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> On 19 Jun 2017, at 11:08, Renee Turner <geu...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > > Thinking of you all in the Finsbury Park community, and London as it goes > through these trying times. > > with warmth, > > Renee > >> On Jun 19, 2017, at 10:51 AM, Steven Ball <ste...@steven-ball.net >> <mailto:ste...@steven-ball.net>> wrote: >> >> Working at Furtherfield last I spent quite a bit of time in Finsbury Park. >> My impression was of a lively, ethnically and religiously diverse place >> where people and communities rubbed up against each other pretty well. Kind >> of rough around the edges, but that comes with the territory, very much like >> my own 'hood in Deptford, South London. >> >> It's not clear whether the perpetrators were from the area, I suspect not, >> but we'll probably find out sooner or later. >> >> The police are treating it as a terrorist incident, and it's clearly a >> direct attack on a group of Muslims. It's shocking but unfortunately not >> altogether surprising that something like this might happen, given the >> constant drip of Islamophobia in the media, in The Sun, the Daily Mail, the >> Daily Express, by individuals such as Nigel Farage and Katie Hopkins, >> political parties such as UKIP and EDL, a pernicious racism pervades. There >> is also currently a dysfunctional systemic failure at state level to be able >> to cope with even the most basis of governmental functions. It's difficult >> to shake the impression that this country, and London in particular, is in >> some form of terminal meltdown right now. >> >> But communities persist, ties strengthen, and solidarity is forged in such >> emergencies. Furtherfield isn't parachuted in like so many so-called >> socially engaged art projects often are, it is an established and integral >> part of its local community, so I can understand the shock waves that this >> attack must be causing. More strength to you! >> >> Steven x >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 09:21, ruth catlow <ruth.cat...@furtherfield.org >> <mailto:ruth.cat...@furtherfield.org>> wrote: >>> Thanks for asking Alan. >>> >>> This attack happened last night at Finsbury Park Mosque which is about 100 >>> yards from Furtherfield Commons. >>> >>> Some people drove a van into a group of late night worshippers as they left >>> the mosque. One of the attackers was apprehended and held by the group >>> until the police arrived. >>> >>> Last year Park Theatre (local partners of ours) commissioned a playwrite to >>> worked directly with the mosque to produce the Hurling Rubble >>> <https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/hurling-rubble-at-the-moon-hurling-rubble-at-the-sun> >>> plays about how extremist violence grows. We hosted ourSuperdiversity >>> exhibition >>> <http://furtherfield.org/programmes/superdiversity-picturing-finsbury-park> >>> this spring in which Katherine Stansfeld an artist and cultural geographer >>> brought together more than 50 different perspectives of lives lived in the >>> area. This area is bold in its expression of difference - its value and its >>> difficulties - we love it. >>> >>> We have yet to hear from our local friends. I'm heading up there now - full >>> of sorrow. >>> >>> ~ >>> Ruth >>> >>> >>> On 19/06/17 03:44, Alan Sondheim wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Please please share any information anyone might have about this, >>>> apparently on Seven Sisters Road. This is terrible... >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Alan >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>>> NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org <mailto:NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org> >>>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>>> <http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Co-founder Co-director >>> Furtherfield >>> >>> www.furtherfield.org <http://www.furtherfield.org/> >>> >>> +44 (0) 77370 02879 >>> >>> Bitcoin Address 197BBaXa6M9PtHhhNTQkuHh1pVJA8RrJ2i >>> >>> Furtherfield is the UK's leading organisation for art shows, labs, & >>> debates >>> around critical questions in art and technology, since 1997 >>> >>> Furtherfield is a Not-for-Profit Company limited by Guarantee >>> registered in England and Wales under the Company No.7005205. >>> Registered business address: Ballard Newman, Apex House, Grand Arcade, >>> Tally Ho Corner, London N12 0EH. >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org <mailto:NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org> >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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