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== Previous HacktionLab events and activities == | == Previous HacktionLab events and activities == | ||
| − | We have had ''' | + | We have had '''ten''' great HacktionLabs so far, four rural skills-share events and four urban ''hacklabs''. We've also been involved in bringing tech to and running workshops at a number of events: |
| − | * | + | * #10 January 2012: [[Winter_2012_Hacklab|HacktionLab Bradford 2012]] - returning to the brilliant [http://www.1in12.com/ 1-in-12 Club] for the third time, we had gathering of people from various projects, a Drupal clinic, and launched '''Tech Tools for Activism''', a new project to provide a co-ordinated gateway into resources for activists in the UK. More on this very soon. |
| − | * | + | * #9 September 2011: [[Hacktionlab Manchester 2011]] - There was a gathering of projects involved with HacktionLab in Manchester on the 17th and 18th of September 2011. |
| − | * | + | * #8 June 2011: [[BarnCamp 2011]] - the fourth edition of our summer outing took place between 9 - 12 June 2011 in the Wye Valley. We built upon the success of the previous year, keeping the tech turned down, but also consolidating some of the new projects that hacktionlabbers are involved in, such as [http://bethemedia.org.uk Be The Media] and [https://network23.org Network23.org]. This year incorporated more off-grid technology with a repeat of the Wild Food Walk, a workshop of knot making and tools for open collaboration. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlie_harvey/sets/72157626805974159/ Here's some photos from the event]. |
| − | * | + | * May 2011: A couple of hacktionlabbers gave a talk at [http://www.bristolanarchistbookfair.org/ Bristol Anarchist Bookfair] on Saturday 7th May in the [http://bristol.indymedia.org Bristol Indymedia] Room. [[Bookfair 2011|There's more information on what they talked about here]]. |
| − | * | + | * #7 November 2010, we held our [[Autumn 2010 Hacklab|seventh HacktionLab event]] in Bradford at the [http://www.1in12.com/ 1-in-12 Club]. |
| − | * | + | * #6 June 2010: [[BarnCamp 2010]] - the third edition of our summer outing took place between 11 - 13 June 2010 in the Wye Valley. Retitled ''BarnCamp'' we focused on a ''turning down the tech'' to make it an event accessible to all with workshops including how to forage for food, how to make a slingshot and the ubiquitous how to encrypt your life. |
| − | * | + | * #5 April 2010: [[Spring 2010 HackLab|The third of our city hacklabs]] took place in Oxford. |
| − | * | + | * #4 November 2009: [[Autumn 2009 Hacklab|The second city hacklab]] took place in Bradford. |
| − | * | + | * August 2009: [[Camp for Climate Action 2009]] |
| − | * | + | * July/August 2009: The [[BGG Promo|Big Green Gathering 2009]] got canceled :( |
| − | * | + | * #3 June 2009: The [[HacktionLab 2009/01|second rural HacktionLab event (aka BarnCamp)]] took place between 11 - 14 June 2009 in the Wye Valley on the Wales - England border. |
| − | *June 2008: The [[HacktionLab 2008/01|first HacktionLab event (aka BarnCamp)]] took place between 13 - 15 June 2008, [http://flickr.com/photos/chopped_pork/sets/72157605640236602/show/ click here to view a slide-show of photos from the weekend]. There are [http://picasaweb.google.com/andyswebmail/HacktavistGathering2008 more photos posted here] and [http://blip.tv/file/994961/ this exciting short video too]. | + | * #2 October 2008: The [[HacktionLab Leeds 2008/02|first city hacklab]] took place between 24 - 25 October 2008 in Leeds. [[HacktionLab Leeds 2008/02|click here for more information about the event and what happened]] |
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| + | * August 2008: With other campers we helped to set-up the so-called ''media village'' at the [[Camp for Climate Action 2008]] in Kingsnorth, Kent. | ||
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| + | * #1 June 2008: The [[HacktionLab 2008/01|first HacktionLab event (aka BarnCamp)]] took place between 13 - 15 June 2008, [http://flickr.com/photos/chopped_pork/sets/72157605640236602/show/ click here to view a slide-show of photos from the weekend]. There are [http://picasaweb.google.com/andyswebmail/HacktavistGathering2008 more photos posted here] and [http://blip.tv/file/994961/ this exciting short video too]. | ||
Revision as of 09:31, 27 January 2012
Previous HacktionLab events and activities
We have had ten great HacktionLabs so far, four rural skills-share events and four urban hacklabs. We've also been involved in bringing tech to and running workshops at a number of events:
- #10 January 2012: HacktionLab Bradford 2012 - returning to the brilliant 1-in-12 Club for the third time, we had gathering of people from various projects, a Drupal clinic, and launched Tech Tools for Activism, a new project to provide a co-ordinated gateway into resources for activists in the UK. More on this very soon.
- #9 September 2011: Hacktionlab Manchester 2011 - There was a gathering of projects involved with HacktionLab in Manchester on the 17th and 18th of September 2011.
- #8 June 2011: BarnCamp 2011 - the fourth edition of our summer outing took place between 9 - 12 June 2011 in the Wye Valley. We built upon the success of the previous year, keeping the tech turned down, but also consolidating some of the new projects that hacktionlabbers are involved in, such as Be The Media and Network23.org. This year incorporated more off-grid technology with a repeat of the Wild Food Walk, a workshop of knot making and tools for open collaboration. Here's some photos from the event.
- May 2011: A couple of hacktionlabbers gave a talk at Bristol Anarchist Bookfair on Saturday 7th May in the Bristol Indymedia Room. There's more information on what they talked about here.
- #7 November 2010, we held our seventh HacktionLab event in Bradford at the 1-in-12 Club.
- #6 June 2010: BarnCamp 2010 - the third edition of our summer outing took place between 11 - 13 June 2010 in the Wye Valley. Retitled BarnCamp we focused on a turning down the tech to make it an event accessible to all with workshops including how to forage for food, how to make a slingshot and the ubiquitous how to encrypt your life.
- #5 April 2010: The third of our city hacklabs took place in Oxford.
- #4 November 2009: The second city hacklab took place in Bradford.
- August 2009: Camp for Climate Action 2009
- July/August 2009: The Big Green Gathering 2009 got canceled :(
- #3 June 2009: The second rural HacktionLab event (aka BarnCamp) took place between 11 - 14 June 2009 in the Wye Valley on the Wales - England border.
- #2 October 2008: The first city hacklab took place between 24 - 25 October 2008 in Leeds. click here for more information about the event and what happened
- August 2008: With other campers we helped to set-up the so-called media village at the Camp for Climate Action 2008 in Kingsnorth, Kent.
- #1 June 2008: The first HacktionLab event (aka BarnCamp) took place between 13 - 15 June 2008, click here to view a slide-show of photos from the weekend. There are more photos posted here and this exciting short video too.