For Whom the Bell Rings

When the Star Ferry Pier was suspended and a part of the Clock Tower was demolished, a group of friend intrude into the tower and put the banners of “Citizen Participation, Re-plan” and “STOP” on it. It brings the messages of defending public spaces and democratization of urban planning.

Do you still remember the incident of intruding into the Star Ferry Pier and prohibiting the demolition in December of 2006? You might be staying at home watching the TV or reading the newspaper to know about the Star Ferry Pier issue at that time. However, we are always living under the control of government and capitalists. All resources in the world (material, space, media, etc.) are monopolized by them. They wash our brains by media and education. Media actually works as machines. In order to cooperate with the government, media reports protester with negative titles. They show the conflicts between protesters and police only, without demonstrating any thinking of the protester behind the direct action. Video recording becomes a very important weapon of social movement. It helps to express, to shoot, to record, to spread, to show, to resist and to tell us the truth.

2008/10/15 (wed) 19:00
Venue: Room DE301 , Polytechnic University

2008/11/26 (wed) 19:00
Venue: Room BC216 , Polytechnic University

The 6th Hong Kong Social Movement Film Festival
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Presented by ：autonomous8a (social movement resource centre)　and　v-artivist