[spectre] fwd ((i)) indy journalist murdered ... IN MEMORY ! IN ACTION !... updates
fwd Below is a list of actions to honor the late Brad Will's journalistic courage and help to de-escalate the violence in Mexico! ... Just this morning DemocracyNow.org reports that the US State dept. will NOT press Mexico for an investigation of the murder of a US journalist. I mean we already know that the state dept. has been overstaffed with more than a few spineless and self-interested fucks of late... But this is an OUTRAGE that the journalist profession will not tolerate! And meanwhile the situation in Oaxaca is bound to heat up as the EZLN has made a call in solidarity for roadblocks Nov. 1st and a general strike Nov.20.. . i'd say the PRI govt. is in DEEP SHIT and will likely have to come to the negotiating table sooner or later, which is what the thousands of striking teachers had been attempting from the very beginning, until the Oaxaca governor decided to respond with violence. A small list of actions below could use your immediate participation and creative amplification. And certainly there's many more ideas and actions awaiting your own personalized and/or collective response: 1. Electronic Blockade of Mexican Embassy and Consulate Websites NEW SITE: http://www.thing.net/~rdom/ecd/o...a/Start.htmlwww.thing.net/~rdom/ecd/o...a/Start.html just click it !: ... then proceed to more actions: 2. The NYC Indymedia collective has written a press release which includes a demand for an investigation as well as an appeal for the end of state violence against the people of Oaxaca... http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2006/10/77958.html nyc.indymedia.org/en/2006/10/77958.html spread the word and/or devise a similar call for justice among your communities. 3. The corporate media's coverage of the oppression in Oaxaca ( and indigenous people in total ) has been deplorable and spineless, and their recent coverage now regarding the death of a journalist has been at best a footnote. Recently http://democracynow.orgdemocracynow.org reported that 2006 was the deadliest year for journalists, already marked by 75 casualties. This is a story that needs to be covered in every media! Send your outrage to whatever media you receive your news, that ignoring this story is unacceptable! Write to some of those rare journalists who publish fairly conscious human reports in mainstream outlets ... perhaps a journalist walkout or day of media silence is an idea waiting to be organized. 4. Protests at a number of Mexican consulates around the world are scheduled. ( check your local indymedia for news, in SF Bay Area see http://www.indybay.org www.indybay.org ) 5. There's lots of arts and banners in memory of Brad Will and the Oaxaca struggle... show your solidarity on your site: i.e.: the banner on: http://vientos.info/cml/vientos.info/cml/ front page/left column Brad Will ((i)) and this one en espanol: http://indybay.org/newsitems/20.../18324496.phpindybay.org/newsitems/20.../18324496.php and/or please distribute the stencil posted at podp tribe site! and/or create yur own ! 6. The events happening in Oaxaca are urgently needing your attention to de-escalate the violence. follow the breaking news here: http://www.vientos.info/cml/www.vientos.info/cml/ or http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/index.htmlnyc.indymedia.org/en/index.html or http://deletetheborder.org/deletetheborder.org/ it's also an important lesson for active communities everywhere, inform your friends and family. This brief excerpt from San Diego indy email captures the wider relevance: As you may have heard (no thanks to the mainstream media) one of the most monumental grassroots movements is going on in the capital city of the state of Oaxaca, led by striking teachers ( about 3000! schools were closed ) and supported by broad sectors and a people's assembly... all aimed at bringing down the repressive and corrupt regime of PRI governor Ulisis Ortiz Ruiz. 7. spread this news to any net tribes/lists that are still breathing... and of course beyond the virtual. that's all i got time for now, soli ! ((i)) podska ---o http://www.xlterrestrials.orgwww.xlterrestrials.org arts and media organisms O __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
Re: [spectre] fwd ((i)) indy journalist murdered ... IN MEMORY ! IN ACTION !... updates
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:17:07AM +0100, Podp Yvol wrote: fwd Below is a list of actions to honor the late Brad Will's journalistic courage and help to de-escalate the violence in Mexico! be sure i've been sheding tears for brother Brad but i hope i really hope is not about honour and courage of a hero what we are celebrating. lets think (and excuse my bitterness) what Brad would tell us if he'd be here? approximately other 14 Mexican teachers died in Oaxaca during the past few months. all hard to notice, until someone nearby gets hit, even in the multi-connected XXI century, when we can protest clicking on webpages. so, what makes heroes necessary? and then, who is killing them? wish you phun with your local mexican embassy ciao - -- jaromil, dyne.org rasta coder, http://afrolinux.org -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFSKise2QxhLU0C14RAo1LAJ9DR42XSM+/a69RmMU5cRwUOg2J4ACgyVpe Fi1jYkPDIl0neH6OnopBZDk= =DkKd -END PGP SIGNATURE- __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] animatronica - microwave festival hongkong
Animatronica Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 4-15 Nov 2006 http://microwavefest.net/ Animatronica showcases classical and cutting edge media-arts in the technical context of surveillance and real-time interaction. The exhibition is set out to explore the many dimensions of animated space: the public, the private, and the social. It is presented as a situation within which the audience's own imagination and willful exploration ignites the new dimension of seeing. The exhibition space becomes the matrix through which audiences discovers new ways of interacting with surveillance devices, and expand our repertoire of dynamic visceral experiences. This year's Festival highlights the critical nature of animated images, both in the form of animation and by way of surveillance devices. Surveillance, usually perceived in a negative context, is being presented to the audience in a fun, enigmatic manner. The devices, mobilized by artists' creativity, allow viewers to witness extended dimensions of their physical existence: fantastic interactive elements emerge while they navigate through the exhibition space. The exhibition venue is constructed as a technological laboratory where the public is invited to engage, participate and experiment: to explore the interactivity within an inviting social context and referential space. The show could not be defined without the active participation of audiences. The exhibition would not be complete without the interaction of the public. Exhibition Date: 5-15.11.2006 Time: 11:00am-8:00pm, Daily Venue: Exhibition Hall, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall (map) Free Admission Exhibition Opening Date: 4.11.2006 Time: 5:30pm Venue: Exhibition Hall, Low Block, Hong Kong City Hall (map) Artists Rafael Lozano-Hemmer - Canada Camille Utterback - USA Alvaro Cassinelli - Uruguay Philip Worthington - U.K. Max Kazemzadeh - USA Daniel Shiffman - USA Daniel Sauter - Germany Jin-Yo Mok - South Korea X-D Animation Award Winners - Hong Kong Microwave X-D Animation Award 2006 Prize Presentation Date: 5.11.2006 Time: 2:00pm Venue: Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong Film Archive (map) Microwave X-D Animation Award Show Date: 5-15.11.2006 Time: 10:00am-8:00pm, Fri-Wed (Closed Thur) Venue: Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong Film Archive (map) Tribute to Nam June Paik: Special Lecture and Screening Program Date: 11,13-15.11.2006 Venue: Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong Film Archive (map) Events Conference Electronic Mediated City-Wide Performance Artist Talks Workshops Animatronica Exhibition Tours __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
