Event publicity

From Hacklab

Here is a short introduction to the hacklab and a reminder of meetings and benefits to be mailed to likeley parties ( Listed below ).


  • INTRODUCTION TO NEW GROUPS (To be emailed/snailmailed to new groups or added to alternative London visitor & local guides)


Hacklabs! What are these things?

The London Hacklabs Collective is a group of people interested in using technology to bring about social change. Open access political spaces used for independent media, the promotion of free/open source software and other emancipatory technologies. They are spaces for the sharing of skills and also places that aim to demystify the haze that often surrounds IT and its applications.

Things we do and want to do:
Free (donation) internet and computer access, Free Software distribution, video and audio editing, using and making radio transmitters, participation in wireless internet projects, provision of computer resources and help to activist events, Independent Media Centres etc.

Hacklabs have been set up at The Freedom bookshop (http://freedompress.org.uk/), Angel Alley, 84b Whitechapel High Street (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=533981&y=181438&z=0&sv=E1+7QX&st=2&pc=E1+7QX&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf), London E1 7QX. The ally is next to the KFC near Aldgate East tube, Whitechapel Art Gallery exit and also rampART

Open meetings are held every first Sunday of the month 5pm at the The rampART Creative Centre & Social Space (http://www.rampart.co.nr/) in the 1st Floor Reading Room.

The address is 15-17 Rampart Street (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=534641&y=181230&z=0&sv=e1+2la&st=2&pc=e1+2la&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf) , London E1 2LA, Nearest tube Shadwell.

Get involved by either coming to a meeting or poping into the labs, consider this an open invite. Check the Hacklab rota for Freedom Hacklab opening times (http://wiki.hacklab.org.uk/index.php/Ongoing_rota) and the next OPEN meeting Agenda; all welcome.

Contact: freedomlab@sinroot.net
Mailing list: subscribe here (http://sindormir.net/mailman/listinfo/freedomlab)


  • INVITE TO MEETINGS AND BENEFITS (To be emailed to the addresses listed below informing them ( a week prior ) to our meeting dates, witch this year fall on: March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st, June 5th, July 3rd, Aug 7th, Sep 4th, Oct 2nd, Nov 6th, Dec 4th, 2005)

NOTE: when mailing, place the Hacklab email address in -TO- and then CopynPaste the email addresses into the -bcc section- ( NOT THE -cc section- ) of your email. As this will send the mail to all the address but; only their own address will apear in the address field ( as opposed to a long list of other addresses as well ).


Welcome, to this Hacklab update;

Here is an official invite to our next Open meeting to be held on Sunday ............. 2005.

More information, the adgenda and location of this event is available on the Main Page (http://wiki.hacklab.org.uk/index.php/Main_Page) of our wiki.

As allways this is an Open meeting for anyone with an interest in this type of project and who wish to paticipate or simply learn more; please update your diary/calender n come along and/or subscribe to our mailing list (http://sindormir.net/mailman/listinfo/freedomlab)


We are currently involved with two main projects in London:

Freedom Media Hacklab (http://wiki.hacklab.org.uk)
RampART Social Centre (http://www.rampart.co.nr)


We are also looking for other groups/individuals who wish to use these spaces to teach others. So if you are interested in running a workshop within one of these spaces or would like to participate then please do not hesitate to contact us for a low down of what can be made available to you.

Contact: freedomlab@sinroot.net
Mailing list: subscribe here (http://sindormir.net/mailman/listinfo/freedomlab)



Here are some good places to spread the word about benefits and meetings.
Add any others you can think of ( please repeat thier email at the bottom of this page also ):


List of Websites, Online guides of London:

  • Open Guides (http://london.openguides.org) ( Wiki must manualy update )
  • BLAG (http://www.blagblagblag.org/) - ping@blagblagblag.org
  • Class War (http://www.londonclasswar.org) classwaruk@hotmail.com
  • East End Anarchists charlesmowbray@hotmail.com.....................???No website
  • Enrager (http://enrager.net) admin@enrager.net
  • Freedom Press & paper (http://enrager.net/hosted/freedom/) - copy@freedompress.org.uk
  • Indemedia (http://www.indymedia.org.uk) imc-london@lists.indymedia.org
  • L.A.R.C. (http://www.londonarc.org) - info@londonarc.org
  • rampART calender (http://rampart.omxtra.net/modules/piCal/) - rampart@mutualaid.org
  • Schnews calender (http://www.schnews.org.uk/pap/guide.htm) - schnews@brighton.co.uk
  • Skillsharing (http://www.skillsharing.org.uk) info@skillsharing.org.uk
  • WOMBLES (http://www.wombles.org.uk/news/home.php) - buildingliberation@lists.riseup.net


Email addreses of mailing lists, interested parties etc:

( to be sent invites to open meetings & benefits)

NOTE: when adding email address use the format email comma space email comma space ( EG: email@email, email@email, email@email, ) ; when emailmailing, place hacklabmembers@pastandfuture.com in -TO- and then CopynPaste the email addresses into the -bcc section- ( NOT THE -cc section- ) of your email. ( ps: change -at- to @ before sending the message )

WHAT IS THE MAILING ADDRESS what happens if people respond and are not subscribed to the list? (i tried sending from an unsubscribed emailaddress and the message didnt appear on the list) It may take some time for the lists administrators to manually accept your mail into the list.

List of emails:

ping at blagblagblag.org, admin at enrager.net, copy at freedompress.org.uk, imc-london at lists.indymedia.org, info at londonarc.org, rampart at mutualaid.org, schnews at brighton.co.uk, buildingliberation at lists.riseup.net, classwaruk at hotmail.com, charlesmowbray at hotmail.com, info at skillsharing.org.uk,



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