This page was last updated on 30 December 2009

 


Groups or organisations I currently belong to
Publications I have worked and written for


 

Groups and organisations I currently belong to

 

10:10 www.1010uk.org
10:10 is a campaign to which individuals, businesses, and organisations can sign up if they're happy to commit themselves to reduce their own emissions by at least 10 per cent during 2010. I joined the campaign shortly after its launch, after more than 11,000 other individuals had already done so.

Airplot www.airplot.org.uk
Greenpeace-led campaign against airport expansion, focusing on the announced third runway at London Heathrow. I joined the campaign on 15 January 2009, the very day the British government gave its official approval to the third runway.

British Naturism www.british-naturism.org.uk
Organisation that looks after the interests of naturists in Britain. I joined in Summer 2006, after having been an 'unorganised' naturist for many years. Since late 2009 I co-ordinate the newly formed Media - Filmmaking Special Interest Group.

Ecojam www.ecojam.org
One-stop site for everything to do with ecology and sustainability in Bristol. Click here to see my Ecojam profile.

Experiment with Light www.experiment-with-light.org.uk
A movement within the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) that aims at recovering a process early Friends went through, by a practice of guided meditations developed by Rex Ambler since 1996. Since 2004 I am responsible for their website.

Filmshooting www.filmshooting.com
Worldwide internet community of filmmakers who are keen to use celluloid, especially Super 8.

Peace Pledge Union www.ppu.org.uk
Pacifist organisation founded in 1934, a section of the War Resisters' International (WRI). I joined them at the end of 2008, following 20 years involvement in the German WRI section DFG-VK, where I was a member of the national executive (Bundessprecher) from 1991 to 1993.

The Phone Co-op www.thephone.coop
Telecommunications co-operative with a strong ethical foundation. Apart from being a member, I use their services for line rental, phone calls, internet/ADSL connection, e-mail and Web hosting.

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Bristol Area Meeting www.bristolquakers.org.uk
Originally brought up Roman Catholic, I have been a Quaker since 1990 (apart from 1995-98 when I felt more drawn to atheist existentialism and then Buddhism). Since 2002 I am attending Redland Meeting in Bristol where I was Co-Clerk for three years and am currently an Elder with Oversight and Co-editor of the local newsletter.

Shooting People www.shootingpeople.org
Not as bad as it sounds, this is simply a network of independent filmmakers, mostly in Britain. I joined them in Spring 2005. A good site to find cast and crew for my own film productions, to gather useful information on all aspects of filmmaking and interesting projects other filmmakers are involved in. Click here to have a look at my Shooting People profile.

University of Bristol, School of Arts www.bristol.ac.uk
This is where I currently work as Senior Assistant Administrator (Finance), following a four and a half year long stint in a similar role at the Department of Earth Sciences.

Vimeo www.vimeo.com
Social network for sharing non-commercial films and videos. Click here to see my vimeo profile.

Werkstatt für Gewaltfreie Aktion Baden www.wfga.de
A small organisation that provides training in many aspects of non-violence and campaigns for a more peaceful world. Having been familiar with their work for many years, I joined them as a response to the events of September 11, 2001.

 

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Publications I have worked and written for

 

Graswurzelrevolution www.graswurzel.net
German language non-violent anarchist magazine founded in 1972. During 1996/97 I was part of one of their editorial collectives and a fairly regular contributor.

(Der) Quäker www.rgdf.de
Magazine that is published by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Germany since 1932. In 2000 its name was changed from "Der Quäker" to "Quäker" to make it sound more inclusive. During the early and mid-1990s, I was a very regular author and provided informal assistance, especially proof reading and editing translations from English into German.

Young Quaker yfgm.quaker.eu.org/young-quaker.html
Monthly magazine by young Quakers in Britain, first published in 1956. From 1997 to 1999, I was responsible for managing the subscriptions and some aspects of pre-production, as part of a paid position for Young Friends General Meeting.

 

In addition, I was Co-Editor of the Europe & Middle East Young Friends newsletter Willy & Penn (1997-2000) and Production Editor of the Victoria & Chelsea Methodist Circuit newsletter Number Eleven (1999-2002). Since January 2009 I am Co-Editor of the Redland Quaker Meeting newsletter.

 

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