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<div>finally...the list!! (dont cry for me...)</div>
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<div>Thanks for the support pouring in.</div>
<div>I just added myself another job description - list manager.</div>
<div>sorry for the test spam... walking myself through
parameters.</div>
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<div>This list mf2012 is set up towards staging Moving Forest 2012 in
London.</div>
<div>This list serves as a public forum for all discussions,
mobilization.</div>
<div>This list willl terminate itself once mission
completed.</div>
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<div>In my organizer's hat, i am making a report/update</div>
<div>based on MF london workshops 2011 and a mini planning
meetings in Berlin this February.</div>
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<div>To start with-</div>
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<div>Moving Forest London2012</div>
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<div>(1) performance format & duration</div>
<div>12 day 12 hour<font color="#000000"> expanded public
performance</font></div>
<div>The 12 hour (9am to 9pm) non-stop day is to be set a day in
July.</div>
<div>During the 12 hours, MF scenario (act 0 to act 5) are to be
performed consecutively (no intermission) and collectively at
various locations. The Act 4 [insurgency] & Act 5[return to 0]
calls for all troupes marching towards the imagery castle, currently
set at Parade Ground</div>
<div>(Chelsea College of Art and Design). [confirmed, date TBD].</div>
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<div>Once the 12 hour performance date is confirmed, we push back 12
days to launch the forest moving. The 12 day mobilzation of forest
moving is structured as auto-plug in mode (a la NodeLondon in
2006) , actions, movements can take places at any location, an
openstreetmap interface is set up to [track|document| -building
towards a network insurgency.</div>
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<div>(2)<font color="#000000"> Acts, threads & Spine</font>s</div>
<div>MF2012 is made of</div>
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<div><font color="#000000">[spines]</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">*500 slogans- Matthew Fuller - libretto for
moving forest</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">*Throne of Blood (final 12 minutes
rendered) - Graham Harwood</font></div>
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<div>[threads] -</div>
<div>*<font color="#000000">London openstreet mapping acts and actions
- network insurgency (12 day 12 hour)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">*Smart phone public sourcing (12 day
12 hour)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">*Arrows and blood (12 hour)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">*radio streaming (12 hour)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">.... [more threads can be
considered]</font></div>
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<div>[acts] - act 0 to act 5, each act, assign a leader/director to
'compose' the act with multiple input and collaboration. Location
varies.</div>
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<div>(3) The organization structure</div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Producer: TAKE2030
[take2030.net]</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Organizing committee:<br>
Rachel Baker, Ilze Black, Shu Lea Cheang, Matthew Fuller, Graham
Harwood.</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">The organizing committee can be reached
with this email</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">now@movingforest.net</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Collaborating organizations;<br>
Center for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths College, University of
London<br>
MA interactive media studies, Goldsmiths College, University of
London<br>
CCW (Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon) Graduate School<br>
Furtherfield</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">SPACE</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">[More to add on]</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">(4) Planning a conference</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"> MF as case study for holding
workshop/conference on tactical media, durational
performance+++++</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Being organized by Matthew Fuller (Cultural
Studies) and David Garcia (CCW)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">date to be set around the performance
duration.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">(5) Seeking funding</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">We have currently ZERO funding. (s state of
relief)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">We are working towards an Arts Council
England funding proposal to be</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">submitted by end of february early early
march to allow 3 months turn around notice.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">We need to open discussions on how to raise
funds.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">(6) Seeking troupes,
networks++++</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">We want more and more artists, common
folks+++++++ to join us.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">if you know someone who could be
interested, please refer to us.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Or sign them on to this list.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">ok,</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">a long email.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">hope to trigger, incite...</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">soon</font></div>
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