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Mark McGowan Aaron Barschak to Burn Effigy of MP Liam Byrne in Birmingham

mark mcgowan | 27.03.2007 15:09 | Culture | Migration | Social Struggles | Birmingham | World

BURNING OF LIAM BYRNE EFFIGY

In an extra ordinary art performance artist Mark McGowan and the comedian Aaron Barschak are to burn an effigy of Liam Byrne the Minister of State for Immigration and MP for Hodge Hill, Birmingham, in a protest against the deportation of asylum seekers to area's such as the Congo, Zimbabwe, Darfur, Iran and Afghanistan, to name but a few. The event is to take place this Saturday 31st March at 12.30am in Birmingham New Street at the junction with Needless Alley, just outside Starbucks.

effigy burning
effigy burning


BURNING OF LIAM BYRNE EFFIGY

In an extra ordinary art performance artist Mark McGowan and the comedian Aaron Barschak are to burn an effigy of Liam Byrne the Minister of State for Immigration and MP for Hodge Hill, Birmingham, in a protest against the deportation of asylum seekers to area's such as the Congo, Zimbabwe, Darfur, Iran and Afghanistan, to name but a few. The event is to take place this Saturday 31st March at 12.30am in Birmingham New Street at the junction with Needless Alley, just outside Starbucks.
The art performance has been commissioned by and is part of The Event, an art extravaganza that will take place at various locations in Birmingham city centre between Saturday 31st March and Sunday 15th April.

Supported by Birmingham City Council, The National Lottery, Arts Council England, UCE Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, and the European Regional Development Fund.

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The Event:
 http://www.the-event.org/ips.html
Contact:  info@the-event.org / 07828537989

mark mcgowan
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  1. Parasitic Funda-istas are go! — @
  2. "extra ordinary art performance"?! — derivative
  3. Can you help me secure funding — artist
  4. liam byrne effigy burning — mark mcgowan
  5. Next time... — @
  6. Sickening — a
  7. really sickening — meaningful artist
  8. Really? — a
  9. another coup — starving artist
  10. Same for writers — punter
  11. careerists, opportunism and indymedia — indymedia volunteer
  12. Not a black and white issue — Mike D
  13. indymedia and funding — indymedia volunteer
  14. funding — mark mcgowan
  15. let's get this straight — a
  16. days pay for artist — dick
  17. Day's pay — a
  18. constructing strawmen — @
  19. Round up — a
  20. Offensive — HAHA
  21. Re: Indymedia & Funding — Mike D
  22. Can you give us an example? — Zorro
  23. Re: Can you give us an example? — Mike D
  24. yes i think i can — Zorro
  25. Re: — Mike D

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