Rad-Ish #010 - Out now

Rad-Ish #010 – Stories That Gather: on Mezrab with Sahand Sahebdivani
What happens when people gather around a story? A conversation with Sahand Sahebdivani, storyteller and founder of Mezrab, on storytelling as a way of being together, on growing up between cultures, and on what the city needs now.

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Articles

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.

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03-07-2026 / Issue #067
Camilla Cordenos

Giving a voice to Nature An Interview with Klaas Kuitenbrouwer, Director of the Zoönomic Institute

Over the years, different movements have emerged to address environmental challenges and seek more sustainable solutions. One of the most innovative of these initiatives is the creation of Zoöps. The guiding idea of a Zoöp is: what if all forms of life could actively participate in the decision-making process of organizations and have their own voice? To make this possible, the Zoönomic Institute developed the role of the Speaker for the Living, someone who speaks on behalf of the

03-07-2026 / Issue #067
Jaap Draaisma, Bart Stuart

Nieuw gemeentebestuur presenteert programma: Radicale breuk is nodig, maar geen lef om door te zetten!

Amsterdam heeft sinds enkele weken weer een nieuw stadsbestuur. Nou ja, nieuw is het niet echt: dezelfde partijen (GroenLinks en PvdA, nu samen met Pro en D66) blijven de stad besturen. Het programma 2026-2030 leest alsof er een totaal nieuwe aanpak komt – een radicale breuk met hun eigen beleid van de afgelopen jaren. Of zijn het radicale woorden voor oud beleid? Is het één grote groen-, zwart- en witwasserij? Wij lazen voor AA het bestuursakkoord. We zoomen vooral in op h

03-07-2026 / Issue #067
Peter Rutten

Music tip top 6

Every two months we publish a music tip top 6 in our newspaper and on our website. All the releases have been picked with care but we won’t rate the releases. You can do the judging yourself. Tips and links to releases are always welcome (music(at)amsterdamalternative.nl).   Wilco Prinsen Inter // Esse Label: Anderworld Release date: 06-2026 Genre: Electronica, IDM Format: Digital Listen on Bandcamp   KUTMAH Sacred Conversations Label: All C

03-07-2026 / Issue #067
Iris Poels

Zomer in de Lutkemeerpolder: kom kijken voordat het te laat is!

Ben je nog nooit in de Lutkemeerpolder in stadsdeel Osdorp geweest? Of wil je een update van de stand van zaken. Dan is deze zomer een mooie kans om een bezoek te brengen aan de laatse vruchtbare zeekleigrond van Amsterdam. Spring op je fiets en kom eens kijken!  Lutkemeerommetjes Iedere eerste zondag van de maand om 13.00 uur kun je aansluiten bij een Lutkemeerommetje en meer horen over de natuur, geschiedenis en toekomst van de polder.  Welkom op zondag 5 juli, zondag 2 augustus

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Projects

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.

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Ventilator Cinema

From 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.

Anderworld Records

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.

Rad-Ish

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.

Webdocu Collectief Eigendom

This modular web documentary is intended as an inspirational document, a guide and an archive. It is a compilation of stories about and quests for other ways in which we can shape society. We (and many others with us) are convinced that things really can be done differently and that a different view of ownership can play a major role in this.

Photography

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.

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Wilco Prinsen EP release party - Anderworld records

On Friday 19th of June we released ‘Inter // Esse’, a six track EP by Amsterdam based Wilco Prinsen. This EP is not only the debut release by Wilco but also the first release of Anderworld Records, our cooperative, post-capitalistic record label.

The release party was held at the OT301 with live sets by Wilco Prinsen, Mathilde Nobel and Bastian Benjamin and DJ sets by Zohar and oernaut. 
Thanks to all the artists for their great sets.

Photography: Hanna Rudner

Video

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.

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Ruimte voor... Het Groene Veld

Een film over en door de mensen van Het Groene Veld.

Help ons mee in strijd voor het behoud van Het Groene Veld! Teken de petitie, hang een poster of kom langs!
Kijk op: https://hetgroeneveld.amsterdam

Camera/edit: Elffin van Baars
Camera: Niels Douma, Tibbe van Diemen, Denys Parchenko, Isa van Lier
Productie/Regie: Isa van Lier, Oscar Zeegers
Met dank aan: Sara, KJ, Hay, Femke, Wybe, Inez, Ollie, Anouk, Isobel

Agenda

In the Amsterdam Alternative agenda you’ll find the public programming from our participating venues.

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Venues

Salon de IJzerstaven

Bickersgracht 10

Salon de IJzerstaven is een kleinschalig podium voor culturele voorstellingen op het Bickerseiland.  Het podium programmeert voornamelijk 20e en 21e-eeuwse modern-klassieke muziek en geïmproviseerde muziek/jazz, met een voorkeur voor het experiment. Jonge musici weten ons te vinden. De

RijksHemelVaartDienst

Oude Haagseweg 58

Rijkshemelvaartdienst (RHVD) aan de Oude Haagseweg is een vereniging die zich bezig houdt met vrijheid voor leven, kunst en cultuur. Sinds 1989 hebben zij dit met muziek, performances, shows en exposities laten zien tijdens verassende festivals. De sfeer tijdens deze festivals, andere evenementen, m

Zone 2 Source

Amstelpark

Since 2013, Zone2Source has served as a dynamic testing ground for art and ecology, spanning its diverse pavilions, artist gardens, and the surrounding outdoor spaces of Amstelpark in Amsterdam South. Drawing inspiration from the park’s history as the site of the 1972 Floriade international ho

De Groene Gemeenschap

Barkasstraat 7

De Groene Gemeenschap is sinds 2011 een wooncooperatie van huurders. Samen met hun buren organiseren de bewoners een buurtwoonkamer op het Steigereiland van IJburg. Dat is ook een thuisbasis voor allerlei projecteb voor het vergroenen van de buurt en het versterken van de solidariteit in de wijk.

KasKantine

Handbalstraat 1

As an off-grid organization, we utilize plots of land that are temporarily available. Over the years, we've occupied four different locations, and currently, we're based in Amsterdam-Slotervaart. Here, we've transformed eleven shipping containers and two greenhouses into a hub for meetin

If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution

WG-Plein 881

Established in 2005, If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution is an art organisation dedicated to exploring performance and performativity as forms of social and political imagination. After many years of operating nomadically, we are now based at the “Collegeza

Ruigoord

Ruigoord 76

Ruigoord is a green village in which the artists in studios and workshops can work for themselves but will also participate in the community. There is a strong tradition of cooperation, strengthened by the wide circle of related creative spirits both in the Netherlands and abroad. Because of this, R

A Lab

Overhoeksplein 2

A 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

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