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Want to get involved in the Media?
Radio TV Websites Plenty scope here.
Electron
Club
The Electron Club is a voluntary run space where people interested in things
like free open source software, circuit bending, hardware hacking, computer
recycling, streaming, audio and video editing, green technologies, and amateur
radio can meet, use equipment, and share and disseminate their skills and
ideas. All are welcome.
Workshops in basic computer
skills
City Strolls social
Magazine A Mag. about the people of Glasgow.
Ideas for "Common Good" Symbol
Common to all and for the good of all in a graphic
The Bridge Project Find our about the Bridge project
Science tech Workshops Collaborations in science
USA City Strolls goes international.
The Reshuffle Reshuffle before January. Any ideas?
May Day & events next year Plan ahead
Workshops in basic computer skills
Thought about having your own "blog" (Web Log) Dont know how to
do it. Need some friendly advice on how to go about it. Email, search the
web (effectively) What about a web-site - What is "Open Source"
Writing for the internet - and other computery things that you havent got
round to.
Workshop where the experts can learn from the absolute beginners to in how
to communicate the basics for getting started in the weird and wonderful
world of computer technology. You don't need to own a computer or ever want
to own one for this workshop. But in a world that is being more and more
driven by IT (Information Technology) it is as well you have some knowledge
of the basic ideas.
The workshops can lead to others more specific areas of IT involvement where
interest is shown.
Dates to be organised and will be posted.
City Strolls
Always information and ideas needed at City Strolls. Pop into the Electron
Club Friday evenings at the CCA 7 to 9 have a chat - or discuss any of the
following. (there's coffee and a bar handy) From Fri Aug 8th
Map
Magazine
Ideas for contributors - content - shape - size - feel
A magazine is in the pipeline [Publication target December] The idea of
a Glasgow User Manual has been waiting to happen for a while. The Bridge
Project, events organising, Common Good awareness, useful information and
some City Strolls stuff, on a hard copy. Be good to highlight some of the
achievements, the campaigning and projects people and places that are around.
[More details soon if you have something to offer.] Also if you would like
to join the team or make a contribution or have ideas towards printing costs
distribution. In the pipeline
Ideas for "Common Good" Symbol
I have interviewed art students, people in Govan, people who have been to
university, people in the street - all ages. Question .Do you know what
the Common Good is? Answer 99% of the time. No. Or. No, not really.
For each and every person asked who said no, a 10 second explanation of
the CG reversed the answer to - Oh yes that stuff, I know what that is -
the parks, art galleries etc.
I have come to the conclusion - what we need is a symbol that represents
the Common Good - something kids and grown-ups could recognise, something
that could be put on badges, something that would be recognisable in any
part of the country? Have you an idea (no mater how silly) Send it to me.We
could have lots of different ones representing special parts of our local
community as someone suggested.
Prizes for best ideas:
First prize: An art gallery
Second prize: A listed building
Third prize: The lord provost "gold chain"
Best Prize: Helping to create awareness and preserving our Common Good for
all.
Try and send/post images and wee drawings rather than just description text (Don't worry about the drawing it's the idea that counts) Get the weans to do them -they always come up with great ideas
If you want to mail sketches send them to:
City Strolls, Electron Club, CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD
The Bridge Project
Know anything about Wordpress add-ons widgets etc. Could be doing with some
help. http://72.249.77.31:8060/
We have all the bits, they just need to be bolted together. Feedback needed.
Take a look, how does it look. What would you like to see?
Ask Magnus what needs done: magnus@citystrolls.com. In the pipeline
Science tech
As science touches all of our lives at some point, even the mistakenly called
[Luddites], Global Warming, all sorts of technologies, telecommunications,
WMD, all the technological by products of science to the natural sciences
of wind rain and power all combine to create a big part of our world. Creating
awareness of the sciences and what they are being used for is an important
contribution to our communities. City strolls through the Bridge Project
will endeavour to highlight interesting ways to look at science and create
collaborations and crossover points with other projects. In the
pipeline
USA
I am hoping to get to the States sometime later in the year [NY and LA].
A busman's holiday of course. Hope to visit some interesting places, projects,
and collect some visual and audio info and maybe some Bridge collaboration,
info swap . Anything around NY LA or San francisco worth looking at, you
know of - let me know. Bob
The Reshuffle
What will happen before January as far as another Reshuffle goes I don't
know. However there will definitely be one in January at the Pearce Institute.
Venue, theme suggestions any body...
How about: What we do want? A mass consultation day workshop on what we
do want in our communities? In the pipeline
May Day
There has been some debate in the pipeline about a different kind of May
Day. If you have any suggestions, be good to hear them now if things are
to be organised. Also future collaborations benefit from early organisation.
We are all ears here.In the pipeline
Media Make your own - If you don't like the News Make your own.
I am at present collecting material and working on ideas for Radio programs on a wide variety of topics. If you have any interest in working on radio ideas or on the technical side, lets hear what your thinking. You could podcast or make a program for Sunny Govan Community Radio or learn at the Electron Club See Bob.
Anarcho tv
Stream your own TV steada watching it. Find out about creating
your own media
Electron Club
Indimedia Scotland - "Don't hate the media be the media"
Indimedia Scotland Meeting Glasgow
Tuesday, 28 October, 7:30pm
ELECTRON CLUB at the CCA, 350 Sauchiehall StreetAt a time when financial
institutions are crumbling, yet we still rely on the newspapers they own
to inform us, independent and democratic grassroots media is more important
than ever.
Indymedia Scotland exists to promote stories written by people here about
the things that affect them. From housing to your workplace and the environment
around them, the website is there to help you get your message out without
bias, hidden agendas or advertising. The site is there to attract attention
to your campaign, announce your events, and more.
This meeting is your chance to shape the decisions made about the running
of the website. If you have ideas on how to improve coverage, questions
to ask, or are simply curious, then come to the meeting to see how you can
participate in building democratic news reporting.
Indymedia Scotland website: http://scotland.indymedia.org
Nights are fair drawin in - Why not toddle of
down to the cosy Electron Club. Nice and central easy to get to for a workshop
or meeting.
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If you missed the open day during the Document6 film festival here is a
rundown on what you missed:
This year's Open Day included presentations, talks, workshops, and displays
from Electron Club projects and people including: Glasgow Green Map, B.R.I.D.G.E,
and Dorkbot Alba and others.
Live improvised performance from the (subtle) Noise Orchestra.
Demos and talks:
Dorbot-Alba will present their latest project: re-engineering a 16ft church
organ built in 1901 to create music for the 21st Century.
Bob from City Strolls will talk about the B.R.I.D.G.E project and creating
awareness of Common Good issues within local communities.
Dear Green Place is a volunteer led venture which aims to create a comprehensive
Green Map of Glasgow, they will present a talk on its current development.
Ben from AnarchoTV will talk about setting up and running an online TV news
channel for community activism and grass-roots issues in Glasgow.
Pictures
http://www.electronclub.org/teslacoil/index.php/Open_Day_October_2008
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Electron
You can meet all sorts at the club from Industrial Workers of the World
to people who knit things with wool, electronic components and bits of code.
We don't watch telly down here - we make telly along with amateur radio,
radio programs, noise orchestras, Open Source computer software, electronic
wizardry And guess what - Its all free. All you have to bring is yourself
- a friend if you like and some biscuits for Simon.
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Some recent goings on:
Media Make your own - If you don't like the News Make your own.
I am at present collecting material and working on ideas for Radio programs
on a wide variety of topics. If you have any interest in working on radio
ideas or on the technical side, lets hear what your thinking. You could
podcast or make a program for Sunny Govan Community Radio or learn at the
Electron Club See Bob.
Anarcho tv
Stream your own TV steada watching it. Find out about creating your own
media
Electron Club
Indimedia Scotland - "Don't hate the media be the media"
Indimedia Scotland Meeting Glasgow
Tuesday, 28 October, 7:30pm
ELECTRON CLUB at the CCA, 350 Sauchiehall StreetAt a time
when financial institutions are crumbling, yet we still rely on the newspapers
they own to inform us, independent and democratic grassroots media is more
important than ever.Indymedia Scotland exists to promote stories written
by people here about the things that affect them. From housing to your workplace
and the environment around them, the website is there to help you get your
message out without bias, hidden agendas or advertising. The site is there
to attract attention to your campaign, announce your events, and more.
This meeting is your chance to shape the decisions made about the running
of the website. If you have ideas on how to improve coverage, questions
to ask, or are simply curious, then come to the meeting to see how you can
participate in building democratic news reporting.
Indymedia
Scotland website: http://scotland.indymedia.org
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Radical Independent Bookfair - Variant - Reshuffle
RIB, Reshuffle, Variant, City Strolls and others have been organising joint
events over the last couple of years in different venues. Talks films and
activities of all manners, with the purpose of spreading information, reading
matter and political awareness that are conducive to the public interest.
There are no grants, political parties, nor agendas involved, just an alternative
to television, consumerism and mainstream media.
http://www.ribproject.org/
http://www.variant.org.uk
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Other Events:
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RESISTING REGENICIDE : STRUGGLES IN THE CITY
“Our relationship to the built environment is perhaps the most crucial
element to the quality of community life.”
1.00–5.00pm Saturday 1 November
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow
http://www.cca-glasgow.com
and
7.00–9.30pm Sunday 2 November
The Forum : ACE, 17 West Montgomery Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5HA
http://forumcollective.wordpress.com
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THE ASSAULT ON CULTURE II
Dows bar (upstairs) 3-5pm Saturday 15th November
Dundas St. Glasgow G1 2AH adjacent Queen St. Station
Panel DISCUSSION with: Rebecca Gordon Nesbitt, Jaron Rowan, Anthony Davies,
Marina Vishmidt, Leigh French, Daniel Jewesbury
Does private-public funding and management of culture mark the death of
institutional and critical autonomy? Is direct censorship an anomaly, the
most visible form of a wider constriction of cultural freedom, or the shape
of cultural policy to come?
Following on from the Mute-organised discussion, Variant continue the exploration
of the perils and opportunities for critical cultural activity in neoliberalising
institutions.followed by 5.30pm SCREENING of:
CAN DIALECTICS BREAK BRICKS?
René Viénet’s outrageously refashioned kung fu flick.
A brilliant, acerbic and riotous critique of the failure of socialism where
martial artists counter ideological blows with theoretical thrusts.
INTERMISSIONs
RIB stall : Glasgow's Radical Independent Bookfair project... helping to
fill the gap left by the lack of alternative bookshops, radical events and
platforms for imaginative and independent voices in our city.
http://www.ribproject.org
mini-BrothMix : chilli / curry / bread
If you'd like to contribute organic locally grown veg or to help cook-up
some snacks, please get in touch: brothmix@googlemail.com
Feral Trade Coffee from El Salvador will be available. Feral Trade is trading
goods over social networks.
http://www.feraltrade.orgFor further information, please contact Variant:
t. 0141 333 9522
e. variantmag@btinternet.com
Event is part of Moot-Points : Exercise in Self-Organisation, Discourse
and Collaboration. Transmission Gallery, November 2008.
For details of other Moot-Points events, screenings and associated publications,
please see: http://www.transmissiongallery.org
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Variant
1/2 189b Maryhill Road
Glasgow G20 7XJ
t. +44 (0)141 333 9522
e. variantmag@btinternet.com
http://www.variant.org.uk
receive events info & online Variant:
variantforum-subscribe@topica.com
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Future Events
6th of December at STUC Woodlands Road RIB, AK Press, Brothmix, Autonomi
films, City Strolls and more to be confirmed.
January Reshuffle Pearce Institute Govan 31 Jan To be confirmed