On our old XLterrestrials Podopolog Blog ( now roughly archived on a Gitlab ) we used to have alot of “XLt Radar Alerts”. So now that we are in the more commercial Substack Zones, Haha, we’d like to again provide this alien community service and keep you posted on upcoming things that you might not want to miss ! Activism, Arts and Praxis, Subkultur + Widertsands Kultur + Kiez Kultur… and public secret meetings on things like how to aim for other possible worlds.
This post will be updated with more listings for March … so come back and revisit this post for updates whenever you might need a tip of where to be in Btropolis … and places to get your spirits up and running and ready for action !
Note: In chronological disorder ! :)
And we started listing for April down below ( because we accidentally listed the faust concert at silent green / betonhalle for March, now correctly April 13 )
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MARCH 2023
»»»»» March 2–12, Spirits, Jinns & Avatars at HAU1, HAU2, HAU3, HAU4
HAU Theater’s got an intriguing new series on the dark digital age, with some new odd angles for deconstructions, navigations and resistance… Opening Nite of March 2nd is FREE !
with With Ulduz Ahmadzadeh / عطش ATASH عطش contemporary dance company, Nadezhda Bey, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends, Karin Ferrari, Wellington Gadelha, Núria Guiu, Adham Hafez, Houseclub präsentiert: Caliimusik & Serkan Ünsal, Eisa Jocson, Paul Maheke, Mazaher, Nkisi, Pemanagpo, Philippe Quesne, Valerie Renay, She She Pop, Die Wilde Jagd, Lu Yang
More details here: https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/en/programme/festivals-projects/spirits-jinns-avatars
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»»»» March 5 : Soli-Konzert für die Erdbebenopfer der Türkei und Syrien
LINE UP: Sórema Sóreta – Tarantella aus Italien / Perperúna – polyphone Lieder aus dem Balkan, Griechenland kombiniert mit traditoneller sephardischer Musik / Merve & Batu – Gesang und Gitarre aus der Türkei / Özlem Yılmaz & Insijam & Fatih Yazıcıoğlu / Xarms – Electronic Music aus der Ukraine / Dom Fricot / Kompass MC – Rapp aus Berlin
https://mobilize.berlin/events/cce2dc39-1145-4639-8d03-63049c9b2900
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»»»»» Cryptoparties - All month
If you need to upgrade your tech and code skills for fighting the dark side… there’s numerous Cryptoparties happening around town and worldwide. And always a few friendly informed comrades to lead you through the tools and the matrix … Check the Stressfaktor Calendar for listings, or their own channels.
»»»»» March 8 - trans★feminist call for a #CounterCloudActionDay !
Includes: Demo am Internationalen Frauentag: Our revolution is coming! This year's route is from Frankfurter Tor 2 pm to the womxns prison in Lichtenberg! Nobody is free until all are free! See you in the streets fighting for our revolution!
Plus a FLINTA* No-Cloud-CryptoParty at Heart of Code Hacklab, 11-13:00h:
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So many things happening for International Women's Day 2023 in Btropolis… but we will list a few. see above as well…
»»»»» March 8th, Fempunkfest 2.0 at KVU and Menschmeier
https://menschmeier.berlin/events/2023-03-08-fempunkfest-2-0
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»»»»» March 24-26 - Smart Prisons Conference at Kunstquartier Bethanien
Investigating systems of surveillance around prisons, detention centres and borders, and the effects of technological violence and discrimination directed at migrants, activists, and dissidents in Europe and worldwide.
29th conference of the Disruption Network Lab. Curated by Tatiana Bazzichelli.
Guests include: Sean Vegezzi (Artist and Researcher, US). Respondent: Adnan Softić (Artist, BA/DE) / / Srishti Jaswal (Journalist, IN), Sanjana Varghese (Investigator at Airwars, Journalist, UK), Petra Molnar (Associate Director, Refugee Law Lab / Co-creator, Migration and Technology Monitor, CA/US), Fiamma Montezemolo (Artist and Anthropologist, IT/US). Moderated by Sonja Peteranderl (Journalist, DE). / / Carlo A. Bachschmidt (Film Director, IT), MF (Social Worker, IT/DE), Dan McQuillan (Lecturer in Creative and Social Computing, UK). Moderated by Tatiana Bazzichelli (Artistic Director, Disruption Network Lab, IT/DE). Stella Assange (Julian Assange's wife, Lawyer, UK), Kevin Gosztola (Journalist, Dissenter Newsletter Editor, US). Introduced and moderated by Stefania Maurizi (Investigative Journalist, IT). … and more
LOCATION: STUDIO 1, KUNSTQUARTIER BETHANIEN, MARIANNENPLATZ 2, 10997 BERLIN
STREAMED FOR FREE ( workshops not incl. )
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»»»»» March 20 : Thurston Moore Group at Festsaal Kreuzberg
Tickets + Info : https://www.bta.com/en/artists/the-thurston-moore-group
We also have info that John Leidecker aka Wobbly ( current member of Negativeland ) is in the mix… And we’ve “heard some rumors” ( i.e. we can’t remember where we heard or read ) that this tour includes an ensemble for 12 guitarists. (If we get more info on that we’ll let ya know ).
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»»»»» Dienstag, 7. März : Ein Netzpolitischer Abend zum Thema #ResponsibleDisclosure #NPA124 … w/ Eva Wofangel @evawolfangel / Matthias Marx @kantorkel / Gregor Bransky @littledetritus / Ingo Dachwitz @roofjokeab - - - 20h auf der @cbase und im Stream !
https://digitalegesellschaft.de/2023/03/124-netzpolitischer-abend/
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»»»»» March 2-5 : 50 Years of Tommy Weisbecker Haus
These are important times to support our local Btropolis resources ! These are housing crisis times ! And the housing projects that come from the radical anarchist Besetzung era are crucial community spaces that nourish the bold left political movements that are an absolute neccessity to defend the *Wir Bleiben Alle* ( we’re all staying ) ethic and inspirations and urban autonomous zones.
This is more than a wicked fun celebration, it’s sharing and learning about all our radical histories from below ! It’s about living and making them NOW !
Tommyhaus ( b. 1973 ) is named after activist Thomas Weisbecker who was murdered by police in 1972. He was 23 years old. Never forget! Never forgive ! The wild spirits and the radical fights live on !
Check the full 5-day program here, chock full of punk, reggae, dub, ska, and a film nite too : https://www.tommyhaus.org/50jahreTommyWeisbeckerHaus
Happy B-day Comrades !
https://www.tommyhaus.org/50jahreTommyWeisbeckerHaus
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»»»»» 04.03 : Antifascistas ! Buchvorstellung mit dem Autor - Berlin, B.L.O. Ateliers:
mit @Miquel_R - Antifascistas - Wie die spanische extreme Rechte seit den 1990er Jahren bekämpft wird & Pintxos & Musik: Provocación al Incendio, DJ Feminasty (Perrxs del futuro), Lucha Amada DJ !
More about author and book : https://miquelramos.me/
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APRIL 2023
»»»»» Thu 04/13/2023 : faust (with a small f) + Sunroof + Chandra Shukla for the Sonic Morgue series at Silent Green’s Betonhalle. Start 20:00h
This configuration of faust features an incredible collective line-up which includes 2 original members Zappi Diermaier and Gunther Wüsthoff .. plus Jochen Arbeit and Andrew Unruh from Einstürzende Neubauten, Schneider TM and Uwe Bastiansen, and Sonja Kosche and Elke Drapatz.
More Details here : https://www.silent-green.net/en/programme/detail/2023/4/13/faust-sunroof-daniel-miller-gareth-jones-chandra-shukla-sonic-morgue
FootNotes:
Give us a bit of slack, til we find out some decent formatting + design of calendar listings…
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more to come …