EXCLUSIVE - own production TARA UPDATE from Summer Solstice 2007
As reported below, and in the blog section of this site (Tara protests - full report back), the campaign to save TARA has had the highest priority for us all. A team, consisting of Phoenix, Ash, Seano, Red Willow, Nikki Rapper, Maggie, Yap. MelTing, Emaya and Gaea (with Planet James in spirit) travelled to support the Tara mid-summer Solstice activities and protests at Tara. The item below is a first edit on video footage from that trip -- well done ALL !
09 July 2007: Today TaraWatch launched a new petition, calling on Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to save the Hill of Tara archaeological complex from the M3 motorway development. The launch took place outside Green Party headquarters in Dublin. Please sign the online petition.
Demo outside the Irish Embassy in London on July 13th at Noon and there will be other demos throughout other countries on the same day in America, Canada, Australia etc. If you can not make it ring you nearest Embassy and tell them your concerns.
Also, Tara Event in Bristol, UK, organised by Emma Harper, Sunday 22nd July 8pm see Eldon House for details. Please network all this.
Celebrating James' 60th Birthday at Sunrise Festival 2007
With much sadness we must share the news that James Yellow submarine Backstage much loved caretaker of the Rainbow Centre Kentish Town passed away into the other worlds on Tues 12th June 2007. After celebrating his 60th Birthday with us at the Sunrise Celebration he went out on a high celebrating with friends family and Tribe.
The final transmission from Yellow sub radio, Planet James
the flying elephant can be viewed (below). We bigged him up
for his birthday and gave him his golden lighter award for
services above and beyond the call, to community centre
caretaking. The Spirit of the Yellow Sub will be with us always, beloved by thousands on the scene from his days with Osibisa to Sugumugu and the Master drummers of Africa, to his legendary caretaking at the Rainbow Centre Kentish town book of the Dread, to all his Warp adventures and solid service with the Brixton Tea Party, Glitterland and all the Tribe who knew and loved him at the festivals.
http://www.circlecommunity.org for info on his funeral/wake and Heath Picnic as well as a celebration of his life/party from all of his friends on the London Underground and UK Party Festival Scene. The Rainbow Tribe has lost a brother who will be sorely missed. He has begun his next great adventure. Big up the Yellow Submarine.
One Love Phoenix
UPDATE: James, Yellow Submarine - Funeral at 3pm on 13th August, Acton Cemetary, Park Royal.
UPDATE: Heath Celebration - 8th September, 2pm, ZippyPicnic site, near the viaduct pond, Hampstead Heath, London.
PS: http://www.savetara.com Network it James woulda wanted it -
Summer solstice gathering and protest camp Tara In Ireland
Video below is from Sunrise Festival 2007 - Earth Circus Stage
Planetman and the Internationalz - Earth Circus Stage - Sunrise 2007
11 min - This is a slightly edited video showing the end of the performance at the Earth Circus Stage hosting a Peace Not War evening of entertainment. Planetman and the Internationalz also appeared on the main stage at Sunrise Festival 2007.
3min - News item on ITV's London Tonight about the currently occupied building in Hampstead - September 2006
Circle Community short trailer to save the St Georges Theatre 2005
A short film made in support of the campaign to save St. George's as a space for the community, rather than its being sold off into the private sector -- shame on Islington Council!
Credits:
Circus of Dreams: Fantasmagoria
http://www.invisiblecircus.co.uk
Circle Community Anniversary Take1
21min - Activists of the Circle Community have a 1st year Anniversary Party at the St. George's Theatre. After the first track, the clip features an introduction by Phoenix, a poem by Paradox - 'Whats My Name'; the song 'Other Worlds are Possible - an end to war' by Sarah Bear; and a second song accompanied by Phoenix and Rob the Rub, followed by Paradox performing a second poem 'Don't Panic'. The former church and theatre building in London's Borough of Islington had been occupied as part of a campaign to stop it being lost to the community as a result of the local authority selling it into the private sector. Islington Council responded by sending in the bailiffs within about a month of this event (shame on Islington Council).
Circle Community Take2 - Parallel YOUniversity Opening Ceremony at St. George's
32mins - The Circle Community seen "in full Circle" during a Fraser Clark Parallel YOUniversity event held at St. George's Theatre in North London, including a reading from Neil Oram's "The Warp", 1st October 2005.
About me:
Not so long ago, 1992, in a continent far far away, a summit for the Earth was held where people assembled from every country on earth to create an agenda for the 21st century (Agenda 21). Sustainable Development or sustained development? In Rio de Janeiro, the walls were built higher around the favellas and ghettos, while the politicians sped past in limousines, the street homeless kids were rounded up and shot. The children of the world produced their own Agenda for the twenty first century which was called "rescue mission planet earth" pointing out all the things the adults had left out in the repair plan for the earth. Being aware of this a group of intrepid folk in the UK began to reclaim urban space, squatting and recycling empty buildings into Rainbow Centres, DIY Centres, Do-it-yourself culture, DIY environment centres, direct action, do it yourself Agenda 21, not willing to wait for the politicians and multinationals to squander the last of the earths resources. The Camden squats, the ideas seeded, to use squatted reclaimed space for environmental action spaces, living and creative zones, providing skill-sharing and workshop spaces on a donations basis. The One world Rainbow Centre project was born ...
... this facility at MySpace and other VOD locations make it possible to see the development of a video magazine based on such actions and other events, with updates as they become available.
Our own "Live Earth"
Video footage from the Sunrise Festival 2007
Available from video clips located at our EarthCircusTv At Sunrise 2007 playlist at our YouTube account, and from our Google Video account. Videos shown in the player immediately below are from that YouTube playlist.
(Video clips are still in process of being uploaded)
The Opening Ceremony of Sunrise Festival 2007 - 30 min
available at Google Video
here
Bad Science Gig - Peace NOT War at Earth Circus Dome 58 min
By popular and insistent demand, the entirety of the Bad Science gig has been uploaded to Google Video here
Everybody who was there pronounced the gig to have been one of the out-and-out most successful evenings at the Festival.
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United Vibrations Gig - Peace NOT War at Earth Circus Dome 110 min
Available from Google video here - The United Vibrations gig continued on from the amazing set by Bad Science (above). This set included vocal support by Angel MC, Dizraeli, Byron and Roots, to great appreciation by the cheering, jumping and dancing audience.
The evening's entertainment was pronounced, by all who were there to experience it to have been one of the most phenomenal evenings ever!
Below a section devoted to events at Sunrise Festival 2006
Below, video from the Sunrise Festival 2006 from a variety of sources, including ourselves in the Campaign field located just outside the main festival entrance
Erik Davis, Boyd Rice, Antero Alli, Orryelle, Aesthetic Meat Front, Carl Abrahamsson, Chad Hensley, Vadge Moore, Vincent Alexzànder, Stefan Szczelkun. Andrew Mckenzie, Brian Dean, Magus Coyotel Leyba, Center for Tactical Magic, Critical Art Ensemble.
ANTIBOTHIS Cd Compilation: O Yuki Conjugate, Controlled Bleeding, MILF (ex: bourbonese qualk), Enkidada ( former member of Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia/Exquisite Corpse), Cotton Ferox, Aesthetic Meat Front, Orryelle, Strings of Consciousness, Hybrids.
"Electronic Thisturbance" Cd Compilation offer: Along with the book/cd volume 2, the spokenword/oral cut up cd compilation "Electronic Thisturbance" will be offered, featuring, Jarboe, Francisco Lopez, Terre Thaemlitz, Gx Juppiter Larsen, Von Magnet, Rasalasad+Sci fi Industries, Telepherique, Wild Shores.
Happy New Year wishes in your adventures, BIG UP to you Phoenix and friends for your great and very active continuing support for the TARA Protest (among others) ... and hope you all had great fun at the New Year's Rumbleteaser Party!
YO Phoenix Earth Circus .. MASSIVE Blessings from the Heart of Everything and beyond.. !! Happy HAPPY HAPPY Everything to ya .. check out this pARTY :) ! pass it on ..
UPSTAIRS FILM: THE TAKE - Occupy. Resist. Produce. Argentina's radical co-operative movement in the aftermath of economic collapse. Starts at 7.30pm sharp.
Followed by London's finest conscious cabaret with acoustic music a poetry hosted by the Sunday Sounds crew.
hi phoenix you lovely mammal! hoping you are having a happy birthday today and even though you're far away i will be singing you a little birthday tune...can you hear it?... xxxx lots of love jenny
Acoustic Music - CARRIE TREE, AVALON ROOTS, NALINI
Performance Poetry - ASHFIRE & Special Guests ..
....starts 7.30pm - 25thJULY THE SANCTUARY - BRIGHTON- five quid on door ........................................
please forward to as many people as poss.. ..................................................
also, we will be auctioning copies of the amazing new "Nuclear Free Future" compilation cd, with artists including Carrie Tree, Zion Train, Pink n Ruby, Avalon Roots, Baraka, Dragonsfly, Cathie, Saritah and many more..
Thanks for the amazing support Phoenix. Please ask your friends to click the poster to sign the petition asking John Gormley, Minister for the Environment, to save Tara, and join us in the march on Sat, when we will hand in the sigs.
