SUPPORTING PROGRAM

What might collective care and a revolution centered on the land look like? Let’s map out paths together and share our experiences, challenges, and dreams! Inspired by the Autonomous Kitchen Council (AKC) model of the Tierra Comida Libertad collective (of indigenous trans women and migrant workers in the US), we want to discuss forms of organization and these principles with Abundia Alvarado (Nahuatl-Apache migrant 2Spirits/trans femme from Mexico, Tenochtitlan): participatory structures, rotating work, local solidarity, and sovereign food cultures. The discussion will start with input from Abundia. We will cook and eat together.

We will be showing queer short films in a kind of “continuous loop.” Come by at 8 p.m. and immerse yourself in a queer story every few minutes.

The Carambolage Bar is wheelchair accessible (door width 74 cm). The restroom is gender-neutral but not wheelchair accessible (door width 60 cm). People in wheelchairs can use the restroom at the Dorint Hotel, approximately 150 meters away.

The anarchist library “Magazin” will be open on Friday, September 12, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, September 13, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. We have everything you need to write letters to prisoners, as well as reading material to take home or borrow.

„To clarify: we are criminal queer anarchists and this world can never be enough for us. […] We walk the paths of previous queer crimes and chart the downfall of the social order.“ – Mary Nardini Gang. What connects insurrectionary-anarchist struggles with queer struggles? What does Walter Benjamin’s concept of “messianic time” mean and what can we learn from it? Between mysticism, ecstasy, queer riots and ways of relating, this reading explores the translated texts ‚Be Gay! Do Crime!‘ and ‚Criminal Intimacy’ by the Mary Nardini Gang. The reading will be held in German.

The reading will take place at OFF as part of the monthly Queers & Friends Bar and with delicious cocktails. 

Quiz time starts at 8 p.m.! Show off your knowledge of feminist topics and win useless prizes.

The Carambolage Bar is wheelchair accessible (door width 74 cm). The restroom is gender-neutral but not wheelchair accessible (door width 60 cm). People in wheelchairs can use the restroom at the Dorint Hotel, approximately 150 meters away.

The „Lauf gegen Grenzen“ is a sponsored run that campaigns for the rights of refugees, migrants and undocumented migrants. The run is organized by the Verein gegen Grenzen and the two supporting organizations Freiplatzaktion Basel and Anlaufstelle für Sans-Papiers Basel. The run against borders takes place every year in Basel and is open to everyone. The aim is to raise public awareness of migration policy issues, to network various active people and organizations and to raise money for the two supporting organizations and other projects. We are running for an open society based on solidarity, for civil society involvement, for a world without racism and exclusion and for a humane migration policy.

Full program and registration at: https://laufgegengrenzen.ch/

Trailor Sparks / Paranoia City Verlag

“Trans-centered pornography, autonomous zones, problematic yet lovable characters, the G* question, and even a kind of magic. Finally, a book in which I feel represented!” – some anarchists.

The novel follows a group of friends and their relationship dynamics through squats, plenary sessions, plans, and plants. They try to build something, start somewhere, find the right goal, and not lose sight of their own values amid fascism and climate collapse.

The reading will be in German without translation.

DJ workshop for FINTAQ+. Cis men, make way! FINTAQ+ take to the DJ booth! Whether you have experience or not, practice your skills on the turntable. DJ workshop starts at 7:30 p.m. Afterwards, we’ll dance together to your newly acquired skills.

The Carambolage Bar is wheelchair accessible (door width 74 cm). The restroom is gender-neutral but not wheelchair accessible (door width 60 cm). People in wheelchairs can use the restroom at the Dorint Hotel, approx. 150 m away.

Roller derby originated in the USA and has always been closely linked to the queer and feminist movements. Roller derby is a full-contact sport on roller skates in which players compete under derby identities. The game lasts one hour. The team that scores the most points wins. Points can be scored by the jammer passing the blocking players of the opposing team at the hips. This often involves some rough play. The game you can see at the FemKongress is a training game at the end of a boot camp organized by the Rhine Rebels Basel.

The queer_feminist library is open in the context of the feminist congress and offers you a cozy place to relax and socialize. The kitchen can be used to make tea and cook something. Come by to borrow books and zines, read, chill, talk to each other, snack, or just be!

Fr, 12.09.2025:

19:00h 🦕🪜📚📖🌈🍪 The queer_feminist library is open
20:00h Performance by IPek, Spoken Word by Sarah Egli

Performance by IPek:
A, wie Apfel Q, wie Queer (A for Apple, Q for Queer). This new gender alphabet offers stories and songs with a sharp eye and a warm heart. IPeks lyrics are in Turkish and Hungarian, the texts in German and English – there is always an uncertainty for almost every viewer. Come and listen to IPeks queerfeminist unusual ABC that mixes the characters of different languages.

Spoken Word by Sarah Egli:
The Basel poet reads texts from her third book, “MIX Traumräuber_innen” (MIX Dream Thieves). In it, she addresses the issue of repression at Europe’s borders as a Person of Color. The reading is 15 min. in German.

The library is open from 19h. Performance and reading start at 20h.

Sat 13.09.2025 & Sun 14.09.2025:

15:00 – 18:00h 🦕🪜📚📖🌈🍪 The queer_feminist library is open

Accessibility info:

The library and gender-neutral toilet are on the ground floor and are wheelchair accessible. However, this is currently difficult with larger models due to the rather narrow entrance and the construction site on the street. The kitchen on the ground floor can be accessed via a steep ramp or has a step. There are sofas and sturdy chairs without armrests. Non-alcoholic drinks are available for a donation. The space is non-smoking.

Place:
https://spit.noblogs.org
Sp!t, Lindenberg 21, 4058 basel

Celebrate our birthday with us 🎈 There will be delicious food and drinks, a concert, a flea market stall, screen-printed shirts, and lots of lovely guests (including you? 👉👈). And pssssst… We’ve also heard about a super special surprise party where we can shake our booty and shake our shoulders late into the night 🎶✨