WELCOME TO THE CULTURAL POLITICAL WEEK 2024

On the 1st of May we start our annual cultural Political Week!

For those of you who have never been to a KPV before, we will now tell you what you can expect: A boiling soup with all the best Smålands ingredients! Concerts, lectures, art, politics, film, food, drinks, clubs, theater, poetry, demonstrations, literature, and a hell of a lot of comrades!

We welcome all ages (except at the clubs where you need to be over 18).

Note: It says in the event if it’s in Swedish.

SCHEDULE

1st of May – Wednesday

FIRST OF MAY DEMONSTRATION IN MALMÖ 15.00

You can join Smålands at the Revolutionary First may demonstration in Malmö. The demonstration leaves from Malmö, Smålands will meet up in Lund before.

CLUB RÖD 21:00-01:00

After the day’s demonstrations and manifestations, Smålands invites you all to CLUB RED – A solidarity party where all entrance profits go to PGS Palestine fund!
DJ: JUST LIKE HEAVEN – A favorite at Smålands, giving us amazing INDIE all night long!!!
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See FB-event here

2nd of May – Thursday

Resisting the Genocide in Gaza from Skåne 14:00-17:00

We invite you lecture and workshop in three parts, on resisting the genocide in Gaza in Lund and Skåne! 

14:00-15:00: BDS in Universities – Why, what, how? This talk and following Q&A will outline the Boycott, Divest, Sanction movement in Sweden and abroad. It will start with a discussion on the BDS movement in general, and then focusing on how the BDS movement may be applied in Universities.

15:15-16:00: (Preliminary). Resisting the Genocide Song Contest. Representatives from the campaign Stoppa Israel will talk about why and how people will protest Israel partaking in Eurovision Song Contest, happening in Malmö 8-12th of May. They will focus on the large protest that will take place on Thursday the 9th of May, but will also discuss what will happen the other days, including the alternative festival Falastin Vision.

16:15-17:00: Lund Students for Palestine: an intro to LSFP. Representatives from Lund Students for Palestine will discuss the how the genocide permeates to Lund, and how people can resist it. This includes the demands that LSFP has sent to the Vice Chancellor of Lund University, and more.

See FB-event here

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PEOPLE’S KITCHEN & TAKE CONCRETE ACTION QUIZ 18:30-20:30

Free dumpster-dived vegan dinner!
People’s Kitchen is a Lund-based, volunteer-led, donation-based initiative, which provides delicious meals made with saved ingredients.

TCA welcomes you to a quiz in the name of climate justice. Are you a tree lover, passionate activist or a trivia genius, or perhaps all of the above, then this quiz is for you! Put your knowledge to the test and get to know friends and the movement. The event is hosted by Take Concrete Action (TCA), a climate movement and camp that will take place in Gävle 15-19 June.
The quiz will be held in English and it will take around 45 minutes.
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See event here

3rd of May – Friday

“FEMINISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN A NEO-LIBERAL AGE” – LENA HALLDENIUS 14.00-15.00

Human rights have been criticized for being too individualistic, too liberal, and falsely universal. In this talk, Lena Halldenius (philosopher, lawyer, and human rights researcher) will discuss how human rights need to be rethought for a feminist, progressive, egalitarian agenda.
There will be time for questions during the lecture.
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See FB-event here


LIVE PUB: SVÄRTA + 7EBRA 19:00-00:00

Warming us up we have the Gothenburg band Svärta opening the stage with rock.

7ebra is the project of 25-year-old twin sisters Inez and Ella from Malmö, who grew up playing music together. Inez plays electric guitar and sings, Ella plays a keyboard, organ and Mellotron – whilst manually playing drum samples with her feet – as they both sing haunting harmonies in a way that only twins can. Beautiful but punk, minimalist but epic. The duo have already made their mark on the Swedish music scene with support slots for Bob Hund and The Dandy Warhols and have just made their UK debut playing London three nights in a row in September.

Svärta is a diy rock trio from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band has released two albums and loves to play live. The music has been described by fans as a mix between Bikini Kill and Black Sabbath. It will deliver heavy and tender rock with vocals that echo through time and space!

See FB-event here

4th of May – Saturday

‘GENDER AND FASCISM’ – AUTONOM ORGANISERING 13:00-15:00

 

A talk about how different fascisms in the world have one thing in common, a misogynist view on women and queers and why fascism never can be friendly for anyone who isn’t a cis male. There will also be space for a discussion on gender and fascism.
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Autonom Organisering is a feminist, anti-racist, and revolutionary extra-parliamentary group fighting for a free and classless society.
See FB-event here

QUEER POETRY 20:30-22:00

Smålands is welcoming queer poets and artists to the stage and invites you to both listen and participate in an open mic.
Language: mostly Swedish
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On stage:
Maryam Missawi
Maryan Missawi är en 22-årig musiker, artist och poet/skribent. Med symbolik och mytologi återberättar hon sin egna reflektioner och historier. Genom slagord och starka känslor kritiserar hon samhället o snackar revolution.
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Vín Jablanovec Dahlborg
Vín Jablanovec Dahlborg (f. 1999) är poet, genusvetare och redaktör, bosatt i Malmö. Kommunpamp och stadens kåtaste flata. Hen skriver explicit om queert identitetsskapande, lesbisk erotik och tramsiga ramsor om politik och motstånd. Uppvuxen i Göteborg, älskar hen kranar och älven.
Tidigare utbildad vid Skurups folkhögskolas skrivarlinje och Biskops Arnös författarlinje.
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Hedvig Sävenryd
Hemliga kärleksbrev, manshat och dysfori, tonårsfjun, fågeldun och identitetskriser.

See FB-event here

CLUB: QUEERLANDS FEAT. FEVER GAY 22.00-02.00

Let loose with your friends at QUEERLANDS – Lund’s only Queer club (as far as we know…)! It will be a night extra all. Make sure to bring your lovers and friends. Queerlands is queer-separatist, so if you’re cis-het go to another party s’il vous plaît!
SPECIAL GUEST FEVER GAY !!!!!!
The artist known as Fever Ray is visiting us and DJing under the name Fever Gay. Experience this amazing queer artist’s mixes for ONE HOUR ONLY.
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DJ: TBA
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See FB-event here

5th of May – Sunday

KALLES KAFÉ + PANELDISCUSSION ON FASCISM 12:00-14:00

Enjoy a vegan brunch while listening to a paneldiscussion on the growing fascism in Europe.  More info coming.

KREATIVT PANELSAMTAL 16:00-18:00

This event will be in Swedish.

Moderator: Anna Alsmark
Anna Alsmark är fritidsskribent, f d redaktör för Dackekuriren 1985 och för Lundagård ht 89-91.
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16.00 Motståndet mot den tidiga nazismen i Skåne.
Ny dokumentärfilm av JANNE SAMUELSSON
Dokumentärfilmaren Janne Samuelsson tar oss med på en historisk roadtrip ̶ 100 år genom landskapet ̶ och kastar nytt ljus över gamla sanningar om nazismen i Skåne.
Janne Samuelsson, Lund, verkar inom journalistik, multimedia och utbildning, samt har ett förflutet i punkrockbandet Baskermannen som spelade på Smålands nation i Lund i mitten av 80-talet.
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16.45 Cecilia ̶ Om att söka efter nycklar till sitt eget liv.
Roman av KENNY ANDERSSON
Författaren Kenny Andersson berättar om sin bok, Cecilia ̶ en ung kvinna som söker svar på en gåta under smygande förändringar i det tidiga 1980-talets Sverige.
Kenny Andersson, Lund, tidigare gymnasierektor, aktiv i Smålands skrivarcirklar på 80-talet, har sedan 2019 skrivit tio romaner mestadels om unga människor på väg någonstans.
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17.30 Hem utan adress ̶ Musikalisk reflektion om kvinnor i skyddat boende.
Text och musik av CAROLINE LEANDER
Musikern Caroline Leander ger ut en ny EP med fem nyskrivna låtar inspirerade av möten och musikskapande med kvinnor som lever i skydd hos Kvinnojouren. Med låtarna vill Caroline ge kvinnorna en röst, hopp om framtiden samt förmedla insikter till samhället om kvinnornas situation.
Caroline Leander, Malmö, är pianist, sångerska och låtskrivare bördig ifrån Lund. Frilansmusiker inom live- och inspelad musik, samt teater i södra Sverige och Danmark.

Se FB-event här

 

BLACK OUT SESSION – KATE BUSH 19.30

A black out session explores what happens to music when we experience it in pitch darkness. We will meet, sit down, listen to the album from start to finish and let the lack of distractions give us a completely new experience of a beloved album.
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The event starts with an introduction to the artist and the album. The album will be played on vinyl.
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ALBUM: THE KICK INSIDE
ARTIST: KATE BUSH
YEAR: 1978
TOTAL TIME: 43:12
See FB-event here