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27.04.2012

La Doctrina del Shock / The Shock Doctrine

para ver el documental completo / to see full documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP591bZNc0I

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27.04.2012

Sicarios Económicos / Economic Hitmen

para +detalles ver "Confesiones de un Sicario Económico"
for more background see "Confessions of an Economic Hitman"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G267op5Tno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JidliiXUsMQ

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21.04.2012

DEBT: Bankrupt banks, nationalise financial system, write off personal debt, occupy economics departments of universities

Economist Steve Keen ("As an economist, I do something very unusual: I treat money seriously.") is one of the few economists to have predicted the global financial crisis and now he says we are already in a Great Depression. He says the way to escape it is to bankrupt the banks, nationalise the financial system and write off people's debt.

Keen speaks also about the impact of economic universi…

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16.04.2012

Memefest DEBT- Free The Network

Debt has many effects. One of them is this project. Rethinking, remaking, re imagining our internet. Communication is essential. Have a look at this fantastic initiative. How else can we respond to DEBT?

Have a look at our Festival outlines here: http://tinyurl.com/7b6rjf5

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28.03.2012

Memefest 2012: o tema é DÍVIDA

Eis aqui. Depois de uma longa espera, assistindo a movimentos de ocupações críticas e criativas pela cidade e pelo mundo, experimentos diversos em meio a dificuldades, denúncias e entusiasmos... Enfim, chega com as águas de março a notícia de que foram divulgadas as diretrizes para a Competição Participativa do Memefest 2012.

Para quem acompanha também as publicações do blog em inglês, os vent…

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27.03.2012

DUG

DUG

Ne možete izbeći ideju čije je vreme došlo!

Ove reči izražavaju moto današnjeg globalnog pokreta protiv vladavine novca nad životom. One pripadaju ljudima, onim 99%, koji izražavaju naše glolokalne probleme na ulicama, u medijima, u prostorima javne savesti, u školama i univerzitetima, na poslu, kod kuće, kao i u intimnim odnosima i privatnim diskusijama.

Ove reči takođe izražavaju i još…

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25.03.2012

Memefest 012 Festival Outlines: DEBT

You can’t evict an idea whose time has come!

These words express the nature of the current global movement against the rule of money over life. They belong to the people, the 99%, who are bringing the fundamental urgent issues to the streets, into the media, into the realm of public consciousness, into the schools, universities, jobs, homes and intimate discussions and relationships.

Thes…

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22.03.2012

Uskoro....  počinje MEMEFEST 2012!!!

Uskoro počinje Memefest 2012, Festival Društveno odzivne komunikacije i umetnosti!

Šta se dešava? Svašta. Puno novosti i izazova u 2012. godini je pred nama. Organizacijska ekipa festivala završava poslednje pripreme pre konačnog lansiranja novih sadržina. Pre svega to znači da je zvanični početak ovogodišnjeg festivala i prijateljskog takmičenja planiran za sledeću sedmicu.

Novi festival…

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17.03.2012

Memefest Festival: before the launch- some notes on what is about to happen

Hey… Yes, it's time again!
Memefest Festival of Socially responsive communication and art is soon to be launched. While the last preparations are taking place, I will post a few notes to give a bit of a context on what's happening.

The official launch of the next festival and the Friendly competition is planned to happen in the next week. We are incredibly excited about this year’s theme. W…

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14.03.2012

Proizvodnja života

Proizvodnja života, odnosno životnih stilova, nije ništa drugo nego vrsta komodifikacije: formalizirovanje i estetizovanje života postaje kategorija robnog dizajniranja. Ako robu mislimo u Marksovoj paradigmi robnog fetišizma, onda život nije ništa drugo do stil, a on je stvar estetike. Estetika je produkt dizajniranja, dizajn je formalizacija, a formalizacija je, tehnički gledeno, komodifikacija…