Exhibition, introduction talk and screening
The exhibition Occupy Everything will be opened. The book For the People, By the People by Afaina de Jong will also still be available to explore, browse through or buy.
As well there will be a private non official screening of the documentary Captured by Clayton Patterson. Since 1979 he has dedicated his life to documenting the final era of raw creativity and lawlessness in New York City's Lower East Side, a neighborhood famed for art, music and revolutionary minds. His odyssey from voyeur to provocateur reveals that it can take losing everything you love to find your own significance. Watch the trailer on You Tube.
An introduction on the documentary will be givin by The Change Agent- Kirsten van den Hul. Sovietologist, Arabist, change catalyst, columnist and Dutch UN Women’s Representative 2011. Inspirational speaker, performance poet, host.
Start introduction: 20.30
Start screening: 21.30
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Ultra de la Rue Creative Space
Ultra de La Rue, opened on June 16th at the heart of Amsterdam, is dedicated to explore the themes presented in the book by Afaina de Jong through film screenings, lectures, creative sessions and exhibitions. Find the full listing of the program here. The Ultra De La Rue Creative Space carries For the People, By the People together with a wide selection of related books, t-shirts and music.