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The Eco Mainstream

so the indy has been running loads of global warming stuff of late, shame about the car ads next to it.

this from medialens

United We Stand

This looks like a great film...

http://www.unitedwestandmovie.com/

WHERE TRUTH LIES EXHIBITION @ GSA

Where Truth Lies is a multimedia exhibition that will take place from the 23rd to 27th of January at the Vic Gallery at the Glasgow School of Art.

In today's information era we must learn to take the time to see several sides of a story in order to come to our own conclusions. "Where truth lies" compares the creation of our manufactured reality through the mainstream media with the so called 'alternative' which is independent media (devoid of corporate ownership). In order to address such a broad issues the G8 will be
used as a case study in order to analyze the pros and cons of both of these means of distributing information.

The multimedia installation that combines video, sound, live performance, painting, collage, and photomontage will be open Mon - Fri from 10:30 to 17:00. The performance will take place at the opening on Wed. Jan 25 Starting around 18:00. The performance only lasts 20 min so please get there on time.

Where Truth Lies is a Camcorder Guerillas, Glasgow Rebel Clown Army and Spellingmistakescostlives collaboration.

Park(ing) Space

http://www.rebargroup.org/projects/parking/

from a group new to us -

http://www.rebargroup.org/home.html

to label and destroy

It is a brutal fact of modern media and politics that honesty and sincerity are not rewarded, but instead heavily punished, by powerful interests with plenty at stake.

from media lens

http://www.medialens.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4801#4801

not sweatshop - just sexshop

interesting story of happy go lucky capitalism..

http://media.guardian.co.uk/advertising/comment/0,7492,1683079,00.html

Now you can buy products from Argentina's recovered companies!

**Visit The Working World Market and spread the word!**
<http://market.theworkingworld.org/>

In keeping with our ambivalent attitude towards the
seasonal consumer frenzy, we are sending you a message
encouraging you to buy things after you’ve already
done your holiday shopping!

Thank you for your wonderful activism in the past
year: with petitions, fax attacks and email floods,
you have been dedicated in fighting for the Argentine
workers’ movement we documented in our film.

But today you have a chance to support the movement in
a new and constructive way.

Many of you have heard of The Working World, an
amazing organization started by Brendan Martin, an
audience member who saw The Take in New York City.
Over the past year, we have raised more than $100,000
to launch a democratic capital fund to support the
recovered companies in Argentina. And we’ve hired many
of the people in Buenos Aires who helped make The Take
– including Lalo Paret, the movement organizer who is
one of the main characters in the film.

So far we’ve made 14 successful loans at minimal
interest – helping cooperatives buy machines and raw
materials, and helping create good jobs in democratic
workplaces.

Today, we’re launching a new project: The Working
World Market.


The site is still in its infancy, but for the first
time (if you live in Canada or the U.S.) you can buy
products from Argentina’s recovered companies, knowing
that every possible cent is going directly to the
workers themselves.

We’re still working the bugs out of our
international/online ordering system, so by ordering
from the site you’ll also be helping out The Working
World, as we grow and get better at this end of our
project.

When I saw the first draft of the website, I gasped:
it is a dramatic reversal of the typical consumer
experience. The prices are half what you would pay in
a retail store. Instead of slick ads and shiny logos,
you meet the people who made the products, and learn
about their inspiring struggles. And the best part is
that you see precisely where every cent goes: and the
vast majority of it goes directly to the workers.

In the months ahead we’ll add many more products from
other worker-run businesses, and expand our delivery
to Europe and beyond. But in this season of endless
shopping, we wanted to give you an opportunity to meet
some of the workers you didn’t meet in The Take, and
be able to support them directly thanks to the efforts
of one of your fellow audience members!

Happy Holidays,
Avi Lewis
Director, The Take

Starbucks wins Chinese logo case

At it again

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4574400.stm