An informal introduction to the current Indigenous-led struggle to protect the waters and land in Mi’kma’ki (specifically the so-called Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) and Secwepemcul’ecw (so-called South-Central British Columbia) followed by discussion.
The talk will focus on the Mi’kmaq resistance against the Alton Gas salt cavern project on the Shubenacadie River, and the Secwepemc Tiny House Warriors protesting in similar way against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Project, together with very brief setting in the context of the history of Indigenous resistance in so-called Canada. Additional information will be available on site (texts in English).
Canada’s trying to preach reconciliation but in fact things are as dire as ever – Indigenous unceded land is being quietly sold to corporations such as Alton Gas and BP Canada; Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people still routinely go missing, and Indigenous lives are treated as disposable.
Let’s come together to remember Tina Fontaine, Loretta Saunders, Colten Boushie and many more & talk about action.
There’s no entrance, but we’ll try to collect some money to support the Mi’kmaq water protectors & the Treaty Camp (https://stopaltongas.wordpress.com/donate/) on Shubenacadie (please bring cash). The talk will take place in English.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. An architect is already working on drawing a ramp and making an accessible bathroom in the space.
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.
Anarchism, Democracy and the Icelandic Constitution
In 2012 Iceland embarked on a process of rewriting its national constitution. Unlike many examples around the world where countries renew or change their constitutions, this was to be a ‘crowd-sourced’ constitution, with the people of Iceland having a more direct and participatory role in how the new constitution was to look. This discussion workshop will reflect on that process and ask what it means for something a process like writing a constitution to be genuinely democratic. How can people be actively involved? What barriers are there stopping certain people from taking part? How can those barriers be overcome. Drawing on anarchist ideas of democracy, the workshop builds on discussions with activists and others in Iceland to explore what it would take for participatory democracy to work properly.
The workshop takes place in English (interpretation by request) and is hosted by Dr. Thomas Swann:
“I completed my PhD at the University of Leicester School of Management in September 2015. Prior to that, I gained an MA in Social and Political Philosophy from Radboud University Nijmegen in 2010 and an MA in Philosophy from the University of Glasgow in 2008. My research has examined the connections between anarchism and organisational cybernetics, aiming to develop ‘anarchist cybernetics’ as a framework for understanding radical left social movement organisation. More broadly, this included looking at the nature of autonomy in anarchist organisation, the relationship between tactics, strategy and grand strategy and the ways in which communication can be understood in a radical left context. An important element of this work focused on the notion of alternative social media.”
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so.
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.
Every Wednesday at 17:30 – 19:00 we are getting together to teach English to people of different backgrounds.
Our goal is to provide people with the communication skills useful in everyday situations and in accordance with their needs.
Refugees, asylum seekers and anyone who would like to participate – you are all welcome!
Accessibility:
One of us – a native speaker – has offered to teach via Skype – so get in touch if you are interested!
Andrými is at Bergþórugata 20.
(The entrance is by Vitastígur)
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. An architect is already working on drawing a ramp and making an accessible bathroom in the space.
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 door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
The washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Jamey Ellis would like to promote veganism as a synonym of compassion.
Join him for an open dialogue where he will introduce holistic veganism and it’s intersectionality with numerous other topics like humanitarianism, classism, sexism, racism, feminism, environmentalism, speciesism, and much more.
The goal of the night is not to convert people into veganism. It will be to provoke thoughts around ahimsa (non-violence) and compassion and having integrity in whatever it is you believe in.
Jamey defines holistic veganism as the practice of care for all living beings and their home environments, through the lenses of inter-being and intersectionality, with veganism as tool and philosophy that illustrates their actuality.
He has been vegan for 16 years and practices gift economy, unschooling, non-competition, sustainable consumerism and living, personal zero waste management, and other philosophical and practical tools to pursue and promote ahimsa towards each other and the planet.
The evening will begin with the dialogue at 6pm. At 8pm we will enjoy a vegan potluck. Bring your favorite dish to share and inspire others. If you can not come for the talk, then just come for the dinner.
This event is free, open to all people, and will be in English.
Private workshop for vegan activists pre-registered by AVO.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. We are still waiting for a contract of use from the city that would permit us to change the building.
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.
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.
____________________________________________________________
We hope to see you at Andrými for a relaxed chat and exploration into Tibetan Buddhism!
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.
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/
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.
After the success of our first workshop on marine mammals Sea Shepherd Iceland has decided to continue this collaboration with scientists! The second workshop will be dedicated to fish and sharks.
Agenda :
Friday 29/03 : 19:00 to 20:00
Pr. Steven Campana : Shark bycatch complicates shark science, management and conservation
Saturday 30/09 : 10:00 to 13:00
Gotje Von Leesen : Impact of climate change on cod in Iceland (Maybe one more talk on fish stock management in Iceland)
This workshop is dedicated to Sea Shepherd members and other environmental activists in order to learn how to talk about fish and sharks, their roles in the marine ecosystems, their threats and about tools scientists can use to follow them.
This event is free of charge but, due to the limited seats available, prior registration is essential. Please contact us by email at iceland@seashepherdglobal.org or by sending us a message on messenger.
– 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.
calendar
An independently organised event.
An informal introduction to the current Indigenous-led struggle to protect the waters and land in Mi’kma’ki (specifically the so-called Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) and Secwepemcul’ecw (so-called South-Central British Columbia) followed by discussion.
The talk will focus on the Mi’kmaq resistance against the Alton Gas salt cavern project on the Shubenacadie River, and the Secwepemc Tiny House Warriors protesting in similar way against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Project, together with very brief setting in the context of the history of Indigenous resistance in so-called Canada. Additional information will be available on site (texts in English).
Canada’s trying to preach reconciliation but in fact things are as dire as ever – Indigenous unceded land is being quietly sold to corporations such as Alton Gas and BP Canada; Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people still routinely go missing, and Indigenous lives are treated as disposable.
Let’s come together to remember Tina Fontaine, Loretta Saunders, Colten Boushie and many more & talk about action.
There’s no entrance, but we’ll try to collect some money to support the Mi’kmaq water protectors & the Treaty Camp (https://stopaltongas.wordpress.com/donate/) on Shubenacadie (please bring cash). The talk will take place in English.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. An architect is already working on drawing a ramp and making an accessible bathroom in the space.
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.
An independently organised event.
Anarchism, Democracy and the Icelandic Constitution
In 2012 Iceland embarked on a process of rewriting its national constitution. Unlike many examples around the world where countries renew or change their constitutions, this was to be a ‘crowd-sourced’ constitution, with the people of Iceland having a more direct and participatory role in how the new constitution was to look. This discussion workshop will reflect on that process and ask what it means for something a process like writing a constitution to be genuinely democratic. How can people be actively involved? What barriers are there stopping certain people from taking part? How can those barriers be overcome. Drawing on anarchist ideas of democracy, the workshop builds on discussions with activists and others in Iceland to explore what it would take for participatory democracy to work properly.
The workshop takes place in English (interpretation by request) and is hosted by Dr. Thomas Swann:
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so.
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.
Every Wednesday at 17:30 – 19:00 we are getting together to teach English to people of different backgrounds.
Our goal is to provide people with the communication skills useful in everyday situations and in accordance with their needs.
Refugees, asylum seekers and anyone who would like to participate – you are all welcome!
Accessibility:
One of us – a native speaker – has offered to teach via Skype – so get in touch if you are interested!
Andrými is at Bergþórugata 20.
(The entrance is by Vitastígur)
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. An architect is already working on drawing a ramp and making an accessible bathroom in the space.
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 door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
The washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
An independently organised event:
6pm- Dialogue
8pm- Vegan Potluck
Jamey Ellis would like to promote veganism as a synonym of compassion.
Join him for an open dialogue where he will introduce holistic veganism and it’s intersectionality with numerous other topics like humanitarianism, classism, sexism, racism, feminism, environmentalism, speciesism, and much more.
The goal of the night is not to convert people into veganism. It will be to provoke thoughts around ahimsa (non-violence) and compassion and having integrity in whatever it is you believe in.
Jamey defines holistic veganism as the practice of care for all living beings and their home environments, through the lenses of inter-being and intersectionality, with veganism as tool and philosophy that illustrates their actuality.
He has been vegan for 16 years and practices gift economy, unschooling, non-competition, sustainable consumerism and living, personal zero waste management, and other philosophical and practical tools to pursue and promote ahimsa towards each other and the planet.
The evening will begin with the dialogue at 6pm. At 8pm we will enjoy a vegan potluck. Bring your favorite dish to share and inspire others. If you can not come for the talk, then just come for the dinner.
This event is free, open to all people, and will be in English.
Private workshop for vegan activists pre-registered by AVO.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. We are still waiting for a contract of use from the city that would permit us to change the building.
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.
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.
____________________________________________________________
We hope to see you at Andrými for a relaxed chat and exploration into Tibetan Buddhism!
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.
****
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.
//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/
//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.
An independent event organised by Sea Shepherd.
Workshop on fish and shark !
After the success of our first workshop on marine mammals Sea Shepherd Iceland has decided to continue this collaboration with scientists! The second workshop will be dedicated to fish and sharks.
Agenda :
Friday 29/03 : 19:00 to 20:00
Pr. Steven Campana : Shark bycatch complicates shark science, management and conservation
Saturday 30/09 : 10:00 to 13:00
Gotje Von Leesen : Impact of climate change on cod in Iceland (Maybe one more talk on fish stock management in Iceland)
This workshop is dedicated to Sea Shepherd members and other environmental activists in order to learn how to talk about fish and sharks, their roles in the marine ecosystems, their threats and about tools scientists can use to follow them.
This event is free of charge but, due to the limited seats available, prior registration is essential. Please contact us by email at iceland@seashepherdglobal.org or by sending us a message on messenger.
– 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.
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