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Hi everyone, just FYI here is a press release about an open source camp/video workshop in Indonesia beginning next week. I am sure there will be plenty of interesting discussions there which I can try and direct towards this list if people want. This posting is just to mark that the event is happening... Cheers,<BR>
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Zanny<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=3>Media Release: For immediate release<BR>May 13, 2008<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><B><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=3>Transmission Asia-Pacific (TX-AP):</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN"><BR><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3>Media Activists from the Asia Pacific gather in Indonesia.<BR></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">Video makers, media activists, software developers and artists from 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific will be gathering in Sukabumi, West Java from May 19-25 for an online video skills camp. The goal of the camp is to bring together open source software programmers, video makers and media activists to develop the strategic use of online video distribution for social justice and media democracy.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">TX-AP is a joint initiative between media activists in Australia and Indonesia. It is organised collaboratively by EngageMedia (Australia), a video sharing website and free software development, training and networking project and Ruangrupa (Indonesia) a non-profit artist initiative supporting the development of art in the cultural context through events, exhibitions, research and documentation. 50 specially invited media activists and artists will be coming to Indonesia to attend the workshop and share their skills and ideas.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">The camp will provide a unique opportunity for artists, video makers, software developers and activists to collaborate and share skills in a global context where on-line video communication skills have become an increasingly important strategy for activists.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">Andrew Lowenthal of EngageMedia explained “Transmission Asia-Pacific will be a unique face to face meeting between video makers and open source software developers to shape open source online video sharing applications and their strategic use for social aims”. He went on to explain “free and open source makes sense for organisations with limited means, both from a strictly economic point of view and also as part of their overall strategic aims, as the system of open collaboration and sharing that free software is based on has a natural philosophical fit with organisations working on environmental or social justice issues”.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">Participants will attend from around the region, for example participants from from Hong Kong<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>making videos about communities resisting gentrification and over development of urban areas in Hong Kong and China. This group puts video cameras into the hands of those most affected by these policies and then helps them edit and share their work on-line. Projects such as these increase the communication rights of marginalized and displaced peoples allowing them to articulate their concerns to a wider public. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">Another media activist from India has been using on-line media distribution to raise awareness of censorship of diverse sexualities in mainstream Indian media outlets. They have produced a satirical and humorous look at queer moments from Bollywood films to draw attention to the marginalisation of these voices within Indian society. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">Transmission Asia-Pacific is the 4<SUP>th</SUP> in a series<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>of events bringing together video activists and web developers. Previous events have occurred in Rome, London and Amsterdam.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">For media access to the camp, stories of individual participants and topics of discussion at the event please contact:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">Andrew Lowenthal (EngageMedia): +61 <SPAN class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="COLOR: #666666">439 093 779 (Australia) </SPAN></SPAN>+6281319339823 (Indonesia) <SPAN class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="COLOR: #666666"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://engagemedia.org/"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#0b2265 size=3>http://engagemedia.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN"><BR>Mirwan Andan (Ruangrupa): +62 813 1924 2965 </SPAN><A href="http://ruangrupa.org/"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#0b2265 size=3>http://ruangrupa.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">For more information on the workshop: http://transmission.cc/txap.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 14pt 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid silver .1pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN">Transmission Asia-Pacific is supported by Hivos and the Open Society Institute.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV><br /><hr />Hotmail on your mobile. <a href='http://www.livelife.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=343869' target='_new'>Never miss another e-mail with </a></body>
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