BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26243@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Queer Is Not Dead Fest w/ RYAN CASSATA (US) + KISS MY KNOBLAUCH + R AINBOW MONK + QUEER OF HEARTS + PATSAN + DJs FTGRL & SOLAME DTSTAMP:20260819T192924Z DTSTART:20260829T183000Z DESCRIPTION:ANTIFASCIST QUEER CENTERED FESTIVAL\n\nQueer Is Not Dead Fest – antifascist festival OCCII/Binnenpret\, Amsterdam 29th &\n30th of August. \n\nQueer Is Not Dead Fest aims to strengthen and connect the antifascist and queer\ncommunities. The fest is volunteer-run\, for free and very DIY/ Do It Together.\n\njoin the Signal channel for updates and info: https://t inyurl.com/qind-signal\n[https://tinyurl.com/qind-signal]\n\nAll donations will be donated to Abortion Network Amsterdam.\n\nThe fest consists of wo rkshops\, skill sharing and parties\, related to queer and\nantifascist to pics and groups. There will be open slots for spontaneous\ncontributions\, discussions and action-planning.\n\nYou don’t need to be queer to join th e fest\, it’s meant to connect different\npolitical movements that engage in antifascist actions with the queer community.\n\nThe fest is: Antifasci st\, Antiracist\, Anticapitalist\, Non-commercial\, Vegan\, Pro\nPalestini an/antizionist\,\nQueer or queer allies\, Anti Meta\n\nCHECK https://qindf est.my.canva.site [https://qindfest.my.canva.site/] for\nblokkenschema/wor kshop schedule and latest info\n\nKiss my Knoblauch\n\nSlugs\, cockroaches \, kliko’s\, fritessaus and toxic armpits brought to you by\nFishra (she/h er) and B.Ruiz (they/them) in a stew of gothic utopias and stinky\ncritiqu e. Expect rapid words over chunky beats and catchy synth tunes with\ntrump et noodles. An alarm to shake you\, and a lullaby to soothe you. Keep your \neyes wet and your fists big.\n\nDJ FTGRL and DJ Solame\, will take you t o the promised land and over the rainbow\nhigh in the sky. Expect funny\, fast and hard dance music that will put a smile\non your face\, but will s hake your body into pieces.\nGenres: Latin-Tek\, Gabber\, Hardcore\, Hyper pop\n\nPatsan is an experimental punk noise rock band formed in Amsterdam 2025. We play\nsweet tunes\, electric mad tangents\, prayer screams\, to s hare heartbreak\,\nalienation and to get ourselves dancing.\n\nQueer of He arts are a Hardcore Punk/Riot Grrrrl band from Bradford\, Yorkshire\nwith sharp riffs and political lyrics. Rage on stage and love in the room.\n\nR yan Cassata is a community-rooted\, award-winning singer-songwriter\, perf ormer\,\nand LGBTQ+ activist whose music lives at the intersection of folk punk\, indie\,\nand protest songwriting. Signed to Kill Rock Stars\, Ryan has spent over a decade\nbuilding a career through touring\, activism/mut ual aid\, and connection\, with\nmore than 865 shows played across the U.S . and internationally and eight\ncritically acclaimed albums released.\nRy an’s songs center queer and trans lived experience\, resistance\, and chos en\nfamily\, blending raw acoustic energy with emotionally direct lyrics m eant to be\nsung together in crowded rooms. Ryan made history as the first openly\ntransgender performer at the Vans Warped Tour and has performed e verywhere from\nDIY spaces and punk clubs to festivals like SXSW\, Camp Pu nksylvania\, Punk Island\nNYC\, Compost Heap Festival\, and Global Pride.\ n\nRainbow Monk (Anarcho Queer Hiphop\, NL)\n— rainbow monk (she/they) is an underground hip-hop artist who speaks to/with\nanarchism\, transfeminis m\, and revolutionary joy. Her DIY act is a call for all\nto fight oppress ion and dance together for a better world. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/queer-is-not-dead-fest-with-ryan-cassat a-us-kiss-my-knoblauch-rainbow-monk-queer-of-hearts-patsan-djs-ftgrl-and-s olame GEO:52.354338;4.8553367 LOCATION:OCCII - Amstelveenseweg 134\, 1075 XL Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:activism,amsterdam-zuid,anarchism,community,dance,discussion,dj, experimental,festivals,hardcore,indie,music,pride,punk,queer,rock,schinkel buurt,vegan,workshop X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Antifascist Queer centered festival

< p>Queer Is Not Dead Fest – antifascist festival O CCII/Binnenpret, Amsterdam 29th & 30th of August.

Queer Is Not Dead Fest aims to strengthen and connec t the antifascist and queer communities. The fest is volunteer-run, for fr ee and very DIY/Do It Together.

join the S ignal channel for updates and info: https://tinyurl.com/qind-signal

Al l donations will be donated to Abortion Network Amsterdam .

The fest consists of workshops, skill sharing and parties, relate d to queer and antifascist topics and groups. There will be open slots for spontaneous contributions, discussions and action-planning.

You do n’t need to be queer to join the fest, it’s meant to connect different pol itical movements that engage in antifascist actions with the queer communi ty.

The fest is: Antifascist, Antiracist, Anticapitalist, Non-comme rcial, Vegan, Pro Palestinian/antizionist,
Queer or queer allies, Anti Meta

CHECK https://qindfest.my.canva.site for blokkenschema/workshop schedule and latest info

Kiss my Knoblauch

Slugs, cockroaches, kliko’s, fritessaus and toxic armpits brought to you by Fishra (she/her) and B.Ruiz (they/them) in a stew of gothic utopias and stinky critique. Expect rapid words over chunky beats and catchy synth tunes with trumpet noodles. An alarm to shake you, and a lullaby to soothe you. Keep your eyes wet and your fists big.

DJ FTGRL and DJ Solame, will take you to the promised land and over the rainbow high in the sky. Expect funny, f ast and hard dance music that will put a smile on your face, but will shak e your body into pieces.
Genres: Latin-Tek, Gabber, Hardcore, Hype rpop

Patsan is an experimental punk noise rock band formed in Amsterdam 2025. We play sweet tunes, electric mad tangents, prayer screams, to share heartbreak, alienation and to get ourselves danc ing.

Queer of Hearts are a Hardcore Punk/Riot Grrr rl band from Bradford, Yorkshire with sharp riffs and political lyrics. Ra ge on stage and love in the room.

Ryan Cassata is a community-rooted, award-winning singer-songwriter, performer, and LGBTQ+ activist whose music lives at the intersection of folk p unk, indie, and protest songwriting. Signed to Kill Rock Stars, Ryan has spent over a decade building a career thr ough touring, activism/mutual aid, and connection, with more than 865 show s played across the U.S. and internationally and eight critically acclaime d albums released.
Ryan’s songs center queer and tran s lived experience, resistance, and chosen family, blending raw acoustic e nergy with emotionally direct lyrics meant to be sung together in crowded rooms. Ryan made history as the first openly transgender performer at the Vans Warped Tour and has performed everywhere from DIY sp aces and punk clubs to festivals like SXSW, Camp Punksylvania, Punk Island NYC, Compost H eap Festival, and Global Pride.

Rainbow M onk (Anarcho Queer Hiphop, NL)
— rainbow monk (she/they) is an undergr ound hip-hop artist who speaks to/with anarchism, transfeminism, and revol utionary joy. Her DIY act is a call for all to fight oppression and dance together for a better world.

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