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Author: Suzon Fuks
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Subject: Re: [Bricolabs] Pixelache Helsinki 2013 / Call for programme planner
Anybody in Argentina?
:-)
Suzon

On 28/11/12 8:43 PM, "Felipe Fonseca" <felipefonseca@???> wrote:

>Not really, I'm stuck in Campinas until early december. Will have to
>meet Cesar next time he's around.
>
>Ubatuba, so far no concrete plans, only the intention to do something
>there between july and october...
>
>efe
>
>On 28-11-2012 23:26, "lists" wrote:
>> Hey Felipe - I want to know more about Ubatuba - as soon as you can send
>> some info.
>> I believe you are hanging out with Cesar now :)
>>
>> Kasia
>>
>> on 28/11/12 10:43 PM, Bricolabs <brico@???> wrote:
>>
>>> cultura digital in Brasil: forget about it for a while... no news so
>>> far... now there's the world's end, then christmas and new year, then
>>> carnaval. if it happens, I'll bet it's only in the second semester.
>>>
>>> also for second semester something will happen in Ubatuba. save your
>>> travel-funding opportunities :D
>>>
>>> On 28-11-2012 17:23, victoria sinclair wrote:
>>>> sounds good...i will probably be in europe then as well...felipe...any
>>>> news on cultura digital dates in brasil? some people asking about
>>>>when
>>>> the yearly convention will be and any info is good to plan brico
>>>>hops....
>>>> greetings from mexico to the brico family!
>>>> vx
>>>>
>>>> 2012/11/28 Felipe Fonseca <felipefonseca@???
>>>> <mailto:felipefonseca@riseup.net>>
>>>>
>>>>      Facing north / facing south sounds like something we've been
>>>>      positively doing in this list... how about organising a
>>>>brico-hop in
>>>>      helsinki? I think I'll be that side of atlantic by then...

>>>>
>>>>      efe

>>>>
>>>>
>>>>      On 08-11-2012 14:59, Vanessa Gocksch wrote:

>>>>
>>>>          /// Pixelache Helsinki 2013 Festival

>>>>
>>>>          Pixelache Festival 2013 is entitled ŒFacing North ­ Facing
>>>>          South¹ and
>>>>          is organized as a dual-city event, both in Helsinki and
>>>>Tallinn
>>>>          during
>>>>          16-19 May 2013. If every North as its South and every South
>>>>its
>>>>          North,
>>>>          this is an invitation to alternately face North and South
>>>>from
>>>>          multiple points of views.

>>>>
>>>>          With this theme, Pixelache expands it¹s on-going 'Signals
>>>>from
>> the
>>>>          South' programme, that has focused on presenting media, art
>>>>and
>>>>          technology projects from Africa, South America and Asia since
>>>>          2009. It
>>>>          explores further the relationships between South and North,
>>>>          looking at
>>>>          these notions from various perspectives, including
>>>>geo-political,
>>>>          cultural, economical, both on global, regional and local
>>>>levels.

>>>>
>>>>            From a regional point of view, organizing part of the
>>>>festival
>>> in
>>>>          Tallinn poses the question of what it means to bring these
>>> cultural
>>>>          actions across the water. Indeed, not only geographically,
>>>>but
>>> also
>>>>          economically, Tallinn is still in the South of Helsinki. The
>>>>term
>>>>          'Talsinki' has in the past often been used by Estonians "to
>>>>          imply that
>>>>          the commercial centre of Tallinn has become the ŒHelsinkians¹
>>> living
>>>>          room" (Wikipedia). On the other hand the biggest group of
>>> immigrants
>>>>          to Finland is Estonians, especially construction workers.
>>>>There
>>>>          is an
>>>>          economical benefit from relocating South. Shall we and how,
>>>>deal
>>>>          with
>>>>          this dissimmetry as a festival? Can we build something
>>>>meaningful
>>>>          between both capitals, that would contribute realizing the
>>>>          Talsinki/Hellina twin city ambition as envisioned by the
>>> think-tank
>>>>          Demos Helsinki and the two cities themselves?

>>>>
>>>>            From a global point of view, relations between commonly
>>> understood
>>>>          North and South are even more complex and the problematics
>>>>raised
>>> by
>>>>          cooperation issues are multifaceted. Various non-western
>>> initiatives
>>>>          have been encountered through the Pixelache Network during
>>>>the
>>> past
>>>>          years and also contributed to disseminating approaches
>>>>strongly
>>>>          relying on the potential of open source, D.I.W.O. and
>>> peer-learning
>>>>          practices. In that context, both individuals and Pixelache
>> Network
>>>>          nodes have been exploring two-way exchanges and on-going
>>>>          processes. At
>>>>          the time when many countries in Europe today are also
>>>>starting
>>>>          to face
>>>>          the same water, energy and food dependency crisis than in the
>>> South,
>>>>          more than ever we should explore the ideas and initiatives
>>>>          emerging in
>>>>          the South and imagine new ways to tackle together these
>>>>common
>>>>          issues.

>>>>
>>>>
>>>>          /// Call for Programme Planner

>>>>
>>>>          We are looking for organisations, groups or individuals who
>>>>          would like
>>>>          to organise a seminar and an exhibition for the 'Facing
>>>>North ­
>>>>          Facing
>>>>          South' programme of Pixelache in Helsinki in 2013, with the
>>>>hope
>>>>          that
>>>>          the programme will bring interesting insights and points of
>>>>views
>>> to
>>>>          the question of North-South relationships.

>>>>
>>>>          The selected organisation, group or individual will be given
>>>>a
>>>>          production budget and a fee for the realization of the
>>>>'Facing
>>>>          North ­
>>>>          Facing South' seminar and exhibition.

>>>>
>>>>          Applications will be reviewed in early December by a
>>>>committee
>>>>          consisting of Marion Louisgrand (Kër Thiossane, Dakar,
>>>>Senegal),
>>>>          Raquel Renno (Catholic University of Sao Paolo, Brasil),
>>>>Peter
>>> Kuria
>>>>          Githinji (Shalin, Helsinki, Finland), Mathieu Marguerin (Mal
>>>>au
>>>>          Pixel,
>>>>          Paris, France), Vanessa Gocksch (Intermundos, Santa Marta,
>>>>          Colombia),
>>>>          Reet Aus (Trash to Trend, Tallinn, Estonia). Facilitation and
>>>>          production of the selected proposal will be carried out with
>>> support
>>>>          of the Pixelache Helsinki office, beginning in mid-December
>>>>2012.

>>>>
>>>>          Application deadline: 5.12.2012

>>>>
>>>>
>>>>          MORE INFO & APPLICATION FORM
>>>>          http://www.pixelache.ac/__helsinki/festival-2013/
>>>>          <http://www.pixelache.ac/helsinki/festival-2013/>

>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> <http://www.ethicalsolutions23.wordpress.com>
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>>>> <http://www.hackademia.org.uk>
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