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<DIV class=RTE>I reckon we will get a good large crowd to this event (I was really surprised to see my logo already up on the Lost Film Fest poster on my way into work this morning- how quickly these things happen) and we will also welcome through the doors many people who will want to take part and actively use our space.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>After this, the general meeting is where we will get together as a group and decide on a short term plan and sketch out a longer term one and get this embodied in a kind of constitution of sorts? This may take more than one meeting. Whatever, the meeting in itself does not need further publicity at this stage I don't think- look at how many people attended the last one which Rocky facilitated, we'll likely get that number again by just keeping it to lists. This will change afterwards of course, where weekly/monthly meetings will have open invites just as other social centres do. Only after this meeting should we then send out a press release proclaiming ourelves as the exciting new social centre in Sheffield.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>There are good ways of actively building up some publicity to begin with, by subvertising, as displayed by the modified street sign, before we shout it all over the town. It would be nice to have a regular meeting day / cafe opening day scheduled before this anyhow, so we feel more grounded. When that time comes then we'll do just as M would like and make Matilda as 'inclusive' a space as we can.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Also, I thought that the Matilda fanzine that I would like to work on could also act as continuing documentation of the project, and should also co-exist in tandem with the website. The first one could contain accounts, reflections and photographs of the G8 protests in Sheffield and perhaps at the Sheffield neigbourhood at Stirling, and show the convergence space as it slowly evolves into the exciting space it is going to be. I have a photographer friend at work who has done some very striking work with punk bands, and I thought it would be cool if he could take some pictures of the event on the 11th.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>> therefore I am also interested in developing<BR>> the workshop scheme, or rather the "living workshop" scheme as soon as<BR>> possible.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>The 'living workshop' scheme. What is this? Are these something from the meeting? Are these workshops involving practical elements. </DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Are you all aware of the Other World Educational Project at <A href="http://www.mundi.org.uk/otherworlds">www.mundi.org.uk/otherworlds</A> ? They are looking for activists and educators to run this series of critical, dialogue based, reflexive worshops on transnational solidarity all over the country. I've been reading some Paulo Freire. I'm trying to get to the nub of all this, trying to understand why so many people I mix with on a day to day basis feel so disempowered and cruelly silenced. If we could get have a summer school of some live-in youths as amp seems to be suggesting here, a collective exploration of what a maximum democracy society should look like...<BR></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Whatever workshops emerge. I don't think I confident enough yet to run but would love to be part of their conception, formulation, and in taking part.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Have a good weekend everyone. See you all either in Scotland or on the 11th...<BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE><BR>>From: dougald hine <writetodougald@gmail.com><BR>>Reply-To: dougald hine <writetodougald@gmail.com><BR>>To: matilda@lists.aktivix.org<BR>>Subject: Re: [matilda] Lost Film Fest in Sheffield<BR>>Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:46:52 +0100<BR>><BR>>Hi,<BR>><BR>>Let's not prolong the argument.<BR>><BR>>I won't object to a press release which, as Gav suggested, simply<BR>>refers very briefly to the address at which the event is happening,<BR>>without anything about 'the new social centre...' etc.<BR>><BR>>The June meeting gave its approval to seeking publicity for the Lost<BR>>Film Festival, but not to seeking publicity about the future of the<BR>>building. This is because we agreed not to make firm decisions on the<BR>>future of the building until the 18th.<BR>><BR>>I work in newsrooms all the time. When a
journalist gets a press<BR>>release, they don't necessarily report the story it's asking them to<BR>>report. They look to see if there's a more interesting story in the<BR>>details of the text. A 'new social centre in the heart of the Cultural<BR>>Industries Quarter' is a more interesting story to the Sheffield media<BR>>than the Lost Film Festival, so if we want publicity for the Lost Film<BR>>Festival, it's best not to refer to MATILDA at all, beyond giving the<BR>>address.<BR>><BR>>Fabian, sorry if I've seemed ungrateful for the work you've put in in<BR>>writing the press release.<BR>><BR>>If people are happy to go ahead with the amended press release as<BR>>suggested by Gav (simply referring to the address of the building),<BR>>I'm willing to help get it out to the local media - if that's useful.<BR>><BR>>D.<BR>><BR>>On 6/30/05,
@mp <amparo2yo@telefonica.net> wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > imho, both viewpoints may be compatible:<BR>> ><BR>> > I like very much the idea of openness, but on the whole i wouldn't go<BR>> > for publicity, journalists will come by themselves, or let them come<BR>> > without any more ado. I wouldn't bother with press releases but rather<BR>> > let it (the entire utopian project) grow little by little in a natural<BR>> > (wild) way. That will take time. Anybody is in<BR>> > a hurry?<BR>> ><BR>> > My interest is to contribute with skill- sharing (creative writing,<BR>> > literature and translation) and helping at workshops,<BR>> ><BR>> > The idea of the weekly or monthly meal proposed by doulgald might be the<BR>> > ideal event to "open" matilda as a social centre, perhaps a welcoming<BR>>
> meal for those who have travelled to g8 in Scotland... why not?<BR>> ><BR>> > As you see, i am not expanding on any ideas or views, i don't know if<BR>> > this is a list only for doing and pragmatic things, but to be sincere<BR>> > again, some young persons i would like to be able to stay at Matilda for<BR>> > a short stay say two weeks, <BR>> ><BR>> > Just projecting the flow of inspiration from yesterday's meeting,<BR>> > dreaming...<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Exchange-tours could be arranged with other countries; the matilda<BR>> > could be twinned to other projects already under way in Europe. (Berlin,<BR>> > Amsterdam...) Has anybody been to Christiania in Copenhagen recently??<BR>> ><BR>> > PS:<BR>> > Would second anything related to dreams and dreaming.<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > Fabian Frenzel wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > > Hi Doughald,<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > >> I'm not being paranoid.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > I was not saying you were paranoid, but you were suggesting we should<BR>> > > not adress to the media, because 'sniffing journalists' might harm<BR>> > > our position towards Matilda and that is were I disagree. What I was<BR>> > > saying is: If they start sniffing (which they might or might not,<BR>> > > unconnected to the press release), thats good for us...we do not need<BR>> > > to be afraid of that.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > >> 1. We don't have the consensus of the group to start sending out<BR>> > >> publicity material announcing the opening of a
'new social centre<BR>> > >> in Sheffield's cultural industries quarter' - that goes against<BR>> > >> what was decided at the meeting on 19th June.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > it is not about annoucing the opening and by the way Matilda has<BR>> > > already been open for the G8. Also in the meeting on 19th June there<BR>> > > was a decision to have the event, which also makes it necessary to<BR>> > > publicise it...and also: Isn't the group process based on the idea<BR>> > > to get Matilda going as a social centre (a wide open term, used for a<BR>> > > variety of different spaces throughout Europe)? Therefore I<BR>> > > understand it implicit to the process that there is a consensus on<BR>> > > starting Matilda as a social centre. (and not a hospital, a
cinema or<BR>> > > a club)<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Anyway what could be more like seeking actively publicity then having<BR>> > > big banners hanging down from Matilda ?<BR>> > ><BR>> > > So what do we do wrong/new with a press release annoucing an event in<BR>> > > Matilda?<BR>> > ><BR>> > > (Is that our conversation only ? does someone else has an opinion<BR>> > > about this?)<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Fabian<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > _______________________________________________ matilda mailing list<BR>> >
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