BGG 2009 text for web site and programme

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Text for web and programme (150 words):

Don't hate the media, be the media: Following the recent G20 protests in London and the advent of social networks and other web 2.0 technologies, Indymedia's raison d'être is possibly now even more relevant than when the grass roots alternative media network began during the 1999 protests against the IMF in Seattle. With participation from Indymedia, Undercurrents, Clearer Channel, VisionOn TV and Bristol Wireless, the Be the Media space is the place to find out about DIY media and get involved in a host of exciting debates and workshops about everything from producing your own media to intellectual property, copyright and the Creative Commons. The space also features a suite of recycled computers providing daily solar and wind powered Internet access courtesy of Bristol Wireless and evening cinema showing independent grass-roots films. Check the board outside the space for up-to-date details of what's on.

Link for programme (and web site):

Perhaps a page that then links to the rest of the links, like:

http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab/index.php/Be_the_Media_space_at_Big_Green_Gathering_2009

Image for web site:

http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab/upload/8/89/Fimcstirling.jpeg