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2010 brings us two HacktionLabs, a small gathering in the south of England in the Spring and the next rural HacktionLab in the Wye Valley.  For more details please get in touch through the mailing list http://lists.psand.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hacktionlab.
 
2010 brings us two HacktionLabs, a small gathering in the south of England in the Spring and the next rural HacktionLab in the Wye Valley.  For more details please get in touch through the mailing list http://lists.psand.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hacktionlab.
  
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The aim of HacktionLab is to have a convergence where people interested in and/or working in the areas of alternative media, renewable energy, on-line video distribution, free software and any other form of activism that utilises technology can get together an plan how to better use the technology to support the activist movement. We have had three successful gatherings so far, a [[HacktionLab 2008/01|rural hack meeting in the Wye Valley in June 2008]], an [[HacktionLab Leeds 2008/02|urban one in Leeds in October 2008]] and another [[HacktionLab 2009/01|rural one in June 2009]].
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HacktionLab is a regular convergence space for activists interested in and/or working in the areas of alternative media, renewable energy, on-line video distribution, free software or any other form of activism that utilises technology can get together an plan how to better use the technology to support the social movements.  
  
 
==Previous Hacktivista events and activities==
 
==Previous Hacktivista events and activities==
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We have had four great hacktionlabs so far, two rural skills-share events and two urban hacklabs.  We've also been involved in bringing tech to and running workshops at a number of events:
  
 
* November 2009: [[Autumn 2009 Hacklab|The second inner-city HacktionLab]] took place in Bradford.
 
* November 2009: [[Autumn 2009 Hacklab|The second inner-city HacktionLab]] took place in Bradford.

Revision as of 13:53, 15 March 2010


Oxford HackLab

Rural Techactism Camp

2010 brings us two HacktionLabs, a small gathering in the south of England in the Spring and the next rural HacktionLab in the Wye Valley. For more details please get in touch through the mailing list http://lists.psand.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hacktionlab.

HacktionLab is a regular convergence space for activists interested in and/or working in the areas of alternative media, renewable energy, on-line video distribution, free software or any other form of activism that utilises technology can get together an plan how to better use the technology to support the social movements.

Previous Hacktivista events and activities

We have had four great hacktionlabs so far, two rural skills-share events and two urban hacklabs. We've also been involved in bringing tech to and running workshops at a number of events:

  • June 2009: The last rural HacktionLab took place between 11 - 14 June 2009 in the Wye Valley on the Wales - England border.

Contact Details

To get in touch please use our mailing list:

Interesting Links

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