Towering over Surinameplein stands the monumental Klokkenhof flat. Originally built in 1962 with the purpose of housing single working women, now its current owner, property investor Vesteda, plans to renovate the building and charge returning renters higher rent, and is continuing the longstanding trend of investors driving low income workers, students and elderly people further out of the city. Where there used to be 144 social housing apartments, there will be very few left after the renovation.

Vesteda has for years been trampling on renters' rights and creating a lot of uncertainty amongst them. Renters are being asked to find alternative housing in a market that's in the worst shape it has ever been in, and then return to their homes which will cost them hundreds of euros more to live in.

Many have moved out already and will not return, but there are still renters who simply can not leave. Some refuse to leave and do not agree with Vesteda's plans for their homes and the surrounding area. Renters also have the right to stay in their homes until the moment the renovations officially begin. Due to Vesteda's continuous lack of transparency it is unclear when these renovations will actually take place. The necessary permits have not yet been granted, and Vesteda's incredibly irresponsible and dangerous practices trying to keep the building free of squatters might slow down the process as well. They have barricaded perfectly livable apartments and demolished dozens of them too, leading to a damaged water system, causing leakages through multiple floors and a potential threat of Legionella bacteria forming, a lot of noise and chaos in the building while renters and squatters still reside inside. It seems like Vesteda are starting their renovations with total disregard for the permit process and the safety and health of their renters.

Since May 2024 a substantial amount of apartments in Klokkenhof have been squatted. There are many renters who support the squatting and understand that it is one of the few tools we have to wield against institutional investors in a housing landscape in which this country's government has failed people massively for decades.

This benefit has been organized to help the squatters prepare for a court case and other expenses.
MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES

*Steekpartij (punk / NL)
Steekpartij is een oerslechte band uit Amsterdam noord. Je wil niet dood gevonden worden terwijl je naar ons luistert. Een symphony die je aan een steekpartij doet denken.

*Rettungspunkt (experimental/art punk / NL)
Rettungspunkt is een Amsterdamse experimentele punkband.

*M.Deep
Intersection between art and resistance. Through a fusion of dance, spoken word, and multimedia, this performance delves into the ways in which artistic expression can be a potent tool for social and political change. From historical movements to contemporary struggles, the piece examines how artists have used their voices to challenge injustice, inspire hope, and ignite collective action.

*Hipótese Biogeoquímica
Hipótese Biogeoquímica is a solidarity performance group that attempts to explore the wilder side of the irrational and natural, applied in the disconnection of the globalized human empire and its macabre ways of separation of its most savage and ancestral state of being.

*DJ: Bas Punkt
Freeparty Elektro set
Sketch freehand portraits & all types of Henné tattoo by @sevenpointsofdarkness
There will be artwork (printed photography of Klokkenhof and other photography) on donation!

There will be a cocktail bar!

Entrance is donation based, please BRING CASH
Show starts at 20:30, please come on time!