File spoon-archives/postanarchism.archive/postanarchism_2004/postanarchism.0406, message 36


Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:26:51 +1000
From: "dr.woooo" <dr.woooo-AT-nomasters.org>
Subject: [postanarchism] en) Insurrectionary imagination - horizontals at ESF


from a friend of mine, please share with your networks

----- Forwarded message from John Jordan <artactivism-AT-mail.gn.apc.org> -----

A laboratory for insurrectionary imagination at the European Social Forum?

A call to creative activists, tactical media makers, live artists,
interventionist, situationists, guerrilla communicators,
immediatists, pranksters, hacktivists and anyone working on the edge
of art and activism.

>From the 14- 17th of October the "Olympics" of the protests
>movements will take place in London. The European Social Forum 2004
>(ESF), will bring tens of thousands to London to take part in a
>plethora of workshops, gatherings and meetings  (for more info see
>- http://enrager.net/features/esf/) .

"Culture" is high on the agenda in both the "old left" centralised
/authoritarian political parties vision of the forum
(http://www.fse-esf.org/en/culture.html) as well as the
"horizontal's" - the decentralised/ autonomous groups.
(http://www.europeancreativeforum.org/)

  However  it seems most of the spaces that are being organised for
"culture" fall within conventional exhibitions, film screenings,
theatre, concerts  format.

There is a growing movement of those of us whose activities fall
outside of these spaces, and whose work doesn't live in the box
labelled  "political Art" but tends to exist between resistance and
creativity, direct action and representation. We make
work/events/actions  that take the form of radical political
interventions into public spaces ( and non public- e.g corporate
spaces) and take our politics as seriously as our aesthetics !

This is a call to those who are interested in setting up a gathering
in London during the ESF which brings together UK and European groups
and individuals who fall into this realm of practice.

We don't imagine a conference style event with panels and papers, but
more of a self organised laboratory for sharing tools, ideas, skills,
tactics and more.  We also want to make work and take actions during
the ESF itself.  One possible outcome of the laboratory would be the
creation of a European network that would work together on creative
interventions  (including a tour of the UK) for the G8 economic
summit that takes place in Scotland next year (June 8th -10th).

We are sending this email out to see if there is sufficient interest
in this seed of an idea. If there is, and people are prepared to make
it happen, then we hope to organise a preliminary meeting on the
evening of 6th of July in London (venue tbc)  If you are not in
London but interested in being part of this process, please email us
so we get an idea of how many people want to get involved.

Please forward to your networks etc.

Yours in creative rebellion

John Jordan (www.weareeverywhere.org)
James Leadbetter(www.thevacuumcleaner.co.uk)



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OUR BOOK IS OUT THERE!

We Are Everywhere: The Irresistible Rise of Global Anti-Capitalism

Edited by Notes From Nowhere
Verso
London/New York 2003
ISBN 1-85984-447-2

"We Are Everywhere is the the first book to truly capture and embody
the exuberant creativity and radical intellect of the protest
movements". -Naomi Klein

"Lacking the po-face which could have made the collection a
sanctimonious grind and celebrating not just the exploits of young
white activists but people of all ages, from many different cultures
throughout the world, this book is essential reading for anyone who
cares about our future, and weighs enough to throw at anyone who
doesn't." -  Independent on Sunday.

"An authentic document of revolution." - The Times

"This isn't a book, it's a brick with which to shatter cynicism." -
Luther Blissett


http://www.WeAreEverywhere.org
----- End forwarded message -----


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