On August 14th between 1600 hrs and 1700 hrs we will have an ISDN video conferencing link with Hoeksteen TV Amsterdam and the Hybrid Workspace in Documenta, Kassel, on the subject of Migrent Media.

Migrent Media.
Live TV and ISDN Debate *Edward Said in his Lothian lecture in Edinburgh argued that "the torch of liberation has been handed on from the settled cultures to unhoused, de-centered, exilic energies... whose incarnation is the migrant".

Globalism and urbanism, twin themes in Documenta contain within them the issue of the development of migrant communities. Many migrent groups create their own media, not only to retain their connection to their other "home" but also to clarify and reinforce their identity and position within the host country.
For those involved in making these media the issues are not only economic or based on political exclusion they can go to the heart of language and of representation itself. This is not just an academic point, the life chances of migrent groups are materially affected by the images and diologues in circulation,this is why the way in which these groups are represented on the media, and *who* does the representing is of such urgency.

Documenta
There are only a few people physically present in Kassel, but we have planned a lot of videoconferences, telephone interviews and other online connections with people and organisations around the world. We'll make daily reports on our website: http://www.waag.org/tmn and you can follow and participate in the discussions on the Documenta site:
http://www.icf.de/workspace and in the newsgroups
news://www.icf.de/workspace.tacticalmedia

The program is very flexible. We invite everyone to join all the discussions and debates. We will also invite the other guests of Documenta to participate in this project. Please give us your suggestions, remarks, and let us know in which part of the program you would like to participate.

Regards,

Roos van Duuren,
Menno Grootveld,
David Garcia,
Geert Lovink

Thursday August 7th: Tactical Media Network
- 16.00 Presentation of the Tactical Media Network by David Garcia, Menno Grootveld, Geert Lovink and Roos van Duuren. Guests: Don de Silva and Silvia Mejia Showing of videotapes to illustrate tactical media

Friday August 8th: HIP (Hacking in Progress, 3 days hackers meeting in Almere, Holland)
- 15.00: showing of the 'Eurostop' material: video and web sites
- 16.00: HIP: Live showing of a debate at HIP by Contrast.org (Webcam and real audio):
"Together with a small group of engaged computer professionals, Contrast.org organized Eurostop in June, 1997. We covered the alternative and radical events around the European intergovernmental top meeting on the internet, by feeding as much information and AV as we could find, to the Eurostop web site. We will give a presentation of what we did there, and of our other projects." http://www.contrast.org special attention for http://www.contrast.org/eurostop/ - 1700: HIP: Tactical Media Forum: TMN, IIMF, video link with Toronto, Kassel, Almere
Discussion concerning the tactical media network, net activism and the formation of an International Independent Media Federation and the importance of this Canadian/American initiative for Europe. "This initiative may be a real possibility to connect radical media and enhance the cooperation between them". Contrast invited several people to discuss this idea. They would welcome the foundation of a European Chapter of the International Independent Media Federation, and hope that the exchange will be inspiring..
see also the article at:
http://freeteam.xs4all.nl/cgi-bin/ft1?menu=10.5&fi=126
Media Collective Toronto: http://www.tao.ca

Saturday 9 and Sunday 10:
More video links with the HIP, showing of lectures, small debates, chat sessions and interviews. The program depends also on the HIP activities/program.

The program for Monday till Saturday 16th is not fixed yet but these are the topics:

1. Silvia Mejia, Colombia. She was the winner of the award for producing the best documentary on women and development and uses video as therapy for women prisoners in Colombia: "First I would like to expose and illustrate with video examples,the process of video-therapy which we have been implementing here in Colombia with women in jail and pregnant adolescents. The second issue which we think is extremely important to pay attention to, is the VIRTUAL SOCIETY, its dangers and alternatives of how to face it. It will be good to organize a discussion about the social and spiritual implications of Globalization, virtual reality, and other technological projections for the future. During this discussion space I would like to bring up the concept of TECHNOLOGY, illustrating it with captions."

2. 'Former Yugoslavia'
- Video: 'Closure of independent radio stations'
- Showing of 'Zombietown', Belgrade during the war
- A link with the independent radio station B92 to discuss the present situation
- Interview with Boro Kontic, who teaches journalists in former Yugoslavia how to be objective. An interview about the so-called independent media.
- Video: 'Mafia in Belgrade', interview with the producer

3. Migrant Media
- The Netherlands: videotape by Migrant TV in Amsterdam and an interview on video with Gerard Retijch, chief editor of Migrant Media.
- Migrant media in Great Britain
- On-line discussion with Salto, the open channel in Amsterdam

4. Eco Warriors
Great Britain: groups like Undercurrents, Small World, MacLibel, and personal initiatives concerning eco issues.
- A video by Kevin Jarvis about the remarkable protests against new roads through ancient woods. Hopefully an on-line discussion with Kevin Jarvis and people from Ruigoort, who are dealing wit a similar situation in Holland and who are being trained by the British how to protest successfully.
- The MacLibel case against MacDonalds
- A videotape by Gargi Sen from India about ecological problems in India and the way tactical media makers deal with that. A live interview with Gargi Sen.

5. Networks
Tactical Media Network
International Freedom of Expression exchange (IFEX), Canada http://www.ifex.org Devmedia http://tdg.uoguelph.ca/~drichard/devmedia Internews Toronto Media Collective http://www.tao.ca/~jesse Paper Tiger/Deep Dish http://www.papertiger.org/ Agencia Informativa Pulsar (Latin America radio news agency) http://www.web.net/amarc/pulsar.html Free Speech TV http://www.freespeech.org/html/offline.html# International Independent Media Federation etcetera. What are the wishes and possibilities for collaboration. Interviews with Kristina Stockwood (IFEX) and Bruce Gerard (Agencia Informativa Pulsar)

6. People's Communication Charter
A project seeking to give the rights of media access and literacy the same status as other human or civil rights. The Tactical Media Network hosts the PCC. An interview with one of the initiators, professor Cees Hamelinck.
http://www.waag.org/pcc

Roos van Duuren
Society for Old and New Media, De Waag, Nieuwmarkt 4, 1012 CR Amsterdam, vox: +31-20-5579806, fax: +31-20-5579880, URL: http://www.waag.org