Today I discovered I accidentally burnt out and down my flowerpot. It has now big melted holes and the earth is all black. When I came back yesterday after the radio training I thought the cogigis (constantly giggling girls) from nextdoor would have played a prank, because it was smelling as quite some barbecue, but did not imagine it would be my own flowerpot reacting badly to smoking. Always assumed that flowerpots would be pretty imune to being burnt out and that earth would not burn either. Luckily enough I only smoke outside and can really be happy now, that i stuck to do that.

This weekend the Festival of Dissent takes place at the westcoast of Scotland in the countryside. Unfortunately I missed the minibus yesterday and also it is wet and cold here and I have had a bit too much of G8 protest stuff in the past, so would be actually really really keen to have a break. After mayday last year in Dublin, it becomes quite clear that a big mobilisation does take out a lot of work on the local activists, and at the moment am a bit disillusioned with everything. Still I look forward to Edinburgh and Scotland buzzying with activists from all over the world, and for the first time after the famous punk picnics in the 90ies for lefties to be the dominant picture in the Scottish capital, which will it hopefully transform into a much nicer, open, social and happy carneval place.

It is quite difficult actually to find good documentaries and to screen them. Just came across this website which tries to distribute independent films, including documentaries, but the only interesting ones I found are the one about a Black Panther member, one about the Vietnam war protests and one about Berkley in the 60ies. Not quite sure if I will try to get some of these, or if I will try to stick to Cultureshop distribution, as still behind with some videos advertised there. Comments Comment by Roberta Rosenberg on 2006-08-07 12:26:29 +0100 We are trying to get the word out that DoubleTake Magazine, previously published by Dr.

Dear all, I proudly present you with the political film programme for the next six months screened in the Forest Cafe. During the build-up to the anti G8 protests, we will focus once again on independently produced documentaries forcing the issues of globalisation, poverty, environmental destruction, protests and activities against the capitalist system, state repression, DIY, alternative media and similar topics on the plates of the Forest Cafe. I am especially happy to be able to present you with “See you in the next War”, a social documentary made by Autonomi TV about the radiostation B92 in Belgrade during the Kosovo war, presented by professional film makers Doug Aubrey and Marie Olesen themselves on Tuesday, 3rd of May.

Phillis war eine Wegbereiterin des Abolitionismus. Sie wurde 1753 geboren. Phillis war in ihrer Zeit eine der berühmtesten DichterInnen in Amerika. Sie wurde an der afrikanischen Westküste geboren und aus der Senegal-Gambia Gegend geraubt, als sie ungefähr sieben Jahre alt war. Ihr ursprünglicher Name war “Fatou”. Als sie 1761 zur Auktion am Sklavenmarkt angeboten wurde, wurde sie durch Mrs Susannah Wheatley umbenannt. Als sie 1761 durch John Wheatley als Begleiterin für seine Frau gekauft wurde, wurde sie nach Boston gebracht. Phillis wurde als Teil der Familie akzeptiert und mit den zwei anderen Kindern der Wheatley aufgezogen. Wegen ihrer schlechten Gesundheit, offensichtlicher Intelligenz, und der Zuneigung durch Susannah Wheatley, wurde Phillis niemals zu einer Hausbediensteten geschult, stattdessen wurde sie durch die Wheatley ermutigt Theology, englische, lateinische und griechische Literatur zu studieren.