Call Out:Australia Infront Visual Response #05 – Woman #Melbourne #art #geekgirl

Visual Response #5 - Woman

Australia Infront are back for their first Visual Response for the year, #05 and it is MASSIVE. With over 11k (yep) in prizes up for grabs, you have no excuse not to enter. The theme is ‘Woman’ and they are asking for A2 artworks. Why? Because they are going into an exhibition being held at The Compound Interest in Melbourne on the 8th of July 2011.

Everything you need to know can be found here: http://www.australianinfront.com.au/involved

Deadline for artwork submissions is the Monday the 27th of June 2011 at 11pm AEST, so you have just under a month to take part. They’d love to have everyone from the  community get involved, it’s a great opportunity to get away from your corporate deadlines and have some fun with a one word brief. It’s free to enter and the prizes are pretty darn fantastic this time around. Studios, we want you to take part too.

Hope you can submit something!

Australian Infront
http://www.australianinfront.com.au

Bring The Cure to Melbourne #demandit #music #widget #geekgirl

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UnConvention Brisbane #music #unconvention #geekgirl

UnConvention Brisbane is back for 2011 with all the things that made last year’s event “an invaluable experience” and “the best-value convention [Oxygen Kiosk's Jaymis Loveday has] ever encountered”.

Held on June 11 and 12 at The Edge in Brisbane’s South Bank precinct this years event will comprise forum discussions, workshops and networking events around creating sustainable careers within the local independent music industries.

- Sustaining the Chaos curated by Kellie Lloyd (Q Music / Screamfeeder)
- Running your own Venue curated by Blair Hughes (Brisbane Sounds)
- Music and Failurecurated by Edward Guglielmino
- Brisbane’s Hip Hop and Electronica scenes curated by Alex Yabsley (Dot.AY) and Ray Bourne (Rainman)
- Documenting Brisbane Music curated by Justin Edwards
- Music Geekery curated by Jaymis Loveday

Tickets are available now from Oztix for $30, including two days of UnConvention panels, live music, networking drinks (18+ only) and BBQ lunch.

For an extra $5 you can join a workshop and learn some guerilla video production techniques; DIY electronics; how to run your own venue; publish your own content; mix your own record; or some fundamental legal info that everyone should know.

UnConvention Brisbane will be a great opportunity to connect with other people who are passionate about independent music and if you’re an independent musician, artist or thinker interested in the future of the music industries.

Register for Music Video Mash Up (Jun 10-13) #filmmakers #video #mashup

Launch: Friday June 10
Shed 4 at Open Channel
Registrations: May 20 (Regular), June 3 (Late)
MVMU

Calling all bands, musicians and filmmakers!! The Music Video Mash Up is a filmmaking festival where bands and filmmaking teams are randomly paired up and have just three days to create, shoot and edit a music video worthy of the BIG (and small) screen!

Once paired, the newly formed teams will have the Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend (June 10-13) to create a concept, prepare, shoot and edit the music video before returning on Monday night to the designated drop off point in their city. Clips are judged by a panel of local industry experts and will be in the running for some amazing prizes as well as the chance to take out the major award and be crowned winners of the Best Music Video, which will be screened nationally on Video Hits!

Bands – all you need is a pre-recorded original song.
Filmmakers – all you need is a camera and a crew.

Once you have your song or your filmmaking team, register online and then turn up at the launch for the ultimate extreme music video making weekend!

erin smith artist #geekgirl

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erin’s work is created from letters extracted from journals of automatic writing then digitally printed and hand drawn onto paper.

http://www.erinsmith.com.au/
http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-work-by-erin-smith

CHERCHEZ LA FEMME: FEMINISM AND SLUTS #Melbourne #slutwalk #debate #geekgirl

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On January 24th, 2011, a representative of the Toronto Police gave shocking insight into the Force’s view of sexual assault by stating: “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized”.

Feminists in Toronto took to the streets, spontaneously calling the action SlutWalk, to protest against victim-blaming, slut-shaming and the rise of rape culture in their society. The movement triggered waves of SlutWalks all over North America, Europe and recently, Australia, with Melbourne’s SlutWalk taking place on 28 May.

The idea is to reclaim the word and dilute its power by throwing it back in the face of anyone who seeks to degrade, undermine and blame women by using it. But not everyone sees this as a positive expression of feminism. Join us as we talk through the debates surrounding SlutWalking, victim-blaming, slut-shaming and the culture of rape apology.

Karen Pickering will bring feminists Lisa Gye, Rhiana Whitson and Monica Dux onto the Cherchez la Femme stage to dazzle us all with their commentary, insight and wit.

Tuesday, June 7 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
The Fox Hotel
351 Wellington St
Collingwood, Australia

Happy Birthday #geekgirl

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Cake school anyone?
Thank you for all your lovely thoughts and wishes xx
Love, geekgirl

Jumps: Victoria – the place to be ashamed #protest #killingfields #rspca #geekgirl

The 2011 season.
After previous commitments to end jumps racing in Victoria after the 2010 season, we are disappointed that Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) are going ahead with a a three year extension to hurdle racing and a one year extension to steeplechase racing.  This has been despite key performance indicators (KPI’s) not being met in the 2010 season.

Clearly the RVL CEO, Rob Hines has not been made accountable for his public comments of ‘Make no mistake, if the KPIs are not met, it will be the last season of jumps racing’, last year.  And with our new government using tax-payer dollars to provide an additional $2 million dollars to the ‘sport’, we are ashamed that our new leaders are focused on incentivising international competitors and boosting prize money.

Our new Minister for Racing, Denis Napthine is clearly a supporter of jumps racing – we need to illustrate to him, a key decision maker, that this cruel sport is not accepted by the community.

RVL is receiving pressure from pro-jumps racing groups and it is important we show that we will not be letting them of the hook either.  RVL must take further action to ensure horses no longer suffer for a sport that is not favoured by the community.We need you to the be the voice for jumps horses.  Especially with a new government and a new season upon us, we need your help writing to the respective decision makers.  Personal letters carry great weight and the more these stakeholders receive, the more they are likely to listen to our concerns.  In your own words, be an advocate for jumps racing horses by detailing the issues.

http://www.rspcavic.org/campaigns_news/campaigns_jumps_racing.htm

A demonstration will be held by the Coalition For The Protection of Jumps Racehorses in Bourke St Mall, Melbourne at midday on Friday 6 May, 2011