Published Date 11/8/10 1:43 PM The Ratcliffe Swoop prosecutions caused a backlash against activist media that reverberated around the Edinburgh climate camp. We were not present at the Ratcliife Swoop, and played no part in the gathering of video there. When we saw footage posted of identifiable activists doing criminal damage, we were astonished, as…
The way forward some simple social technical solutions
Published Date 11/8/10 1:11 PM * Nurture basic journalism/story telling skills in alt-media to make better outreach media. LINK (offline sadly) * Linking is key, link to alternative resources where ever you can, the easiest way of competing with corporate news sources is by building a web of connecting linked alt-news sources. * Aggregation is…
Activist media and the Value of the URL link
Published Date 10/19/10 4:35 PM The currency of the web is the link, so by linking to something you are adding to its value. Regrettably, activists endemically link to corporate media and social networking sites thus adding value and power to these large multinational corporations they are in theory fighting against. As a recent example…
Polar Bears – can you hear their voice?
Polar Bears Populate Welsh Coal Mine
More than thirty climate activists and local residents took mass direct action to prevent excavation work on Britain's biggest ever open-cast coal mine at Ffos-y-fran in South Wales. Climate campaigners from all over Wales joined with local people from Merthyr Tydfil to evade police and security. They've pledged to prevent work on the site for…
Hamish Campbell interview – 332600
Hamish Campbell interview – 332600 g8 2001 diaz school www.indymedia.org.uk A questo indirizzo potete trovare una sintesi delle testimonianze raccolte dai PM nell'inchiesta sugli abusi di BOLZANETO, prese pari pari dal settimanale Diario "Speciale Genova – la Verità" del 21 luglio 2006: http://g82001.altervista.org Sono scenari sconcertanti quelli raccontati dalle vittime di quelle violenze, fisiche e…