BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26424@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Open Repetitie: Radicaal Zangblok voor de klimaatmars DTSTAMP:20260821T164814Z DTSTART:20260904T170000Z DTEND:20260904T183000Z DESCRIPTION:What: Open Rehearsal Radical Singing Bloc for the Climate March \n\nWhen: 4 September\n\nTime: starts 19:00 | ends 20:30\n\nWhere: in the Buurtboot on the Workship\n\nSign up: Feel free to just drop by\, or if yo u already know you’re coming\, sign\nup here:\nhttps://cryptpad.fr/form/#/ 2/form/view/scO1HjyOhatxhv2rYmTJCjh5zVswKvFKPmbIfZyM5r8/\n[https://cryptpa d.fr/form/#/2/form/view/scO1HjyOhatxhv2rYmTJCjh5zVswKvFKPmbIfZyM5r8/]\n\nA dmission: Free\n\n\nABOUT THE RADICAL SINGING BLOC\n\n“A movement that doe sn’t sing is a movement that doesn’t win\,” Peter said during\na preparati on meeting. Joke adds: “Singing together gives us strength.” “Singing\nin a time of so much destruction helps recharge your batteries\,” Chihiro fee ls.\nTogether\, we are building a movement that sings. We consciously brin g together\nsongs from different liberation struggles. Everyone who wants to sing along is\nwelcome.\n\nCurious which songs we’ll be singing? Check out the song sheet here\n[https://piratesagainstpower.noblogs.org/dit-gaan -we-zingen/] and find videos\nhere [https://chihiro.nl/?p=3313] with recor dings of the songs.\n\nMore information about the singing bloc and other r ehearsals can be found here\n[https://piratesagainstpower.noblogs.org/2026 /08/06/23-augustus-in-den-bosch-samen-zingen-met-pirates-against-power/]\n \n\nFAQ:\n\nWhat is a singing bloc?\n\nAt large demonstrations\, there are often different sections of the march centred\naround a particular theme. At a climate march\, for example\, there might be a\nsection against nucl ear energy\, for agroecology or animal rights\, or perhaps\nagainst pollut ing militarism. The singing bloc is the section where people walk\ntogethe r and sing protest songs. You don’t need any previous singing experience\n to join. You can use a QR code to access a page with all the lyrics so you can\nsing along... or practise at home beforehand using the recordings. E ven better\nis to practise together at one of the rehearsals before the pr otest. The idea is\nfor the singing bloc to join a variety of protests\, s uch as the anti-racism\ndemonstration in March\, housing protests\, etc. E ach time\, you can simply decide\nwhether you’re able to join. So there’s no long-term commitment.\n\nWhat do you mean by radical?\n\nThe words radi cal and radish are etymologically connected and both refer to “the\nroot”. To address something radically means not simply fighting the symptoms\,\n but tackling it at its roots. In the case of the climate march\, we theref ore\ndon’t sing only for CO2 reduction. That is a major symptom of the pro blem. The\nproblem itself is systemic violence by politics and corporation s that disrupts\nthe entire biosphere and atmosphere. A more radical appro ach is about shifting\npower away from violent politics that sacrifice so many lives for the private\nprofit of a small number of people at the top. That is why our song list also\nincludes songs against forms of oppressio n that contribute to the disruption of\nthe biosphere and atmosphere\, but first and foremost affect communities that are\nsacrificed because of gre ed and inequality.\n\nBut I’m not a singer... But I’m not an activist\n\nT hat doesn’t matter. If you enjoy singing together and support a social and \ngreen society\, you are very welcome to join us.\n\nThis open rehearsal is an initiative by Ceuvel member Chihiro Geuzebroek\n URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/open-repetitie-radicaal-zangblok-voor-d e-klimaatmars GEO:52.3930912;4.9096685 LOCATION:De Ceuvel - Korte Papaverweg 2\, 1032 KB Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,buiksloterham,community X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

What: Open Rehearsal Radic al Singing Bloc for the Climate March

When: 4 Sept ember

Time: starts 19:00 | ends 20:30

Where: in the Buurtboot on the Workship

Sign up : Feel free to just drop by, or if you already know you’re coming , sign up here: https://cryptpad.fr/fo rm/#/2/form/view/scO1HjyOhatxhv2rYmTJCjh5zVswKvFKPmbIfZyM5r8/

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About the Radical Singing Bloc

“A movement that doesn’t sing is a movement that do esn’t win,” Peter said during a preparation meeting. Joke adds: “Singing t ogether gives us strength.” “Singing in a time of so much destruction help s recharge your batteries,” Chihiro feels. Together, we are building a mov ement that sings. We consciously bring together songs from different liber ation struggles. Everyone who wants to sing along is welcome.

Curio us which songs we’ll be singing? Check out the song sheet here and find videos here with recordings of the songs.

More information about the s inging bloc and other rehearsals can be found here

FAQ:

What is a singing bloc?

At large dem onstrations, there are often different sections of the march centred aroun d a particular theme. At a climate march, for example, there might be a se ction against nuclear energy, for agroecology or animal rights, or perhaps against polluting militarism. The singing bloc is the section where peopl e walk together and sing protest songs. You don’t need any previous singin g experience to join. You can use a QR code to access a page with all the lyrics so you can sing along... or practise at home beforehand using the r ecordings. Even better is to practise together at one of the rehearsals be fore the protest. The idea is for the singing bloc to join a variety of pr otests, such as the anti-racism demonstration in March, housing protests, etc. Each time, you can simply decide whether you’re able to join. So ther e’s no long-term commitment.

What do you mean by radical?

The words radical and radish are etymologically connected a nd both refer to “the root”. To address something radically means not simp ly fighting the symptoms, but tackling it at its roots. In the case of the climate march, we therefore don’t sing only for CO2 reduction. That is a major symptom of the problem. The problem itself is systemic violence by p olitics and corporations that disrupts the entire biosphere and atmosphere . A more radical approach is about shifting power away from violent politi cs that sacrifice so many lives for the private profit of a small number o f people at the top. That is why our song list also includes songs against forms of oppression that contribute to the disruption of the biosphere an d atmosphere, but first and foremost affect communities that are sacrifice d because of greed and inequality.

But I’m not a singer... But I’m not an activist

That doesn’t matter. If you enjoy singing together and support a social and green society, you are very welc ome to join us.

This open rehearsal is an initiative by Ceuvel member Chihiro Geuzebroek

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