'Grensgevallen' (Borderline cases) is a set of digital tools for use in secondary school groups. The set can be used by teachers to initiate discussions on the relation between the fundamental rights 'freedom of expression' and 'protection against discrimination'. The toolset provides a number of situations in which these two rights are colliding with each other and asks the students to take a stand.

[image:102,left,10,0]Nine(9) is a Mongrel-engineered non-commercial piece of software art, available on the internet. It is experimental and the product of people who like to make technologies for their own purposes and then share them. It is in constant development and refinement, and is offered with absolutely no warranty whatsoever.

RavalNet is a barrio organization in Barcelona which provides internet access and networking services for some of the more deprived population there.

In a small office in one of the famous courtyard houses of Berlin Kreuzberg one can find the Umbruch-Bildarchiv. This media initiative was established to struggle ”against the underexposure of the leftwing movement”. But the leftist movement is not the sole focus of their attention. Umbruch Bildarchiv runs a variety of projects with young people and school students' initiatives from Berlin, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with migrants and refugees, from web design to poster layout and video editing. Umbruch Bildarchiv amplifies the voices of those who try to speak out.

[image:112,left,10,10,0]Dyne.org is a network and free software atelier gathering young artisans of different kinds to produce free and open technologies, multimedia performances and workshops. Dyne researches the 'hybridisation' of various art practices within the digital domain.

[image:108,left,10,10,0]MICS investigates issues around networking, peer to peer organisation and distributed systems. The in Lausanne based MICS Center brings together about 30 faculty members and 70 PhD students to study most aspects of self-organizing, distributed communication and information services, including mobile communication and peer-to-peer information services.

ReLOAd, which rises out of the experience of the construction of media centers and public access internet spaces all over Italy, as well as continuous experimentation with technology and new tools for electronic communication, is a real and welcoming place. Here anyone can get free access to the internet, access a media library for exchanging information, use resources to produce independent news via web-radio or street television, take courses in computing with freely shareable software rather Microsoft's, and meet competent people to connect with, and enjoy experimenting with new technologies.

'Video activism' is on the rise, often associated with small, spontaneous actions in environmental and social justice campaigns. But picking up a video camera for the first time can be daunting. This series of workshops by the Undercurrents Foundation seeks to teach people regardless of age, gender and background how to use video as an effective tool.

Infoespai ('Infospace') is a 'node of communication and encouragment' in Barcelona's Gracia district. Created to collect and spread critical information on social, political and economic transformation, Infoespai takes the form of a small shopfront and office-style workspace facing onto the lively public square Plaça del Sol. It provides free internet access, both by CAT-5 and WiFi, an infopoint which gathers alternative publications, a photocopier, meeting centre, computer resources and workspace for activists and those working within the social movements.

In 2000 mi2 opened its public space, net.culture center mama, which has quickly become a meeting spot for young people in Zagreb, with cheap internet access, a lounge space with DJs constantly performing, presentation and screening space, and a media library.