The new issue of our newspaper has just been published in print as well as digital. We can always use some extra hands to help distributing these newspapers through every corner of Amsterdam. Please contact if you have time to help: info(at)amsterdamalternative.nl
All the articles are also available on our website.
On Friday 23rd of October we released ‘Drift, a new track by Amsterdam based BlackBeach.
BlackBeach is a live electronic 3-piece from Amsterdam. Their sound ranges from space to rave, organic to energetic. Expect rapid beats, melodic synth riffs and extreme modulations, all generated live.
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Listen on Soundcloud // Spotify // Beatport
Rad-Ish #014 – Kickstarting AADE: on ADEV as a movement with Layla Gijsen
In this episode, we dive into the intersection of art and organizing with Layla Gijsen. Layla, aka dj Sjaak, is an Amsterdam based graphic designer, illustrator, dj, and programmer. We walk through what we can expect from ADEV as an alternative to the commercialization of ADE, explore how as an artist Layla navigates the balance of being situated within commercialized and non commodified spaces, and how her art reflects on social structures and struggles.
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Amsterdam Alternative publishes articles about free spaces, gentrification, politics, climate, music, art, housing and other urgent topics. We publish in our bi-monthly free newspaper as well as online.
See all articlesSupermercator, a volunteer based place where people can meet without an agenda, where ideas can take shape, talents can emerge, and unexpected things can happen. For over four years Supermercator has been the slightly unruly living room of Mercatorplein. In these years there have been many innovations and activities, from live drawing sessions to music acts and movie screenings, poetry readings and art workshops. Supermercator have always been fond of unlikely encounters, wild ideas, small ex
In Amsterdam groeit een beweging die haar woningen al zelf beheert - en die nu ook haar digitale leven wil terughalen. In een stad vol wooncoöperaties, voedselcollectieven en vrijplaatsen draait vrijwel alles op Google, Microsoft en andere Amerikaanse techgiganten: de data zit opgesloten bij bedrijven die ver achter de oceaan de dienst uitmaken. Sergei Zhilin en Danny Groenewegen denken dat het anders kan. Met eCommons bouwen ze aan een coöperatief digitaal alternatief: open-s
Techno has always been about providing safety for marginalised groups who use the dancefloor to escape from daily confrontations with discrimination and harassment. In light of its rising mainstream popularity, techno is now predominantly associated with Berlin’s Berghain, Black leather wear and illegal intoxication rather than free self-expression. Strict door policies further mystify techno into an exclusionary unknown; power hierarchies inside the club reproduce harmful social inequalit
Een jaar lang dachten 175 gelote Nederlanders na over klimaatbeleid. Het kabinet zegt de helft van hun advies over te nemen. Wie de kleine letters leest, vindt vooral beleid dat er al was, en besluiten die steeds verder vooruit schuiven. Op 29 mei 2026 krijgen de deelnemers van het Nationaal Burgerberaad Klimaat antwoord. Een halfjaar eerder leverden ze hun klimaatadvies in; nu komt het kabinet in Den Haag vertellen wat het ermee gaat doen. Ruim zeventig deelnemers zitten in de zaal als klima
Amsterdam Alternative has initiated a wide variety of projects since 2015. Some were temporary but most are still running. Check some of the most current projects below or visit the projects page to see a full overview.
See all projectsFrom the 1st of February 2023 Amsterdam Alternative is running the cinema + bar on the second floor of the OT301. The spaces are being used for film & documentary screenings, discussion nights, comedy, music, dance performances, workshops, book launches, podcast recordings and more.
AADE is organised by Amsterdam Alternative since 2018. We started the AADE not as an anti ADE event but to offer an alternative music program that is more affordable, more experimental and far from all the commerce that comes with the big, and most often commercial ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event).
Anderworld is a record label founded in 2026 by Amsterdam Alternative. Not a traditional, hierarchical label, but a cooperative, post-capitalist initiative focused on music, research, and experimentation. Alongside joy and creativity, we stand for collective ownership models, community meaning, hope, and radical imagination.
Sometimes, you sense it. A gesture, a sound, something pulses quietly beneath the surface of the city. A story waiting to be heard. Rad-Ish is a podcast about the silent dreamers, everyday radicals and hidden dissenters who keep the city alive. We seek out the voices of the underground, the pillars of movements that often go unseen yet build the foundation for collective spaces and a desirable future for the many, not the few. On a regular basis we release a short episode where we pull that little red thread that runs through Amsterdam, from the people directly shaping alternative culture to those nurturing it in the background. We're here to pay attention to those who resist the obvious, and talk to those who quietly practice other ways of being.
Thanks to all the talented photographers in the Amsterdam Alternative collective we always have great images in our newspaper and lots of nice photo reports online.
See all photographyOn Sunday 8 November a massive demo with aprox 200.000 people took place in Amsterdam.
‘De rode lijn’ demo is about the red line that has been crossed a long time ago. The genocide against the people of Palestine needs to stop. Now!
Photography by Peter Lange
This years ADEV street parade took place in Amsterdam Noord. The parade went from Oostkant Noorderpark (Meeuwenlaan 331) to the IJpromenade (at Eye).
This year, we were reclaiming the streets of Noord, the district where the raw reality of gentrification hits harder than ever. As the historic working-class neighborhood transforms into a playground for expats and real estate investors, true Noorderlings and our cultural safe spaces are being ruthlessly priced out of the city. And our city government? They’d rather cut budgets for the district than invest in its people. While the NDSM wharf turns into an unaffordable and inaccessible amusement park, packed with overpriced ADE parties, unique safe spaces and socio-cultural initiatives like Het Groene Veld, De Modestraat, and Buurthuis de Bol are disappearing. They’re being sacrificed for the profit margins of investors and developers. Together with other action groups and organizations in Noord, we demand that our safe spaces and facilities remain or are given a permanent place in the neighborhood. We won’t let our city be stolen by big money!
Photography: Brian Frank
On Friday 23rd of October during our AADE (Amsterdam Alternative Dance Event). We organised our second Anderworld Records release party to celebrate the release of ‘Drift’ by BlackBeach.
Besides a great live performance by BlackBeach we had performances by Omar Media, Camy Huot, vvvoidangel and Parrish Smith.
Photography by Andrey Budzinauskas
Amsterdam Alternative started as a network of solidarity and free newspaper but we’ve alwys had the ambition to create inspiring videos as well. In 2024 we created and published about 50 hrs of video about collective ownership, in 2025 we started a new video department called Fragmenta.
See all videoEen wereld zonder grenzen. Mensen die niet hoeven te werken, maar vrij zijn om te spelen en te reizen.
Constant Nieuwenhuys (1920-2005) verbeeldde zijn ideeën over een nieuwe wereld in een van de meest visionaire en omvangrijke beeldende kunst projecten uit de naoorlogse kunstgeschiedenis: New Babylon. Tot op de dag van vandaag, en misschien juist wel in de huidige maatschappij, een inspiratiebron voor velen. Het Gemeentemuseum Den Haag beheert het overgrote deel van dit project en deed er uitvoerig onderzoek naar, in nauwe samenwerking met Fondation Constant. Naar aanleiding hiervan presenteert het museum deze zomer een van de grootste tentoonstellingen ooit over dit intrigerende project dat centraal staat binnen Constants oeuvre.
Red Rebel Brigade symbolises the common blood we share with all species,
That unifies us and makes us one.
As such we move as one, act as one and more importantly feel as one.
We are unity and we empathise with our surroundings, we are forgiving
We are sympathetic and humble, compassionate and understanding,
We divert, distract, delight and inspire the people who watch us,
We illuminate the magic realm beneath the surface of all things and we invite people to enter in, we make a bubble and calm the storm, we are peace in the midst of war.
We are who the people have forgotten to be!
Doug Francisco
Known around the world as the Gangsta Gardener, Ron Finley transforms overlooked spaces in South Los Angeles into gardens, food and community. His garden is living proof that meaningful change can take root right where you live.
Gangsta Gardener explores resilience, revolutionary thinking and the power of community-driven change.
Directed by Miranda Winters and Rocky Romano
In the Amsterdam Alternative agenda you’ll find the public programming from our participating venues.
See the complete agendaA Lab is Amsterdams een bruisende gemeenschap, broedplaats, werkplek, podium en netwerk in één. Hier vind je een bonte mix van creatieve, innovatieve en sociale ondernemers die samen nieuwe ideeën verkennen en ontwikkelen – in Amsterdam en daarbuiten. Gevestigd in het oud
Steelhenge is a migrating spiritual space that builds on the legacy of Robodock. It offers room for diverse art forms and disciplines, and calls on all of us to reflect on the times we inhabit and the many crises and disruptions that shape them. Steelhenge is a place for ritual, celebration, lea
De Workship is de werkruimte van podiumdichter Mark Opfer en contrabassist William Barrett. Hier bieden we programma’s op het gebied van muziek, theater, film en lezingen. Door middel van kleinschalige culturele programmering verbinden we een duurzame innovatieve community met (podium)k
Een graftuin vol leven, een monumentaal ensemble, een oase van rust en bezinning met haar eigen gebruiksregels, openingstijden en onderhoud. Het is het levenswerk Jozef van der Heijden. De laatste dertig jaar van zijn leven heeft hij gestreden als generaal van het dode
Het Fort van Sjakoo verkoopt kritische en opstandige literatuur. We werken alleen met vrijwilligers, zo houden we ook nog wat over om aan andere collectieven weg te geven. We zijn politiek en anarchistisch, maar nemen die thema’s heel breed. Je vindt hier planken als Underground Literatuur, Ge
From Brazil originating theater group Munganga (pronounced: moen-gang-gaa) is a Brazilian word, derived from Mganga, a tribe in Africa. The priests of this tribe make great and exuberant gestures during their rituals. Their way of communicating consists of expressive faces, grimaces and dancing. Si
The Plein Theater in Amsterdam East is a vibrant hub for imagination and exchange. In the historic Amstel Brewery on Mauritskade, we create and present cross-genre performances. A theater where neighbors can both watch and make, while also serving as a frontrunner in contemporary dance & music,
AstaroTheatro is an independent, non-mainstream open space for theatre, arts, music, cultures, movies, events, discussions, activism. A place where to meet for real and to share. AstaroTheatro aims at creating community and awareness. Theatre & Activism > Omnia Sunt Communia AstaroTheatro
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