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People’s Guide to the RNC
A shipment of this nicely illustrated full-color map, handbook and directory arrived at our IMC this week. It is unbelievably chock full of very useful information like what to do if arrested, lists of cheap eats and public toilets, hints for getting around, an event calendar, and much more. A lot of care and organization…
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Local Press for Community Wireless Summit
Today the Champaign-Urbana paper The News-Gazette covered this coming Friday’s National Summit for Community Wireless Networks. I’m glad one of the most exciting elements for me made it into the article: The network also could be used as a community “intranet” for a variety of localized purposes, from broadcasting school plays and communications among emergency…
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On This Friday’s Radioshow: Community Wireless Summit
Sascha Meinrath, from the Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network, and Ben Scott, of Free Press, will be our guests to talk about the upcoming 2004 National Summit on Community Wireless Networks, being held here in Champaign-Urbana on Aug. 20-22. We’ll discuss what the goals of the conference are, who will be there, and what the role…
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Fair Coverage of RNC Protest Tactics
Considering it’s generally more liberal than radical, Salon has a surprisingly fair look at the protest organizing going on NYC in anticipation of the RNC. It reports an expectation of 250,000 protestors in the city — I hope that turns out to be true. Rather than dismissing or chiding protestors who will engage in direct…
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What Makes Independent Media Tick?
Political journalist Kirsten Anderberg rounded up a small array of independent media makers for some Q & A on what motivates them, and what they think can be done to improve the state of independent and alternative media. My pal Aj’s zine gets mad props from one of the interviewees: 1. What are your three…
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Protester Tech Against the RNC
Writer and blogger Paul Schmelzer has posted a “writer’s cut” of a piece he’s written for the upcoming issue of Adbusters that gives an overview of the guerrilla technologies that will be used by RNC protesters. Two of the technologies use unlicensed radio to spread information. The more interesting, and disruptive, application is: Flash radiojacking:…
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FCC Workin’ Too Hard
Last week the FCC seemed to be in overdrive, having an open meeting, issuing rulings and putting out proposed rulemakings like mad. We covered most of it on last week’s radioshow, but for those who prefer to read I’ll post the text of the news (something I probably don’t do often enough). Click MORE to…
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Friday’s Radio Show Now On-Line: Public Access TV
Last Friday’s radioshow featured a fun interview with Greg Boozell, an articulate guest, and the technical director for the Chicago Access Network and a member of the Urbana Public TV Commission. It’s now on-line for listening and download at the radioshow page.
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More Radical Reference
There’s a little bit more information on Radical Reference from the NYC IMC. My partner, Ellen Knutson, is one of the radical librarians fielding questions. She is one of the founding radical librarians at the U-C IMC Library, as is another one of the radical reference librarians, James Jacobs, who has since moved on to…
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New York Sun Sheds Light on Radical Reference
The New York Sun has a short article on the Radical Reference effort, including short quotes from some of the principals. There’s even a tidbit of information I didn’t know (even though I share a house with one of the radical librarians): But Radical Reference is more than a Web site. During the convention, it…