TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Monday, June 27, 2005

12:07 PM
Posted by jodi rose

a small and diverse posse of sound artists prepare to celebrate the esoteric delights of abstract audio and the completely pointless pursuit of the unusual, the unheard and the unnecessary in our sonic environment at liquid architecture in melbourne july 1-7.

meanwhile, on the other side of the world, thousands of people are about to converge on a luxury golf resort in gleneagle, scotland to protest and explore alternatives to the overwhelmingly obvious ineptitude of 'our global leaders' to respond to the needs, concerns and desires of the worlds citizens at the G8 Summit.

Apparently Tony Blair recently said 'it would be very odd if people came to protest against this g8... I don't quite know what they'll be protesting against...'

well, there are just a few pressing concerns on peoples mind these days Tony, take your pick! sustaining life on the planet, climate change, the shadows of war, nuclear proliferation, poverty, debt, global cultural hegemony, the failure of capitlist society to notice let alone nurture the needs of the people... all very well articulated here:

why are people protesting'

some of my favourite protests so far are, of course the Free Party against the g8 - party rigs from all over the uk are heading for scotland - i have a feeling some new friends from helsinki will be amongst them - party and protest hard kids!

you gotta fight for your right... etc and hey, i don't want to be part of your revolution if I can't dance :)

also a local community garden which has been set up in the disused M74 northern extension, highlighting the need for people to have a. fresh fruit and vegetables, and b (more importantly) a real connection both to the place they live, and a sense of community and involvement, to work against the constant anaesthetisating of life by television, alcohol, and sheer numb powerlessness.

and the quirkiest protest so far, the flaneur's favourite:
'celebrate the right to roam by hillwalking'.

beautiful.

I am, as always, in solidarity, celebrating the right to roam and party and dance by recording and performing with bridges. It's a crazy old world, and someones gotta do it!!!
love you.xxxx j