On this episode, of Circled "A" Radio the host chickpea
talks to Mike, one of the participant organisers of the UK Hacktionlab Network about
their event, BarnCamp 2013; a rural technical skillsharing weekend open to people of
all abilities and backgrounds focusing on hacktivism (hacking + activism), with
workshops, entertainment, politics, and fun in the sun taking place on Friday 7th to
Sunday 9th June. HacktionLab is UK tech-activist run project that aims to
create regular convergence spaces where activists interested and/or working in
the areas of alternative media, renewable energy, on-line video distribution,
free software or any other form of activism that utilises technology can get together
and plan how to better harness the technology (or not) to support grass roots social
movements. Mike and chickpea discuss the importance of understanding the
political aspects of using technologies in pursuit of freedom. This episode also features
music recorded at Barncamp 2010 open-mic sessions.
