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Take The Money And Run? Ethics, funding and art
40-min and 5-min documentation of Take The Money And Run? – an event about ethics, funding and art that took place at Toynbee Studios, London on January 29, 2015.
12 Mar 2015 admin -
Egyptian gas, Mubarak’s corruption and Israeli power – Aljazeera documentary about Platform research
Mubarak and Israeli businessmen made enormous profits at the expense of the Egyptian people, by exporting underpriced gas. Platform’s research into corrupt gas exports from Egypt to Jordan, Spain and the Israelis led to this Al-Jazeera documentary. Over $10 billion were lost, as blackouts became increasingly normal. Now that Egypt can no longer export gas,…
30 Nov 2014 admin -
Interviews about the Living Memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa
At an event on 22 May – the 20th anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s arrest we showed this video. There are interviews with: sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp talking about the living memorial and Celestine AkpoBari from Social Action in the Niger Delta, talking about the bus returning to Ogoniland.
23 Jun 2014 admin -
Arts activism, London style
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio National programme Books and Arts Daily – Michael Cathcart interview with Jane Trowell, Platform, on ethics, arts and corporate sponsorship http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/booksandartsdaily/platform-london/5450042
14 May 2014 admin -
Oil City – video documentation
Oil City was a piece of site-specific theatre made by Platform for the financial district of London. A spy-thriller for the post-Occupy era, it invited audiences to explore the exclusive stages of one of the world’s most influential financial sectors in an undercover performance exploring corporate malpractice in UK finance for the controversial Canadian tar…
21 Jan 2014 admin -
Sounds that TEAS don’t want you to hear… Repression in Azerbaijan
The London-based European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) is a well funded lobby group. The organisation is closely associated with the Aliyev regime and promotes the interests of this repressive government. TEAS use their wealth and connections to silence Azerbaijani voices. When they held a jazz reception at the Labour party conference Platform attended and brought with…
9 Oct 2013 admin -
The story of Platform
Want to tell someone about Platform, in a nutshell? Try this video made for precisely that purpose!
18 Sep 2013 admin
