The Peace Not War Creative Collective are proud to present the launch of their new mixtape on Thursday 6 July in memory of all those victims of the London Bombings on the 7 July 2005. The CD will be launched at a unique event at Shoreditch's premier venue, Cargo on Thursday 6 July 2006. All the money raised from the CD will go towards victims of the bombings and those that have suffered since. Joining the Collective on the night to mark their respect are the true lyricists of peace: Roots … [Read more...]
Amsterdam prepares for global warming…
Ceridwen on Amsterdam and global warming: …in the Jordaan, one of the favourite tourist spots of the city. This man’s arm was broken in a squat eviction that took place there yesterday. By the time these cops get their pension the Netherlands will probably not have much longer to exist as a country. It will be under water and millions of Dutch refugees will be pouring over the border into Germany saying sorry they kept asking for their bicycles back but could they please have a house, a job … [Read more...]
Interdependence Day, 1st July 2006
Interdependence Day, 1st July 2006, Royal Geographic Society, London Renga Platform Poetry A renga is a series of short verses linked into one long poem, composed collaboratively by a group. It is a wonderful, reflective experience which draws inspiration from the seasons and our changing relationships with the natural world. We will be writing a Nijuin (20 verse) renga which takes a day to write. Join Artists Alex Finlay and Anne-Marie Culhane for an interdependent poem, people are … [Read more...]
Peace takes courage
Everytime I read about the war in Iraq my stomach hurts so much I have to skip the reading. Same thing with images about Iraq. Same thing, no. It is worse with images. Can't face it. I know I've been negleting a very important charpter of our sinister history but hey, can't handle it. But apparently a conscious child in Alabama can, and very well. Ava Lowery is only 15 years old but she's an outstanding peace activist who made her first animation in Mid-March 2005 and since then has made over 70 … [Read more...]
Quotes of the day
Treacle on relationships, and why Internet news is better. "Wool sweaters are so warm and comfortable, but itchy. Relationships are wool sweaters. That or hair shirts, I haven't decided." "Newspapers are dull, lifeless things that always seem to leave my fingers ink stained and my face smudged. I think I prefer the internet; it's a much cleaner news source." … [Read more...]
Dancing with Systems: What to do when systems resist change
What to do when systems resist change; an excerpt from Donella Meadows's unfinished last book. By Donella Meadows (Whole Earth Winter 2001) Quick Summary of Points. Get the beat. Listen to the wisdom of the system. Expose your mental models to the open air. Stay humble. Stay a learner. Honor and protect information. Locate responsibility in the system. Make feedback policies for feedback systems. Pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable. Go for the … [Read more...]
‘Voices of Latin America’: The Left in Mexico and the Other Campaign.
Via Creative Forum list -----Original Message----- From: Danniela Uribe Sent: 22 June 2006 18:58 To: Daniel Lewenstein Subject: Voices of Latin America Dear all, We have now organised the third in the series of Latin American seminars under the 'Voices of Latin America' project. The title is: The Left in Mexico and the Other Campaign. Date: Monday 3rd of July at 7PM. Venue: IRMO offices, 493 Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9BU. The main speakers will be: Camilo Salazar and … [Read more...]
Movimientos – 6th July
Via the Latin America Network Thanks to all those that came to the last event, LAB for presenting "Favela Rising", DJ Cliffy for smashing the dancefloor, and those who participated in the acoustic jam upstairs. We also raised £150 which will go towards the completion of the film "La Otra Campaign" about the Zapatistas in Mexico (look out for more info in the future about that). This month we have a triple bill of documentary films about Colombia from three different perpectives, education, the … [Read more...]
Sonia’s media empire
In her effort to try out all the best blogging tools (and steadily grow her presence in the blogosphere) Sonia has recently added a Pickled Politics journal, creatively called Sonia's Diary, a livejournal blog called The Desert and The Sea, and a new WordPress.com book/encyclopaedia-focussed blog, called desert and sea. All this blogging and linking to herself is helping Sonia to increase her technorati rankings, and she's doing pretty well at around 40,000th 30,000th top blog. In fact, if you … [Read more...]
Support THE SQUARE this FRIDAY 9AM or earlier
Hello everyone, Please go to: THE SQUARE Occupied Social Centre, 21 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EA (North west Side of Russell Square) Map: https://tinyurl.com/mhuby on FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE 9AM (but do still come later if you really can't make it by then) THE SQAURE Occupied Social Centre is due to be evicted on Friday morning. They have asked anyone who has used or supports the space to gather outside to resist the evition BEFORE 9AM on FRIDAY MORNING. Having access to a central space … [Read more...]
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