Create your own shirt, bag, sweater, pants, socks, underwear, jacket, hat or bikini with this set of different woven AA patches.
AA DIY Label kit

Create your own shirt, bag, sweater, pants, socks, underwear, jacket, hat or bikini with this set of different woven AA patches.
Color: Black & White
Material: Soft, thin, woven material

Dimensions:
Amsterdam Alternative text logo: 20,8 x 2,4 cm
AA Logo: 13 x 6,5 cm
Squat logo: 6,5 x 6,5 cm
Text label: 11 x 3,3 cm
Vrij Beton: 7 x 7 cm

Together with our friends from the Friekens brewery we made an A.P.A. (Amerikaanse Pale Ale) to support our Vrij Beton project.
Vrij Beton beer (Friekens Brewery)

A.P.A. (Amerikaanse Pale Ale)
Alc. 5,5% vol // 330 ml e // Bier Cat. 1 // IBU 40 EBC 12 // Vegan

Een boud bier dat het grote gebaar niet schuwt, type ruwe bolster, blanke pit. Luidkeels hoppig, schreeuwerig fris en breeduit bitter. Deze drie keer gehopte blonde Pale Ale is een brouwsel dat Amerikaanse Pale Ale weer groots gaat maken! ’t Is groots. Echt groots. Simpelweg groots.

This beer is for sale in venues like the OT301, Cinetol, Skate Cafe, De Nieuwe Anita and other venues that are connected to Amsterdam Alternative. If you wish to sell this beer in your bar, restaurant, shop or venue then please contact the Friekens brewery. Mail to: info(at)friekens.nl

From every bottle sold €0,25 is going to our Vrij Beton project.

Red colored sweater (unisex) with a black silkscreen print on the front- and backside.
Vrij Beton - Sweater

Red colored sweater (unisex) with a black silkscreen print on the front- and backside.
These sweaters have been made to help promote our collective ownership project ‘Vrij Beton’. Read more about the project here.
Buying/wearing one of these limited edition sweaters helps us financially as all the money from the sales will go into the ‘Vrij Beton’ donation pot. It also helps us promote the project as hopefully all your friends and family will see the shirt and be interested : )

Text on shirt:
Het geluid van
Vreugde
Collectief eigendom
Mogelijkheden
Rafelranden
Creativiteit
Enthousiasme
Wilskracht
Samen zijn
Vrije ruimte

Dark heather colored tank top (unisex) with a white silkscreen print on the front- and backside.
Vrij Beton - Tank Top

Dark heather colored tank top (unisex) with a white silkscreen print on the front- and backside.
These tank tops have been made to help promote our collective ownership project ‘Vrij Beton’. Read more about the project here.
Buying/wearing one of these limited edition tank tops helps us financially as all the money from the sales will go into the ‘Vrij Beton’ donation pot. It also helps us promote the project as hopefully all your friends and family will see the shirt and be interested : )

Text on shirt:
Samen
Kopen
Werken
Leven
Lachen
Voelen
Veranderen
Strijden
Dansen
Wonen

Dark Blue (Navy) colored t-shirt (unisex) with a white silkscreen print on the front- and backside.
Vrij Beton - T-Shirt

Dark Blue (Navy) colored t-shirt (unisex) with a white silkscreen print on the front- and backside.
These shirts have been made to help promote our collective ownership project ‘Vrij Beton’. Read more about the project here.
Buying/wearing one of these limited edition shirts helps us financially as all the money from the sales will go into the ‘Vrij Beton’ donation pot. It also helps us promote the project as hopefully all your friends and family will see the shirt and be interested : )

Text on shirt:
Rugwind voor
Experiment
Diversiteit
Duurzaamheid
Inclusiviteit
Paradijsvogels
Vrijbuiters
Collectief eigendom
Solidariteit
Avontuur
 

We still have some stock of our previous newspapers. Collectors items! For sale in order to make money for printing new issues. Buying this package = supporting our newspaper!
AA newspaper issue #021 tm #030

We still have some stock of our previous newspapers. Collectors items!
For sale in order to make money for printing new issues.
Buying this package = supporting our newspaper!

In this package:
Issue #021 - Nov-Dec 2018
Issue #022 - Jan-Feb 2019
Issue #023 - Mar-Apr 2019
Issue #024 - May-June 2019
Issue #025 - July-Aug 2019
Issue #026 - Sept-Oct 2019
Issue #027 - Nov-Dec 2019
Issue #028 - Jan-Feb 2020
Issue #029 - Mar-Apr 2020
Issue #032 - Sept-Oct 2020

Issue #30 and #031 have not been printed. They have been distributed digital only, due to corona restrictions.

We still have some stock of our previous newspapers. Collectors items! For sale in order to make money for printing new issues. Buying this package = supporting our newspaper!
AA newspaper issue #011 tm #020

We still have some stock of our previous newspapers. Collectors items!
For sale in order to make money for printing new issues.
Buying this package = supporting our newspaper!

In this package:
Issue #011 - Feb-Mar 2017
Issue #012 - April-May 2017
Issue #013 - June-July 2017
Issue #014 - Sept-Oct 2017 (not available anymore)
Issue #015 - Nov-Dec 2017
Issue #016 - Jan-Feb 2018
Issue #017 - Mar-Apr 2018
issue #018 - May-June 2018
Issue #019 - July-Sept 2018
Issue #020 - Sept-Oct 2018

We still have some stock of our previous newspapers. Collectors items! For sale in order to make money for printing new issues. Buying this package = supporting our newspaper!
AA newspaper - issue #001 tm #010

We still have some stock of our previous newspapers. Collectors items!
For sale in order to make money for printing new issues.
Buying this package = supporting our newspaper!

In this package:
Issue #001 - June 2015
Issue #002 - Jul-Aug 2015
Issue #003 - Sept-Oct 2015
Issue #004 - Nov-Dec 2015
Issue #005 - Jan-Feb 2016
Issue #006 - Mar-Apr 2016
Issue #007 - May-June 2016
Issue #008 - Aug-Sept 2016
Issue #009 - Oct-Nov 2016
Issue #010 - Dec-Jan 16/17

This photo book has been published exactly 20 years after OT301 in Amsterdam was squatted. This stream of about 700 photos is an archive as well as an atempt to capture a bit of all the energy that has been flowing through the building. 
20 years of Art and Autonomy

This photo book has been published exactly 20 years after OT301 in Amsterdam was squatted. This stream of about 700 photos is an archive as well as an atempt to capture a bit of all the energy that has been flowing through the building. 

OT301 is a nonprofit project in which public functions, work spaces and housing are combined to contribute to the fields of art, politics and subculture. The project is run by a diverse, international community that organises itself in an association called EHBK (Eerste Hulp Bij Kunst / First Aid in Case of Art). Having started as a squat in 1999, OT301 today is collectively owned and committed to the values of autonomy and self-organization. 

Specs:
Amount of pages: 176
Format: 22 x 27 cm
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Release date: 14 November 2019
ISBN: 9789081786423

Concept & coordination:
Ivo Schmetz

Writers:
Sebastian Olma, Ivo Schmetz

Graphic design:
Ivo Schmetz  // www.310k.nl

Photographers (in random order):
Roel Determeijer, Thomas Manneke, Maeve Stam, Anne Huijnen, Coby Joustra, Ivo Bol, Bauke Karel, Dusan Rodic, PSWAR, Kasper Vogelzang, Theo van Loon, Gineke de Rooij, Andy Tan, Toverwolf, 4bid, Jimy Almeida, Paul Glazier, Sjoerd Huismans, Ben Sadkowski, Monika Stepak, Paul Rickus, AWA gallery, Brian Uijterwaal, Eline de Jong, Merel Kamp, René Gesink, Kate Naylor, Ivo Schmetz, Leon Hendrickx, Lorelei Heyligers, Ruud de Kort, Davide Manzoni, Michiel van Nieuwkerk, Hester Baks, Raymond van Mil, Amie Claire Elizabeth Galbraith, Asher Floyd, Atsushi Harade, Bibian Bingen, Chiel Ketting, Cihad Ozcan, Clemens Wildschut, Click Click Club, Coen Pollack, Coockie, De Fotomeisjes, Dierck Roosen, Dorotea Pace, Elena Nosulenko, Ernst van Deursen, Eva Doumar, Fabian Landewee, Fabienne Chiang, Filip Molski, Gerrit de Ruijter, Gert Verbeek, Giuliano Pappadopoli, Isolde Woustra, Kazik, Bill Tanaka, Leonel Piccardo, Lisa Schamlé, Lucas Brouwer, Maarten Nauw, Maksymow, Marc Joseph, Maria Sikora, Monika Stepak, Nienke Jansen, Pieter Kers, Roman Zotter, Ruud de Kort, Sanski, Sara Kerklaan, Sita Knottnerus, Soetrisman Waidoe, Susana Martins, Suzanne Blanchard, Svetlin Velchev, Dorotea Kasum, Reinilde Jonkhout, Vyjayanthi Iyer, Wie niet weg is is gezien, Willa Navarro, Willem Schalenkamp, Wouter Brandenburg, George Bean and some unknown photographers

This book is dedicated to subculture in Amsterdam, which it aims not only to document, but also to give a future to. It portrays the OT301’s collective struggle with major questions and changes, in society as well as within their own organization, but also their militant fervor and their optimism. It is, then, a report of a quest and an investigation, an archival document and a reference work, a place of exchange for knowledge and experiences, that seeks new ways to combine subculture, experiment and radical politics. 
Autonomy by dissent - Autonomie door tegenspraak

This book is dedicated to subculture in Amsterdam, which it aims not only to document, but also to give a future to. It portrays the OT301’s collective struggle with major questions and changes, in society as well as within their own organization, but also their militant fervor and their optimism.
It is, then, a report of a quest and an investigation, an archival document and a reference work, a place of exchange for knowledge and experiences, that seeks new ways to combine subculture, experiment and radical politics. 

Specs:
Amount of pages: 368
Format: 17 x 24 cm
Language: Bilangual (Dutch & English)
Cover: Hardcover
Release date: April 2014
ISBN: 978-90-817864-1-6
Concept and coordination: Nienke Jansen and Ivo Schmetz
Writers: Sebastian Olma, Nienke Jansen, Bart Stuart & Klaar vd Lippe, Geert Lovink, Daniel Rovers, Elke Uitenhuis.

Synopsis
This book is dedicated to subculture in Amsterdam, which it aims not only to document, but also to give a future to. It portrays our collective struggle with major questions and changes, in society as well as within our own organization, but also our militant fervor and our optimism. It is, then, a report of a quest and an investigation, an archival document and a reference work, a place of exchange for knowledge and experiences, that seeks new ways to combine subculture, experiment and radical politics. 

The book consists of three parts, which by and large correspond to three moments in time: the first part describes the place in which we find ourselves now, the second part describes where we might be in thirty years’ time, and the third part describes our origins.

The first part of the book covers the period from 2011 to 2013, during which we have labored towards the professionalization of our organization and the broadening and deepening of our collective’s philosophy, as part of the ‘Overhaul’ process. What do concepts such as ‘autonomy’, ‘self-organization’, ‘collective property’ mean for us, and how can we integrate them into our vision and organization? What does subculture look like in New York, in Hamburg and in Bern? What can we learn from other spaces in Amsterdam? These questions and more have been looked at by us over the past three years as a collective, in brainstorm sessions and debates, in which people from outside our association took part alongside ourselves. Applying some recent directions in political theory, we give a critical interpretation of all these talks, tracing what notions of autonomy, self-organization and collective property might be useful in the future for OT301 and other collective projects. We close this part by making the rounds of various alternative spaces in Amsterdam, which describe their relationship to OT301, and sketch how they see themselves inside Amsterdam’s subculture, today and in the future.

In the second part of the book we look ahead. We have approached a number of authors, artists and thinkers to elaborate a vision of the future. In what direction is society developing, what does this mean for OT301, and how can we act upon these developments?

Geert Lovink, associate professor in New Media at the University of Amsterdam, posits that claiming physical space is no longer the front line, now that modern means of communication – and control – have changed not only urban space around us, but us ourselves, as well. He calls for abandoning all forms of nostalgia, and to invent and implement progressive forms of organization. As a first proposition, Lovink himself develops his concept of ‘orgnet’.

Writer Daniel Rovers did field research at OT301 and around, and wrote a short story. In ‘1  very big dissonance, or, how OT301 met its end’ he shows what might happen to OT301 should commercialization and gentrification advance further, but also how it could remain a dissonance within an over-regulated urban landscape.

Bart Stuart and Klaar van de Lippe, an artist’s duo that have their workshop at the NDSM terrain, put the question as well what it means to have an unpolished spot like OT301 in the middle of a real estate paradise.

Finally, Elke Uitentuis, departing from her own experiences in Cairo and with the We Are Here collective, describes the effects of privatization of public space on the actions of individuals. She, too, proposes a new form within which autonomy, self-organization and collective property could find their place. 

In the third and last part of the book, the history is sketched of the Eerste Hulp Bij Kunst association and the OT301 space. It takes the reader back to the squatting in 1999, the first rental contract, and finally, the purchase of the building in 2006, and the difficult choices that the association has had to face during this period, sometimes at the cost of ideological positions. The text has been appended with short interviews with people who have been involved with the process in its diverse phases from a diversity of perspectives, including politics, the Bureau Broedplaatsen, the Triodos Bank, and with a rich selection of charts and figures from the period from 1999 to 2014. We close the book with an extensive report in images of almost fifteen years of EHBK and OT301.

This book is being published in the year that OT301 celebrates its fifteenth year. We hope it will be an inspiration for individuals and collectives who dream of a space that deviates from the standard, that is not driven by financial motives and within which autonomy, self-organization and collective property are decisive values.

Samen met de sympatieke brouwers van Butchers Tears heeeft Amsterdam Alternative een eigen biertje gebrouwen. Het AA bier wordt verkocht in plekken die zijn aangesloten bij AA (zoals de OT301, OCCII, Vondelbunker, Cinetol, De Nieuwe Anita etc) maar ook door andere bars en winkels die ons een warm hart toedragen. Van elk verkocht flesje gaat €0,26 naar Amsterdam Alternative, dat is dus bier drinken voor de goede zaak : )
AA beer No.2 - AAB (Sold out)

Samen met de sympatieke brouwers van Butchers Tears heeeft Amsterdam Alternative een eigen biertje gebrouwen. Het AA bier wordt verkocht in plekken die zijn aangesloten bij AA (zoals de OT301, OCCII, Vondelbunker, Cinetol, De Nieuwe Anita etc) maar ook door andere bars en winkels die ons een warm hart toedragen. Van elk verkocht flesje gaat €0,26 naar Amsterdam Alternative, dat is dus bier drinken voor de goede zaak : )

Het tweede biertje was de No.2 - AAB
Een frisse ‘Extra Hoppy Pale’, 4,9%

Deze is inmiddels helemaal uitverkocht

Samen met de sympatieke brouwers van Butchers Tears heeeft Amsterdam Alternative een eigen biertje gebrouwen. Het AA bier wordt verkocht in plekken die zijn aangesloten bij AA (zoals de OT301, OCCII, Vondelbunker, Cinetol, De Nieuwe Anita etc) maar ook door andere bars en winkels die ons een warm hart toedragen. Van elk verkocht flesje gaat €0,26 naar Amsterdam Alternative, dat is dus bier drinken voor de goede zaak : )
AA beer No.1 - Exbieriment (Sold out)

Samen met de sympatieke brouwers van Butchers Tears heeeft Amsterdam Alternative een eigen biertje gebrouwen. Het AA bier wordt verkocht in plekken die zijn aangesloten bij AA (zoals de OT301, OCCII, Vondelbunker, Cinetol, De Nieuwe Anita etc) maar ook door andere bars en winkels die ons een warm hart toedragen. Van elk verkocht flesje gaat €0,26 naar Amsterdam Alternative, dat is dus bier drinken voor de goede zaak : )

Het eerste biertje was de No.1 - Exbieriment
Een lekkere ‘India Pale Ale’, 5,5%

Deze is inmiddels helemaal uitverkocht