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The Bristolian: Bristol's gobby little paper with the big impact

14-01-2005 13:51

Bristolian 100 (image)
The Bristolian, one of the country's longest-running independent local newspapers, has just published its 100th issue. Download it here.

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Bicycle Film Festival: Call For Entries

13-01-2005 22:41

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Bicycle Film Festival: Call For Entries

The Bicycle Film Festival is seeking submissions for its fifth annual Festival.
The 2004 Festival was a great success with many sold out showings. This year’s festival is larger then ever and will have showings in New York, Los Angles, San Francisco, Tokyo, and London!

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London Film Screening - BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH'S "This OBE is NOT For Me!"

13-01-2005 22:23

A Public Film Screening of BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH'S "This OBE is NOT For Me!"

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Media meet in Oxford

12-01-2005 22:03

Worth someone from IMC going?

hand out fliers?

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Infernal Noise Brigade on European Tour

12-01-2005 21:10

INB on tour in Europe, July & August 2005; needs places to stay

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BEyONdTV at the ESF - REPORT BACK

12-01-2005 16:13

Audience for the Palm Court lobby (the entrance of Alexandra Palace)
PROPOSAL
The proposal was to set up “mini-cinemas” in official and autonomous spaces during the ESF, showing short, punchy activist films. The technology would be re-cycled computers which would be of sufficiently low value to be left unattended, placed in a box and with a continuously running playlist programmed at the beginning of the day. The screen would therefore be a computer monitor. The aim was also to enable people to “DIY” encode their own films for them to be added to an ever-expanding playlist.
Politically it would be an anarchic, upbeat intervention in the more hidebound conventions of the political conference. Practically it would provide the opportunity for the showing of activist shorts which conventional cinema screenings can be reluctant to programme. It would also enable screening spontaneity and last-minute, urgent, campaign-based screenings. Potentially it would be very transferable to other venues and events.
It would also offer campaigning film makers an opportunity for “copyleft” distribution via “Ruffcuts” CDs, and had the wider remit of helping to build an effective network of radical film makers.

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Article 19 in Oxford: Lord (David) Puttnam's lecture on the Press, January 19

12-01-2005 14:26

This should be of interest to anyone concerned about the state of the media today, and the connection between independent media, free speech and democracy. Please note also that a group of concerned Oxford citizens, led by Oxford NUJ members, will shortly be opening a campaign on the local media with a public meeting, probably on Saturday March 5. Details will appear soon.

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UK premiere in Oxford of award-winning Brazilian documentaries - Jan 18th

12-01-2005 11:43

First UK showing of two recent award winning Brazilian documentary films

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Treetop Protest in the Walks

11-01-2005 17:08

Protest location, back to normal in a few hours despite zealous traffic controls
A man made a tree-top protest in the Walks, King's Lynn today. Details are still sketchy, but this might be the first of the direct protests expected from now until the felling plans are changed.

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Our Starbucks website to go down on 14/01/05

08-01-2005 11:07

After a long and sometimes boring legal battle with the Starbucks Corporation over the domain name  http://www.starbuckscoffee.co.uk, the latter will be transferred to the evil and ubiquitous coffee chain on the 14/01/05 (approx)

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Pins and Noodles weekly craft session

07-01-2005 17:31

A weekly gathering to make banners, costumes, props etc for the G8 and any other actions will start this Sunday.

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The Basement Reopened

07-01-2005 15:19

The Basement, Manchesters underground bookshop, vegan cafe and computer hub has reopened.

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New poetry and arts magazine launched in Manchester

04-01-2005 20:59

Harold Pinter and Adrian Mitchell feature in a new radical poetry and arts magazine launched in Manchester aimed at showcasing new and emerging talent alongside top writers.

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They went to war on a lie

04-01-2005 17:09

This is a New Year poem to welcome in the year which with any luck will see the back of Tony Bliar.

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The Inaugural Map

03-01-2005 02:38

On Thursday January 20th, 2004 thousands of people are expected to convene on Washington, DC for the inauguration of George W. Bush. The Inaugural Map is an on-line portal created to facilitate and coordinate the plans of these visitors coming to Washington, DC from all around a very divided World. In order to direct these visitors to the most appropriate places around DC, the Inaugural Map contains links to both the "Red" & "Blue" websites to further coordinate visitor plans.

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Halton Borough's "Dick" Tregea UK's AmbASSador to the World!

28-12-2004 17:47

Halton 'Burrocrat' "Dick" Tregea has been recognized as jackass-of-the-year for his grief incompassion in relation to Peter Robinson's quest to honour the dying wish of his "lovely son", Sean by keeping two small solar lights on his grave. But "Dick" and his masters at Halton 'Burro' Council think not, citing concerns about "Blackpool illuminations."

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new year, party and thanks

26-12-2004 20:09

Two things: rampART is having a new years eve party so if you are looking for a place to get together with friends and not spend and arm and a leg on entry and over priced piss like beer, rampART may be the place to be. If you'd like to get involved, perhaps by DJing or performing, let us know ASAP. Details on www.rampart.co.nr

Secondly, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone involved in the fund raising party on the 17th/18th - everyone that performed, everyone that provided workshops, everyone that
came, everyone that donated some cash and everyone that helped put it together or
promote the event...

thanks

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A Rough Guide to Berlin

26-12-2004 16:41

The Rough Guide to Berlin.
Are the Germans as cosmopolitan as they would like to believe?

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Band Aid Pop Star Piss Take Flash Animation

23-12-2004 22:42

Alternative Band Aid 20: Banned Aid - from the ace art attack crew faithful at the brilliant if not a little cynical 3bta.

Alt lyric audio with class flash animation
- bandaid: coke gozzling celeb media whore scum :-)

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film festival at rampART

23-12-2004 13:50

Movements in Motion: An Indian Film Festival

A week of documentary films and discussions food, music, dance performances

from 10 - 15 January 2004

at the rampART Creative Centre and Social Space (www.rampart.co.nr)
15-17 rampart street, E1 2LA