BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21774@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:FUSHUP DTSTAMP:20260504T201446Z DTSTART:20260604T173000Z DTEND:20260604T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Genre: Documentary\nOpen: 19:30 - 23:00 hrs\nTickets: € 0\n\nTh e premier screening of our FUSHUP documentary episode one will be at OT301 on\nJune 4th at 19:30.\nThe Netherlands has a reputation for tolerance. A place where dissent isn’t just\nallowed\, but encouraged. Where protest i s part of the democratic fabric. Where\npeople gather\, speak out\, and ch allenge power openly. And on the surface\, that’s\nstill true. But somethi ng is shifting. Not through dramatic crackdowns or\nheadline bans\, but th rough quieter\, more subtle means. Regulations. New\nlegislation. Permits for “designated protest zones.” Conditions on when\, where\,\nand how prot est can happen. Protest isn’t disappearing – it’s being managed.\nAround t he world\, and here in the Netherlands\, the space to protest is\nshrinkin g. Laws are being rewritten to criminalize dissent. Peaceful protestors\nf ace consequences that no longer match their actions. The right to disrupt – the\nvery essence of protest – is being reframed as a threat. When non-v iolent\ndissent starts to look like a crime\, something fundamental is bre aking.\nBut there’s a second problem. While power evolves\, protest largel y doesn’t. We\nstill gather. March. Chant. The same playbook\, repeated ac ross generations.\nThere’s value in that – but its impact is fading. Becau se predictable protest is\neasy to manage. Easy to anticipate. Easy to red irect. Easy to ignore. And\nprotest that doesn’t evolve becomes less effec tive. Not because the message is\nwrong\, but because the method no longer breaks through.\nThis is where FUSHUP comes in. FUSHUP is an independent journalistic experiment\nfocused on the evolution of protest. We explore t he power of creative\,\nnon-violent resistance – not just as a moral stanc e\, but as a strategic one.\nBecause creativity is harder to control. It a ppears where it’s not expected. It\ndisrupts without following the script. It communicates in ways that are\ndifficult to suppress – and impossible to unsee. Through films\, live events\, and\npublications\, FUSHUP documen ts and amplifies breakthrough examples of modern\nprotest – actions that s hift perception\, hijack attention\, and force themselves\ninto public con sciousness. Not to repeat what’s been done\, but to expand what’s\npossibl e.\nFUSHUP launches June 5\, marking the anniversary of a defining act of non-violent\nresistance during the Tiananmen Square protests. A moment tha t didn’t rely on\nscale\, but on action. That’s the direction. Because if protest is being pushed\nout of sight\, it must find new ways to be seen. If disruption is being\ncriminalized\, it must become more inventive. If p ower is evolving\, protest must\nevolve faster.\n\nFU.SH [http://FU.SH].UP \nFollow us on Insta and TikTok from May 8.\nEpisode one drops on YouTube\ , June 5. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/fushup GEO:52.3601403;4.8656923 LOCATION:OT301 - Overtoom 301\, 1054 HW Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,documentary,live,vondelparkbuurt X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Genre: Documentary
Open: 19:30 - 23:00 hrs
Tickets: € 0

The premier screening of our FUSHUP documentary episode one will be at OT301 on June 4th at 19:30.
The Netherlands has a reputatio n for tolerance. A place where dissent isn’t just allowed, but encouraged. Where protest is part of the democratic fabric. Where people gather, spea k out, and challenge power openly. And on the surface, that’s still true. But something is shifting. Not through dramatic crackdowns or headline ban s, but through quieter, more subtle means. Regulations. New legislation. P ermits for “designated protest zones.” Conditions on when, where, and how protest can happen. Protest isn’t disappearing – it’s being managed. Aroun d the world, and here in the Netherlands, the space to protest is shrinkin g. Laws are being rewritten to criminalize dissent. Peaceful protestors fa ce consequences that no longer match their actions. The right to disrupt – the very essence of protest – is being reframed as a threat. When non-vio lent dissent starts to look like a crime, something fundamental is breakin g.
But there’s a second problem. While power evolves, protest largely doesn’t. We still gather. March. Chant. The same playbook, repeated across generations. There’s value in that – but its impact is fading. Because pr edictable protest is easy to manage. Easy to anticipate. Easy to redirect. Easy to ignore. And protest that doesn’t evolve becomes less effective. N ot because the message is wrong, but because the method no longer breaks t hrough.
This is where FUSHUP comes in. FUSHUP is an independent journa listic experiment focused on the evolution of protest. We explore the powe r of creative, non-violent resistance – not just as a moral stance, but as a strategic one. Because creativity is harder to control. It appears wher e it’s not expected. It disrupts without following the script. It communic ates in ways that are difficult to suppress – and impossible to unsee. Thr ough films, live events, and publications, FUSHUP documents and amplifies breakthrough examples of modern protest – actions that shift perception, h ijack attention, and force themselves into public consciousness. Not to re peat what’s been done, but to expand what’s possible.
FUSHUP l aunches June 5, marking the anniversary of a defining act of non- violent resistance during the Tiananmen Square protests. A moment that did n’t rely on scale, but on action. That’s the direction. Because if protest is being pushed out of sight, it must find new ways to be seen. If disrup tion is being criminalized, it must become more inventive. If power is evo lving, protest must evolve faster.

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Follow us on Insta and TikTok fro m May 8.
Episode one drops on YouTube, June 5.

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