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18.06.2012

Greece says "yes" to DEBT... and Memefest Friendly competition works evaluation goes in to final round!

Still, 26,9 % of the votes went to the "Siriza" party that opposes the debt driven politics enforced by EU and led by Germany. The pro debt politics oriented party "New Democracy" received 29,6 % of votes and is now building a coalition that will try to make sure the austerity measures will continue to enslave Greeks. But this is bad luck, because 55% of the voters actually voted for parties that…

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07.06.2012

DEBT: the right for education, affect, everyday life and solidarity with (student) protests in Montreal

While exciting works you have submitted to this years Memefest Festival, are being curated, here more on DEBT. It seems like the overwhelming tsunami like impact of Debt is being more and more reflected. Student protests like the ones in Montreal are doing a great deal to fight the devastating effects of debt regimes, together with theoretical reflections and communicative / artistic investigatio…

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05.06.2012

Završen Memefestov konkurs na temu DUGA. Počinje žiriranje prijavljenih radova!

Drago nam je da su na ovogodišnji Memefestov konkurs prijavljeni radovi iz celoga sveta. Prijavljeno je oko 200 radova na temu DUGA u svim festivalskim kategorijama. Prijave su stigle iz 35 država sveta! Posebno nam je drago da ste se u tolikom broju, na kritički i kreativan način, odazvali na raspisanu temu i još jednom potvrdili da je DUG teret Zapadnog društva.

Žiriranje prijavljenih rado…

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02.06.2012

DEBT: Deadline is closed- works from 35 Countries received!

We are very excited to have received works from around the world to this years Friendly competition!!

The theme DEBT has triggered lot's of creative energy and work. It was and is a highly interesting journey for us too. The more we investigate, the more we are sure that the creditor/debtor relation is the fundamental social relation of Western societies.

Now the internal process begins: …

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29.05.2012

Artistas, escritores e comunicadores subversivos - faltam 2 dias!

Este é um lembrete: participe da chamada de trabalhos do Memefest 2012! (:

O prazo foi prorrogado para o dia 31 de maio.

Saiba mais sobre os prêmios aqui >> http://www.memefest.org/pt/competition/awards_2012/

Competição Participativa 2012, como se inscrever, categorias etc. >> http://www.memefest.org/pt/competition/intro/

Envio de trabalhos aqui [o formulário de inscrição deve s…

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27.05.2012

Artists, critical writers and communication interventionists- 5 more days to go!

Well, well... as we are receiving festival works from around the globe- here a reminder. Five more days till deadline!

Check more about the Awards for yourself:

www.memefest.org/en/competition/awards_2012/

And here more about our friendly competition outlines:

http://www.memefest.org/en/competition/intro/

Submit your work here:

http://www.memefest.org/en/competition/applicati…

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18.05.2012

Prêmios do Memefest?

Sim, temos quatro prêmios para vocês. E que prêmios!

Serão contemplados desde o ativista/artista/comunicador - e o artista de rua - até o aqueles que desejam reconhecimento acadêmico. Há desde feedback vindo dos incríveis editores e curadores a um convite para participar de um workshop interdisciplinar que irá resultar em uma intervenção pública em Brisbane, na Austrália! Quer mais?

Isso se…

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18.05.2012

Produžen Rok za Prijavu Radova do 31. maja 2012!!!

Dragi prijatelji MEMEFESTA,

želimo vas obavestiti da je ekipa Memefesta PRODUŽILA rok za prijavu radova.

Radove možete prijaviti do 31. maja 2012 do 24h!

Promislite temu DUGA http://www.memefest.org/sr/competition/intro/

i prijavite vaše radove u kategorije Kritičkog pisanja, Vizuelnih komunikacija i Beyond ovde http://www.memefest.org/sr/competition/application_form/

Više o o…

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15.05.2012

Indebted, Conversations in Political Economy with Maurizio Lazzarato (Paris)

Thursday, 31 May, 5pm, NAB LG01, A Goldsmiths' Centre for Cultural Studies event, with support from Departments of Anthropology and Sociology

In the current economic crisis we have entered into a new age of debt. In
spite of emergency loans, bailouts and liquidity injections, waves of
defaults, bankruptcies and capital drains have left the world economy
without cash. Governments, firms,…

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12.05.2012

Memefest Festival Awards?

Yes, we have four of them for you. And what kind of awards we have!

From peer activist/artist/communication interventionist recognition to academic peer recognition and publication. From written feedback from the best editors and curators and to an invitation to participate in a extradisciplinary workshop that will result in a public intervention in the city of Brisbane, in sunny Australia. Y…