Archive for April, 2007

B19 Award for Soweto Kinch?

Thursday, April 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

One of our most popular podcasts has been the short programme we made with Birmingham based jazz musician Soweto Kinch. In it he talked about community, the Aston/Lozells area and why he still lives in B19 rather than New York, London or Amsterdam – as might tempt any other international Jazz Star.

Soweto has also just [...]

Are you Powered Up?

Monday, April 23rd, 2007 | No Comments »

Next month in Birmingham is a two day training event to help active citizens wield more power in their communities. Organised by Friends of the Earth “Power Up” will cost you £60 and should help you:

Talk tactics and share strategies with the experts
Meetgovernment agencies and other community support organisations
Get practical tips for shaping your [...]

Welcome to the Videodrome. Why High speed broadband is the wrong priority.

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Two sources tell us the same thing – we need 100mbs internet links and we need them now. The Broadband Stakeholder Group tells us that future internet use in the UK will founder without an expensive infrastructure upgrade

There was little evidence that the UK’s existing telecoms infrastructure would be able to bring such high [...]