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24.11.2014
So... finally some snapshots from the amazing energy we are all experiencing here in Melbourne right now.
Three days of symposium with great speakers: critical thinkers, activists, academics, artists, designers, lovers and friends (and guitar players) from around the world who helped to open our horizons on the theme Radical Intimacies: Dialogue in out Times - especially the ones delivered fr…
19.11.2014
On November 18th, 2011, Lieutenant John Pike of the University of California, Davis police force casually pepper sprayed peaceful protesters at the UC Davis campus. By November 20th, Lt. Pike and his actions had become a meme. Today marks the third anniversary of both the UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident, and the Casually Pepper Spray Everything Cop meme -- two events of profound cultural importanc…
15.11.2014
11.11.2014
Andrew Garton and the Association for Progressive Communications in collaboration with Memefest/Swinburne are launching the latest version of the Global Information Society Watch publication, GISWatch 2014, which reviews the effects of national, global mass surveillance of citizens around the world.
When: 6:00pm, 18 November 2014
Where: Haddons Cafe Bar, Swinburne University, AR Building, 642…
22.10.2014
Dear community, dear comrades and friends. We have initially announced that results of this years Memefest Friendly competition will be known last week in October. As much as we are working hard on the process, we will have to extend the date till November 5th.
Your response was overwhelming. We have received more than 250 submissions from 26 countries on the highly complex and difficult theme…
28.09.2014
We are very excited to have received inspiring works from around the world to this years Friendly competition!
The theme RADICAL INTIMACIES: DIALOGUE IN OUR TIMES has triggered a lot of creative energy and work. It was and is a highly interesting journey for us too.
Dialogue is at the very core of socially responsive communication and art. But how does dialogue work today, what is its place i…
25.09.2014
21.09.2014
Well, well... how great to see inspiring works from around the globe being submitted to this years Memefest Friendly Competition!
Many of you have asked for a bit more time- and we are listening. We want everyone to have a chance to participate in our global dialogue on the current states of dialogue, therefore we extend the deadline for FIVE more days. The last deadline is Thursday 25th of Se…
17.09.2014
02.09.2014
I had been working on a solidarity poster/design for the protests in ferguson, addressing the right to resistance. I wanted to challenge the dominant narrative of the reasoning behind riots, and the idea of violent outside instigators, etc. The idea was there right away, however, by the time I got down to actually sitting down and designing, the timing seemed a bit off.
But not wanting to wast…