program

Morze Infoshop events will be held at  RS 9 Theater, Rumbach Sebestyén utca 9, Budapest 1075 each Tuesday starting at 18.00.

March 7

This time we invite you to a common reading and a discussion based on Laura Hall`s text Indigenist Intersectionality:Decolonizing an Indigenous Eco-Queer Feminism and Anarchism available here: https://anarchiststudies.org/2017/02/15/indigenist-intersectionality-decolonizing-an-indigenous-eco-queer-feminism-and-anarchism-by-laura-hall/

February 14

Really simple storytelling – Consider the podcast

Technically, a podcast is an an episodic digital file that users
automatically download via web syndication (or RSS). Although podcasting is
not limited to audio files, most of what we refer to as podcasts are audio
shows.The technology and techniques behind making and distributing audio
content online are easily learned by podcasting fans, making the medium
more open and accessible than say film making. Even if it’s humble in
reputation, audio allows for the story to take center stage.
The presentation on podcasting will invite people to discuss the potential
of audio technology for storytelling and will include a short description
on what you need to think about before you start podcasting.

If there is enough interest in the room we might talk about a practical
training session on how to produce audio content for your activities or
actions.

January

January 24

Coming to Terms: Rethinking Popular Approaches to Anarchism and Feminism

This time we invite you to a common reading and a discussion based on Theresa Warburton`s text Coming to Terms: Rethinking Popular Approaches to Anarchism and Feminism available here: https://anarchiststudies.org/2017/01/13/coming-to-terms-rethinking-popular-approaches-to-anarchism-and-feminism-by-theresa-warburton/

January 17

Empowerment-Workshop for women*

December 20:

What role for culture?

In the first part of upcoming Morze Infoshop talk the story of RS 9 Teathre will be told – what`s interesting and important for us not only because it became athe new home of our infoshop talks, but also because this theater and the people around it played an important role in the building of anti-authoritarian cultural and public scene of Budapest since mid 80`s of 20th century.
In second part we plan to discuss some culture-related concerns regarding the a phenomena called EU 2030 Agenda.

December 13

Anarchism, a History, a Theory and a Practice

(Important! We start by 30 minutes later than the usual infoshop`s start at 18.00…this talk will be started at 18.30)

The history of Capitalism from has been followed by anti-system struggles from its very beginning until now. One of the most important streams of the Anti-Capitalist movements is Anarchism. In this talk we will take a brief look to the history of the anarchist movement, to its main branches and its most significant methods of struggle. As the Anarchist movement does not only focus to the overthrowing of the Capitalist system but it also aims to influence the way the Post-Capitalist society will be built, it offers an exciting opportunity to taste the human authenticity and often takes the “risk” of improvisation.

The talk will be held in Hungarian with simultaneous English translation.

Important! We start by 30 minutes later than the usual infoshop`s start at 18.00…this talk will be started at 18.30

December 6

The Legacy of Omar Aziz
Building autonomous, self-governing communes in Syria

This time we invite you to a common reading and a discussion based on Leila Al Shami`s text The Legacy of Omar Aziz
Building autonomous, self-governing communes in Syria available here: http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/leila-al-shami-the-legacy-of-omar-aziz

November:

November 22

Morze Stammtisch

Stammtisch is a German and Yiddish word, meaning a particular table in a cafe or pub, around which a certain group of people regularly meet to discuss some (for them) important topics, or just to hang out.
this time we-a small.local anti-authoritarian, anarcha-feminist infoshop-running collective-invite you to discuss mainly how to deal with post-Trump reality of global politics. We will be thankful, if you share both your personal feelings about it but also your opinion ; how might the fact Donald Trump `d been elected as u.s. president influence the focus,methods and goals of anarcha-feminists, third way feminists,anti-authoritarian social and environmental activists located in central/eastern europe.
we will be also rising the question, should is there any for us possible way to practice solidarity towards the non-trump electing folks in the us.

October:

October18

Practice the principles of the infoshop with your body

Dance and create art together in an egalitarian, non-hierarchal space. Be your own choreographer, your body is your own instrument; see where it wants to take you. Lead and be led by the group, give space and take up space as we explore collective creative dancing. Everyone can dance and no one else can tell you how to. No previous knowledge is needed and there are no steps that you need to know or memorize. Wear comfy clothes and shoes that allows you to move freely (I think the floor can be quite cold and socks can be too slippery).

October 11

Beyond Racism and Misogyny: Black Feminism and 2 Live Crew

This time we invite you to a common reading and a discussion based on Kimberle Williams Crenshaw`s text Beyond Racism and Misogyny: Black Feminism and 2 Live Crew available here: http://gag.academic.wlu.edu/files/2014/10/Beyond-Racism-and-Misogyny-Kimberle-Williams-Crenshaw.pdf

September:

September 27

Why don`t womyn don`t stop playing this rigged capitalist game

This time we invite you to a common reading and a discussion based on Nina Power`s text Why don’t women stop playing this rigged capitalist game? available here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/02/women-stop-playing-rigged-capitalist-game-saatchi-kevin-roberts

September 13

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January:

Sustainible Development- Issues besides Climate Change

December:

December 1

Was Jesus involved in politics? Reflections on the life and lessons of Jesus.

I was always taught that Jesus had not been recognized by society
he lived in as the Redeemer primarily because he was neither interested nor involved in politics. Meanwhile, his contemporaries were expecting a Messiah with a political message and program. This portrayal can be easily changed if we take a more detailed look at some stories from Jesus’ life. Though Jesus had indeed avoided any social roles and positions defined by power, his teachings and stories nevertheless powerfully inspired his followers to create and live a more love- and respect-based community life. By his gestures he also declared clear political and social messages regarding the most important questions and problems of the society he lived in.

December 8 

Morze Stammtisch III.

Stammtisch is a German and Yiddish word, meaning a particular table in a cafe or pub, around which a certain group of people regularly meet to discuss some (for them) important topics, or just to hang out. For this reason we – the small collective of morze infoshop, currently in a re-convening phase – are inviting a very special guest…..and that guest is nobody, but you. Join us and share your views on the local “activist “scene” or “movement,” or if you think that nothing like this exists, let’s discuss the possible reasons. We would also be thankful if you’d tell us, what are – or what would be – your expectations from a local anti-authoritarian, anarcha-feminist infoshop-running collective.

December 15

Social architecture and catastrophy tourism: Cultural empowerment in the East Ukrainian war zone

In the summer of 2015 I participated in a residency program called Architecture Ukraine, organized by Izolyatsia Platform for Cultural Initiatives (ha lehet, érdemes linkelni a facebook oldalukat). The residency gathered young architects, designers and social scientists with the aim to develop ideas about the reinvention of East Ukrainian urban areas afflicted by decades of economic stagnation and the recent conflict in the region. A participant coming from the field of social anthropology, I quickly became concerned over the meta-level of the action: what are the potentials of architectural intervention in an environment defined by the structural inequality of the main actors? What kind of encounters are possible between the two different realities of Western experts and the post-Soviet “other”? What is the most efficient but still ethical position an architect should take when dealing with disadvantaged places? My talk addresses these questions through the experiences of Architecture Ukraine residency, inviting the guests to take a stance or share their opinion on the subject.

December 22

Semio-capital and the problem of solidarity/The movement is dead, long live the movement

This time we invite you to a common reading of Bifo`s text Semio-capital and the problem of solidarity (2012) and an esay by  Tadzio Müller The movement is dead, long live the movement(2008)

The texts are available here:

http://th-rough.eu/writers/bifo-eng/semio-capital-and-problem-solidarity

and here:

http://turbulence.org.uk/turbulence-4/the-movement-is-dead-long-live-the-movement/

November: 

November 3

Class Struggle and Queer Experience : The Buttler-Fraser Debate

We will discuss a major debate within left-wing feminist and queer thought, between Nancy Fraser and Judith Butler. While Fraser describes gay and lesbian struggles as a question of cultural recognition rather than economic transformation, Butler insists that heteronormativity is crucial to contemporary class society. However, both Fraser and Butler appeal to queer thought and experience to complicate questions of identity.

http://newleftreview.org/I/212/nancy-fraser-from-redistribution-to-recognition-dilemmas-of-justice-in-a-post-socialist-age

http://www.soc.duke.edu/~grg5/Family/Sept13/Butler1997MerelyCultural.pdf

November 10

Anarchafeminist Manifesto

This time we invite you to a common reading of Anarchafeminist Manifesto first time published in 1983 in norvegian journal Folkebladet. The text is available here:
http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-anarchafeminist-manifesto
….would you add anything?

November 17 

Jeremy Corbin- the revival of party politics?

The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader has sent a shock wave around the UK’s political establishment and has painfully exposed a number of assumptions and hegemonic strategies adopted by the ruling class in the last few decades. It has also presented a question for activists on the radical left – could involvement in mainstream political parties and the electoral process be a useful way to spend energy and time? A discussion on hegemony, opposition and the prospects for a ‘new politics’ in the UK and beyond.

November 24

Was Jesus involved in politics? Reflections on the life and lessons of Jesus.

POSTPONED!!!!!

more info:

dear All,

we just received a phone call from our dear friend and deliverer of today’s talk Marta. She asked us to postpone the (today) talk due to some minor but not ignorable health difficulty of their small child. we wished them a soon recovery and agreed that the new date for Marti`s talk will be available in 12 hours and posted to this wall.
For those of you who don`t want to miss the companionship of/in today infoshop: two of us(commrade Zs and me) will be definitely there from 18.00 and we`ll be glad for having a tea/chat with anybody who would like to join us. Thanks for understanding and looking forwards to see all of you either this or at any other Tuesday at 18.00 in Massolit.

I was always taught that Jesus had not been recognized by society
he lived in as the Redeemer primarily because he was neither interested nor involved in politics. Meanwhile, his contemporaries were expecting a Messiah with a political message and program. This portrayal can be easily changed if we take a more detailed look at some stories from Jesus’ life. Though Jesus had indeed avoided any social roles and positions defined by power, his teachings and stories nevertheless powerfully inspired his followers to create and live a more love- and respect-based community life. By his gestures he also declared clear political and social messages regarding the most important questions and problems of the society he lived in.

October: 

October 6

Transistion Communities, Transistion Towns

What does it mean to be a transistion community in hungary? How do we organize, what do we aim for, what do we work with? What is this new narrative of communities taking responsibility for their own food, energy and local economy in the spirit of mutual aid?

October 13

Resettement and resistance: A case study of a Special Economic Zone in costal South India

The speaker will tell the sory of three famiies who lost or are threatened with losing land to a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in a smaller city in south India. One family whose spirit refuses to leave the land, a second for whom the SEZ has seen the partial cancellation of previous progressive land reforms, and a third for whom live on a resettlement colony is much tougher than imaged. SEZs are a recent policy initiative in India through which various companies and layers of the state imagine accelerated capitalist development. Hopefully a look into how and why people refuse to leave their land, as well as what happens to people once they are forced to leave, can allow us to talk more generally about our different relationships to land, as well as the difficulties we face when trying to create alternative visions of the future.

October 20

The Paris Commune and the Universal Republic

A look at the history of Paris Commune in 1871 from the perspective of 2015. What can social movements and activists learn from the Commune?  What is the significance of the Paris Commune for us now? How can it inform what we do, based on example and practices? A loosely-structured discussion, based upon recent re-interpretations of the Commune’s roots
and role in determining the development of different strands of anarchism and communism.

October 27

Ayotzinapa: state violence in Mexico

The talk will focus on the infamous night of Ayotzinapa -what happened, historical background of the rural school and the Guerrero area- as an example of state violence, which has become systematic, since the underlying socioeconomic and political problems have shift the power of the Mexican government to the organized crime, leading to a once again authoritarian state that aims at recovering its power.

June:

June 2

 Feminisms are for Everybody: Find a Space for Your Voice WIthin HYSTERIA

In this talk we will present about HYSTERIA, a periodical and a platform for feminist activism. HYSTERIA is collective borne from juxtaposing and interlacing multiplicities of feminisms that react to histories of subjugation. HYSTERIA exposes the fact that feminisms are for everyone, and not reserved for the privileged few. We would like to not only talk about what HYSTERIA is, but also to tell you about different ways in which you can find a space for your voice within HYSTERIA.

June 9

Feminist Class Struggle

This time we invite you to a common reading of bell hooks` text: Feminist Class Struggle available here:

June 16

Living the Future: Table Fellowship in Bible

We demand not only switch of  ruling class “elites” but a real social change. What are we supposed putting our trust in; to scientific progress, to politicians, or will be the change earned on the protest sites? What`s the right way to encourage closed groups to open up and getting transformed into welcoming communities? How can we take part on these changes or how can we become some of those who even make them happen? Where is our place? Where do the miracles happen?

June 23

Activist Anatomy

How does the anatomy of human body correlate and interact with opressive sturctures of capitalist societies? To what degree got our bodies involved to capitalist production,consumption and the related ideological battles ? Are there some available ways to reclaim the control over our bodily integrity often overwhelmed by hegemonic expansion of capitalism? If the weather condition allows the workshop will have some practical parts in the garden, you, who are interested to try some excercises/moving fun, please dress comfortably and bring your yoga mat if possible(if not,we will have some for you)

June 30

 Children with Special Needs in Schools

Discussion abut the positive and negative impact upon children with special needs at schools and/or under adult supervision and guidance. Also the impact on others with and around children with special needs within educational setting.

May:

May 5

Social Justice Struggles And Social Justice Movements of Dalit People

A Dalit social justice activist and his ally from hungary will talk about the history and the present issues of Dalit People`s social justice struggles and social justice movements.

May 12 

Plackard-solitude (!!!! Special event!!! NOT at usual place and not  at usual time)

We (the morze infoshop “crew” ) got a heartwarming invitation from our friends and allies- the  Jozsefvaros Evangelical  Lutheran parish- to provide a vegan cooking and food sharing during and after an exhibition opening of homeless artist`s art works, orgnized by them. The exhibition got a tittle Plackard-solitude. This great and important event will start at 18.00 at Karacsony Sandor utca 31. We are passing you this kind  invitation along ; plese join us if you can both for the vernisage and the cooking and eating of vegan goods! (technical note: this is the hungarian language fb event created by the orgnizers of exhibition:https://www.facebook.com/events/1576324079294250/ )

May 21

Person Centered Counseling-Midfulless-Dialectical Behviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in nutshell.

An introduction to  person-centered counseling, mindfulness, dialectical behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy conducted by an experienced, female mental health professional. Person-centered counseling is a method of psychological counselling focusing on needs and reality of client rather than to any theoretical predispositions. This way the person-centered counselling (and its branches) might be interpreted as one of the many ways of social justice and liberation struggles.

May 28

bell hooks: feminist focus on men:a comment

This time we invite you to a common reading of bell hooks` text: feminist focus on men:a comment. you can download it from here:

bell hooks

April:

April  7

On Local Struggles in West Papua

West Papua has been a conflict zone since Indonesia assumed control of the territory in the early 1960s. Movements for independence have been repressed since that time, at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives. Although Indonesia’s military dictatorship ended in 1998, Papua continues to be highly militarised, with frequent cases of violence towards pro-independence activists in particular and the Papuan people in general.

Not a great deal of news reaches the outside world from West Papua, and when it does, it tends to focus on that conflict, either from a political or human rights perspective. However, the indigenous Papuans have to live in this violent reality, economically and socially marginalised as ever-increasing numbers of people migrate from other islands hoping to prosper in resource-rich Papua. As mining, logging and plantation companies move in, local people are losing control over the forests they depend on for their livelihood – which also have global ecological importance as the largest piece of tropical forest outside the Amazon and Congo Basins.

April 14

Black Feminism and Intersectionality

This time we invite you to a common reading of Sharon Smith`s text Black Feminism and Intersectionality available here:  http://isreview.org/issue/91/black-feminism-and-intersectionality  and an open discussion based upon the mentioned text.

 April 21

Let’s Stop Male Violence

An introduction to the Stop Male Violence Project (http://stop-ferfieroszak.hu/en) and a discussion about the possible methods of stopping men’s violence against women on a personal and social level. What are the forms of violence against women, what prevention methods work, how to support victims, what to demand from decision makers and authorities, what to do with perpetrators?

april 28

Trauma and Recovery Through Feminist Activism

Judith Herman in her groundbreaking book: Trauma and recovery: The aftermath of violence- from domestic abuse to political terror writes about the importance of “finding the survivor’s mission”.

This week we begin with a sadly typical life-story of oppression, abuse and rape and a sadly atypical “happy ending” of finding support in feminist groups and turning suffer into meaning through radical feminism. We may than discuss what options women and children have today in Hungary to find “the right kind of” help when they feel helpless, and how much victim-blaming the Hungarian society is and its institutions are. what has activism in common with healing and whatever comes to your mind about the story and the topic.

March:

March 3

Against the law- Indigenous Feminism and nation state

This time we invite you to a common reading of Andrea Smith`s text : Against the Law: Indigenous Feminism and the Nation-State available here: http://journals.sfu.ca/affinities/index.php/affinities/article/view/73/233  and an open iscussion based upon the mentioned text.

March 10

Morze Stammtisch III.

Stammtisch is a German and Yiddish word, meaning a particular table in a cafe or pub, around which a certain group of people regularly meet to discuss some (for them) important topics, or just to hang out. For this reason we – the small collective of morze infoshop, currently in a re-convening phase – are inviting a very special guest…..and that guest is nobody, but you. Join us and share your views on the local “activist “scene” or “movement,” or if you think that nothing like this exists, let’s discuss the possible reasons. We would also be thankful if you’d tell us, what are – or what would be – your expectations from a local anti-authoritarian, anarcha-feminist infoshop-running collective.

March 17

Sexism and Education

The discussion will start with a short introduction into the literature of sexism and education, hidden curriculum, the subtle ways of sexism appearing in classrooms and some attempts to create the theory and practice of feminist pedagogy and afterwards we will discuss the possible ways of tackling the effect of a sexist environment on children and adolescents. The speaker is a young psychologist who welcomes stories, recommendations, ideas on this matter.

March 24

“Talking about the Revolution”

The tittle borrowed from a Tracey Chapman song invites you to a “panel” discusion with some budapest located activists who still haven`t given up on the building a geniunely anti-authoritarian,anti-capitalist,anti-racist and anti-fascist,third wave feminism based,privilege-aware and intersectional critical/radical left “scene”/movement in budapest. The participation on „panel” confirmed by a friend, a member of LGBTQI activist group Buzi Ujhullam and by a friend working in a critical left oriented, self-organized venue Frisco.

March 31

Women in the Workshop- Real stories of women doing “men`s work”

As far as the description goes: A show- and tell, beginning with a presentation of a series of portraits of and writings by women in Canada who work in non-traditional trades, followed by a brief discussion by the artists of her own experiences in school and in work as a cabinet-maker. The discussion can flow in whatever direction seems the most interesting but can touch on the subject of preconception and gender stereotype. What might be the similarities or differences for the hungarian or eastern european women who works in trades in comparison with the canadian experience?

                                                   February:

February 3

Why Our Feminism Must be Intersectional(And 3 Ways to Practice It)

This time we invite you to a common reading of Jarune Uwujaren`s and Jamie Utt`s text: Why Our Feminism Must be Intersectional(And 3 Ways to Practice It) available here: http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/why-our-feminism-must-be-intersectional/ and an open iscussion based upon the mentioned text.

February 10

From horizontalism to anti-authoritarianism: decision making models and the anarchist tradition II.

During this meeting we will discuss and share experiences about the challenges of intra-group consensus oriented politics. If in one of the previous meetings we focused on exploring the relationship between the anarchist tradition and consensus politics from a historical perspective, this meeting is devoted to exploring the meaning of horizontalism and consensus in a more synchronic fashion, with regard to the immediate challenges it poses to organizing on a local level and the everyday functioning of political groups. “What kind of political imaginary and ethical commitments are the foundation of consensus based decision-making models? How can we carry it out in practice and what are its limits? How does consensus politics deal with the relationship between formal and informal hierarchies?” are some of the questions we will explore. We invite anyone interested in sharing their experience or simply interested in exploring the topic to join us.

February 17

A Discussion on White Supremacy, Police Brutality, and Systemic Oppression in the United States

In light of the recent events in Ferguson, MO, and nation-wide acts of violence against black people by police forces in the United States, it’s necessary to begin examining white privilege and white supremacy in order to understand the connections between race and police brutality. By examining the historical foundation of racism in the United States, we can work together to be more educated and effective allies to POC, specifically black folks.

February 24

Pride: Experiencing trade union activism as transformation

In this discussion we can look at some examples of transformativecollective activity in workplaces, focusing both on the more famous,high-profile examples since 1945 and our own experiences with our comrades and colleagues in a work environment, highlighting where expectations of solidarity were fulfilled or frustrated, and the stories behind these instances.

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January 6

The Role Of The Body – And Some Other Stuff

Some story-fragments of an entrant psychologist in Hungary and some reflections. Probably we will have a little more focus on ’body’.

January 13

 5 Ways Marginalized People Can Recognize Their Privileges In Other Areas

This time we invite you to a common reading of Michael “MJ” Jones` text: ‘5 Ways Marginalized People Can Recognize Their Privileges In Other Areas’ available here: http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/12/the-privileged-oppressed/) and and an open iscussion based upon the mentioned text.

January 20

Somatized oppression, refracted “liberation” – how to break the cycle of evil?

How are the social constructions of political, social and economic oppression – invisible, non-material schematics – translated to the “language” of human neurons, cells, metabolism, etc- and then, how are

these often”transmitted” back to a personal or inter-personal space? Is there any hope for solidarity to break the evil cycle? Fragments of an anthropology of oppression, based on some readings and field experiences of an anarcha-feminist mental health activist, with a lot of unanswered questions and unresolved, open conclusions.

January 27

Why Are Poor Countries Forced to Use the Most Expensive Technologies? (Conducted via a case-study of the use of biometrics in the South Sudanese citizenship and passport office)

Two days before the declaration of independence, South Sudan set up a citizenship office, where every citizenship claim is thoroughly investigated by high-ranking policemen. A complete biometric profile of approved citizens is captured and stored in a central database prior to the issuance of identity documents. Due to the complexity of the system, the lack of skilled manpower, the low number of people documented, and the possibility of identity-forgery, every actor involved in the office – bureaucrats making the decisions, project managers of international aid organizations and UN agencies, and the representatives of the private firm producing the documents and maintaining the database alike – know that the usefulness of the biometric surveillance system is entirely illusory. Nevertheless,everyone ‘plays the game’ and reinforces the process.

The paper seeks to shed light on these contradictory but intertwined processes, based on yearlong, ethnographic fieldwork conducted at the citizenship office. The paper argues that, paradoxically, the introduction of the complex, thus highly expensive, biometric registration in South Sudan led to a superficial, imaginery survaillence capacity and security, whilst,due to the high costs of identity documents, it excluded the majority of the population from citizenry.

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December 2, Tuesday

Morze Stammtisch II.

Stammtisch is a German and Yiddish word, meaning a particular table in a cafe or pub, around which a certain group of people regularly meet to discuss some (for them) important topics, or just to hang out. For this reason we – the small collective of morze infoshop, currently in a re-convening phase – are inviting a very special guest…..and that guest is nobody, but you. Join us and share your views on the local “activist “scene” or “movement,” or if you think that nothing like this exists, let’s discuss the possible reasons. We would also be thankful if you’d tell us, what are – or what would be – your expectations from a local anti-authoritarian, anarcha-feminist infoshop-running collective.

December 9, Tuesday

The perspectives and limitations of activism

99% against the 1% – those are the proportions – yet, despite this, the critical and social justice movements haven’t been able to gain a breakthrough. Revolts in eastern european countries might even result in a the collapse of current governments , yet the system always easily recovers. In Hungary there are hundreds of activist fighting against the authoritarian regime, but their struggle is not embedded in a deeper social basis. What should this struggle’s perspective look like ?

December 16, Tuesday

Going To Places That Scare Me- Personal Reflections On Challenging Sexism and Male Supermacy in “Anarchist Movement”, “Activist” Communities, etc.

Open discussion based upon two texts written in the early 2000s [available :  here http://www.coloursofresistance.org/536/going-to-places-that-scare-me-personal-reflections-on-challenging-male-supremacy/ and here  http://www.soaw.org/resources/anti-opp-resources/114-features/1239-an-open-letter-to-other-men-in-the-movement ] – but mainly focusing on our personal experiences with the destructiveness of sexism and male supremacy in our movement, despite our honest and prioritized goal to combat and eliminate them.

November

November 4, Tuesday

Going To Places That Scare Me- Personal Reflections On Challenging Sexism and Male Supermacy in “Anarchist Movement”, “Activist” Communities, etc.

The personal-centered approach and the politics of everydays

We invite you to a discussion with Magda Draskoczy and Anna Marko (person-centered counselors) about the person-centered (Rogerian) approach, the encounter movement in Hungary, and the explicit or implicit impact of the movement on politics of everydays.

The discussion will be in English, but if any partcipant requires it, we will provide translation.

you can read about person-centered counselling here:

http://counsellingresource.com/lib/therapy/types/person-centred/

November 11, Tuesday

Failed women, illegitimate citizens – Women in the homeless shelters of Budapest

The concept of citizenship is based on a division between public and private sphere. This division has been critiqued by feminist scholars for relegatnig women to the private sphere. Although poor and especially homeless women do not have a private sphere in middle class terms, the citizenship of women without a private sphere in classical terms has not been examnied yet. In this discussion, based on the presentation of an etnography in a homeless shelter in Budapest, we can talk about how homelessness and mass shelters transform the privae sphere of women and how this affects homeless women`s gendered citizenship, widening the perspective of the feinist citizenship critiques.

November 18, Tuesday

From horizontalism to anti-authoritarianism: decision making models and the anarchist tradition.

Contemporary anti-authoritarian movements are often times accused of having an immature response to the organizing necessities of complex modern societies. On account of the frequent identification of horizontalism with anarchism, the latter has been criticized as lacking a transformative horizon. This meeting’s topic is an introduction to the diversity of anarchist decision making models. We will present and debate a brief overview of the main historical referents in anarchist organizing and the decision making models that corresponded to them. A second future meeting is planned as a workshop dedicated to discussing anarchist decision making models at a grassroots level. Both events aim to question and crystallize key terms of contemporary left wing organizing: consensus, horizontalism, anti-authoritarianism. The overarching ambition of these meetings is reflecting on the possibilities of the scaling up of anarchist organizing and the future of anti-statist radical left politics. We also aim to share experiences about consensus-oriented decision making within local political groups. What is the relationship between consensus and anti-authoritarian politics and can the latter be extended to include different decision making models? We invite all those interested to share with us their knowledge, experience and doubts.

November 25, Tuesday

 State or Revolution? Variations on society without oppressive rule/ Állam vagy forradalom? Variációk egy uralom nélküli társadalomra

[note: the event will be held in hungarian, we will provide a simultaneous translation to english. for english version of invitation text please scrol down]

magyar:

Sokan sokszor emlegetik az anarchizmust. Az állam képviselői, a politikusok valamiféle általános ellenségnek tekintik; a hivatalos baloldal különféle áramlatai “kispolgári hőzöngésnek”, “kalandorságnak” titulálják. De a magukat anarchistáknak nevezők között is rengeteg irányzat, sokszor egymással kibékíthetetlen tendencia létezik a tolsztojánus őskeresztényi gyökerű anarchizmustól a különféle életmód-anarchizmusokon át a kollektivista anarchizmusig, vagy akár az abszurd “anarcho-kapitalizmusig”. Az anarchista gondolat központi eleme mégis az uralom- és kizsákmányolás-mentes közösségi társadalom, ahol az egyén nem alárendeltje, hanem szerves része az egésznek. Mondani persze egyszerűbb, mint megcsinálni. A “megcsinálás” kísérelteiről szeretne a beszélgetés némi történeti áttekintést adni.

english:

Anarchism is a phenomena which is heavily debated and disputed by many different people. Authorities and politicians like to portray it as a generalised enemy. Meanwhile, several currents of the “official left” regard anarchism as “irrelevant middle-class troublemaking” or “adventurism”. Nevertheless, there are a numerous lines, “schools”,tendencies and branches – from tolstoyan anarchism enrooted in

proto-christianity, through several lifestyle anarchisms and collectivist anarchisms, up to the absurdity of anarcho-capitalism – all of which demarcate the individuals and groups identifying themselves as

anarchists. Despite all of the differences and possible contradictions: the foundation of the anarchist idea is a picture of society without exploitation and oppressive rule – a society where the individuals are

not subordinate, but an equal participants in the organizing of the system. To say, is of course easier, than to do. This talk aims to give an insight into the history of these “attempts which were done”.

October 7,Tuesday

Discussion with members of radical queer activist group Buzi Újhullám

What are the possibilities of radical queer politics in present-day Hungary? Discussion with members of Buzi Újhullám (New Wave Faggots) about our aims, basic principles and means, and how we situate ourselves with respect to mainstream LGBT+ and leftist activism. We also invite you to share your experiences and thoughts in an interactive discussion.

October 14, Tuesday

Internet Security: Not entirely an oxymoron

A unionised internet worker initiates a discussion about ways that users can make life harder for the different surveillance machines, and the different implications of the ‘internet of things’.

October 21, Tuesday

Morze “Stammtisch”

stammtisch is a german and jiddish word meaning a particular table in a cafe or pub where a certain group of people use to regularly meet to discuss some for them important topics or just to hang around.

for this reason we [the small collective of morze infoshop in the phase of re-selforganization] invited a very special guest…..which guest is nobody but you.

join us and share your views on local “activist “scene” or “movement” or if you think, there isn`t anything like this, let`s discuss the possible reasons.

we wold be also thankful if you would tell us, what are-or what would be -your expectations from a local anti-authoritarian, anarcha-feminist infoshop running collective.