'Why War?' - a free newspaper for Nov.9th
London Reclaim the Streets | 21.10.2001 20:10
London Reclaim the Streets is putting together a free newspaper to be given out at anti-war events and at various local World Trade Organisation-related actions on November 9th and beyond
Hi all,
London Reclaim the Streets is putting together a free newspaper (title still to be decided) to be given out at anti-war events and at various local World Trade Organisation-related actions on November 9th and beyond. We want to pull together existing articles, posters, illustrations, photos etc. that have emerged on the current 'war on terrorism' etc., and produce some new stuff, designed to show an alternative, anti-capitalist take on current propaganda. It would spread into other related areas like the west's lust for oil/climate change/racism/repression of our movement and how we're trying (but maybe not yet succeeding yet) to overcome creeping despair and come up with a cogent radical response to it. There'll also be a fair bit about 'free trade', privatisation and other WTO-related stuff. We'd like to have plenty of room for non-western opinions. It might be a spoof, but it certainly won't be text-heavy, or be obsessively certain about where we're heading, and might above all else try to open up a space where we can ask some new questions and find some new perspectives on all this madness.
So here are some elements of possible involvement:
1. Send us your or other peoples' old or new articles, posters, leaflets, drawings, photos etc., and let us know if we can use them without copyright. We're not sure yet whether we'll want to put names to each contribution. Deadline is October 26th.
2. Let us know if you have time you can put in to the project, either from afar or in person. Layout is a particular job we might need help with - there may be elements of cut'n'paste alongside desktop-published stuff.
3. We could do with cash towards printing, in case you or your group is able to pitch in. Cheques payable to 'Reclaim the Streets'.
4. Would you like copies when it finally emerges? (UK only unless you can send us A4 stamp-addressed envelopes.)
Please send ideas, comments, material, cash etc. to us at
shells@gn.apc.org and rts@gn.apc.org (no attachments to rts please!), phone 020 7281 4621, or write to PO Box 9656, London N4 4JY.
That's it. Thanks for your time,
London Reclaim the Streets and friends
www.reclaimthestreets.net
London Reclaim the Streets is putting together a free newspaper (title still to be decided) to be given out at anti-war events and at various local World Trade Organisation-related actions on November 9th and beyond. We want to pull together existing articles, posters, illustrations, photos etc. that have emerged on the current 'war on terrorism' etc., and produce some new stuff, designed to show an alternative, anti-capitalist take on current propaganda. It would spread into other related areas like the west's lust for oil/climate change/racism/repression of our movement and how we're trying (but maybe not yet succeeding yet) to overcome creeping despair and come up with a cogent radical response to it. There'll also be a fair bit about 'free trade', privatisation and other WTO-related stuff. We'd like to have plenty of room for non-western opinions. It might be a spoof, but it certainly won't be text-heavy, or be obsessively certain about where we're heading, and might above all else try to open up a space where we can ask some new questions and find some new perspectives on all this madness.
So here are some elements of possible involvement:
1. Send us your or other peoples' old or new articles, posters, leaflets, drawings, photos etc., and let us know if we can use them without copyright. We're not sure yet whether we'll want to put names to each contribution. Deadline is October 26th.
2. Let us know if you have time you can put in to the project, either from afar or in person. Layout is a particular job we might need help with - there may be elements of cut'n'paste alongside desktop-published stuff.
3. We could do with cash towards printing, in case you or your group is able to pitch in. Cheques payable to 'Reclaim the Streets'.
4. Would you like copies when it finally emerges? (UK only unless you can send us A4 stamp-addressed envelopes.)
Please send ideas, comments, material, cash etc. to us at
shells@gn.apc.org and rts@gn.apc.org (no attachments to rts please!), phone 020 7281 4621, or write to PO Box 9656, London N4 4JY. That's it. Thanks for your time,
London Reclaim the Streets and friends
www.reclaimthestreets.net
London Reclaim the Streets
e-mail:
shells@gn.apc.org
Homepage:
www.reclaimthestreets.net