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Konuhópur Rauða krossins er blandaður hópur flóttakvenna, íslenskra kvenna og kvenna af erlendum uppruna sem hittist síðasta föstudag í hverjum mánuði, kl. 16.00 – 18.00 með það að markmiði að kynnast, efla og styrkja tengslanet og deila sögum og samveru.
Í byrjun hvers misseris hittast konur og búa til dagskrá – í mars á að skoða handverk frá ólíkum löndum og læra hver af annarri. Að þessu sinni er samveran 23. mars (síðasti föstudagur mánaðarins er frídagur) í róttæka félagsrýminu Andrými. Einnig verður stutt kynning á því sem gerist í Andrými!
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The woman group in the Red Cross is a mixed group of refugees, Icelandic women and women of foreign origin who meet every last Friday of the month, at 16:00 – 18:00 with the aim of getting to know each other, empowering each other and to strengthen the people network. It’s also a place to share stories and togetherness.
At the beginning of each semester some of the women meet and create a program – in March we will explore handcrafts from different countries and learn from each other. This time, the collaboration on March 23 and will be held in Andrými, where we’ll also get to learn about the different activities that take place there.

Eugene Imotu was deported to Nigeria and separated from his children last June, his family received the residence permit in Iceland two months later. He is now however asked to pay about 1.14 million Icelandic krona to the State (cost of his custody and detention by 4 police officers) before his case can be presented back to the immigration Office. A first event (a concert) was organized in January to start raising the money, the 24th of March we will organize a second fundraising event, family friendly, to help Eugene come back to his children. Come to have a good time at Andrými, there will be food and activities for the children.
The detailed program will be presented later.
This event will be vegan friendly.

…but what do you mean by “the Other”? i’d hear it frequently after gigs and performances; “that surely was something e l s e”. oh, was it? that’s like one ideal casual commentary. it doesn’t even imply neither negativity nor positivity. and yet, when we contact with an object from which we differ, it’s hardly ever neutral. but not in an easy dichotomic way – it’s tricky to decode. which assumptions were quick, which were not rooted in our own preferences? one can easily fall for hatred or fetishization of the Other. capitalist society made us all dive unconsciously into the perils of individualism early at our lives, where we swirl around neglecting and embracing our unclear otherness.
it needs contemplation and critique. self-critique, perhaps? that’s what on our (?) minds.
the music this night will be provided by Kinga Kozłowska (aka Teenage Lightning), Szymon Keler and Miłosz Cirocki (aka Niemy Dotyk). we will be playing collage DJ sets about our understanding of the notion of the Other. the political frame is obvious – we’re all Poles, semi-proud leaders of immigration, with basic Icelandic skills, and we are asking ourselves, how do we perceive our otherness here? but the metaphorical sense remains open to interpretation, and that’s what we invite you to.

The group is for sexual assault and violence survivors to come together and share their thoughts, feelings, and stories in a completely anonymous setting free of judgment. We aim to give survivors a safe space where they can talk freely.
We will have a trigger warning discussion before every event for people with trauma.
The event is open for survivors of all genders & sexualities.

This is a closed event

The group is for sexual assault and violence survivors to come together and share their thoughts, feelings, and stories in a completely anonymous setting free of judgment. We aim to give survivors a safe space where they can talk freely.
We will have a trigger warning discussion before every event for people with trauma.
The event is open for survivors of all genders & sexualities.