Geeks, Eco Freaks and those who object to Simple Steroetypes
January 5, 2007 Posted by Stephen Hilton in : Digital Challenge, Events, Environment , 2 comments
Wikipedia doesn’t appear to define an “eco freak” but down the ages, a “geek” has been seen as “1:a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake 2: a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked 3: an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity.”
It was mostly the latter (thankfully) who turned up to last night’s sustainable digital café event at Watershed. They were joined by a good sprinkling of eco-conscious folk and many others who preferred not to be defined in such a simplistic way.
Vala Ragnarsdottir from University of Bristol holds regular sustainable café events. Last night, Penny Gane added a specific Connecting Bristol focus, challenging the 60+ attendees to identify how Bristol’s ‘sustainable’ and ‘digital’ comunities can work together to ensure the future of the city and the planet.
In true café style, small groups worked together to record their thoughts before movimg on to another table and another conversation. The process generated a huge amount of ideas and thinking, which is being written up now and will be posted here.
I was really pleased to be able to attend, contribute but most of all listen. Sustainability and concern for the planet is a strong theme within the Connecting Bristol bid. Last night’s discussions were timely and will help to hone thinking before the final submission is made.
Thanks to Vala, Penny and all who took part.
Straight Outa Bristol
January 4, 2007 Posted by Clare in : Digital Challenge, Bristol, Community Media, Media , add a comment
The last episode of the 2006 series of Straight Outa Bristol, Sam Downie’s popular music podcast series, is now available through the iTunes Store, for FREE download.
A podcast is a multimedia file distributed over the Internet, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. A podcast is distinguished from other digital audio formats by its ability to be downloaded automatically using software capable of reading feeds like iTunes. More info about podcasting is available at Wikipedia.
The Straight Outa Bristol series has gained over 7 thousand listeners in the past year - making this one of the UK’s most listened to independent podcasts, on the iTunes Store.
The episode is a wrap-up show featuring some of the best interviews and music, from the past year including 100Strong, Paul Whitrow, Deepmasters, DJ Parker, 3D and The Transpersonals.
For further info on the episode and series, visit the website at:
2nd Barton Hill, Bristol Animation Festival
January 3, 2007 Posted by Clare in : Digital Challenge, Community Media, Media, Events, News , 2 commentsCommunity at Heart’s Arts & Media Project are currently programming the second Barton Hill Animation Festival for March 2007 and are looking for submissions from both professionals or amateurs for this celebration of animation. If you would like to submit an animation, send it as either an AVI or MOV file on DVD to:
Tracy Parsons, Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Beam Street, Barton Hill, Bristol, BS5 9QY
Work will not be returned unless an SAE is enclosed. Deadline: 30th January 2007. For further information contact Tracy on 0117 3041419
