New Media Center_ kuda.org, "Socijala Medija" and "AKO - Alternative Cultural Organization" from Novi Sad, Serbia present open competition for short films, computer animations, web sites and photographs on the theme:

Mapping Rightwing Extremism
Deadline for submission: April 8th 2005

Schengen Information System, in this case, is a computer game, in its Version 1.0.3. It follows the tradition of using the realm of computer games for the training and educational needs of military and ideological structures. The game represents simulation of training of activists - how to hack a phisical Schengen Information System data base.

In public places, in Novi Sad, Serbia - in a bus, on advertising boards, streetlights – stickers containing unusual content are appearing. Starting with the title "A Little School of Civic Disobedience", the sticker contains short instruction how to give away a valid bus ticket when you don't need it anymore. Bellow simple and friendly illustrations of giving and taking the bus ticket, there is the following instruction:

In June 2005 "Transacciones/Fadaiat" will take place for the second time in Tarifa / Tanger. As D-A-S-H is this time a cooperation partner on the event, we want to give you a short impression with this review of "Fadaiat 2004".

The monstrous Sacred Heart of Jesus statue has turned its back to the european continent, as if it wants to pay all attention to the sea. A fresh breeze is coming up, as every evening in Tarifa. A glaring red towboat of the coastguards, flanked by a speedboat of the Guardia Civil, is slowly appearing behind the holy statue, that is enthroning above the water on the very end of the breakwater wall in its sulcated robe. On the tow line of the two boats is a dinghy, that has obviously rousen the border guards. On board are about 50 passengers, whose trip has come to an end for now.

This twenty minutes talk is focusing on the question of free cooperation in the framework of educational settings. The talk took place as a discussion via webcam, with Trebor Scholz and Tony Conrad from and at the Media Department of the State University of New York (Buffalo) and Christoph Spehr, at the Bildungsoffensive office in Berlin. The Video is from the Berlin office, showing Christoph during this talk, whereas Tony and Trebor can only be heard from Buffalo. This talk is the first one in a series of such webcamtalks that deal with the question of new media and education.

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A small scale piracy campaign has been initiated in 2003 in Novi Sad, at the workshop that gathered members of Critical Art Ensemble (www.critical-art.net), young activist from Novi Sad and members of kuda.org, in order to address the raising problem of copyright law enforcement in Serbia and the Balkan region.

2008.POLITICAL SIMULATOR is a computer game that explores possible implications of political changes in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro after the local elections in 2004. The game features three different scenarios, which are based on similar political accidents that already had been seen in Serbia and Voivodina during 1990s, with direct implications to recent political events.

http://www.kuda.org/kudaread

New media center kuda.org has started publishing activities in 2004. and series named kuda.read dedicated to the exploration of critical approach to new media culture and technology, as well as new social and art relations.

http://www.kifkif.be

[image:191,right] “Knowledge is power and thus our most important weapon against racism and hate”. This is main the statement of the Flemish web portal Kif Kif. And this peaceful weapon is indispensable, because in spite of the hundreds of television discussions and the increasing problemizing of for example Islam in northern Europe, the knowledge about other cultures is very scarce. KifKif.be organizes informative, opinion making, educational and leisurely initiatives to fill this lack of knowledge.

http://www.moveyourass.tv

[image:194,left]You don’t need many words to explain the function of Move your ass.tv. The Dutch media portal is exactly what it says. Encouraging young people to undertake action in making the world a better place. By informing, explaining and giving helpful tips. And they made the impossible possible by doing it in a really cool format. With 30.000 visitors a month, 50 articles and more than 100 video reports made, they are a fresh breeze through the foggy and dull landscape of ‘doing good’ sites.