subMedia first appeared on the Groundswell blogroll several months ago, but has yet to receive a proper introduction. Artfully bitter, and stridently anti-authoritarian, subMedia produces political visual media that is topical and timely, with a crass and sarcastic bent that will make you grin. What’s not to love about a toxic-green, glowing talking head?
Check out the latest report, their Final Dispatch from the DNC, one of four reports from Denver, and stay tuned for reports from the RNC soon!
Anti-Advertising Agency is reporting that James Powderly is back in the United States. He has quite a story to tell, having been tailed by secret police, interrogated in blood spattered rooms, and robbed by Chinese police.
Half competition, half cooperation, the Canadian apparel producers Thoughtcrime Ink are holding a design competition to raise money for anarchist bookfairs and other grassroots projects in Canada. Submissions will be scored by visitors to the website, and designers can even make the competition part of their process by submitting a design for critique.
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Those radical craftivists from down under are back at it for another in their ongoing line of Hoopla zines. This time, they’re announcing that the project has become a regular one (with a new edition every three months) and are calling on their global audience and distribution network for submissions.
The theme of Hoopla 3 is “Radical Inspiration.” What it is that drives people to make political craft and participate in creative resistance?
Contributions are welcome in the following forms:
Opinion pieces
Craft action reports
Patterns and tutorials
Pictures of finished craft and other inspirational graphicsContributions may be accepted in the following forms:
Poetry (completely over to editorial whim, don’t get your hopes up)Contributions are never accepted in the following forms:
Advertising (ick)
Other ideas are welcome! Submissions are due by September by email – and the sooner the better, so they can plan for space. The planned release date for this issue is September 30.
Send submissions to kakariki (AT) radicalcrossstitch.com
Released late last year as a coffee table book, Blue Planet Run – The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World is now a free pdf download from Amazon.com.
From the Editorial Review:
Blue Planet Run is a visually stunning tour de force by some of the world’s top photojournalists, backed up by thought-provoking essays and profound commentaries on the many ways humanity is confronting the growing lack of a clean and plentiful water supply. The book’s collection of more than 250 photographs are at once beautiful and haunting, enlightening and disturbing, inspiring and even, at times, amusing.
The review doesn’t do the book justice; the pictures and essays really are amazing. Plus, giving the book away for free is a great way to raise awareness. You can still buy the book, and 100% of the royalties will be used to provide clean water to those who need it.
You can also get the pdf from the Blue Planet Run website.
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