I’ve recently set up a space on the BBC website, used for community purposes called BBC 360. If interested, you can view the front page for these at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/360/360/
They say:
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Welcome to 360 – Answers to world problems, provided by you
360 is the BBC’s community-based, positive news website that features your solutions to world problems. It is written, edited and directed by you – the BBC provides the forum and the possibility that BBC television and radio will take up your ideas.
360 seeks positive news stories about the four key world problems identified by the United Nations as priorities for a civilised world:
The Environment – Poverty – Preventable Disease – Conflict
These problems will only be solved by grass-roots action – no idea, project or solution is too small to feature on 360. Whatever your project, we want to hear about it.”
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Sounds right up my street!! Not sure how effective, at meeting and informing other, but am giving it a go.
My own ‘front page’ within thier set up, can be seen at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/360/360/U196996
My ‘articles page there, is at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/360/360/MA196996?show=25&type=2
Here are some examples of the ‘thread’ of discussion, it has caused :>
A771996 – On Being Watched – for having concerns for the planet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/360/360/F84769?thread=191008&post=2190453#p2180537
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/360/360/F84769?thread=191008&post=2190496#p2190496
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/360/360/F92543?thread=192046
Subject: Excellent!
Tash,
I take my hat off to you! A long (very long) entry that obviously benefits form a great deal of research and experience. I confess to not having read *all* of what you’ve written (yet), but I’m glad that we can have this kind of perspective on site. All things need to be looked at from different angles/perspectives if we’re ever going to be able to get somewhere near the *truth* of a matter, and what we’re told daily through our main (traditional) media channels, I feel we can trust less and less to provide us with something like the whole picture – there’s too much at stake politically, and too much financial vested interest. Groundwork like yours is invaluable – it goes towards balancing out one-sided information.
As a solution, in your opinion, should we try and work within the ‘establishment’, expose the fraud and the clearly undemocratic practices, to improve thing from within? Or do you feel that the travelling life, the ‘alternative’, that which attempts to exist beyond the clutches of mainstream society, is an answer. And is this life possible when we consider how the perceived threat has been dealt with in the past (Battle of the Beanfields etc)?
Very interesting entry, sir.
Oh, and will you be going to Glastonbury this year? £100 quid a ticket’s a bit steep, mind.
Sam.
Subject: Excellent!
Interesting stuff Tash. I’ve only managed a cursory glance, but it’s headed for the printer as I type. I only managed one appearance at Twyford – must have been one of the final weeks, in fact. It was early on in the CJB season…
I thought you may like to quote this:
“Paranoia is a state of heightened awareness. Most people are persecuted beyond their wildest delusions.”
Claude Steiner “The Radical Psychiatry Manifesto”
Not 100% accurate maybe, but a killer quote none-the-less.
Frogbit.
Entry: On Being Watched – for having concerns for the planet – A771996
Author: Tash – U196996
This is a sketch around some issues of concern to me. All it appears, for being associated with groups of people, experimenting in trying to make a more fulfiled life for themselves. I am grateful for your comments. Alan Lodge
Subject: A771996 – On Being Watched – for having concerns for the planet
by Ashley
You raise some really fascinating points which affect each and every single one of us. Is there a way we can combat this, claiming back our right to privacy, or is it a lost cause?
Subject: A771996 – On Being Watched – for having concerns for the planet
by Raphael
Hello Tash and Ashley,
This was very interesting although I’m afraid I didn’t finish it as it is so long. However, for me it raises all kinds of questions, probably mostly due to my age, which I realise is somewhat advanced for someone on a site like this. I thought I could detect some paranoia in with the reporting. This would be quite understandable of course.
However, may I recommend that the article is shortened a little — or perhaps divided up so that it is a little more palatable? I didn’t even get to read what the solution suggested was because my brain blanked out. Which is not, I think, the idea!
Apologies if this sounds critical; it is just that if the site is to be accessible, the articles on solutions may need to be a little simpler and perhaps more like Frogbit’s “Saving the World from your Living Room”.
Regards,
Raphael
Subject: A771996 – On Being Watched – for having concerns for the planet
by Sam
I know what you mean, Raphael. Another thing to bear in mind, though, is that some folk temporarily lose access to the Net. They might not have it at home and therefore rely on a connection at school. When term time ends and holidays begin, maybe a cyber cafe is the only connection option. I think in the case of Tash, it’s quite likely that he’s off travelling somewhere documenting fellow travellers – it is the festival season after all. I’m sure he’ll be back – we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Subject: A771996 – On Being Watched – for having concerns for the planet
by Tash
Is there anything we can do?
Well unsure, but i’ve been doing what i can. thing about ‘dark corners’, is that they are less dark, if you shine a light in them.
Police and authorities continue to watch the citizen, in case it does something wrong. Laws continually being drafted to lawfully enable this to occur. But law is not supposed to be one sided.
In Pulic Order situations, i think that ‘they’ often break more laws than ‘us’. hence photographer, and tape recording to demonstrate this, to a proper standard of evidence. I tell you now, they hate it and look for every device to stop me.
Bit one sided if you ask me. but this citizen is into sticking up for himself. thanks for your observations. Am in the process of posting another shed load of material. Please anyone, feel free to comment as you like.
Subject: A771996 – On Being Watched – for having concerns for the planet
by Maggy
Glad you’re back Tash
Subject: A771996 – On Being Watched – for having concerns for the planet
by Tash
Hello,
Want to reply to the comments raised on my piece. First, I’m grateful to receive any comments, positive or negative. One of the reason I wanted to post, was for exactly this reason.
No, I have not posted and just run away! I have been away!
Being a traveller, I travel
I cannot be next to a computer, as often as some, but more frequently than many of my friends.
Oh, there is another reason, I find the layout here really complicated. just me and my abilities perhaps, but still remains a fact. Although i’ve checked your site out a couple of times, since my original posting, this saturday, something became clear to me, and I suddenly realised that there were postings to read. So i’m here now, and have book-marked the posting page. [if it doesn’t move about] .
With some sites, an email notification gets sent on reply to such matters. Can we not have one of those here?
I take on board the length crit. Since I’m about to post another shed-load. I will attempt to do this now, in a number of sections.
Tell me how i’m doing.[ tash@gn.apc.org ]
BBC Maggi – help thread
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/360/360/F84769?thread=191008&post=2190804#p2190804
