[webcast-l] Call from Memo/crealab // ESF Athens 2006

[Bill Best]

Building the memory of the Social Forums
Open call for a creative approach to memorization
MEMO/CREALAB // ESF Athens may 4-7 2006

WHY

With the miniaturization and spreading of media tools, more and more
activists carry their own camera, camcoder, minidisc recorder,
microphone, etc, recording in many different ways the events they
participate in.

The European Social Forum (ESF) is one of those spaces where the actors
themselves produce their own data and reading of the event. Their
productions become thus part of the process or unfolding of the event.

The Memory project, which has been supported and developed for one year
by a european team of volunteers, proceeds from different experiences of
collecting and emphasizing the data produced during the ESF. It aims to
create a space of articulation and visibility of this multiple production.

Inside this Memory Project, the Memoculture group emphasizes the
creative approch to the production of data. Text still remains the
dominant trace while new tools allow us to develop new forms of
productions (sounds, visuals, audiovisuals, artistic) which are as many 
readings of the social lives and struggles we experience.

WHAT

That's why for the Athens EFS (4 to 7 may), the Memory project will open
a laboratory space, called CREALAB, aimed at involving the participants
in the production, the gathering and the streaming of multimedia traces
of the event.

We call on cultural actors, artists, media activists etc… to 
participate in the building of this creative memory :
- during the ESF with Crealab
- after the ESF publishing their productions on the Memoculture website
(actually here : http://www.crealab.info/memoculture)

HOW

Several activities will be organized and proposed to all participants
during the 4 days of the Athens ESF.
- A web radio
- A web TV
- A web photo
- Workshops
(more details :
http://www.crealab.info/memoculture/doku.php?id=athenes_2006)

All the productions will be memorized on websites and accessible through
the Memoculture website 
(http://www.moviments.net/euromovements/tiki-index.php?page=MemoCulture)

These activities will be 'animated' by different european people (see
below) but volunteers are really welcome :
- to help in animating the different activities
- to assure a daily welcoming time
- to participate in the production of contents

We also intend to carry out live performances during the forum with
the productions of participants (ex : projections).

We will build a physical space in the Forum to work, provided with some
equipment (computers, free tools, some cameras, recorders….), but 
don't forget to bring your own equipment !

If you're interesting in the project :
- you can subscribe on our mailing list crealab at
http://lists.nomadfkt.org/mailman/listinfo/crealab
- you can contact one activity referent
- you can contact Sophie (sophie.gosselin at free.fr) or Carole
(carole.faure at altermundo.info) for general info

CONTACTS

- mailing list Crealab : (crealab at lists.nomadfkt.org)
- web tv : Julien (info at apo33.org)
- web radio : Rachid (rachid.sadaoui at freesurf.fr)
- web photo : Carole (carole.faure at altermundo.info)
- project  graine de parole: Françoise (f.feugas at ritimo.org)
- project  wall of propositions: Pierre
(pierre.george at club-internet.fr)
- workshop open tools memory project Nuria (nuriavergesbosch at gmail.com)
- workshops how to build
   * servers: Jean-Francois (bretzel at apo33.org)
   * electronics / free hardware (micro, transmitters, controllers)
Alejandra (alejandra at v2.nl)
- workshop activist research and free open tools: Mayo
(Lilaroja at gmx.net)
- workshop cartography: Yves (ydegoyon at free.fr)
- general technical support : Jean-François (bretzel at apo33.org)