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Events in LondonDiscussing the World ServiceJames Panton will be chairing a debate on the history of writers and intellectuals involved wih World Service Radio in the UK on Tuesday 27 October. The event is organised by the BBC World Service in Association with the Open University in London. For further information, or to attend the discussion, email Sophie West (Sophie.West@bbc.co.uk).
ACT ART - CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED addresses DIFFERENCEThe Manifesto Club's Visiting Artists Petition has been invited to collect signatures at: The 7th annual London ACT ART event ACTART 7 - CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED addresses DIFFERENCE. It looks like great fun, come and join me. Manick Govinda
Manifesto Club at Published and Be Damned, Sept 27The manifesto Club will be taking part in this years Published and Be Damned Fair. The fair will be held on Sunday Sept 27 from 3-8pm at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG. It will be held in conjunction with the Whitechapel Artists Book Fair which will be taking place nearby at the Whitechapel Gallery. This is primarily an arts based publishing fair for independent publishers. It will be a good opportunity for the club to present and distribute the printed and published work that we do. So if anyone is around the area on the day please do come and join us, its normally a very well attended event and is one of the largest independent arts publishing fairs around.
Limitations Permitted... it's still up until tomorrow! - Peckham Square, London SE15 Site-specific mixed media installation by Manu Luksch, Neal White and
Photography (following the Photoshoot for Freedom)Perhaps the greatest challenge to photography in the UK today is muddle, rather than malice. The law is much as it always has been: few restrictions on the right to photograph per se – although some restrictions on the manner in which photographs are taken. In other words, don’t use your camera to harass or intimidate: don’t obstruct the police and legitimate public services.
Tango ExtravaganzaManifesto Club members and supporters will be at this Tango Extravaganza, 11-14 June Tango enthusiasts are supporting the Manifesto Club's Visiting Artists petition - and the petition will be available for signing at the festival.
Are we all doomed?I'll be speaking at this event below on 3rd May - ---- Dystopia – Are we Doomed? Apocalyptic scenarios dominate science fiction cinema today. Is our fearful attitude to the future different to the cold-war terrors of the fifties? What fuels our sense of doom, and is it justified by reality? Speakers Josie Appleton – writer and convenor of the Manifesto Club Jon Goodbun - University of Westminster Steve Fuller – philosopher and sociologist Chair – Timandra Harkness Saturday 3rd May 12.30 pm Apollo Piccadilly Circus
Convention on Modern LibertyThe Manifesto Club had a stall at the Convention on Modern Liberty in London on 28 February, where over a thousand people gathered to discuss how best to challenge encroachments on civil liberties. We gathered support for our campaigns against vetting, booze bans and curbs on visiting non-EU artists and academics, as well as selling copies of our EU Phrasebook. The convention revealed a real appetite for campaigning on freedom issues, which bodes well for our Freedom Summer.
*Event* Is there more to freedom than "civil liberties"?IS THERE MORE TO FREEDOM THAN “CIVIL LIBERTIES”? Speaker: Josie Appleton, convenor of the Manifesto Club Thousands are gathering across the UK to attend the Convention on Modern Liberty, an important event discussing the state of freedom and civil liberties today. Concerns range from the expansion of the ‘database-state’ and increased power to share personal information, to the imminent introduction of ID cards and the pragmatic misuse of anti-terror legislation.
IMPORTANT EVENT FOR ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS!IMPORTANT EVENT FOR ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS! Monday 16th February 2009 is the enforcement date for Section 76 of "The relationship between photographers and police could worsen next To read the full BJP article
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