Category Archives: General
Between solidarity and charity: a dialogue from the kitchen
“In the end, the state is not only the institutions and their control, but it is also a relationship between people: how they act in respect to each other. So, it’s not about organizing free social activities, or handing out … Continue reading
A difficult start of the 5th year
Hello everybody! Gradually leaving our summer break behind, a new season of the Barricade has reached us. Hoping to return to our practice of collectivising the labor that nurtures us all, we unfortunately still find ourselves in the midst of … Continue reading
Zorg voor elkaar?
UPDATE 26/05 In these times when most of our communal spaces are closed, the streets are overflowed with positive messages recommending us of “Taking good care of each other”, of “sending a lot of hearts to the hospitals”, of “getting … Continue reading
Pizza en Participatiesamenleving: eerste reflecties over werken als solidariteitskeuken
The English version of this text is below. Gisteren hebben wij pizzas gebakken. Ondertussen reflecteerden we op werken als solidariteitskeuken in de maand maart. Dit zijn onze eerste reflecties en gedachtes. De Barricade bevindt zich in een nieuwe positie. Zoals … Continue reading
Towards a Quarantine Resistance – Report from the 2nd Online Assembly
On Wednesday April 1st we had a second online assembly, (after the first one we had) here are the notes from what was discussed in the hope that, even if super-incomplete, they might be of help to other people. In … Continue reading
Towards a Quarantine Resistance – Report from the Online Assembly
Yesterday we had an online assembly to discuss together the current situation of the Corona-crisis in the Netherlands, how this is affecting us and other people around and what we can still do. It was a nice opportunity to listen … Continue reading
Rojava Everywhere: Report
On Sunday 23rd of February we hosted Rojava Everywhere, a day in solidarity with the revolution in Rojava. The program consisted of many lectures and discussions on the ideas that inspired the revolution, on how they are put in practice … Continue reading
There’s no fighting climate-deniers without fighting capitalism
Identifying climate denial exclusively with the various far right politicians that in the recent years rose up worldwide, would be naive and absurd. It is capitalism itself to be denying the climate crisis. Capitalism is sometimes explicitly a climate-denier: this … Continue reading
Kitchens’ Reflection Table #2– Report
This is the report of the conversation we had, for the introduction text, see here Escaping the service dynamics: what to do when people see you as a service and not as a collective effort? Introduction: The modern city is … Continue reading
Kitchens’ Reflection Table #1 – Report
This is the report of the conversation we had, for the introduction text, see here Politics of food: How can we use our kitchens and the food we cook with to bring forth change? At this table we were with … Continue reading