[spectre] (fwd) Lighthouse debates: Surveillance, internet freedom & beyond

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:09:13 +0100
From: Honor Harger <honor at va.com.au>


Dear Spectres,

Just a short reminder about our two political debates this week at 
Lighthouse, that both feature some familiar faces to the Spectre 
community.

Tonight, Manu Luksch is with us to present Beyond Surveillance:
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/surveillance.htm

Tomorrow night, we will be debating one of the most controversial 
laws to be based on internet freedom in Europe - the UK's Digital 
Economy Act:

- Debating the Digital Economy Act
Thursday 29 April
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/digitaleconomyact.htm

Matt Adams (Blast Theory) is amongst the participants of that event.

Both events will be documented, and made available on the Lighthouse website.

For those near Brighton, I hope to see you here.

Best wishes,


Honor Harger
Director
Lighthouse



LIGHTHOUSE DEBATES - APRIL 2010
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/events.htm

A week before the UK General Election, Lighthouse is staging two 
events which explore some of the most controversial and pressing 
issues which face contemporary civil society.  On Wednesday 28 April, 
we will explore how the UK has evolved into one of the most 
surveilled nations in the world, and how artists are reacting to this 
process. "Beyond Surveillance", lead by Manu Luksch, will show how 
artists are critiquing the culture and technology of surveillance.

On Thursday, we will focus on the contentious Digital Economy Act, 
the wide-ranging piece of media and technology reform, passed into 
law by the Government this April.  The Act has been criticised by 
some commentators for it's approach to copyright infringement, which 
many say threatens free expression, whilst supporters of the law say 
it is vital for protecting Britain's creative industries.  What is 
your view?  What do the provisions of this far-reaching law means for 
you?  Come and join us at Lighthouse on Thursday 29 April to air your 
views.


*** BEYOND SURVEILLANCE ***
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/surveillance.htm

Date: Wednesday 28 April
Time: Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start
Venue: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton
Cost: Free

videoclub and the Index on Censorship present a screening of artworks 
developed in response to, and in counteraction against, surveillance 
technologies, with a panel of speakers discussing the consequences of 
and alternatives to surveillance in our daily life. Curated by Manu 
Luksch, the event asks what are the consequences of surveillance on 
our daily lives? Is surveillance provoking a climate of 
self-censorship? Is a society without a paternalistic infrastructure 
of control, such as surveillance and censorship, possible?
As surveillance technologies become more ubiquitous - from CCTV to 
data-mining on websites to mobile phones to Google streetcar - does 
it not become ever more important to consider the implications and to 
develop creative, radical responses, counteracting and reversing acts 
of surveillance?

Speakers:
-       Caspar Below - artist
-       Julia Farrington - Head of Arts at Index on Censorship
-       Manu Luksch - ambientTV.NET / artist
-       David Valentine - artist

More information: http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/surveillance.htm



*** DEBATING THE DIGITAL ECONOMY ACT ***
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/digitaleconomyact.htm

Date: Thursday 29 April
Time: Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start
Venue: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton
Cost: Free, but registration required: http://www.wiredsussex.com/dea

What does the UK's Digital Economy Act mean for the digital, creative 
and cultural sectors?  Wired Sussex and Lighthouse are teaming up to 
stage a quick response event reacting to the controversial Digital 
Economy Act, which the UK Government passed into Law this April. One 
week before the General Election, this is your opportunity to talk 
about how the Act is going to impact on you. Supporters of the Act 
say it strikes "the right balance between giving creative artists 
more protection and giving consumers a fair deal" (Ben Bradshaw, 8 
April), whilst opponents say that it is "an attack on everyone's 
right to communicate, work and gain an education." (Open Rights 
Group, 9 April).  What do you think?

The debate will be chaired by Anthony Lilley, the BAFTA winning chief 
executive of Magic Lantern, who also acts as advisor on matters 
digital to many leading organisations. Anthony will be joined by some 
of Brighton's digerati recently acknowledged in Wired magazine's Top 
100 <http://is.gd/bzEiS>.

Speakers:
- Anthony Lilley (OBE), chief executive of Magic Lantern & chair of 
Lighthouse - chair
- Jeremy Keith - musician & director at Clearleft - named in Wired's Top 100
- Matt Adams - artist, Blast Theory - named in Wired's Top 100
- James McCarthy - director, The Werks, workspace
- Nik Butler - social networker and opinioneer

More information: http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/digitaleconomyact.htm


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Honor Harger

Director
Lighthouse
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk

Address: 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ, UK
Tel: +44 1273 647197
email: honor at lighthouse.org.uk

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