Festival debate on the internet and empowerment
The Internet's power to aid community empowerment will be one of the topics for debate at the upcoming Brief Encounters festival of short film, in Bristol, from 12-16 November.
Rick Perez, co-director of UNPRECEDENTED,a documentary charting how George Bush 'stole' the US Presidential Elections 2000, will be among the guests at a debate on the ever-growing impact of alternative media, taking place at Watershed on Saturday 15 November (5.45pm start, admission free).
The debate - GLOBAL VILLAGE VOICES: THE INTERNET & COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT - is being staged as part of the five-day Brief Encounters festival of short that begins on Wednesday 12 November.
It will be chaired by Gareth Evans, the editor of VERTIGO magazine, and Rick Perez will be joined on the panel by representatives of Indymedia UK and Vision Machine, a film-makers collective.
For more details, pick up a Brief Encounters brochure or visit: www.brief-encounters.org.uk
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Wednesday November 05, 2003 22:07
by Pam Beddard
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5This festival looks excellent and I wish you every success. Please post more details here.
Let;'s play BUZZWORD BINGO!!!!
1 point per buzzword.
1 extra bonus point for buzzwords next to each other, or buzz-phrases as follows:
"Global village" earns me 3 points - 1 point per buzzword and 1 bonus point for the juxtaposition.
(even though seperately they aren't buzzwords, together they are a mighty buzz-phrase)
"Community empowerment" gets 3 pts, plus another point because he said "Empowerment" which is a buzzword in it's own right.
The winner gets sent on an all expenses paid junket to the fabulous Silicon Valley area of California where you can pick up fabby equipment for yourself even cheaper, and pay for it with someone else's money.
What a load of chattering class crap. God I hate people who talk crap. Like the internet can feed babies and bring down dictators. Get a life you twats. The net is cool but it dont mean jack shit when you cant eat or aint got no electricity.
Global Village Voices. What a load of wank. Best laugh I have had all day....
'Hypocrite' Hows that for a buzzword internet puppy user Bingo bullshit bollocks.
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