“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.
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lokaður fundur / closed meeting
“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
Library maintenance session – closed event.
This is a closed event during Covid-19 restrictions. For more information please write to andrymi@riseup.net
private meeting (booked by Christina)
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