Yo Stevphen, Very nice intro. especially this. May I contribute below a case of radical imagination from Amsterdam? It informs you of an upcoming event, the 26th of October, where the survivors of the fire that killed 11 detained migrants, will reclaim their lives through a piece a community art/performance at the fence of the Detention Center on Schiphol Airport. The complete ceremony will be streamed!
ciao Jo > Perhaps it is only honest to > think in terms of a temporally bounded subversive power, one that > like the mayfly has its day in the sun. It might be that imaginal > machines, like all desiring machines, only work by breaking down. > That is, their functioning is only possible, paradoxically, by their > malfunctioning. By reopening the question of recuperation, the > inevitable drive to integrate the power of social insurgency back > into the working of capital and the state, we create possibilities > for exploring a politics continually reconstituted against and > through the dynamics of recuperation, to keep open an antagonism > without closure that is continually recomposed. To develop tools > necessary in resisting the continual subdivision and suburbanization > of the radical imagination. > Commemorate the Schiphol Fire with us In Amsterdam and at Schiphol Oost 2008 (Preliminary program below) We are here The Schiphol Fire that happened in the night of the 26th of October 2005 will be commemorated again three years later, at the same place and at the same time. At the memorial for the eleven dead that stands at the fence of the detention centre at Schiphol Airport. Survivors and relatives of the dead are working together to create the commemoration and to be there. The United Survivors initiated this in collaboration with M2M Radio and The Blue House. The Council of Churches and the City Council of Haarlemmermeer will hold a service in Hoofddorp at which a group of survivors will also be present. To make a life again The survivors fight for their recovery and for their future. They live dispersed throughout The Netherlands and try to stay afoot in the jungle of poverty, paper work and abandonment. Some of them are living out on the street, still facing deportation or collapse. Some are lost in the dark All the people and all politicans must be aware of the facts - the politically responsible persons have not been held accountable in front of a judge or in parliament. - Ahmed Isa is still the only one prosecuted for the fire. - Politicians turn away from the fire, from the causes and the consequences. - The Dutch government continues to detain people that are “not supposed to be here” - The Dutch authorities turn a deaf ear to critical reports of Amnesty International, The Council of Europe and the State Council on the Implementation of Criminal Law and Justice. - The surviving victims and the relatives of the dead are still coping without adequate care. They are also kept waiting for compensation. The commemoration demonstrates that the survivors are still here and together struggle for their future. Together as one Mboolo moi dole The Commemoration Group is now formed by the United Survivors, M2M Radio and The Blue House, in collaboration with PRIME. It calls on all people to join the survivors in this commemoration, as a gesture of solidarity and respect. And as a protest against the politics on migration and the detention of migrants in particular. Spread the word. . Get connected. . Call us or mail. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel. +31.624148872 Amsterdam, The Netherlands News and updates on M2M Radio http://m2m.streamtime.org Laatste nieuws: http://www.vertrokkengezichten.net The preliminary program: Sunday October 26th 1 p.m. Arrival at Schiphol Oost Detention Center, Oude Pol 64, 1438 AJ Oude Meer. Bus or car transport from Schiphol Plaza. 2 p.m. Start of ceremonies. Survivors and artists go to work. The results of previous work shops will become visible as the afternoon unfolds. A tree of memory will be erected. Delegations are welcome under the tree. Individual ritual moments. 8.30 p.m. A church delegation will arrive from Hoofddorp. They bring us a load of earth to plant the tree in. 9.00 p.m. Planting the Tree 11.00 p.m. The banner will be attached to the fence over the wooden pillars. 11.55 p.m. Everything comes together. In silence. The full program will develop in collaboration with survivors and relatives of the dead. # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
