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From: "Mick Fuzz" <mickfuzz at rocketmail.com>
To: <network23 at lists.riseup.net>; <network23-news at lists.riseup.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:00 PM
Subject: [ReTX Coordination] 3vEr feLt y0uR brA1ns Were be1nG sUck3d oUT
ovyuR McSkuLL bY a c0p0raTe str at w??


Invite to attend Re:transmission

The Mission?
To transmit on all frequencies and keep control of our
video, music and other culture at the same time. To
network with other independent artists, video makers,
and multi media producers who have no wish to be used
and abused by the corporate world. To build the
networks and tools to keep it underground.

The Venues?
London - Location: Limehouse Town Hall, London,
British Film Institute and RampArt Social Centre

The Times?
Dates: Friday 13th - Sunday 15th October, 2006

Did you ever get the feeling your brain was being
sucked out of your McSkull by a corporate straw? Well
you're right! The internet, an exploding area of
culture and resistance is being trawled by big
business. Myspace is a factory of willing lab-rats all
trying to crawl over each other to be noticed by some
sad-ass corporate A&R man. The model stinks, until the
internet community kicked up some shit, every time you
posted audio or video there, you signed away all your
rights to them! And it's owned by Rupert Murdoch for
fuck's sake. It's heartbreaking to see people involved
in vibrant independent music and video scenes use this
service.

You tube, the video site, is just that - a huge tube
vacuuming up your independent video and repackaging it
next to their adverts. Their copyright policy is also
dodgy. Same with Google Video, sorry to say!

The truth is tho' for Video makers and musicians is
that, while these services are there, and *Effective*,
they will continue to get used. This social and
cultural networking sites are not a fad, they are a
phenomenon! If you ask someone to drop using Myspace /
You Tube and they'll say "Fuck you, what's the
alternative?"

But - there *are* alternatives, and much sounder, and
more underground alternatives. The internet didn't
come around by people sitting on their broadband
connections and being lazy. Get your head into these
alternatives and your content is likely to remain
independent. You don't have to be involved in
something that fucks people over to survive. In fact
if we get together and sort it out we will continue to
thrive.

That is what this gathering is all about. Read on for
more deails in a less rant-fueled style....

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This event which aims to raise the game of
non-corporate reporting of event, video project
collaboration, and widespread distribution of
independent content. You are invited to join us.

Web: http://www.retransmission.org.uk

Earlier this year thirty groups met in Rome for four
days of intensive workshops, discussions, screenings
and presentations to identify key infrastructural
needs of video based alternative media distribution.
The Transmission event provided a vibrant
cross-pollination of projects in the wider context of
Internet communication; for reports see
http://www.transmission.cc/wiki/Reports

Based on existing work by groups active in the field
for many years, the meeting successfully identified a
clear set of projects required for alternative media
groups to collaborate on, with the goal of overcoming
infrastructural problems of increasing visibility and
cooperation.

This event is entitled 'Re:Transmission' because
participants will be passing on and developing some of
the ideas, contacts, plans and processes begun at the
Rome Transmission meeting.

Citizen journalism and independent artists
representing themselves on-line is a major focus of
this event. As we witness the growth of
user-contributed content, people continue to blog,
upload, pirate, learn. The Free Open Source Software
community has provided a wide number of production and
distribution tool on the Net, while the Creative
Commons copyleft licence offers a way to share content
without commercial exploitation. The event has been
organised to add to the work of these and other
communities to contribute to the building of real
world usable tools for distributing and sharing video
online.

The gathering is participant-run and will made up of
discussions, workshops, screenings, trainings,
presentations and a 24/7 lab.

All welcome but training and workshop places are
limited so please book early.

RSVP to: r_transmission AT yahoo.com

Ways to get involved:

Participate by suggesting and running a workshop or
take part in an existing working group; contribute
films for screenings, offer specific trainings and
presentations. Alternatively you can volunteer to help
with one of the areas of coordination. Read our call
for co-ordinators here:
http://retransmission.org.uk/call-out-co-ordinators

Post a story to the website and/or join the discussion
list:
http://lists.retransmission.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/discussion

(basic) accommodation can be arranged if you are stiuck for a place to stay
in London.

If you want to speak to a human being please contact:

Adele: 07733 227 335

Simon: 07904 066 702

Mick: 07913882193

Summary of Events

NB Workshops, screenings and presentations at the
Limehouse are free, but donations most welcome to
cover venue costs. BFI events are ticketed, see below.

Re:Transmission screenings / discussions at the
British Film Institute

Saturday 14th October

14:00: Citizen Video: Urgent, politicised, this
programme of contextualised screenings explores the
emergence of citizen video reporting on the Net.

16:00: Soft TV: Software cultures are changing the way
that we make, distribute and watch moving-image,
creating new opportunites for participation,
collaboration and content-sharing.

This is a ticketed event, tickets cost £6 each, or £9
for both, concesssions available, contact BFI box
office on (0)20 7928 3232 or book online at
https://tickets.bfi.org.uk

Main Programme of Events at Limehouse Town Hall

Friday 13th October:

12:00/19:00: Workshops, Presentations and Discussions
[further details to come].

20:00: Film Screening - co-ordinated by
Clearerchannel.org.

Saturday 14th October

09:00/12:00: Workshops. [further details to come]

20:00: Open Access Film Screening; co-ordinated by
Collective Vision.

Sunday 15th October

10:30 / 17:30 Workshops, Presentations and
Discussions. [further details to come]

Friday - Sunday

On-going 24/7 Hacklab and tech experimentation
sessions at the Rampart Centre. Bring what you expect
to find.


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http://www.ourvideo.org   >> community video toolkit
http://www.clearerchannel.org   << video show case for screening

Clearer channel is ready to link to now - Could you help us promote it by
including this in your email signature or website somewhere?

"Clearer Channel is a place to download video for public screenings. The
focus is on social change videos to wake us up, shake us up and inspire
action. http://www.clearerchannel.org"

phone: 07913882193 0161 237 1832
email :mick at undercurrents.org
post: box29, Merci, Bridge 5 Mill,  22a Beswick St, Manchester, M4 7HR
id number: pending

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Coordination at lists.retransmission.org.uk
http://lists.retransmission.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/coordination