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28.03.2020
* a random selection of some Australian university advertisements
We are publishing this letter by Australian scholar, professor Justin O'Connor, written to his Colleagues when he left the University he was part of for several years. The letter is a concise analysis of some of the crucial issues at the core of the Australian university sector. Justin is a friend of Memefest and we share a de…
05.02.2020
This OPENBLOG 2020 theme is for all MEMEFEST MEMBERS to freely participate in.
The idea is to help each other on MEMEFEST get to know and understand what you represent in 2020 on MEMEFEST. What identity you have and through this, knowledge can be shared and collaboration may form between people that you may never have considered talking to or collaborating with.
Discovering similar intere…
04.02.2020
With strong feelings we are announcing the world premiere of Thieves in Our Home!
Thieves in Our Home shows Aunty Hazel, the founder of the Grandmothers Against Removal, as she explains how it feels when Aboriginal children are forcibly taken away as part of an ongoing process of colonization in Australia. This film is an exploration of radical intimacies inviting us to listen and see a whole …
06.01.2020
We're launching the first edition of the Blueprints for Change Progressive Organizing and Campaigning Manual, a culmination of two years' worth hard work from our core group of 20+ helpers and includes field wisdom from over 100 kickass organizers and campaigners who contributed.
A bit more promo before we get to downloading:
14 detailed how-to guides on cutting-edge approaches to progr…
25.10.2019
This year seven members of the international Memefest network from Slovenia, Australia, USA and Canada will meet in Baltimore (Nov 4.- 22.), invited by Goucher College, to collaborate with Black Yield Institute, Goucher students, academics and members of the community.
Memefest has in its 17 years history a rich experience of implementing its methodology in various contexts, cultural setting…
20.10.2019
We are announcing our next exhibition together with the Memefest event happening in Baltimore this November.
Capitalism’s domination of our food system has far reaching consequences. The treatment of life as a machine for consumption, and corporate control of food resources, have devastating effects on the environment, our health, and our communities. In response, groups around the world are c…
02.09.2019
04.07.2019
We have been thoroughly interested in the urban space and the possibilities of its decolonization from capital. The Situationist concepts of psychogeography and the the dérive are still very much at our hearts and together with Culture Jamming are some of the things Memefest is looking lately into with fresh eyes.
We have currently a lot of discussions about the future of our work and with t…