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Revision as of 13:54, 15 March 2010
Oxford HackLab
Oxford, April 2010
Tech tools for activists Camp
Wye Valley, June 2010
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:
- November 2009: The second inner-city HacktionLab took place in Bradford.
- August 2009: Camp for Climate Action 2009
- July/August 2009: Big Green Gathering 2009 - cancelled
- June 2009: The last rural HacktionLab took place between 11 - 14 June 2009 in the Wye Valley on the Wales - England border.
- October 2008: The first inner-city HacktionLab 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.
- June 2008: The 2008 rural HacktionLab 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.
Contact Details
To get in touch please use our mailing list:
- Join our Crabgrass group - https://we.riseup.net/hacktionlab
- Email list - http://lists.psand.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hacktionlab
- Email address - use the list!
Interesting Links
- No Borders Mobile tech set up 2007
- Indymedia centre at Climate Camp (Sipson 2007)
- Indymedia at the Camp for Climate Action 2006: Report & Personal View
- Stirling Indymedia - Field IMC at Horizon Ecovillage during G8 protests
- Edinburgh Media Centre Tech during G8 protests
- Indymedia: HOWTO Mount a Media Centre
- Bristol Wireless LTSP suite