independent media
Hong Kong: Where anarchists and blackbirds sing about freedom
Brief report on anarchist elements in the Hong Kong activist scene ca. 2009, focusing on Lenny Guo of the band Blackbird, veteran of the 70s Collective.
Also deals with HK independent media, the Social Movement Resource Centre, and the 2005 WTO protests. By Norman Nawrocki of Rhythm Activism. Published in Fifth Estate #381 (2009). Posted here with permission. Photos in [url=http://libcom.org/files/Nawrocki:%20HK%20anarchist%20scene%20(2009).pdf]PDF[/url].
Anarchist literature and distribution
Distribution of anarchist literature has been a major difficulty for decades, and recent improvements to a range of products has repeatedly been held back by this fact. what can we do about it?
Having a soft spot for the anarcho-punk magazine Now or Never!, I listened avidly today to an interview between Resonance FM anarchist talk show host Ian Bone and the magazine's editors, Tug and Harry K.
Armed gunmen attack Palestine Workers' Radio
Armed gunmen from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades attacked the offices of the Palestine Workers' Radio for inciting "internal conflicts" in Palestine.
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights strongly condemns an attack launched on offices of Palestinian Workers Radio, which falls under the scope of repeated attacks on media intuitions by armed Palestinian groups. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), represented by the Attorney-General, to investigate this crime and bring its perpetrators to justice.
Media and publicity guide
How to get the word out about your group or campaign? There are two main approaches, which should both be used: using the mainstream and corporate media, and building your own independent media. This page contains advice on both.
A guide to setting up and running stalls
A guide with tips and advice for running a stall for a political or campaign group to distribute literature and maybe raise funds.
Why set up a stall?
Setting up a literature table at events is a lot of work; why should you put so much energy into this? Answers:
A. Tabling makes money
B. Tabling provides outreach for your group
C. Tabling provides activity for members looking for something to do.
Pirate radio guide
A technical primer and guide with advice about micropower broadcasting and other aspects of running a pirate radio station.
Many people still assume that an FM broadcast station consists of rooms full of equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars. The Micropower Broadcasting, Free Radio Movement has shown this to be untrue.
Flyposting guide
Guide with tips and advice on flyposting, or "wheatpasting", for advertising and getting your message out to a wide audience on a low budget.
Why flypost?
Why not? Why be shy about what you want to say to the world? Almost all the information that reaches people in our society about the world around us goes through channels ('the media') which are controlled and mostly owned by people with a huge vested interest in keeping society how it is.
Guide to starting your own zine
Tips and advice on starting a zine-style publication, from format and content to distribution and finance.
Are you ready to do a zine?
Setting up a newsletter - technical guide
A guide covering technical, design and layout issues with producing your own newsletters and publications.
A. Getting started
1) Order some of the materials mentioned at the end of this article so that you will have them in time for your first meeting.
Guide to setting up a local newsletter
A guide with tips and advice on how to set up a newsletter in your local area to cover issues that affect local residents.
Organise a meeting
