular person to the police, who arrested them without a second thought. They can do that because of the notorious Section 19 of the Icelandic Police Act, according to which the public is obliged to obey police orders, no matter what (read more about the ongoing court cases against activists using this Section here: https://www.facebook.com/nidur19, and https://adstandaupp.com/19-gr/) . The charges were dropped after a few weeks, but that does not make the experience of an arrest disappear, as arrests themselves are violent and notoriously used to bully and discourage activists. In addition to dealing with the trauma of an arrest, they’ve also had to deal with the trauma of being betrayed by their supposed queer comrades. (The 2019 Reykjavik Pride Board has still not accepted any responsibility – except for one person who has been so disillusioned by their decision that they have resigned from the Pride Parade Board – and has repeatedly supported police presence at the parade.)
The person has decided to sue the police for wrongful arrest, and so all the money raised will go to pay for the legal costs associated with this. If there is any money left, it will go to Slagtog (http://slagtog.org), a feminist self-defence collective based in Reykjavik. Feminist self-defence and community care are excellent alternatives to policing, and have been proven effective.
Looking forward to see you all! (Except cops, obviously.)
Accessibility:
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).
The bathrooms 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). There is no bathroom on the ground floor.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral. The event takes place on the ground floor. The movie will be screened in English with English subtitles and the talk will take place in English – questions and comments in English and Icelandic will be welcome, as well as potentially other languages.
Due to COVID19, a very limited number of people will be able to take part in the event. Chairs will be spaced two metres apart and masks will need to be worn at all times, except when drinking and eating. PLEASE FOLLOW THE EVENT FOR COVID UPDATES CLOSER TO THE DATE.
Hannyrðapönk í almenningsrými, einnig kallað hannyrðagraff, er
jákvætt hreyfiafl fyrir nærsamfélagið. Grunnhugmynd hannyrðapönksins;
að hver og ein manneskja sem vill láta gott af sér leiða með handavinnu,
handverki og/eða hannyrðum sínum getur starfað undir formerkjum
hannyrðapönksins. Engrar grunnþekkingar er krafist.
Í þessari smiðju á Menningarnótt getur fólk lært grunnatriði útsaums og hvernig er
hægt að graffa almenningsrými bæði með nýjum og gömlum útsaumi og
þannig stuðla gegn sóun textíls með afturnýtingu.
Craftivism in public spaces, also known as yarngraffiti, is a positive way to activate and influence our community. Anyone can be a craftivist, no special skills are required. If you use your crafts as a form of activism, and for the greater good, you can call yourself a craftivist.
In this short workshop on Menningarnótt you’ll learn the basic skills of embroidery and how to use yarn and upcycled textiles as a form of graffiti in your community.
Accessibility
Outdoor event, therefore it’s wheelchair accessible.
Seating is limited to what’s in the garden already.
Neither childcare nor food/drinks available.
Sigrún hannyrðapönkari speaks Icelandic, English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and little of German and French. Therefore she can interpret as she helps with the embroidery.
Visual instructions will also be available.
The event is free of charge and all embroidery materials will be provided for, and also free of charge.
Komdu að vefa! Það er án efa það skemmtilegasta & auðveldasta sem þú munt læra í allan dag.
Skapaðu hvað sem þér dettur í hug úr hinu ótrúlega aðgengilega efni sem vex allt í kring.
Möguleikarnir eru endalausir
Komdu með vini & alla fjölskylduna
Gæludýr velkomin.
—–
Come and fun with grass! The great material so poorly utilised by everyone. Don’t just cut it down. Build up the world in your own way with this easy and simple method.
Come on over and learn a new trick.
Bring your friends and family.
Dogs welcome, and cats as well!
——
Chodź, splot! Jest to bez wątpienia najfajniejsza i najłatwiejsza rzecz, której nauczysz się przez cały dzień.
Twórz, co myślisz o niesamowicie dostępnych treściach, które rosną dookoła.
Możliwości są nieskończone
Przyprowadź przyjaciół i całą rodzinę
Zwierzęta mile widziane.
——
Ven a tejer! Es sin duda la cosa más divertida y fácil que aprenderás durante todo el día.
Cree lo que piense del contenido increíblemente accesible que crece a su alrededor.
Las posibilidades son infinitas
Trae amigos y toda la familia.
Mascotas bienvenidas.
—–
Venez tisser! C’est sans aucun doute la chose la plus amusante et la plus simple que vous apprendrez toute la journée.
Créez ce que vous pensez du contenu incroyablement accessible qui se développe tout autour.
Les possibilités sont infinies
Amenez des amis et toute la famille
Animaux acceptés.
Komdu að vefa! Það er án efa það skemmtilegasta & auðveldasta sem þú munt læra í allan dag.
Skapaðu hvað sem þér dettur í hug úr hinu ótrúlega aðgengilega efni sem vex allt í kring.
Möguleikarnir eru endalausir
Komdu með vini & alla fjölskylduna
Gæludýr velkomin.
—–
Come and fun with grass! The great material so poorly utilised by everyone. Don’t just cut it down. Build up the world in your own way with this easy and simple method.
Come on over and learn a new trick.
Bring your friends and family.
Dogs welcome, and cats as well!
——
Chodź, splot! Jest to bez wątpienia najfajniejsza i najłatwiejsza rzecz, której nauczysz się przez cały dzień.
Twórz, co myślisz o niesamowicie dostępnych treściach, które rosną dookoła.
Możliwości są nieskończone
Przyprowadź przyjaciół i całą rodzinę
Zwierzęta mile widziane.
——
Ven a tejer! Es sin duda la cosa más divertida y fácil que aprenderás durante todo el día.
Cree lo que piense del contenido increíblemente accesible que crece a su alrededor.
Las posibilidades son infinitas
Trae amigos y toda la familia.
Mascotas bienvenidas.
—–
Venez tisser! C’est sans aucun doute la chose la plus amusante et la plus simple que vous apprendrez toute la journée.
Créez ce que vous pensez du contenu incroyablement accessible qui se développe tout autour.
Les possibilités sont infinies
Amenez des amis et toute la famille
Animaux acceptés.
Come over if you would like to learn how to support other people in the space, react to conflicts, get to know more about the work in our solidarity teams during bigger events or better understand why we have created the space. If you already use the space, either organising within/with your group, either as a participant, you are even more encourage to get to know how to support other participants in the space and provide a safer space for all. Andrými is open due to you, then let’s get together and talk about (why is) our radical social centre in town.
In other words – if you like Andrými as it is and want to help us make sure that the people feel welcome, taken care of and safe here and on top of that – get some useful skills – drop in!
Come over if you would like to learn how to support other people in the space, react to conflicts, get to know more about the work in our solidarity teams during bigger events or better understand why we have created the space. If you already use the space, either organising within/with your group, either as a participant, you are even more encourage to get to know how to support other participants in the space and provide a safer space for all.
Andrými is open due to you, then let’s get together and talk about (why is) our radical social centre in town.
In other words – if you like Andrými as it is and want to help us make sure that the people feel welcome, taken care of and safe here and on top of that – get some useful skills – drop in!
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***ENGLISH BELOW***
Pepp Ísland og Sumarborgin 2020 bjóða upp á Sumarsamveru í Mjóddinni og hefst verkefnið mánudaginn 29. júní 2020 og stendur yfir til 21. ágúst eða í samtals 8 vikur.
Verkefnið snýst um að rjúfa félagslega einangrun í kjölfar Covid en félagsleg einangrun hefur komið ansi illa við marga jaðarhópa s.s. fólk sem ekki stendur vel félagslega eða fjárhagslega.
Sumarsamvera er styrkt af Reykjavíkurborg en sjálfboðaliðar á vegum Pepp halda utan um það og gera hugmyndina að veruleika.
Sumarsamvera er haldin í húsnæði Hjálpræðishersins í Mjódd, að Álfabakka 12 og verður opið þar alla virka daga á milli kl 11:00 og 15:00 og verður kaffihúsastemning á staðnum en boðið er upp á kaffi og meðlæti, fólki að kostnaðarlausu, til að tryggja að enginn þurfi að neita sér um að kíkja í kaffi og hitta annað fólk.
Markmiðið er að fólk geti droppað við, fengið sér kaffi og spjallað, prjónað eða föndrað á staðnum allt eftir behag eða farið í göngutúr saman en leit stendur yfir að einhverjum sem gæti tekið að sér að skipuleggja stuttar göngur.
Við fögnum þeim sem vilja taka þátt og gerast sjálfboðaliðar og aðstoða okkur við þetta frábæra verkefni.
Um okkur.
Pepp er grasrótarstarf innan stærri samtaka, EAPN á Íslandi, sem berjast gegn fátækt á Evrópugrundvelli, bæði innan Evrópu og í hverju aðildarlandi fyrir sig.
Pepparar eru hópur fólks sem þekkir fátækt og félagslega einangrun á eigin skinni og vinnur að því að efla samstöðu á jákvæðan og lausnarmiðaðan hátt, byggja upp gott félagsstarf og vera talsmenn þessa hóps út í samfélagið hvar og hvenær sem þess þarf.
Takmark Peppara er valdefling einstaklinga úr fátækt með þátttöku, virkni, jákvæðni og samvinnu ásamt því að starfa náið með félagasamtökum, sveitarfélögum, stjórnvöldum og fjölmiðlum að breytingum í samfélaginu til að auka þátttöku okkar og til að hafa bein áhrif á þær ákvarðanir samfélags og yfirvalda sem að okkur snúa.
Nánari upplýsingar má fá á heimasíðunum http://www.eapn.is/ og https://www.eapn.eu/
Á Faceboo síðum okkar: https://www.facebook.com/eapn.pepp/ og https://www.facebook.com/eapn.is/
Einnig á netfanginu peppari@internet.is eða í síma 845 1040
English translation can be found in the events discussion.
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PeP Iceland (Pepp Ísland) and Sumarborgin 2020 (The Summer City 2020) invite you to join us in our project Sumarsamvera (Summer gathering) in Mjódd, starting on Monday the 29th of June, which will carry on for the duration of 8 weeks.
The aim of the project is to break social isolation in the wake of Covid 19, but many marginalized groups have been heavily affected, especially those who are socially and financially vulnerable.
The Summer gathering is funded by the City of Reykjavík, but run by volunteers from PeP Iceland, who will be organizing and hosting the project.
The summer gathering will be held at the location of the Salvation Army in Mjódd, Álfabakki 12, and will be open every weekday from 11:00 till 15:00. The atmosphere will be that of a cafe, where people can come for coffee and snacks without having to pay. The aim is to ensure that despite having little money, people can still go for coffee and be in the company of other people.
The aim is to allow people to drop by, have coffee, talk, knit or do some kind of craft or other activities offered on location, or to go for walks or hikes together, if anyone would be interested in organizing and hosting such activities. We welcome anyone willing to volunteer or assist us with this project.
About us:
PeP Iceland (Pepp Ísland) is a grassroot organization inside a bigger network, the EAPN, who fight poverty and social exclusion, both at the European level, as well as locally in each member country.
PePs (Pepparar) are people who have personally experienced poverty and social exclusion and work to increase solidarity between people experiencing poverty. The aim is to create a positive and solution-based environment to empower those experiencing poverty and social exclusion to be their own spokespeople wherever and whenever necessary.
We want to form alliances with other organizations, municipalities, institutions, government and the media to increase our involvement in our communities and general society. We also want direct involvement in decision making regarding the issues that affect us and be consulted and involved when those issues are being discussed and decided on.
For more information, check our websites: http://www.eapn.is/ and https://www.eapn.eu/
Our Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/eapn.pepp/ and https://www.facebook.com/eapn.is/
Our email: peppari@internet.is or on phone no: 845 1040
“In Canada, your postal code determines your health.”
Environmental racism has defined so-called Canada since its very beginnings. Indigenous and Black communities are at much higher risk of health problems caused by toxic industries taking over their communities and land without their consent.
This event is a fundraiser for the Mi’kmaq water protectors on Shubenacadie River and all proceeds will go to them (https://stopaltongas.wordpress.com). Recommended donation is 2000 ISK but no one will be turned away.
There are going to be snacks, drinks, chaga tea, and a screening of Ellen Page’s movie “There’s Something in the Water.” The film premiered at TIFF in 2019 and is based on the book There’s Something In The Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous & Black Communities by Ingrid Waldron. There will be a short introduction about some of the most notorious cases of environmental racism in Mi’kma’ki, such as the Alton Gas salt cavern project or the Pictou Landing pulp mill pollution, before the movie.
You can watch the trailer here:
Andrými is not accessible to wheelchairs. There are two gender neutral washrooms in the house, both only accessible by stairs. Wide variety of seating will be available (chairs, pillows, armchairs). If you have any accessibility or other concerns, don’t hesitate to contact me on blue1211[at]riseup.net. More detailed info on accessibility to be found here: https://andrymi.org/accessibility/
Dinner will be vegan — please let me know if you have any allergies or dietary needs. The movie will be screened in English with English subtitles.
@Iðnó, Vonarstræti 3
IN/VERSE is an evening hosted by No Borders Iceland and Refuges in Iceland with the aim of creating a space for immigrants to express their experiences.
Various contributors of significant different backgrounds will show wide artistic expressions, always embracing the idea of connecting through the emotions that we all might share despite the disparity.
The event will open with a sharing of stories filled with poetry, texts and speeches of voices not so often heard in Icelandic society. An art exhibition will be accompanying all along this cosy evening for people to freely explore it: drawings, pictures, sculptures. There will be room for dialogue between contributors of In/verse and the audience as long as respect to their contributions is present, we want to encourage people to start conversations as if they would be part of the performance or simply to show how the sharing of it has moved them. And finally but not less importantly, the evening will be closed off by mesmerising music.
18:00 Doors Open
18:15 Speeches/Stories/Dialogue
20:00 Concerts:
Jelena Ciric
Flaaryr
21:00 Dj Set:
DJ Freky and DJ Wolf from the Ambient Karma Rock DJ collective from Reykjavík Cultural Cypher
– ÍSLENSKA-
Á viðburðinum IN/VERSE mun fjöldi þátttakenda frá mismunandi bakgrunni sýna fjölbreytta list með það að leiðarljósi að tengjast tilfinningalega sameiginlegri upplifun margra þrátt fyrir ójöfnuð.
Viðburðurinn opnar með sögusögnum, ljóðum og ræðu þeirra radda sem ekki oft fá að heyrast í íslensku samfélagi.
Listviðburðurinn mun innihalda teikningar, myndir og skúlptúra. Boðið verður upp á samræður á milli þátttakenda og áhorfanda og verða áhorfendur hvattir til að deila upplifun sinni með þátttakendum. Áhorfendur eru hvattir til að sýna virðingu og nærgætni. Kvöldið endar svo á heillandi tónlist.
18:00 Húsið opnar
18:15 Ræður/Sögur/Samræður
20:00 Tónleikar – Jelena Ciric
Flaaryr
21:00 Dj set – Reykjavík Cultural Cypher
Heyrðirðu að það er opinber stríð í gangi í Vestur Sahara?
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Did you hear that ther is officially war in the Western Sahara?
it is sadly quite poor at this house
but more about it here:
https://andrymi.org/is/adgengileg/
12345 (Queer) Reasons Not To Trust The Police
[may be rescheduled depending on the COVID situation]
Queers don’t let queers become cops.
But why?
For the same reason as why the “first pride was a riot,” as we’ve probably all heard, in more or less pinkwashed versions.
This talk will provide a brief (and nowhere near exhaustive!) overview of the history of anti-queer policing. From the police arresting people on “impersonation” charges to Compton’s Cafeteria and “Operation Soap” raids, as well as many other instances of structural police violence against queers, we’ve been shown time and time again that cops are not our friends and that while a queer person can (sometimes) become a police officer, the police as such can never be queer/ed.
After the talk, the atmosphere will get lighter, and the 2014 movie Pride (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3169706/) will be screened. Lights snacks and a special drink, Police TearsTM, will be available.
This event is a fundraiser for an individual arrested at Reykjavik Pride 2019 after being personally targeted by the Pride Board who apparently believed they were about to carry out a direct action of some kind during the Pride. They were not. They were just walking in the pride parade, along with hundreds of others, having fun and looking for their friends. But if they had been, you’d think the Pride organizers would’ve welcomed a queer-led and -focused direct action, bringing attention to the multitude of issues concerning queer individuals?
Wrong.
Instead, the Pride Board made sure to point out this particular person to the police, who arrested them without a second thought. They can do that because of the notorious Section 19 of the Icelandic Police Act, according to which the public is obliged to obey police orders, no matter what (read more about the ongoing court cases against activists using this Section here: https://www.facebook.com/nidur19, and https://adstandaupp.com/19-gr/) . The charges were dropped after a few weeks, but that does not make the experience of an arrest disappear, as arrests themselves are violent and notoriously used to bully and discourage activists. In addition to dealing with the trauma of an arrest, they’ve also had to deal with the trauma of being betrayed by their supposed queer comrades. (The 2019 Reykjavik Pride Board has still not accepted any responsibility – except for one person who has been so disillusioned by their decision that they have resigned from the Pride Parade Board – and has repeatedly supported police presence at the parade.)
The person has decided to sue the police for wrongful arrest, and so all the money raised will go to pay for the legal costs associated with this. If there is any money left, it will go to Slagtog (http://slagtog.org), a feminist self-defence collective based in Reykjavik. Feminist self-defence and community care are excellent alternatives to policing, and have been proven effective.
Looking forward to see you all! (Except cops, obviously.)
Accessibility:
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).
The bathrooms 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). There is no bathroom on the ground floor.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral. The event takes place on the ground floor. The movie will be screened in English with English subtitles and the talk will take place in English – questions and comments in English and Icelandic will be welcome, as well as potentially other languages.
Due to COVID19, a very limited number of people will be able to take part in the event. Chairs will be spaced two metres apart and masks will need to be worn at all times, except when drinking and eating. PLEASE FOLLOW THE EVENT FOR COVID UPDATES CLOSER TO THE DATE.
—— Íslenska væntaleg. ———
[English below]
Hannyrðapönk í almenningsrými, einnig kallað hannyrðagraff, er
jákvætt hreyfiafl fyrir nærsamfélagið. Grunnhugmynd hannyrðapönksins;
að hver og ein manneskja sem vill láta gott af sér leiða með handavinnu,
handverki og/eða hannyrðum sínum getur starfað undir formerkjum
hannyrðapönksins. Engrar grunnþekkingar er krafist.
Í þessari smiðju á Menningarnótt getur fólk lært grunnatriði útsaums og hvernig er
hægt að graffa almenningsrými bæði með nýjum og gömlum útsaumi og
þannig stuðla gegn sóun textíls með afturnýtingu.
Craftivism in public spaces, also known as yarngraffiti, is a positive way to activate and influence our community. Anyone can be a craftivist, no special skills are required. If you use your crafts as a form of activism, and for the greater good, you can call yourself a craftivist.
In this short workshop on Menningarnótt you’ll learn the basic skills of embroidery and how to use yarn and upcycled textiles as a form of graffiti in your community.
Accessibility
Outdoor event, therefore it’s wheelchair accessible.
Seating is limited to what’s in the garden already.
Neither childcare nor food/drinks available.
Sigrún hannyrðapönkari speaks Icelandic, English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and little of German and French. Therefore she can interpret as she helps with the embroidery.
Visual instructions will also be available.
The event is free of charge and all embroidery materials will be provided for, and also free of charge.
Komdu að vefa! Það er án efa það skemmtilegasta & auðveldasta sem þú munt læra í allan dag.
Skapaðu hvað sem þér dettur í hug úr hinu ótrúlega aðgengilega efni sem vex allt í kring.
Möguleikarnir eru endalausir
Komdu með vini & alla fjölskylduna
Gæludýr velkomin.
—–
Come and fun with grass! The great material so poorly utilised by everyone. Don’t just cut it down. Build up the world in your own way with this easy and simple method.
Come on over and learn a new trick.
Bring your friends and family.
Dogs welcome, and cats as well!
——
Chodź, splot! Jest to bez wątpienia najfajniejsza i najłatwiejsza rzecz, której nauczysz się przez cały dzień.
Twórz, co myślisz o niesamowicie dostępnych treściach, które rosną dookoła.
Możliwości są nieskończone
Przyprowadź przyjaciół i całą rodzinę
Zwierzęta mile widziane.
——
Ven a tejer! Es sin duda la cosa más divertida y fácil que aprenderás durante todo el día.
Cree lo que piense del contenido increíblemente accesible que crece a su alrededor.
Las posibilidades son infinitas
Trae amigos y toda la familia.
Mascotas bienvenidas.
—–
Venez tisser! C’est sans aucun doute la chose la plus amusante et la plus simple que vous apprendrez toute la journée.
Créez ce que vous pensez du contenu incroyablement accessible qui se développe tout autour.
Les possibilités sont infinies
Amenez des amis et toute la famille
Animaux acceptés.
Komdu að vefa! Það er án efa það skemmtilegasta & auðveldasta sem þú munt læra í allan dag.
Skapaðu hvað sem þér dettur í hug úr hinu ótrúlega aðgengilega efni sem vex allt í kring.
Möguleikarnir eru endalausir
Komdu með vini & alla fjölskylduna
Gæludýr velkomin.
—–
Come and fun with grass! The great material so poorly utilised by everyone. Don’t just cut it down. Build up the world in your own way with this easy and simple method.
Come on over and learn a new trick.
Bring your friends and family.
Dogs welcome, and cats as well!
——
Chodź, splot! Jest to bez wątpienia najfajniejsza i najłatwiejsza rzecz, której nauczysz się przez cały dzień.
Twórz, co myślisz o niesamowicie dostępnych treściach, które rosną dookoła.
Możliwości są nieskończone
Przyprowadź przyjaciół i całą rodzinę
Zwierzęta mile widziane.
——
Ven a tejer! Es sin duda la cosa más divertida y fácil que aprenderás durante todo el día.
Cree lo que piense del contenido increíblemente accesible que crece a su alrededor.
Las posibilidades son infinitas
Trae amigos y toda la familia.
Mascotas bienvenidas.
—–
Venez tisser! C’est sans aucun doute la chose la plus amusante et la plus simple que vous apprendrez toute la journée.
Créez ce que vous pensez du contenu incroyablement accessible qui se développe tout autour.
Les possibilités sont infinies
Amenez des amis et toute la famille
Animaux acceptés.
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