Backspace

Backspace opened in spring 1996 and closed late December 1999. The media center for J18th in London was set up in Backspace. After J18th, a newly formed "Reclaim the Streets media group" met in Backspace a few times, then transformed into the first imc uk collective. The people who ran Backspace continue to support indymedia uk with all sorts of tech facilities.

Photos

Backspace: Terminals

Backspace: Working

The pictures above are taken from the backspace website. Below, you find links to two interviews with James, and the backspace website. I tried to upload an audio interview without success. Some more info is in the article "From Imc Uk to the united kollektives" by Annie and Sam.

Links:

Interview with James Stevens I - transcript
Audio from interview available on this site.

Interview with James Stevens II
about backspace`s role at J18 and at the beginning of the indymedia-type reporting

Backspace Website
Also check dek.spc.org.

Tagged as: Technology, Mobilisation, Reporting, Location, rts, backspace, j18, physical imc, Collaboration,

Source: Pictures were taken from <a href="http://bak.spc.org/buckspc/">http://bak.spc.org/buckspc/</a>. Information from ba.spc.org, and memory.

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