[spectre] Invitation to participate in Re:Transmission Event

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Invitation to participate in Re:Transmission Event and
Network

Re:Transmission is a gathering of citizen journalists,
video makers, artists, programmers and web producers
who are developing online video distribution tools for
social justice and media democracy.

Dates: Friday 13th – Sunday 15th October, 2006

Location: Limehouse Town Hall, London, also British
Film Institute and RampArt Social Centre

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

Earlier this year thirty groups met in Rome for four
days of intensive workshops, discussions and
presentations to identify key infrastructural needs of
video based alternative media production. 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 big 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, training,
presentations and a 24/7 lab.

All welcome but 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://www.retransmission.org.uk/node/9

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

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

If you want to speak to a human being about how you
can help, press enquiries or for further information
please contact:
Adele: 07733 227 335
Simon: 07904 066 702
Mick: 07913882193


Summary of Events

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.