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Plug-in TV production meeting for new season!
Are you interested in documentary-making, fundraising or research? Are you passionate about social justice issues? Then come and be a part of the future of Plug-in TV!
The Other Film Festival
After the success of the 2004 and 2006 festivals, THE OTHER FILM FESTIVAL 2008 will again screen new cinema by, with and about people with a disability at Melbourne Museum's Age Theatre in September 2008.
Independent Media at Climate Camp Australia 2008
EngageMedia helped to coordinate an independent media centre for Climate Camp Australia 2008 (July 10 - 14) at the Octapod, a not for profit independent arts and new media organisation based in the heart of Newcastle. Around 20 video makers, photographers and bloggers used this space to create their own media coverage of the Climate Camp workshops, discussions and actions to build a community-based movement for real action on climate change. We were able to present our own stories as a counter-measure to the often simplistic and conflict-based accounts presented in the mainstream media. Climate Camp has been a rich and diverse exploration of positive action on climate change, and ways to build alliances by the many different communities who are stepping up their efforts to convince governments to take real action, and to take it now, before it is too late. The major focus of the camp was on coal exports, as Newcastle is the world's largest coal port, and therefore one of Australia's major contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.
EngageMedia at Climate Camp
During Climate Camp, being held in Newcastle between the 10th and 15th of July, a diverse group of concerned people have converged to protest the damage being caused to the global climate by the coal industry. EngageMedia is helping independent media creators with the distribution of their videos, based at the community media space provided by Octapod, and using a mobile media van. In the coming days community media activists will be uploading their videos to EngageMedia of inspiring action, informative discussions and engaging debate about how to create real solutions to climate change and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
Anti-G8 Solidarity Action in Singapore
On the 5th of July, International Day of Action Against the G8. In solidarity with the planned mass demonstration in Sapporo and anti-G8 activists worldwide, Singaporean activists held a brief protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Singapore.
Melbourne Social Forum 2009 - planning meeting
Melbourne Social Forum organisers are planning a forum for April 2009, and are seeking volunteers, organisers and student interns to fill a variety of roles, such as organising the film festival, and in particular in the area of film, media, and promotion.
Plug-in TV production meeting
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Artist Talk: theweathergroup_U
Artist Talk: theweathergroup_U Sunday, 22 June 2008, 12:30pm, Cockatoo Island, Free theweathergroup_U is a collective pursuing experimental methods of audio-visual media production, environmental mapping and monitoring technologies, and processes of community-based interaction. theweathergroup_U seeks to examine how people from differing social and cultural backgrounds can connect with and further understand the environmental and ecological systems that surround them.
Filmmaker Collective Profile - Plug-in TV
Since Plug-in TV’s formation three years ago, it has spawned into an innovative network production house that strives to equip independent filmmakers with technological resources and most importantly, peer- to-peer support.
Activating Human Rights and Peace Conference
The conference will provide a crucial and critical learning space for activating human rights and peace in relation to the fields of law, justice, culture, humanities, education, politics, spirituality and health.
Film Screening: WE DANCE TO WHATEVER MUSIC IS PLAYING: the need for environmental education in the Philippines
WE DANCE TO WHATEVER MUSIC IS PLAYING: the need for environmental education in the Philippines Produced by: Sheryl Oteyza & Felipe Ruiz View the premiere screening of this documentary on Thursday 26 June, 6pm @ Lentils as Anything (Abbotsford Convent). Cost $10. Proceeds from the screening will help build libraries & education institutions in the communities visited in the Philippines.
World Refugee Week Event - "Are We There Yet?"
Where we are up to in the struggle for refugee rights? A public forum in regard to issues involving Asylum Seekers. Featuring guest speakers & performances. The project is funded by Reichstein Foundation & produced in partnership with Refugee Action Collective (RAC) & Multicultural Arts Victoria. No bookings necessary.
Transmission Asia-Pacific (TXAP)
From May 19-25 2008 fifty-five tech and video activists gathered in West Java, Indonesia to share code and stories. Organised by EngageMedia and the Jakarta based Ruangrupa Transmission Asia-Pacific brought together projects from 15 different countries, from Japan to India, and China to New Zealand, to discuss ways to most effectively use online video as a social change tool.
EngageMedia Workshop in Yogyakarta
Workshop hosted by IVAA, Combine and MES56 in Yogyakarta
Film on Lee Kuan Yew seized by MDA
Film seized during private screening in Singapore
OPEN CHANNEL - Video Slam 2008
VIDEO SLAM will again kick off with a two-day workshop, from Tuesday 6pm 20 May to Thursday 6pm 22 May, wherein participants will learn how to incorporate Creative Commons-licensed content into a short film produced on site at Horse Bazaar, Melbourne’s Digital Arts bar, in under 48 hours. The finished work will be screened at the VIDEO SLAM forum and re-appropriated into the live re-mix event.
Marking World Press Freedom Day 2008 in Singapore
Today (3rd May) is World Press Freedom Day: an opportunity to reflect upon the principles of press freedom. In resonance with this, we as independent activists marked World Press Freedom Day 2008 this morning, with a series of messages to share our thoughts on the state of press freedom in Singapore.
Reel Earth: Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival (AEFF)
With its pristine waterfalls, captivating mountains and luscious green surroundings, New Zealand provides a fitting backdrop for the annual Reel Earth: Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival (AEFF) which takes place from 22 May – 7 June.
The Radioactive Exposure Tour 2008
Go on tour across South Australia with Friends of the Earth to have a first-hand look at the effects the nuclear industry is having on our country.
Indigenous Film Nights 2008
Reconciliation Banyule will be screening free Film Nights on the first Monday of each month.
Independent Media at Climate Camp Australia 2008
Plug-in TV production meeting for new season!