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Marc Garrett is co-director and co-founder, with artist Ruth Catlow of the Internet arts collectives and communities – Furtherfield.org, Furthernoise.org, Netbehaviour.org, also co-founder and co-curator/director of the gallery space formerly known as 'HTTP Gallery' now called the Furtherfield Gallery in London (Finsbury Park), UK. Co-curating various contemporary Media Arts exhibitions, projects nationally and internationally. Co-editor of 'Artists Re:Thinking Games' with Ruth Catlow and Corrado Morgana 2010. Hosted Furtherfield's critically acclaimed weekly broadcast on UK's Resonance FM Radio, a series of hour long live interviews with people working at the edge of contemporary practices in art, technology & social change. Currently doing an Art history Phd at the University of London, Birkbeck College.
Net artist, media artist, curator, writer, street artist, activist, educationalist and musician. Emerging in the late 80′s from the streets exploring creativity via agit-art tactics. Using unofficial, experimental platforms such as the streets, pirate radio such as the locally popular ‘Savage Yet Tender’ alternative broadcasting 1980′s group, net broadcasts, BBS systems, performance, intervention, events, pamphlets, warehouses and gallery spaces. In the early nineties, was co-sysop (systems operator) with Heath Bunting on Cybercafe BBS with Irational.org.
Our mission is to co-create extraordinary art that connects with contemporary audiences providing innovative, engaging and inclusive digital and physical spaces for appreciating and participating in practices in art, technology and social change. As well as finding alternative ways around already dominating hegemonies, thus claiming for ourselves and our peer networks a culturally aware and critical dialogue beyond traditional hierarchical behaviours. Influenced by situationist theory, fluxus, free and open source culture, and processes of self-education and peer learning, in an art, activist and community context.
Net artist, media artist, curator, writer, street artist, activist, educationalist and musician. Emerging in the late 80′s from the streets exploring creativity via agit-art tactics. Using unofficial, experimental platforms such as the streets, pirate radio such as the locally popular ‘Savage Yet Tender’ alternative broadcasting 1980′s group, net broadcasts, BBS systems, performance, intervention, events, pamphlets, warehouses and gallery spaces. In the early nineties, was co-sysop (systems operator) with Heath Bunting on Cybercafe BBS with Irational.org.
Our mission is to co-create extraordinary art that connects with contemporary audiences providing innovative, engaging and inclusive digital and physical spaces for appreciating and participating in practices in art, technology and social change. As well as finding alternative ways around already dominating hegemonies, thus claiming for ourselves and our peer networks a culturally aware and critical dialogue beyond traditional hierarchical behaviours. Influenced by situationist theory, fluxus, free and open source culture, and processes of self-education and peer learning, in an art, activist and community context.
Grass Freedom
Grass Freedom by Mark Thomas
Tessa Jowell, cares so much for Britain that she will fight to save every
blade of grass in Hyde Park. The anti war movement may scoff but it is that
kind of freedom and security that Iraqi grass can only dream of. Soon Jack
Straw will publish a dossier of Iraq's fauna abuse, not that we need further
proof. Look at where Saddam Hussein lives! In a desert! That is how he
treats his own grass! That is why we must bomb the Iraqi people to freedom.
And amidst this roar to war, amidst the governments cant, rant and lies is
the discernible sound of the Labour left shuffling rightwards to support the
war. Lead by the likes of Claire Short who treads her well-worn path from
rebellion to barbarism yet again. Her threats of resignation, again, amount
to nothing, she is like the Tory comedians who offer to leave the country
should Labour win and of course never do. After raising concerns about
military action she invariably backs it. Had she been around in World War 2
her initial doubts about the civilian deaths from the firebombing of Dresden
would naturally have been assuaged by "the international communities pledge
of Savlon."
The Labour left has a long history of capitulating before the armchair
generals, so there should be no shock as supposed liberal commentators like
David Aaronovich in the Observer (amongst other notable hacks) join the
ranks of the libertarian bombers. As an ex member of the Communist Party
Aaronovich probably has a tendency to support any trundling tank that passes
his way now the wall is down. However, there is one question they pose that
does need to be looked at " What do we do about Saddam Hussein?"
There are many in the anti war movement who would say that actually they
don't have an answer. But whatever is done should follow the Hippocratic
principle of "do no harm." The UN figures of predicted Iraqi civilian
casualties in a war come in at about at least 48,000 .Even though these
deaths might be, according to Short, Aaronovich and the likes of Nick Cohen,
well-intentioned freedom loving deaths, they do by any definition amount to
"harm."
Any war in Iraq is not only going to result in large numbers of civilian
deaths but will be the best recruiting campaign Al Qaeda will ever have.
When Colin Powell says that the invasion of Iraq might be funded by Iraqi
oil he might as well paint Osama Bin Laden's freephone number on the side of
every bomber and jeep in the region. Everytime Bush talks of "weapons of
mass destruction" but fails to mention Pakistan, India, Israel, North Korea
Russia and the US he might as well mail shoot leaflets with a picture of a
turban and a beard over the slogan " Uncle Osama needs you!" straight into
Saudi Arabia. Surely the prospect of 1,000's joining Al Qaeda counts as
causing "harm".
Somehow though the pro war pundits claim to represent the Iraqi people
when they ask "what do you do about Saddam Hussein?" In reality a minority
of British Iraqis want an invasion to topple Hussein. Many I have talked to
and corresponded with have relatives in Iraq. Why would they want them
bombed? The US talks of raining 3,000 missiles on Iraq in 48 hours, who in
their right mind would want their relatives and friends to endure that? Not
even Prince Philip would wish that on Fergie. .. Alright that might be a bad
example but you get the argument.
The apologists for war might claim to represent Iraqis but their actions
do not. The US budget for post conflict humanitarian aid is $15million. The
population of Iraq is roughly 23 million, so Iraqis are in line for 65 cents
each. This is how much the war camp cares 65 cents worth of care. 65 cents
for enduring a hell to be rained upon them. Maybe I am wrong and Iraqis are
rubbing their hands with joy muttering " A whole 65 cents just to be bombed
with cruise missiles. Easy money!" But I don't think so.
The dream outcome for the Americans, and therefore for Tony Blair, is a
palace coup before a war with another strong man taking power. This time the
dictatorship will no doubt be a benign one, a sort of New Labour New
Dictator kind of thing, where torturers respond to focus groups and secret
police learn teamwork by paint balling each other at weekends. Neither
liberation nor total tyranny but a third way for dictators.
So what do we do with Saddam? Lift sanctions. It is as simple as that.
Obviously keep the military ones but lift the economic sanctions that have,
according to UNICEF cost the lives of half a million under fives in Iraq.
The first effect would be to start to reverse this awful toll on the Iraqi
people.
The second would be to remove the power Saddam Hussein has gained through
controlling the food distribution in a country where 60% are dependent on
food aid. Far from punishing the Ba'thist regime sanctions have consolidated
its power.
Without sanctions and without the US and the UK bombing raids (there have
been over 90 since 11 September 2001) the Iraqi people might stop regarding
its enemies as those that starve and bomb them. Maybe they might just turn
their sights on Saddam. Domestically the most turbulent years of Hussein's
rule were from 1988 to 1990, when after the war with Iran, thousands upon
thousands of veterans returned to civilian life to find poverty and
hardship. Hussein faced about 2 assassination attempts each year.
Maybe without the violent distractions of war and sanctions the Iraqi
people will topple Hussein. Without huge civilian causalities, without
regional instability, without creating a new brigade for Al Qaeda and
without America's empire rolling into town Iraq might have the chance to
save itself. Maybe the Labour pundits and dinner party generals will
consider this next time they talk of liberation as the brandy and mints go
round.
http://www.mtcp.co.uk/mark/articles.htm#top
Tessa Jowell, cares so much for Britain that she will fight to save every
blade of grass in Hyde Park. The anti war movement may scoff but it is that
kind of freedom and security that Iraqi grass can only dream of. Soon Jack
Straw will publish a dossier of Iraq's fauna abuse, not that we need further
proof. Look at where Saddam Hussein lives! In a desert! That is how he
treats his own grass! That is why we must bomb the Iraqi people to freedom.
And amidst this roar to war, amidst the governments cant, rant and lies is
the discernible sound of the Labour left shuffling rightwards to support the
war. Lead by the likes of Claire Short who treads her well-worn path from
rebellion to barbarism yet again. Her threats of resignation, again, amount
to nothing, she is like the Tory comedians who offer to leave the country
should Labour win and of course never do. After raising concerns about
military action she invariably backs it. Had she been around in World War 2
her initial doubts about the civilian deaths from the firebombing of Dresden
would naturally have been assuaged by "the international communities pledge
of Savlon."
The Labour left has a long history of capitulating before the armchair
generals, so there should be no shock as supposed liberal commentators like
David Aaronovich in the Observer (amongst other notable hacks) join the
ranks of the libertarian bombers. As an ex member of the Communist Party
Aaronovich probably has a tendency to support any trundling tank that passes
his way now the wall is down. However, there is one question they pose that
does need to be looked at " What do we do about Saddam Hussein?"
There are many in the anti war movement who would say that actually they
don't have an answer. But whatever is done should follow the Hippocratic
principle of "do no harm." The UN figures of predicted Iraqi civilian
casualties in a war come in at about at least 48,000 .Even though these
deaths might be, according to Short, Aaronovich and the likes of Nick Cohen,
well-intentioned freedom loving deaths, they do by any definition amount to
"harm."
Any war in Iraq is not only going to result in large numbers of civilian
deaths but will be the best recruiting campaign Al Qaeda will ever have.
When Colin Powell says that the invasion of Iraq might be funded by Iraqi
oil he might as well paint Osama Bin Laden's freephone number on the side of
every bomber and jeep in the region. Everytime Bush talks of "weapons of
mass destruction" but fails to mention Pakistan, India, Israel, North Korea
Russia and the US he might as well mail shoot leaflets with a picture of a
turban and a beard over the slogan " Uncle Osama needs you!" straight into
Saudi Arabia. Surely the prospect of 1,000's joining Al Qaeda counts as
causing "harm".
Somehow though the pro war pundits claim to represent the Iraqi people
when they ask "what do you do about Saddam Hussein?" In reality a minority
of British Iraqis want an invasion to topple Hussein. Many I have talked to
and corresponded with have relatives in Iraq. Why would they want them
bombed? The US talks of raining 3,000 missiles on Iraq in 48 hours, who in
their right mind would want their relatives and friends to endure that? Not
even Prince Philip would wish that on Fergie. .. Alright that might be a bad
example but you get the argument.
The apologists for war might claim to represent Iraqis but their actions
do not. The US budget for post conflict humanitarian aid is $15million. The
population of Iraq is roughly 23 million, so Iraqis are in line for 65 cents
each. This is how much the war camp cares 65 cents worth of care. 65 cents
for enduring a hell to be rained upon them. Maybe I am wrong and Iraqis are
rubbing their hands with joy muttering " A whole 65 cents just to be bombed
with cruise missiles. Easy money!" But I don't think so.
The dream outcome for the Americans, and therefore for Tony Blair, is a
palace coup before a war with another strong man taking power. This time the
dictatorship will no doubt be a benign one, a sort of New Labour New
Dictator kind of thing, where torturers respond to focus groups and secret
police learn teamwork by paint balling each other at weekends. Neither
liberation nor total tyranny but a third way for dictators.
So what do we do with Saddam? Lift sanctions. It is as simple as that.
Obviously keep the military ones but lift the economic sanctions that have,
according to UNICEF cost the lives of half a million under fives in Iraq.
The first effect would be to start to reverse this awful toll on the Iraqi
people.
The second would be to remove the power Saddam Hussein has gained through
controlling the food distribution in a country where 60% are dependent on
food aid. Far from punishing the Ba'thist regime sanctions have consolidated
its power.
Without sanctions and without the US and the UK bombing raids (there have
been over 90 since 11 September 2001) the Iraqi people might stop regarding
its enemies as those that starve and bomb them. Maybe they might just turn
their sights on Saddam. Domestically the most turbulent years of Hussein's
rule were from 1988 to 1990, when after the war with Iran, thousands upon
thousands of veterans returned to civilian life to find poverty and
hardship. Hussein faced about 2 assassination attempts each year.
Maybe without the violent distractions of war and sanctions the Iraqi
people will topple Hussein. Without huge civilian causalities, without
regional instability, without creating a new brigade for Al Qaeda and
without America's empire rolling into town Iraq might have the chance to
save itself. Maybe the Labour pundits and dinner party generals will
consider this next time they talk of liberation as the brandy and mints go
round.
http://www.mtcp.co.uk/mark/articles.htm#top
With Antiwar Poetry Set, Mrs. Bush Postpones Event
With Antiwar Poetry Set, Mrs. Bush Postpones Event
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
ASHINGTON, Jan. 30 - Laura Bush has postponed a White House symposium on the
works of Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes and Walt Whitman after some of the
poets invited said they hoped to use the event to protest American military
action in Iraq.
Noelia Rodriguez, the first lady's press secretary, said the event,
originally planned for Feb. 12, had been designed to celebrate the written
word. "While Mrs. Bush respects and believes in the right of all Americans
to express their opinions," Ms. Rodriguez said today, "she, too, has
opinions, and believes that it would be inappropriate to turn what is
intended to be a literary event into a political forum."
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/politics/31POET.html?ex44766800&enU23
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By ELISABETH BUMILLER
ASHINGTON, Jan. 30 - Laura Bush has postponed a White House symposium on the
works of Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes and Walt Whitman after some of the
poets invited said they hoped to use the event to protest American military
action in Iraq.
Noelia Rodriguez, the first lady's press secretary, said the event,
originally planned for Feb. 12, had been designed to celebrate the written
word. "While Mrs. Bush respects and believes in the right of all Americans
to express their opinions," Ms. Rodriguez said today, "she, too, has
opinions, and believes that it would be inappropriate to turn what is
intended to be a literary event into a political forum."
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/politics/31POET.html?ex44766800&enU23
bd2a0f1ca200&eiP62&partner=GOOGLE%20target=
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Guilty for Being an Activist
Guilty for Being an Activist
By Jaggi Singh, AlterNet
February 6, 2003
On February 4, 2003, in Montreal's municipal court, anti-capitalist activist
and postal worker, Manuel Almeida, 44, was found guilty of breaking his
condition of release on a previous charge. Manuel will be sentenced in
April. He is worried that the sentence might cost him his job, as well as
restrict his ability to visit his extended family in Angola, from which he
immigrated to Quebec more than two decades ago.
What is interesting about Manuel's case is that he hadn't participated in
any public demonstrations whatsoever. Manuel was charged with the offence
after he was rounded up in a downtown park on April 26, 2002, in a
preemptive mass arrest undertaken by Montreal's riot squad. Hundreds were
detained before the planned demonstration could even begin. The police
actions were roundly condemned by even very mainstream liberal civil rights
groups.
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID116
By Jaggi Singh, AlterNet
February 6, 2003
On February 4, 2003, in Montreal's municipal court, anti-capitalist activist
and postal worker, Manuel Almeida, 44, was found guilty of breaking his
condition of release on a previous charge. Manuel will be sentenced in
April. He is worried that the sentence might cost him his job, as well as
restrict his ability to visit his extended family in Angola, from which he
immigrated to Quebec more than two decades ago.
What is interesting about Manuel's case is that he hadn't participated in
any public demonstrations whatsoever. Manuel was charged with the offence
after he was rounded up in a downtown park on April 26, 2002, in a
preemptive mass arrest undertaken by Montreal's riot squad. Hundreds were
detained before the planned demonstration could even begin. The police
actions were roundly condemned by even very mainstream liberal civil rights
groups.
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID116
Re: Anti War March NYC-February 15th: I'll be there -- will you?
It's going to be a massive march - of course the media will try to lie how
big it really is as usual, but that should not sway people from sharing a
collective belief that murdering people for power is wrong.
marc
> I'll be marching in London ,Lee, with three bus loads
> of people from my relatively small town.
> As we march we'll be heartened to know of the New York
> march and the many others taking place all round the
> world that day.
> We are many - they are few!
> best
> Michael
>
> http://www.stopwar.org.uk/
>
>
>
> --- Lee Wells <leewells@bb19.net> wrote:
> > > > Dear MoveOn member,
> > > >
> > > > As President Bush's drumbeat for war quickens,
> > we are increasing the
> > > > volume of our demand that the President "win
> > without war." Over the
> > > > last few months, we've written thousands of
> > letters to the editor,
> > > > made hundreds of thousands of phone calls, and
> > raised millions in
> > > > support of the anti-war effort. Now it's time
> > to bring our voices to
> > > > the streets. Please join millions of people
> > around the world in
> > > > making February 15th an unprecedented day of
> > activity against a war.
> > > >
> > > > I'll be speaking at the enormous rally in New
> > York City on the 15th,
> > > > along with a list of speakers that includes
> > Nobel Laureate Archbishop
> > > > Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King III, and Patti
> > Smith. On the same
> > > > day, from London to Helsinki to Bangkok,
> > millions of people will join
> > > > demonstrations, rallies, and marches. (A San
> > Francisco event will
> > > > actually occur the following day -- the 16th.)
> > The message will be
> > > > loud and clear: in the United States and abroad,
> > we say no to this war.
> > > >
> > > > The march and rally in New York City is going to
> > be fun, powerful, and
> > > > unforgettable. The timing is perfect. If you
> > attend only one mass
> > > > event, this may be the one. Bring your friends.
> > Bring your family.
> > > > For transportation options, and to keep informed
> > on events going on
> > > > around the country, check out:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.unitedforpeace.org
> > > >
> > > > The event in New York is scheduled for noon on
> > the 15th, but the New
> > > > York Police Department is making it difficult
> > for the organizers to
> > > > get a permit for a march to accompany the rally.
> > We're certain it'll
> > > > be worked out -- a legal complaint was filed
> > this morning in the
> > > > Federal District Court in Manhattan and we
> > expect that a mutually
> > > > acceptable agreement will be reached soon.
> > We'll let you know as
> > > > soon as we have a final word on the location to
> > go to.
> > > >
> > > > When I speak, I'd like to include a message from
> > MoveOn members -- we
> > > > are, after all, a grassroots organization. In a
> > paragraph, what's the
> > > > message that we should send to the folks
> > gathered in New York City and
> > > > the news media? You can post your suggestion
> > and rate other folks'
> > > > thoughts at:
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> http://www.actionforum.com/forum/index.html?forum_id%2
> > > >
> > > > Around the world and in New York, we have a
> > tremendous opportunity to
> > > > show the true breadth and strength of the
> > opposition to war. Please
> > > > take part in this exciting day of action.
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > > --Eli Pariser
> > > > International Campaigns Director
> > > > MoveOn.org
> > > > February 5th, 2003
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big it really is as usual, but that should not sway people from sharing a
collective belief that murdering people for power is wrong.
marc
> I'll be marching in London ,Lee, with three bus loads
> of people from my relatively small town.
> As we march we'll be heartened to know of the New York
> march and the many others taking place all round the
> world that day.
> We are many - they are few!
> best
> Michael
>
> http://www.stopwar.org.uk/
>
>
>
> --- Lee Wells <leewells@bb19.net> wrote:
> > > > Dear MoveOn member,
> > > >
> > > > As President Bush's drumbeat for war quickens,
> > we are increasing the
> > > > volume of our demand that the President "win
> > without war." Over the
> > > > last few months, we've written thousands of
> > letters to the editor,
> > > > made hundreds of thousands of phone calls, and
> > raised millions in
> > > > support of the anti-war effort. Now it's time
> > to bring our voices to
> > > > the streets. Please join millions of people
> > around the world in
> > > > making February 15th an unprecedented day of
> > activity against a war.
> > > >
> > > > I'll be speaking at the enormous rally in New
> > York City on the 15th,
> > > > along with a list of speakers that includes
> > Nobel Laureate Archbishop
> > > > Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King III, and Patti
> > Smith. On the same
> > > > day, from London to Helsinki to Bangkok,
> > millions of people will join
> > > > demonstrations, rallies, and marches. (A San
> > Francisco event will
> > > > actually occur the following day -- the 16th.)
> > The message will be
> > > > loud and clear: in the United States and abroad,
> > we say no to this war.
> > > >
> > > > The march and rally in New York City is going to
> > be fun, powerful, and
> > > > unforgettable. The timing is perfect. If you
> > attend only one mass
> > > > event, this may be the one. Bring your friends.
> > Bring your family.
> > > > For transportation options, and to keep informed
> > on events going on
> > > > around the country, check out:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.unitedforpeace.org
> > > >
> > > > The event in New York is scheduled for noon on
> > the 15th, but the New
> > > > York Police Department is making it difficult
> > for the organizers to
> > > > get a permit for a march to accompany the rally.
> > We're certain it'll
> > > > be worked out -- a legal complaint was filed
> > this morning in the
> > > > Federal District Court in Manhattan and we
> > expect that a mutually
> > > > acceptable agreement will be reached soon.
> > We'll let you know as
> > > > soon as we have a final word on the location to
> > go to.
> > > >
> > > > When I speak, I'd like to include a message from
> > MoveOn members -- we
> > > > are, after all, a grassroots organization. In a
> > paragraph, what's the
> > > > message that we should send to the folks
> > gathered in New York City and
> > > > the news media? You can post your suggestion
> > and rate other folks'
> > > > thoughts at:
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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http://serendipity.magnet.ch/hr/benn1.htm
Veteran left-winger Tony Benn has accused Britain and America of "utter
hypocrisy and crude lies" to justify a war against Iraq.
The retired Labour MP says America's threat of war with Baghdad is motivated
by its desire to gain control of Iraqi oil rather than any concern over
weapons of mass destruction or human rights.
Speaking in Cardiff [in early August 2002], Mr Benn said Britain and America
are telling "crude lies" to dress up a "criminal" war over Iraqi oil as a
justified crusade.
"We are on the eve of a war of a terrifying kind," he said.
"The proposed war in Iraq is more to do with Iraqi oil than Saddam Hussein,"
he said.
He said western powers had armed Saddam and had far more weapons of mass
destruction than the Iraqi dictator.
"Right up until he invaded Kuwait we were arming him. This is utter
hypocrisy to justify America getting control of the Iraqi oil."
He said he was dismayed at the "crudity of lies they tell us".
"The main motive is not concern with human rights but concern with imperial
power. I am very, very nervous about empires taking the law into their own
hands."
Mr Benn, who met Saddam in Baghdad in 1990, said the Iraqi leader was a
"brute". But he said the only way to get rid of him was "internally".
http://serendipity.magnet.ch/hr/benn1.htm
hypocrisy and crude lies" to justify a war against Iraq.
The retired Labour MP says America's threat of war with Baghdad is motivated
by its desire to gain control of Iraqi oil rather than any concern over
weapons of mass destruction or human rights.
Speaking in Cardiff [in early August 2002], Mr Benn said Britain and America
are telling "crude lies" to dress up a "criminal" war over Iraqi oil as a
justified crusade.
"We are on the eve of a war of a terrifying kind," he said.
"The proposed war in Iraq is more to do with Iraqi oil than Saddam Hussein,"
he said.
He said western powers had armed Saddam and had far more weapons of mass
destruction than the Iraqi dictator.
"Right up until he invaded Kuwait we were arming him. This is utter
hypocrisy to justify America getting control of the Iraqi oil."
He said he was dismayed at the "crudity of lies they tell us".
"The main motive is not concern with human rights but concern with imperial
power. I am very, very nervous about empires taking the law into their own
hands."
Mr Benn, who met Saddam in Baghdad in 1990, said the Iraqi leader was a
"brute". But he said the only way to get rid of him was "internally".
http://serendipity.magnet.ch/hr/benn1.htm