Framsaga og umræður um mögulega framtíð vitundarvíkkandi efna í geðheilbrigðisþjónustu – haldið í sal Íslenskrar Erfðagreiningar í Vatnsmýri fimmtudaginn 12. mars nk. Frá kl. 15:00 til 18:30.
Frummælandi er dr. Robin Carhart-Harris forstöðumaður rannsóknarseturs um vitundarvíkkandi efni hjá Imperial College í London. Robin hefur undanfarin ár leitt rannsóknir á vitundarvíkkandi efnum við háskólann. Eftir hann hafa birst á 6. tug vísindagreina um viðfangsefnið. Hann stýrði m.a. umfangsmikilli rannsókn á notkun psilocybin við alvarlegu þunglyndi og var heimildamyndin Magic Medicine gerð um þær rannsóknir.
Auk Robin munu innlendir fagaðilar halda erindi auk þess sem notendur lýsa reynslu sinni. Í lokin sitja þátttakendur í pallborði þar sem málþingsgestir geta spurt spurninga. Endanleg dagskrá liggur fyrir í byrjun febrúar og verður kynnt hér á viðburðinum og í fjölmiðlum.
Svarthol—menningarneind kynnir: The Net, Heimildamynd eftir Lutz Dammbeck (2003) Enska & þýska (með enskum texta), 115 mínútur Sunnudaginn 15. mars 2020—kl. 20:00 Andrými—Bergþórugata 20—101 Reykjavík Frítt inn—en frjáls framlög til Andrýmis vel þegin
Á árunum 1978–1985 stóð Ted Kaczynski, fyrrum stærðfræðiprófessor, einsamall fyrir sprengjuherferð gegn fólki innan úr bandaríska tæknigeiranum; þrír létu lífið & 23 særðust. Hvaða erindi áKaczynski—sem gefið hafði akademískan feril upp á bátinn fyrir einfalt líf úti í náttúrunni—í kaleidóskópíska frásögn af netheimum & hryðjuverkum, útópíustjórnmálum & amerískri andmenningu, LSD & CIA, sálfræðingnum Timothy Leary & eðlifræðingnum Heinz von Förster, rithöfundinum Ken Kesey & síkadelísku rokkhljómsveitinni Grateful Dead?
Um miðbik 20. aldar kom fram á sjónarsviðið herskari hugsuða vopnaður nýjum uppgötvunum í tækni & vísindum, stýri- & kerfisfræði, margmiðlunarlist, hernaði & sálfræði, sem áttu eftir að hafa gríðarleg áhrif á flestum sviðum mannlegrar tilveru. Samhliða örri þróun internetsins á síðasta fjórðungi 20. aldar vöknuðu upp áleitar spurningar um áhrif takmarkalausra framfara í upplýsingatækni á náttúru & samfélag. Í óhefðbundinni & ögrandi heimildamynd sinni skoðar Dammbeck þessa sögu & tvinnar saman við bréfaskipti sín & lífstíðarfangans Kaczynskis.
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Svarthol—cultural nothingness presents: The Net, Documentary by Lutz Dammbeck (2003)
English & German (with English subtitles), 115 minutes
Sunday March 15th 2020—8:00 p.m.
Andrými—Bergþórugata 20—101 Reykjavík
Free entrance—but feel free to donate a bit for Andrými’s rent
From 1978 to 1985, former math professor Ted Kaczynski ran a lone-wolf bombing campaign, targeting individuals from within the U.S. techno-industry—of whom three died & 23 were injured. Where does Kaczynski—who had turned his back to an academic career for a simple life in rural Montana—fit into a kaleidoscopic narrative, including the internet & terrorism, utopian politics & American counter-culture, LSD & CIA, psychologist Timothy Leary & physicist-philosopher Heinz von Förster, author Ken Kesey & psychedelic rock-group Grateful Dead?
In the mid-20th century, a network of thinkers came forth with new discoveries in science & technology, cybernetics & systems theory, multimedia art, psychology & military research—affecting all spheres of human life. With the development of the internet during the last quarter of the 20th century, the question arose: What does the unlimited development of information technology mean for nature & society? In his unorthodox & provocative documentary, Dammbeck examines this story—interweaving it with his & Kaczynski correspondence.
Eating Disorder Presentation and Discussion / Framsetning og Umræða um Átröskun / Presentación y Discusión sobre el Trastorno Alimentario
The presentation (in English) will explain the underlying cause of eating disorders, and will also discuss the diet industry and recovery. The main themes are science and oppressive forces. The presentation does not include personal stories or graphic images (there is a trigger warning for one slide with non-graphic, Instagram-type images).
The discussion will not be a personal story-share/support group, but you can find the host afterwards if you’d like to talk more about support.
This is open to people with and without eating disorders.
This event is not the place to invalidate people with eating disorders or argue with anti-diet information.
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.
“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.
[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.
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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SKIPULAGT AF: Landssamtökin Geðhjálp
HVAR? Íslensk erfðagreining,
Liggur svarið í náttúrunni?
Framsaga og umræður um mögulega framtíð vitundarvíkkandi efna í geðheilbrigðisþjónustu – haldið í sal Íslenskrar Erfðagreiningar í Vatnsmýri fimmtudaginn 12. mars nk. Frá kl. 15:00 til 18:30.
Frummælandi er dr. Robin Carhart-Harris forstöðumaður rannsóknarseturs um vitundarvíkkandi efni hjá Imperial College í London. Robin hefur undanfarin ár leitt rannsóknir á vitundarvíkkandi efnum við háskólann. Eftir hann hafa birst á 6. tug vísindagreina um viðfangsefnið. Hann stýrði m.a. umfangsmikilli rannsókn á notkun psilocybin við alvarlegu þunglyndi og var heimildamyndin Magic Medicine gerð um þær rannsóknir.
Auk Robin munu innlendir fagaðilar halda erindi auk þess sem notendur lýsa reynslu sinni. Í lokin sitja þátttakendur í pallborði þar sem málþingsgestir geta spurt spurninga. Endanleg dagskrá liggur fyrir í byrjun febrúar og verður kynnt hér á viðburðinum og í fjölmiðlum.
Svarthol—menningarneind kynnir:
The Net, Heimildamynd eftir Lutz Dammbeck (2003)
Enska & þýska (með enskum texta), 115 mínútur
Sunnudaginn 15. mars 2020—kl. 20:00
Andrými—Bergþórugata 20—101 Reykjavík
Frítt inn—en frjáls framlög til Andrýmis vel þegin
Á árunum 1978–1985 stóð Ted Kaczynski, fyrrum stærðfræðiprófessor, einsamall fyrir sprengjuherferð gegn fólki innan úr bandaríska tæknigeiranum; þrír létu lífið & 23 særðust. Hvaða erindi á Kaczynski—sem gefið hafði akademískan feril upp á bátinn fyrir einfalt líf úti í náttúrunni—í kaleidóskópíska frásögn af netheimum & hryðjuverkum, útópíustjórnmálum & amerískri andmenningu, LSD & CIA, sálfræðingnum Timothy Leary & eðlifræðingnum Heinz von Förster, rithöfundinum Ken Kesey & síkadelísku rokkhljómsveitinni Grateful Dead?
Um miðbik 20. aldar kom fram á sjónarsviðið herskari hugsuða vopnaður nýjum uppgötvunum í tækni & vísindum, stýri- & kerfisfræði, margmiðlunarlist, hernaði & sálfræði, sem áttu eftir að hafa gríðarleg áhrif á flestum sviðum mannlegrar tilveru. Samhliða örri þróun internetsins á síðasta fjórðungi 20. aldar vöknuðu upp áleitar spurningar um áhrif takmarkalausra framfara í upplýsingatækni á náttúru & samfélag. Í óhefðbundinni & ögrandi heimildamynd sinni skoðar Dammbeck þessa sögu & tvinnar saman við bréfaskipti sín & lífstíðarfangans Kaczynskis.
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Svarthol—cultural nothingness presents:
The Net, Documentary by Lutz Dammbeck (2003)
English & German (with English subtitles), 115 minutes
Sunday March 15th 2020—8:00 p.m.
Andrými—Bergþórugata 20—101 Reykjavík
Free entrance—but feel free to donate a bit for Andrými’s rent
From 1978 to 1985, former math professor Ted Kaczynski ran a lone-wolf bombing campaign, targeting individuals from within the U.S. techno-industry—of whom three died & 23 were injured. Where does Kaczynski—who had turned his back to an academic career for a simple life in rural Montana—fit into a kaleidoscopic narrative, including the internet & terrorism, utopian politics & American counter-culture, LSD & CIA, psychologist Timothy Leary & physicist-philosopher Heinz von Förster, author Ken Kesey & psychedelic rock-group Grateful Dead?
In the mid-20th century, a network of thinkers came forth with new discoveries in science & technology, cybernetics & systems theory, multimedia art, psychology & military research—affecting all spheres of human life. With the development of the internet during the last quarter of the 20th century, the question arose: What does the unlimited development of information technology mean for nature & society? In his unorthodox & provocative documentary, Dammbeck examines this story—interweaving it with his & Kaczynski correspondence.
Come together and craft BDSM related toys / items.
Making a safe space for the queer/BDSM identifying community.
A short introduction to the concept of blue carbon and marine ecosystems’ role in climate engineering.
Eating Disorder Presentation and Discussion / Framsetning og Umræða um Átröskun / Presentación y Discusión sobre el Trastorno Alimentario
The presentation (in English) will explain the underlying cause of eating disorders, and will also discuss the diet industry and recovery. The main themes are science and oppressive forces. The presentation does not include personal stories or graphic images (there is a trigger warning for one slide with non-graphic, Instagram-type images).
The discussion will not be a personal story-share/support group, but you can find the host afterwards if you’d like to talk more about support.
This is open to people with and without eating disorders.
This event is not the place to invalidate people with eating disorders or argue with anti-diet information.
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.
“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.
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. ———
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