Mick Fuzz on Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:06:58 +0100 (CET) |
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[rohrpost] futuresonic Conference - Manchester 09 - 11 -2002 |
hi, this info would seem to be up your street! would it be possible to mention it on your website it would be great to link to the URL's below as a fair amount of work has gone into making this subject approachable cya mick --- For more information try these URLs festival - www.futuresonic.com conference - www.futuresonic.net/migrations/ eurodac express - www.eurodac.net MIGRATIONS one-day conference 09.11.02 Migrations is an intervention into the reactionary climate of hatred towards refugees and asylum seekers that is taking hold across Europe and beyond. As barbed wire goes up between communities and around continents, Migrations seeks to challenge stereotypes and help refugees to find a voice, exploring diverse strategies for breaking down boundaries and crossing artistic, cultural and political borders. It will combine critical projects with celebratory events that promote an alternative vision of contemporary culture as both dynamic and diverse. A one-day conference organised in partnership with Amnesty International and the Department of Sociology at Manchester University will bring together activists and artists to explore the exciting creative and emancipatory possibilities inherent in this area as well as the political constraints that stand in their way. The discussions will culminate in a closed session at the end of the day when activists, community groups and artists will come together to plan specific initiatives for prizing open the walls of Fortress Europe, at its borders, within media representations, and between communities. The conference will be accompanied by a publication (free) that will provide a resource for artists or activists seeking to engage in this area, as well as by a website helping to coordinate related initiatives and to build a legacy for the Migrations projects. 9.30am-6.00pm. saturday 9 november 02 contact theatre. oxford road. manchester a part of futuresonic<02>. www.futuresonic.com MIGRATIONS CONFERENCE :: TIMETABLE 9.30am Saskia Sassen (University of Chicago) (presentation) 10.30am Bogus Borders :: major international advocates and activists discuss the increasing violence of border controls and the ways in which national borders are being undermined in the “war on terror”. With Steve Wright (Omega Foundation), Karl.Charikar (Amnesty International), Virinder Kalra (Manchester University) 12.00pm break 12.30pm Art & Activism :: video presentations and panel discussion bringing together for the first time different international groups engaged in combining media arts with antiracist and immigration justice activism. With Ultra-red (USA), Kanak Attak (Germany), Drik Project (Bangladesh), Virtual Migrants (UK) 2.00pm NoBorders live from European Social Forum in Florence (streaming event) 3.00pm Sonic Migrations :: exploring the creative possibilities of movements of peoples and sounds. With Matthew Herbert, Charlie Dark (Attica Blues), Asian Dub Foundation (TBC), Derek Richards, John Kieffer (Head of Performing Arts, British Council) 4.30pm Shahidul Alam - DRIK Project/Eurodac Express presentation 5.00pm<live> Eurodac Express *preview* :: Shahidul Alam & Elliot Perkins (phonem/Morr Music) Radio Boy :: Matthew Herbert 6.00pm Migrations Working Group :: working session on specific initiatives that can emerge out of the discussions and interventions, with contributions from activist and community groups working in this area Info. +44 (0)161 236 3400. Email. futuresonic@soul-traders.com £10 / £7 concessions / £5 members for inclusive day-pass to Migrations events Tickets. +44 (0)8700 600 100. Online. www.futuresonic.com. Free membership www.futuresonic.com For more information try these URLs festival - www.futuresonic.com conference - www.futuresonic.net/migrations/ eurodac express - www.eurodac.net The Migrations Conference is supported by Amnesty International and Manchester University ===== ---------------------o)--------------- -------www.beyondtv.org--------------- media support for campaigns and the like -------------------------------------------->> __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- rohrpost - deutschsprachige Liste zur Kultur digitaler Medien und Netze Archiv: http://www.nettime.org/rohrpost http://post.openoffice.de/pipermail/rohrpost/ Ent/Subskribieren: http://post.openoffice.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rohrpost/