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Snakes in the lakes, Plums in the slums – 21st July

mandolinquent juliol 23, 2013 August 17, 2013

Ho sentim, aquesta entrada es troba disponible únicament en English, Castellano, Deutsch, Français, Italiano i Română. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Skinny dipping at sunset ‘Red next to yellow, kill a fellow. Yellow next to black, venom lack.’ This little serpent is black all over, with no yellow or red. And she quickly slithers past us to a quieter spot. Still I’ve never seen our group of sweaty cyclists so hesitant to…

Coal is just dead dinosaurs – 20th July

mandolinquent juliol 21, 2013 August 6, 2013

Ho sentim, aquesta entrada es troba disponible únicament en English, Castellano, Deutsch, Français, Italiano i Română. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. So my Uncle used to say. I’m not so sure of the science behind that, but this dinosaur is very much alive! Its arms flail around scaring small children under the guidance of cyclists and campers until it reaches the centre of the village. It’s stomache opens up and regurgitates a hosts…

An Introduction to the Zegg – 17th July

mandolinquent juliol 17, 2013 August 6, 2013

Ho sentim, aquesta entrada es troba disponible únicament en English, Castellano, Deutsch, Français, Italiano i Română. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. A coal-fired power station, a Hitler youth camp and a Stazi centre for international espionage. None of these things could be further from the Zegg – a Centre for Experimental Culture Design based in Bad Belzig in East Germany. It’s difficult to believe in the site’s dark history as Nadia, our guide,…

Finding Biketour and Connecting with Mambesak, African Refugees and Kreuzberg Activists – 13th July

mandolinquent juliol 13, 2013 August 15, 2013

Ho sentim, aquesta entrada es troba disponible únicament en English, Castellano, Deutsch, Français, Italiano i Română. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. The Morning I understand that biketour started very early but very well on Saturday; successful blocking a Nazi protest in Berlin. The Nazi supporters had to cancel their march after many people, including biketour participants, turned up to campaign against them. Das war gut! Mabesak & West Papua Beth and I did…

An introduction to Kan Pasqual

mandolinquent juliol 13, 2012 July 13, 2012

Ho sentim, aquesta entrada es troba disponible únicament en English. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Kan Pascual was originally occupied by a group of students and young people who were occupying various places in the late 90’s. They were interested in primitivism and the zapatista movement, and they began living basic with wood fires. They use solar energy complimented by wind energy – a combination which serves them well. They have experimented with biogas from the manure of their neighbour’s…

An introduction to Can Masdeu

mandolinquent juliol 12, 2012 July 12, 2012

Ho sentim, aquesta entrada es troba disponible únicament en English. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Can Masdeu is an abandoned leprosy hospital in a nature reserve on the outskirts of barcelona. Building and surrounding land was occupied in 2001 by a group of 7 people and slowly transformed into a social centre, allotments and a home. The building itself is owned by ‘hospital de la pau’ – a combination of public and private bodies including the council, the hospital and…