UK Indymedia - UK Culture Newswire Archive

Gallerycrashing: Interventionist Art, Causes for Alarm and Excuses for Failure

22-08-2005 00:08

The term gallerycrashing is a clumsy neologism I have coined to refer to the act of placing an unsolicited artwork in a private or public exhibition. Specialised circuits were constructed for the sole purpose of gallerycrashing and a family of objects called 'Spacehoggers' were gradually developed for proliferation around galleries.

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Resistance Dance/Drama Performance - Palestinians in London

21-08-2005 21:56

Making their world debut with this UK tour, youth from Balata Refugee Camp, Occupied Palestine will make a stop to perform their powerful original piece, A'edoon in London on Tuesday the 23rd of August, at St Georges Theatre, 49 Tufnell Park Road, N7 0PS.

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Art Not Oil in final week at Oxford House, London

20-08-2005 18:23

The Art Not Oil exhibition has been running at Oxford House for a few weeks now, getting positive feedback from those who. 've seen it, as well as mentions in those three attack dogs of the corporate media the FT, Time Out and the East London Advertiser.

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Zafrica Brasil gig - August 24th

19-08-2005 13:34

Press Release 26/07/05

Brazilian Hip Hop comes to Oxford

In a very special one off performance, Brazilian rap troupe Zafrica
Brasil play their debut gig in Oxford at Cowley Road's Bullingdon Arms on August 24th.

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art project needs space

19-08-2005 10:06

ghostboy's gnomes go a wandering throughout the uk

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Southend "Parklife" Group Occupy Department for Transport : Write Up

18-08-2005 21:55

The "Parklife" Campaign Group fighting to save the irreplaceable Saxon king's burial site and 113 trees occupied the DfT on Tuesday 16th August. This is the story of the protest.

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Call for articles: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice

18-08-2005 17:14

Something for armchair anarchos perhaps

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Nottingham Afro-Caribbean Carnival: Day 2

18-08-2005 10:16

The Nottingham Caribbean Carnival is a celebration of African Caribbean culture which will took place this year on 13th & 14th August in the heart of Nottingham's African Caribbean community.

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Nottingham Afro-Caribbean Carnival: Day 2 Parade

18-08-2005 10:11

The Nottingham Caribbean Carnival is a celebration of African Caribbean culture which will took place this year on 13th & 14th August in the heart of Nottingham's African Caribbean community.

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Nottingham Afro-Caribbean Carnival: Day 1

18-08-2005 10:06

The Nottingham Caribbean Carnival is a celebration of African Caribbean culture which will took place this year on 13th & 14th August in the heart of Nottingham's African Caribbean community.

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West Papua Weekend!

17-08-2005 16:59

Announcing a weekend of events in aid of the Free West Papua Campaign, and its work supporting the oppressed tribal people of West Papua against Indonesian occupation.

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Video: Bristol Journalists in 'Day of Action' to defend local press

17-08-2005 14:59

On Tuesday lunchtime (16th August 2005) there were lots of people clustered around the Evening Post building in Bristol – these were workers and National Union of Journalists members – there to protest at the cuts that the Evening Post owner, Northcliffe (owned by Daily Mail and General Trust PLC – the group also owns Venue, Bristol Observer, thisisbristol.com, Western Daily Press, Metro and much more!)

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All Australians deserve a fair trial

16-08-2005 10:24

David Hicks could be facing a U.S military commission in a matter of weeks. We must act now. Sign our letter demanding that Alexander Downer get David Hicks back here to face an Australian court:

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Hyde Park Unity Day Photos 2005

14-08-2005 21:55

Photos from Leeds Unity day in Hyde Park.

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Wakefield Gay pride day Photo's

14-08-2005 18:38

Photo's Of gay pride Day

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Come to Nottingham live music festival in the Arboretum !

14-08-2005 12:04

This Saturday, 20th August will be the last time the live music festival takes place in the Arboretum, this summer.

Come and join the likes of Percydread (from the Naturalites), Dub Judah (from the Twinkle Brothers), Sammi Clarke (Nucleus Roots) and Evron Tomson for a day of solid roots & reggae in nottingham's finest park. DJ support by Keith-It-Real and Miss One-Drop.

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free music + netlabel

14-08-2005 08:34

free music + netlabel

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The War Boutique

10-08-2005 23:00

South London Exhibition Opens 22.08.05.

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East Oxford Social Club Enters the Unknown

10-08-2005 18:25

The Social Club running the bar at East Oxford Community Centre has been forced to take a nervous step into unknown territory and recruit volunteers to run the bar after facing near bankruptcy this year. In a painful upheaval, the long-serving chair and secretary declined to contest their positions at the recent AGM and Andy Smith the barman for several years has been made redundant due to the club's complete inability to cover his pay cheques.

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Ohio's Abu Ghraib

10-08-2005 00:29

The idea of living in a concrete box without knowing how long you'll remain there is known to create trauma symptoms similar to those experienced by hostages: anxiety, headaches, lethargy, insomnia, nervous breakdowns, perspiring hands, and heart palpitations.