Big fun emerges when history meets soccer and anti-racist football supporters play their own game

Six years ago a small but very unusual world cup was started by an ambitious initiative of four people from two organisations: The first antiracist soccer world cup took place in Montefiorino, a small city north of Bologna (Italy), where in 1944 the first freed partisan republic existed in the midst of an Italy that was occupied by nazi troups.

The roots of SPC.ORG, established in 1996 'to support independently organised spaces, open access to network media and creative experimentation with technology' are in BACKSPACE). This resource centre, activist meeting place, and general hang-out was a small but powerful seed of energy and focus in new media exploration, networking and open access within London.

Kinetik - Do it yourself theatre and games is a d.i.y. project with rom and semi nomadic children living in urban environments. It is d.i.y because it is realised with recuperated materials on or close to site, and is based on the stories and interests of the children for play and to make short improvised performances. The first part is on site in three different locations, Dublin, Rome and Amsterdam; the second part is on the net.