Saturday the 8 February 2025 ~ "Dear everybody, we are happy to invite you to the launch of NIEUWE NIEUWSMARKT 2: BODY POLITICS ~ DOCUMENTS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION FROM THE NIEUWMARKT. AMSTERDAM. Which bodies live, are represented, or accepted in our city? Who regulates them, and why do some have more rights than others? How do we reclaim our bodies and desires? Nieuwe Nieuwsmarkt 2: Body Politics explores how Amsterdammers have fought for justice and autonomy, in the past and the present, aiming to contribute to a body language for collective emancipation, making Amsterdam a welcoming and safe city for us all." Editors: Joy Mariama Smith (DAI, 2017) with Werker Collective.
Dear queer body, deviant body, disabled body, crip body, racialized body, othered body, neurodivergent body, drag, migrant, sex worker, care worker, stigmatized body, polyamorous body, queer families, biracial body, cross-cultural body, non-normative body, insurgent body, non-binary body, transitioning body, aging body, asexual body, incarcerated body, trans body, queer child, body in protest,
One-third of discrimination reports nationwide concern sexual orientation, with over 10% of LGBTQIA+ people facing physical or sexual violence — rising to 17% for transgender and 22% for intersex individuals. Meanwhile, the rights of protesters, migrants, and asylum seekers in the city are increasingly diminished. As discrimination rises, especially for those with intersecting marginalized identities, collective action is essential to resist systemic oppression and the violence threatening our lives.
With contributions by: Jessica de Abreu, Radio AvA, Bar Bario, Francisco Camacho Herrera, Lisa Corcoran, Mijke van der Drift, Sierra Durgaram, Charles Goudsmit, The House of Hopelezz, Patricia Kaersenhout, Pennie Key, Pieter Koenders, Mokum Kraakt, Sandra Lange, YuJing Liu, Saman Mahdavi, Sands Murray-Wassink, Golrokh Nafasi, Nancy & Mercy, Tabea Nixdorff, Robel Sank, Fort van Sjakoo, Joy Mariama Smith, Taka Taka, Archival Textures, Ester Venema, John Wesly, Anisa Xhomaqi. An initiative by Werker Collective.
Saturday the 8th of February 2025
Doors open: 17:00
Collective reading: 18:00
Drinks & music: 19:00
Bar Bario
Bilderdijkstraat 186,
1053 LD Amsterdam
NIEUWE NIEUWSMARKT 2: BODY POLITCS is available at San Serrife, Fort van Sjakoo, Atheneum Boekhandel, Framer Framed, Eye Filmmuseum Bookstore, De Appel, Perdu, KIOSK Rotterdam, Limestone Books Maastricht, Printroom Rotterdam.
28 pages, 42 ✕ 29.7 cm, single color offset, with a poster by Sands Murray-Wassink. Languages: English, Dutch, Chinese. Price: 7 Euro.
You can also purchase your copy directly on our website: nieuwenieuwsmarkt.online