Monday, August 07, 2006

"I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR CONFLICT (BUT I AM)"

Call for Interventions
Global Webcast, Saturday, August 12 2006, 9-11 PM(CET)URL: http://beirut.dischosting.nl http://streamtime.org

Outraged at Israel's ongoing aggression on Lebanon -which since July 12 2006 has killed over 900 people (mostly civilians),displaced nearly one million people (1/4 of Lebanon's entirepopulation), and wrecked Lebanon's infrastructure and economy - we say:khalas!enough!

We call for an immediate end to the violence and destruction.We call on the international community to open itseyes - and on you to make your voice heard.With our fellow activists, artists and other bloggersin Lebanon - and input from Iraq - we will produce a collaborativeglobal webcast on Saturday August 12, from 9 to 11 p.m. Central EuropeanTime/10-12 p.m.

Lebanon timeThis unique free style web jam around 'frequentlyraised despair' will be produced at Waag Society in Amsterdam byStreamtime's Cecile Landman, Jo van der Spek, Geert Lovink and Jaromil incollaboration with Tarek Atoui, Nat Muller, Paul Keller and manyothers.The Global Webjam will consist of an audio and videostream, and feature live interviews and conversations, videoclips, cartoons and blog blurbs, soundscapes, DJs and VJs, a lively mix of
Wahid el-Solh, a Lebanese DJ based in the Netherlands,will provide us with the unrivalled nightlife ambiance of Beirut.We see this as a precedent for future collaborations -to create a platform fitting the spirit of Beirut, in defiance ofwar, and in search for solidarity.We shout out for our friends in Lebanon and elsewhereto contact us if they want to join, share, participate in andcontribute with their recent experiences and productions.Contact the team in Amsterdam with all your questions,suggestions, contributions at: beirut@dischosting.nl

If you are in Lebanon and you want to contribute youcan also contact Tarek in Beirut: atouitarek@yahoo.fr
mobile:+961-3-190985

If you have material to contribute please upload it to our
ftp server:ftp://dischosting.nl (username: upload password:streamtime)
Web-site: beirut.dischosting.nl
Skype: streamtime-khalas cileland jo-streamtime
Chat: freenode #nida
Telephone: +31206279661 (Solidarity Fund X-Y)
This event is funded and facilitated by SolidarityFund X-Y
http://www.xminy.nl/
and initiated by Streamtime http://streamtime.org/


Founded in 2004, Streamtime is an international support campaign for Iraqi bloggers and engages with tactical media initiatives of artists and activists throughout the Middle East.

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