<html><head></head><body style="font-size: 14px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><b>A N N O U N C E M E N T</b></span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Webcasts Media Squares now available at Tactical Media Files</b></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">International public seminar on the new forms of protest and their media.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Hosted by De Balie, centre for culture and politics in Amsterdam, on Friday September 30, 2011.<br><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.tacticalmediafiles.net/article.jsp?objectnumber=55328">www.tacticalmediafiles.net/article.jsp?objectnumber=55328</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>Social protest has become almost inseparably linked to a plethora of media images and messages distributed via internet, mobile phones, social media, internet video platforms and of course traditional media outlets such as newspapers, radio and television. A popular category to have emerged recently is the 'twitter-revolution'. In almost all cases (Iran, Tunisia, Egypt, London) the role of the platform turned out to be less than essential in retrospect. Protests mostly manifested on the streets and particularly the public squares ('Take the Square'). Deeply rooted blogger-networks did however play a mayor role, preparing the protests that have now been dubbed the "Arabian Spring'. And internet played a crucial role in the organisation and co-ordination of the European 'anti-austerity' protests (Spain, Greece, UK, Italy).<br><br>This international seminar brought together theorists, artists, designers, activists and media specialists to develop a critical analysis of the new forms of social protest and their media dimension. The program divided into two blocks. The first block focused on an in-depth analysis of the evolving WikiLeaks-saga, while the second block examined the remarkable string of protests in the Mediterranean region. These discussions were interrupted at times by startling artistic interventions in current social and political debates.<br><br><b>Participants in the program:<br></b><br><b>Daniel van der Velden</b> (Metahaven), <b>Geert Lovink</b> (Institute of Network Cultures, INC), <b>Aalam Wassef </b>(Ahmad Sherif), <b>Omar Robert Hamilton</b> (Mosireen / Tahrir Cinema, Cairo) <b>Nat Muller</b> (independent curator), <b>David Garcia</b> (Chelsea College), <b>Jodi Dean</b> (Hobart and William Smith Colleges / Blog Theory), <b><a href="http://X.net">X.net</a> & Democracia Real Ya</b> - Barcelona, <b>Gahlia Elsrakbi</b> (Foundland), <b>Nadia Plesner</b> (Darfurnica), <b>Florian Conradi</b> and <b>Michelle Christensen</b> (stateless plug-in), <b>Oscar Pretel </b>(15 M .nl).<br><br>The seminar is part of an on-going research into Tactical Media, the fusion of art, media, politics and cultural activism, centred around the "Tactical Media Files", an on-line documentation resource of Tactical Media practices world-wide.<br><a href="http://www.tacticalmediafiles.net">www.tacticalmediafiles.net</a><br><br>The webcasts of the entire seminar are now available on-line at the Tactical Media Files website, fully annotated, including background information about the speakers and links to vital resources.<br>See: <a href="http://www.tacticalmediafiles.net/article.jsp?objectnumber=55328">www.tacticalmediafiles.net/article.jsp?objectnumber=55328</a><br><br><b>Program Overview:<br></b><br>10.30 - Opening / Introduction: Eric Kluitenberg (Tactical Media Files / De Balie)<br><br><b>Part I - Repositioning WikiLeaks<br></b><br>11.00 - 11.20 - Presentation: Daniel van der Velden (Metahaven)<br>11.20 - 11.30 - Responses<br>11.30 - 11.45 - Discussion<br><br>11.45 - 12.05 - Geert Lovink (Institute of Network Cultures)<br>12.05 - 12.15 - Responses<br>12.15 - 12.30 - Discussion<br><br>Respondents:<br>Jodi Dean (Hobart and William Smith Colleges / Blog Theory), David Garcia (Chelsea College of Art & Design)<br><br>12.30 - 12.45 - Artist presentation: Nadia Plesner - Darfurnica<br><br><b>Part II - Revolution in the Mediterranean<br></b><br>14.00 - 14.20 - Presentation: Aalam Wassef (Ahmad Sherif)<br>14.20 - 14.30 - Responses<br>14.30 - 14.45 - Discussion<br><br>14.45 - 15.05 - Presentation: Omar Robert Hamilton (Mosireen / Tahrir Cinema)<br>15.05 - 15.15 - Responses<br>15.15 - 15.30 - Discussion<br><br>Respondents:<br>Ghalia Elsrakbi (Foundland), Nat Muller (Independent Curator)<br><br>15.30 - 15.45 - Artist Presentation: Florian Conradi and Michelle Christensen (stateless plug-in)<br><br>16.00 - 16.20 - Skype session with <a href="http://X.net">X.net</a> & Democracia Real Ya, Barcelona<br>16.10 - 16.10 - Responses<br><br>Respondent:<br>Oscar Pretel (15 M .nl)<br><br>16.25 - 17.00 - Closing Discussion<br><br><b>Links:<br></b>* Hans Ulrich Obrist in Conversation with Julian Assange <br> (includes proposals for WikiLeaks corporate identity redesign by <a href="http://metahaven.net">metahaven.net</a>) <br> <a href="http://www.e-flux.com/journal/view/232">www.e-flux.com/journal/view/232</a><br>* Geert Lovink & Patrice Riemens , Twelve Theses on WikiLeaks<br> <a href="http://www.tacticalmediafiles.net/article.jsp?objectnumber=49391">www.tacticalmediafiles.net/article.jsp?objectnumber=49391</a><br>* Tahrir Cinema:<br> <a href="http://www.cinerevolutionnow.com/2011/07/tahrir-cinema.html">www.cinerevolutionnow.com/2011/07/tahrir-cinema.html</a><br>* Mosireen:<br> <a href="http://mosireen.org">http://mosireen.org</a><br>* Take the Square:<br> <a href="http://takethesquare.net">http://takethesquare.net</a><br>* Democracia real Ya!:<br> <a href="http://www.democraciarealya.es/manifiesto-comun/manifesto-english/">www.democraciarealya.es/manifiesto-comun/manifesto-english/</a><br>* Nadia Plesner - Darfurnica:<br> <a href="http://www.nadiaplesner.com/Website/darfurnica.php">www.nadiaplesner.com/Website/darfurnica.php</a><br>* stateless plug-in:<br> <a href="http://statelessplugin.net">http://statelessplugin.net</a></font></div></body></html>