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BENEFIT event for GROND a.k.a. DAY of the DEBT

Grond, Saturday, October 31 at 01:00 PM GMT+1

This night, GROND will slowly turn into a haunted house… unless YOU show resistance!

GROND is an artist-led community space that exists independently through the efforts of artists who invest their time and money in running the space.

After years of building we have arrived at the end of our start-up phase. We see a bright future, but at this moment we need a financial push to get us to that next phase.

During DAY of the DEBT we embrace the horror of capitalism. With activities ranging from kids’ workshops in the afternoon to a spooky lottery, a deathly dinner, a threatening art auction, and live music & DJs at night, we aim to empty your pockets!

🕐 Afternoon 1-4 pm (Kids) & Evening 5-11 pm (Dinner & Party) 🎟️ More info & tickets soon

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/benefit-event-for-grond-aka-day-of-the-debt

FCA Book Club - Reservoir Bitches

NieuwLand, Sunday, November 15 at 04:30 PM GMT+1

Reservoir Bitches (2024) by Dahlia de la Cerda /  Translated by Julia Sanches and Heather Cleary

Our next read Reservoir Bitches (Perras de Reserva, 2019) is de la Cerda’s first book to be translated into English. It’s a collection of “gritty, streetwise, and wickedly funny stories about Mexican women who fight, skirt, cheat, cry, kill, and lie their way to survival.”

“In the linked stories of Reservoir Bitches, thirteen Mexican women prod the bitch that is Life and become her. From the all-powerful daughter of a cartel boss to the victim of transfemicide, from a houseful of spinster seamstresses to a socialite who supports her politician husband by faking Indigenous roots, these women spit on their own reduction and invent new ways to endure, telling their own stories in bold, unapologetic voices. At once a work of black humor and social critique, Reservoir Bitches is a raucous debut from one of Mexico’s most thrilling new writers.” - from blurb 

We'll meet on Sunday 15th November at 16:30 

There will be a donation jar and some refreshments available (cash or pin). Please think about donating something if you are able; a place like NieuwLand can only exist through the contributions of volunteers and friends, who know of the importance of places like this, which exist as alternatives to an individualistic society, capitalist economy and gentrifying neighbourhoods. To learn more about NieuwLand visit their website (https://nieuwland.cc)

We will be meeting upstairs which isn’t wheelchair accessible. If you have access needs regarding the event please get in contact with us so that we can do our best to incorporate these.

If you want to attend the session but find it difficult to get hold of the book, reach out to us and we will try to help (feministbookclubamsterdam[@]gmail.com).  

Like the FCA more generally we aim to be a harassment free space for everybody. If you are new to our meetings, or feel you need a refresher please read our code of conduct to find out what behaviours we hope for from you, and hold ourselves to in our sessions http://www.thefeministclub.nl/coc

If there are topics or questions you would like to discuss please bring those with you. 

We are looking forward to seeing you!

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/fca-book-club-reservoir-bitches