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. The Weekender ................................................... . a weekly digest of calls . actions . websites . campaigns . etc . . send your announcements and notes to [email protected] . . please don't be late ! delivered every friday . into your inbox . . http://simsim.rug.ac.be/announcer/ for subscription info & help . ................................................................... 01 . CyberSalon Announce . Cybersalon, OPEN - Wednesday 24 March 02 . intim@ . oppera teorettikka internettikka 03 . Le Monde diplomatique . March 1999 04 . Blank & Jeron . sero email helper 05 . Crash Media . Crash Media #5 Call For Contrib... 06 . olga kisseleva . LOW RESOLUTION 07 . Melentie Pandilovski . ZAYAC 08 . McKenzie Wark . Social change and the new millenium 09 . ok . Qu'est-ce que l'art a faire avec l'Internet ? 10 . Mouchette . THE DUMMY SPEAKS ................................................................... 01 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:53:59 +0100 From: CyberSalon Announce Subject: Cybersalon, OPEN - Wednesday 24 March Cybersalon - NETwork Wednesday 24 March Venue: Open 144, Charing Cross Road, WC2 Entry fee: free before 10pm, otherwise 5 7pm: Surveillance on the Net Speakers: Mark Simpkins and Pupak Navabpour from Maahee and Mark Qziecielewski Watching Them Watching Us and Chaired by Armin Medosch, Telepolis We are excited about being able to look at what we like and publish what we want on the Net. But what if someone was always watching your every move in cyberspace? For Cybersalon 10, we will be discussing whether we should be scared of surveillance of our on-line activities by public and private institutions. 8pm till late: music by Wildlife and Rugged Vinyl Featuring: The Bob Bhamra Project, DJ Trax, Paul Bateman, Ben James & Ray Stanley, Calyx & M.C. U.B. Nice, D.M. Cut and Rage. Cybersalon - NETwork is presented by New Media Knowledge and the Hypermedia Research Centre, with sponsored from Rugged Vinyl and Telepolis. Look forward to seeing you all at Cybersalon. Michelle Milton Programme Manager New Media Knowledge University of Westminster, Harrow Campus, Watford Road, Northwick Park, Harrow, HA1 3TP http://www.nmk.co.uk [email protected] mobile: 07931 773 658 tel: 44 (0) 181 357 7349 fax: 44 (0) 181 357 7326 ................................................................... 02 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 17:25:27 +0100 From: "intim@" Subject: oppera teorettikka internettikka announcement --- more info: http://www.intima.org . . . "OPPERA TEORETTIKKA INTERNETTIKKA" [stromajer is singing the theory of internet] . in the grand hall of slovene national opera and ballet (ljubljana, slovenia) . --- thursday, march 18th, 1999 at 22:22 (10:22 pm) [CET - central european time] --- . "intervention of the contemporary multimedia artist into the traditional art scene" . available online (live) at: http://www.radiostudent.si or http://www.radiostudent.si/audiolinks/rslive.ram . and: 89.3 fm stereo (radio student - ljubljana region only) . internet broadcasting arranged by: borut savski ministry:of:x-periment <http://www.radiostudent.si/mzx> . please use realaudio player (G2) . --- . performed by: igor stromajer - intima . produced by: anatom co-produced by: intima virtual base kapelica gallery <http://www.kapelica.org> . supported by: city of ljubljana photographer: igor omahen thanks to: bojana kunst natasa kos jurij krpan dr. borut smrekar . --- . raw and very short version of the oppera was first tested on SEAFair (skopje electronic arts fair) and syndicate meeting in skopje, macedonia (october 1998). some excerpts of the performance were also presented live by the creator himself within the presentation of the net art project "b.ALT.ica" on transmediale99 in berlin, germany (february 1999). . archive 001: http://www.v2.nl/mail/v2east/0904.html archive 002: http://www.v2.nl/mail/v2east/1505.html . --- . for those who "are in" / "can come" to ljubljana, slovenia: 1. slovene national opera and ballet is located in the city center (address: zupanciceva ulica 1, lj) 2. entrance is free (all are welcome) 3. for more info please phone (local) 041 703291 . --- . <[email protected]> free your mind and the rest will follow ................................................................... 03 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 From: Le Monde diplomatique Subject: Le Monde diplomatique - March 1999 LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUE _________________________________________________________________ Le Monde diplomatique english edition March 1999 LEADER Tomorrow, the crash * by Ignacio Ramonet The shockwave of financial crisis which began in Thailand on 2 July 1997 appears to hang in suspense. But this is an illusion. Globalisation of the world economy has created an interdependence between national economies, and the knock-on effects of crisis are therefore that much greater. The truth is we do not know where the domino effect will strike next. http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/1999/03/01leader.html Translated by Ed Emery ELECTION SHROUDED IN CONFUSION Army divided over Algeria's future by Lahouari Addi Algeria accepts the unacceptable * by Djamel Benramdane Some 40 candidates are standing in the presidential election on 15 April. Several are backed by army factions. General Khaled Nezzar is publicly supporting Abdelaziz Bouteflika, while other officers are banking on an open election to provide the future head of state with legitimacy. On 12 February President Liamine Zeroual threatened to take all necessary measures "if attempts to pervert the course of this election continue." This threat brought an immediate response from General Nezzar. The split in the army is understandable. The generals have won a military victory in the civil war but suffered a political defeat. Public support for the army, weakened by the economic crisis, has been further undermined by the extraordinary violence used to crush the Islamists. It is no coincidence that most of the candidates are advocating dialogue with all parties to the conflict. After more than 60,000 deaths, a political solution may finally be at hand. But if so, the army will have to allow the president to be freely elected and, once elected, allow him to exercise real power. http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/1999/03/03algeria.html Seven terrible years * Algeria's chronology over the last decade http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/1999/03/04algeria.html Translated by Barry Smerin TROUBLE AHEAD FOR CIVILIAN RULE Nigeria in need of a miracle by Jolle Stolz At the end of February the former military ruler, General Olusegun Obasanjo, was declared president-elect after winning 63% of the vote in Nigeria's presidential election. He is due to take office on 29 May. But the election was mired by accusations of vote rigging. Former US President Jimmy Carter, head of a 60-member monitoring group, refused to endorse the election and the general's only opponent, Chief Falae, claimed that he had been cheated of victory by massive fraud, although his own conduct has not escaped criticism. This does not bode well for the much-heralded return to civilian rule. Translated by Lorna Dale DIPLOMACY DISCARDED FOR INTERVENTION South Africa carries a big stick by Hein Marais September 1998 is a time that will be remembered in South Africa. It was then that Pretoria broke with the African policy it had followed since the end of apartheid by taking sides with the self-proclaimed president of Congo, Laurent Kabila, and brutally suppressing an uprising in neighbouring Lesotho. South Africa's watchword is now regional stability built around the security of individual states - and first of all its own. It will not hesitate to use its military strength to defend its own interests and support those regimes it considers legitimate. Equally, it will not tolerate "illegitimate" regimes. These are signs that the country is now willing to match its bark with its bite. Original text in English MORAL FORCE VERSUS THE STATE Chiapas, land of hope and sorrow by Jos Saramago A few weeks before he was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature, the Portuguese writer Jos Saramago went to Chiapas with the Brazilian photographer Sebastio Salgado, to meet Subcomandante Marcos and report to the world on the sufferings of the Indians of southern Mexico. He met a proud people who have refused to give up hope. The Zapatistas with their National Liberation are insisting on autonomy - but not secession or separatism. Notwithstanding, the 1996 San Andrs accords failed to materialise into the hoped for law to amend the constitution. Two years ago negotiations were broken off and since then the government has tried to bring the Zapatista forces to their knees with a combination of aid programmes and counter-insurgency measures using armed civilian groups. In the violence that has followed over a hundred have died. Translated from the Portuguese by Barbara Wilson ASYLUM SEEKERS NOT WELCOME Fortress Europe raises the barricades by Jelle Van Buuren Setting out the rules by Anne-Ccile Robert The continuing furore over the capture of Kurdish leader Abdullah calan in February and the wave of Kurdish unrest across Europe has served to heighten the EU's existing fears of uncontrolled waves of immigrants arriving at its doors. The Fifteen are in the process of creating a cordon sanitaire around their common borders, with the aim of turning Turkey and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe into buffer states who can receive refugees and process their demands for protection. Europe already has a security-based approach to immigration. Now it is seeking to offload its responsibilities onto third-party countries - with poor track records in human rights. Translated by Ed Emery GERMANY'S UNLIKELY COALITION Can this love affair last? by Michel Verrier In Germany the social democrats and communists have been sparring for 80 years. Yet last October they came together in a historic alliance to govern the German land of Mecklenburg-Pomerania. This region has a history of political commitment which dates from the Reformation. A more recent activist was Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) whose killing 80 years ago was commemorated by thousands this January as the memory of her unstinting support for democracy and revolution continues to inspire activists today among all Germany's parties of the left. Translated by Karen Wilkin AFTER PATRIARCHY, DEMOCRACY? Perilous transition in Jordan by Lamis Andoni Jordan: facts and figures * Dangerous game The presence of numerous heads of state accompanying King Hussein to his final resting place had less to do with homage to a respected ruler than to international anxiety. For Jordan is at the very heart of all the contradictions that rock the Middle East. And the circumstances in which Prince Hassan was dismissed and replaced by Hussein's son Abdallah give cause for concern. The new king has inherited a particularly complex situation. The majority of the population is of Palestinian origin, which means that the failures of the peace process would cause justifiable concern in Jordan. At the same time, the new king must move in a changing regional environment, and pay attention to a public opinion which seeks to affirm its Arab identity. http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/1999/03/14jordan.html Original text in English ORGANIC FOOD: LIES AND PROFITS Bio business is big business * by Chantal Le Noallec What is the future for suppliers of organic produce now that the big marketing and distribution companies are moving in? Will they survive the shock? As a result of the "mad cow disease" panic, organic farming is enjoying an unprecedented boom. Consumer demand has never been so strong. The major retail stores are filling more and more of their shelves with organic produce. Organic shops and supermarkets - or at least claiming to be organic - are shooting up everywhere. However, now that organic farming is coming into its own and is also receiving subsidies, it has become a juicy market niche ripe for exploitation. Faced with the encroachment of big business, the organic lobby seems uncertain which way to turn. http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/1999/03/16bio.html Translated by Ed Emery GLOBAL CRISIS HITS LATIN AMERICA Brazil hostage to IMF's designs by Michel Chossudovsky The assault on the real in January 1999 was the result of a careful sharing out of roles between the IMF and the "investors", whom it allowed to put the finishing touches to the looting of Brazil's currency reserves. With public assets to sell off cut-price, foreign capital can now come and shop around. But there is fierce resistance by all sectors of society - which could upset these well-laid plans. Original text in English BACK PAGE No justice for the Kurds * by Kendal Nezan After the capture of Abdullah calan (Apo), handed over to the Turks in Kenya on 15 February 1999 and transferred to Turkey's Imrali jail, the Kurds feel scorned and complain "the Kurds have no friends". For most of them, the PKK leader has been the victim not just of a veritable manhunt, but also a Turkish/American/Israeli "plot" to which the Greek and Kenyan governments have been party. That is the reason for their anger and the wave of often violent demonstrations against these countries' embassies and consulates in Europe, the Middle East and the Caucasus - which could well continue and grow yet more radical. Kendal Nezan looks at the roles played by the various powers in the dramatic capture of calan and warns that the Kurds' collective despair may well push them to blind violence. http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/1999/03/18kurds.html Translated by Wendy Kristianasen English language editorial director: Wendy Kristianasen _________________________________________________________________ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1999 Le Monde diplomatique. (*) Star-marked articles are available to every reader. Other articles are available to paid subscribers only. Yearly subscription fee: 24 US $ (Institutions 48 US $). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Le Monde diplomatique ______________________________________________________________ ................................................................... 04 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 From: [email protected] (Blank & Jeron) Subject: ann! ... sero email helper +++++++++++++++++++++++++ seroware +++++++++++++++++++++++++ tired of responding too many e-mails ? ... fwd them to [email protected] they will be answered by the public at http://sero.org/re-mail +++++++++++++++++++++++++ seroware +++++++++++++++++++++++++ visit us at EXPO-DESTRUCTO: post media pressure 144 charing cross road london 20th march 1999 12am - 7pm ------------------------------------------------------------ to be removed from this list send an email to [email protected] contact : [email protected], http://www.sero.org ................................................................... 05 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:42:55 +0000 From: Crash Media <[email protected]> To: Multiple recipients of <[email protected]> Subject: ann! ... 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This text is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. -------====###====------- TECH SPECS -------====###====------- Crash Media was set up as a combined tabloid / online publication which would attempt to bridge the gap between the net discourse online and the activist streaks in the field. Throughout past experiences we came to the conclusion that the web / mail networks are all very well, but the outlet for the streets needs working on! Contributions in many guises required: deep undercover analyses, sub-cutaneous cuts, bi-lateral dissections, polemics for the hard of reason, trinkets for the virtual mantelpiece, eye-sores for the foot-sore, nectar for the hive mind, befuddlement for conspiracists, personal highlights and urban low-lights. In other words: articles, logos, interviews, artwork, reviews, literature, listings, cartoons and info-blips. We favour text within the 500 to 800 word limit - and we envy the capacity to make a strong point with 200 words! Scans should be 300dpi and stuffed, send as attachments (MAC or PC) - stamp-based mail is just as good. Currently we are not able to pay contributors. Every contributor will receive ten copies of Crash Media. Crash Media has been published in print as a free, bi- monthly tabloid, since the middle of March 99. Printed on tabloid paper, each issue has a print run of 5,000. Crash Media is based in Vienna (A), Salford/Manchester and London (UK). Each issue normally consists of 12 pages. Crash Media is being distributed intensively in the North West of England and London, and selectively world-wide. We are also open to any suggestions for worthwhile locations. Issue #5 of Crash Media will inlcude a special section dedicated to some of the open questions and unwritten histories which come out of the next 5 minutes conference in amsterdam. -------====###====------- thanks a lot and keep it real! Crash Media is a combined effort of: - Skyscraper Digital Publishing, London (UK) - Public Netbase t0, Vienna (A) - Salford University (UK) Crash Media is extended through a digital forum. Threads generated in Crash Media on-line will be selectively reprinted in the next issue. http://www.yourserver.co.uk/crashmedia/ Micz Flor, Josephine Berry [EDITORIAL SURFBOARD [email protected]] ................................................................... 06 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 From: olga kisseleva Subject: LOW RESOLUTION LOW RESOLUTION/BASSE DEFINITION 2 live with/avec boris achour, theophile billich, edouard boyer, franois deck, daniel foucard, emmanuelle gall, sandra garigliano, jacob gautel, olga kisseleva, benjamin le bois, remi marie, francois nouguies, gilles pate, nathalie rao, fabrice reymond, lili kim ri-hye, laetitia rouiller, tsuneko taniuchi on line : jens gebhart, antoine moreau, alejandra riera, ... at/a PUBLIC (4, impasse Beaubourg, 75003 Paris) planning : friday/vendredi 19 19-22 h : argument/sommaire saturday/samedi 20 16-21h : negotiation/negociation sunday/dimanche 21 16-21h : finishing off/bouclage ................................................................... 07 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 From: Melentie Pandilovski Subject: ZAYAC Dear and Esteemed Art Admirers, It is our pleasure to inform you that as of March 3, 1999 SCCA - Skopje, Macedonia launched the Internet Magazine for visual arts "ZAYAC" - Zine About Young Art Culture. The concept of the magazine is imagined as a domain for promotion of different aesthetic or philosophic ideas, the presentation of different artistic concepts yet to be realized (in true or "other" space), posting and announcing of reviews, and short texts related to Macedonian and International exhibiting activity. "ZAYAC" does not aim to encompass bulk aspects of the theoretical analysis of the recent production, but its purpose represents a frequent and dynamic field for reaction. "ZAYAC" is organized and edited by group of young enthusiastic artists, curators, fine arts critics and students who are invited to contribute their own issues,as well. It will be our pleasure if you enrich and affect the contents of our Internet Magazine with contributions, donations, ideas, reflections and projects of yours. You may e-mail all your contributions, donations, ideas, considerations, concepts to Nikola Pisarev [email protected] and Kristina Miljanovska [email protected] not later than 25th of every month. About the content of the first issue of "ZAYAC" and for the entire latest local art happenings visit us at: http://zayac.scca.org.mk ................................................................... 08 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 From: McKenzie Wark Subject: Forwarded mail.... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Gleebooks Forums Social change and the new millenium In the last two decades many of the verities of politics have been turned on their head. The end of the Cold War has paralleled the rise of post modern thinking. The experience of 13 years of Labor government has disillusioned many. The definition of the political spectrum as a 'Left-Right division' is clearly much less relevant with social movement which upset the boundaries of class, race, gender and which question humanity's relationship to nature. These two forums are a chance for those who want a thoughtful discussion of issues facing the Left as it searches for a new role in the new century. What's Left? Tuesday March 23 6.30 for 7pm at Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Pt Rd, Glebe Leading speakers discuss the content and strategies for social change. Hosted by David McKnight, Humanities, UTS. Speakers: Ian Rogers -- editor of recent book, 'Out of the Rut' and longtime member of the ALP and reporter on the Financial Review. Eva Cox -- well known feminist and social theorist. McKenzie Wark -- writer and commentator, author of the recent 'Celebrities, Culture, Cyberspace'. Social Change the new Millenium: Common ground? Tuesday March 30 6.30 for 7pm at Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Pt Rd, Glebe The different movements for social change have things in common but can they work together more closely for common goals? Speakers James Day -- NSW secretary, Wilderness Society Pat Ranald -- Public Sector Research Centre Peter Colley, -- Research Officer, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union. David McKnight, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007 Australia Ph: 61 - 2- 9514 2313 (uts) 61-2- 9797 7712 (h) Fax : 61- 2- 9281 2976 ................................................................... 09 Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:18:15 +0100 From: "ok" <[email protected]> Subject: Qu'est-ce que l'art a faire avec l'Internet ? Qu'est-ce que l'art a faire avec l'Internet ? Dbat anim par Bruno Guiganti (Accs local) et Anne-Marie Morice (Synesthsie) Rencontres autour de diffrents projets qui posent, chacun leur manire, la question d'un usage artistique de l'Internet. Divers points de vue critiques sur l'appropriation crative de ce medium seront dbattus lors de cette prsentation (vido-projection) : - Esthtique fonctionnelle et environnementale - Marchandisation des oeuvres virtuelles - Reprage et mdiatisation des sites artistiques - Nomadisme et transnationalit Participants : Marion Baruch (artiste), Pascale Cassagnau (critique d'art), Laurent Chambert (artiste), Claude Closky (artiste), Jean-Nol Laffargue (), Olga Kisseleva (artiste, essayiste), Eric Maillet (artiste), Monique Nicol (documentaliste), Miriam Rosen (journaliste) Accs local 15 rue Martel 75010 Paris dimanche 21 mars 1999 de 16h 20 h URL des participants : http://www.moneynations.ch/euroland/displacement_for http://www.culture.fr http://www.mvives.com http://www.caissedesdepots.fr/closky/ http://www.fraclr.org/closky/ http://www.fraclr.org/hay/pindex.htm http://www.nettaxi.com/citizens/e.mail http://www.media.macm.qc.ca/owac/ http://www.metafort.com/synesthesie ................................................................... 10 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 From: Mouchette Subject: THE DUMMY SPEAKS Dear Friend, dear Member of the Mailing list THE DUMMY SPEAKS is the name of a new art magazine for teenagers. For the lauching of this magazine, I made a new web page, where you can hear the dummy speak. What the dummy says, is something you will have to guess if you want to win. Win what ? Win what you want. http://www.xs4all.nl/~mouche/dummy/speaks.html I can already tell you that you will need RealPlayer to hear the sound files. The text sounds very much like dutch, and if you can't speak dutch don't worry about that: just make a wild guess on what the dummy says. You might still win. Win what you want. PS: For people living in Holland, don't miss the launching party in Paradiso in Amsterdam on the 10th of April. -- *bisou* __________________________ mouchette http://www.xs4all.nl/~mouche --- # distributed via nettime-l : no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a closed moderated mailinglist for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: [email protected] and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # URL: http://www.desk.nl/~nettime/ contact: [email protected]