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Amsterdam · in English
Interview with August de Loor (Stichting Adviesburo Drugs, Amsterdam)-- »Interview with August de Loor (Stichting Adviesburo Drugs, Amsterdam)«
Interview with Gemma Blok about 50 Years of activism for harm reduction in Amsterdam - from the Junkie Union to drug testing kits. October 2021 - Amsterdam.
(Type: video)
(Format: 1:16:15)
Subjects: harm reduction drug checking ,
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Amsterdam · in English
Eddy de Clercq at the Narcotic City Archive Opening Amsterdam 2021-- »Eddy de Clercq at the Narcotic City Archive Opening Amsterdam 2021«
In this video, De Clercq talks about his first Amsterdam Club De Koer (1980), that offered a mix of New Wave, disco, live music and performances. One of the guests was the Dutch cartoonist Peter Pontiac, who donated a unique series of painted T-shirts to De Clercqs club. Watch the video to find out how this donation came about!
(Type: video)
(Format: 22:27)
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Netherlands · in Dutch
Interview with Eric Krabbenbosch-- »Interview with Eric Krabbenbosch«
In this video, Amsterdam comic artist Eric Krabbenbosch talks with Gemma Blok about his work, and his long-time use of heroin and other drugs.
(Type: video)
(Format: 11:22 min)
- Grinding Berlin
The Grinder, a device for grinding dried herbs as e.g. cannabis…. and its ubiquitous presence in Berlin “Späti” late night shops
BerlinTemporal Coverage: () Read Story - Early drug scenes in Switzerland: places and practices
Not only for the Swiss counterculture were certain places in the cities of central importance. Here one could buy drugs and consume and philosophize together. In Basel, people sat on the wall at Barfüsserplatz.
1965 – 1975SwitzerlandTemporal Coverage: 1965/1975 (2020s,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1970s,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1960s,1970s,) Read Story - Nederwiet, or the Dutch Cannabis Revolution
Nederwiet refers to cannabis originating from the Netherlands, i.e. so-called weed, which is essentially based on the breeding and optimization of new cannabis strains. These THC- and CBD-rich plant strains not only revolutionized the use of smokable cannabis flowers, buds, and leaves, Nederwiet also laid the foundation for an ever-growing cannabis industry in Europe and North America, if not on a global scale.
NetherlandsTemporal Coverage: () Read Story - The Rotterdam Junkie Union
The Rotterdam Junkie Union was the first user-created interest group for drug users. It was formed in 1980. In the 1980s the union organized multiple protests, provided harm reduction measures, and spoke out against forced treatment for drug users. The union received subsidy from the city of Rotterdam and had close ties to Rotterdam St. Paul’s Church.
1970 – 1996RotterdamTemporal Coverage: 1970/1996 (2020s,1970,1970s,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1980s,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1990s,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1970s,1990s,) Read Story -
Youth in Amsterdam at Monument on Dam Square-- »Youth in Amsterdam at Monument on Dam Square«
Youth hanging around in Amsterdam at Monument on Dam Square
(Type: photograph)
Subjects: protest,
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