Welcome to HacktionLab

HacktionLab 2009/01: A rural hack meeting in the beautiful Wye Valley

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 two successful gatherings so far, a rural hack meeting in the Wye Valley in June 2008 and an urban one in Leeds in October 2008.

The next HacktionLab is taking place from Thursday 11th till Sunday 14th June 2009. More information about the 2009 HacktionLab here. Please join our mailing list to let us know you're coming and get involved in helping to plan the event.

If you are coming then please fill out the meals that you'll be there for (we do really need to know: just enter your name or alias and any handy information about your diet or allergies that you think we ought to know) and also read this whole page for information.

Up-coming events and activities for 2009

• June: HacktionLab 2009/01
• July/August: Be the Media space at Big Green Gathering 2009
• August: Camp for Climate Action 2009

Previous events and activities from 2008

• The last inner-city HacktionLab took place between 24 - 25 October 2008 in Leeds. click here for more information about the event and what happened

• With other campers we helped to set-up the so-called media village at last year's Camp for Climate Action 2008 in Kingsnorth, Kent.

• The last 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:

• Email list - http://lists.psand.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hacktionlab
• Email address - use the list!

Interesting Links

• Stirling Indymedia - Field IMC at Horizon Ecovillage during G8 protests
• Indymedia: HOWTO Mount a Media Centre
• Indymedia at the Camp for Climate Action 2006: Report & Personal View
• Indymedia centre at Climate Camp (Sipson 2007)
• Bristol Wireless LTSP suite
• No Borders Mobile tech set up
• Edinburgh Media Centre Tech during G8 protests