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Our Leeds-based member Come Play With Me is organising its annual conference in London tomorrow. The event aims to champion diversity in the music industry, offering 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀-𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀. Our editorial manager Manon Moulin, alongside Sophie Farrell from Sister Midnight and Domitille Raveau from Consentisinfo, will be speaking in behalf of the network to address topics such as 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. 👋 If you are planning to be around, please don't hesitate to come say hi! 🔗 Link to all info in the comments ⬇️

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁! 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 is meeting in person for the first time in Brussels at the network’s headquarter tomorrow. As part of Reset! Live Podcast #6, the network is pleased to invite you to meet 12 representatives of the European independent cultural and media sphere around a drink. ➡️ 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: 19:00 · Reset! Live Podcast #6: Closing the Gaps and Building Alliances: A Necessary Horizon 20:30 · Meet the Reset! Executive Committee for an informal exchange around drinks 📍Reset, Rue de Ligne 8, 1000 Bruxelles 🎟️ Free, registering is recommended (link in the comments)

Reset! wishes to share the recent research work done by Culture Action Europe known as 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. 🔎 The network explored 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 through insights from key stakeholders on the major challenges they face in today’s world. This report, written by Elena Polivtseva, also designs 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 in response to the evolving social and political landscape. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁! 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 in the report's chapter around the state of artistic freedom in Europe, with our policy proposal regarding the creation of an 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨. 🔗 Link in the comments to read full report ⬇️

Reset! is proud to announce that, in the past few months, we welcomed 𝟭𝟯 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 to join the network! We are now 𝟭𝟭𝟭 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. From a litterature festival, a DIY podcast about women in the music industry to an independent platform for journalism, or alternative cultural spaces: the network broadens its representation of 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 through its growing membership. The network extends a warm welcome to our new members. We also remind here that 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁! as a member are still open. 🔗 Link to process to become a Reset! member in the comments ⬇️

Reset! network is coming back to Brussels on 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲 for an open discussion focusing on the alliances formed by cultural and media independence with players working in the general interest. For this new episode of Reset! Live Podcast, the network joins forces with European Network of Cultural Centres to explore how independent structures chose to 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 in order to defend cultural and media independence while having a real 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀. With: Piet Forger (ENCC Board | BE), Clémentine Daubeuf (Eurocities | FR), Giulia Monte (PARSEC | IT), moderation: Théo Majcher (ALTER EGO (X) | FR) As part of this 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘵! 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 episode, you will also be able to 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁! 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸'𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 composed of 12 representatives of the European independent cultural and media sphere. 🗓️ November 6 · 19:00 📍 Reset · Brussels 🔗 Link to register in the comments (free) ⬇️

Each month, Reset! provides an editorial insight into current issues faced by European independent cultural and media players through its newsletter. 🇦🇹 This month, we put the spotlight on 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮, where 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟱. To get the pulse of the independent cultural sector, we interviewed Frederik Marroquín, from the independent centre for arts and culture Centre for Arts and Culture Semmelweisklinik, and Smaranda Krings from QMA, an organisation working for giving a free access to all to the Vienna art scene, as well as setting a proactive networking between newcomers and established members of Vienna's art and culture scene. [Link to read the full newsletter in the comments]

Germany has been grappling with the contradictions of its historical guilt and its current political stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, leading to the repression of Palestinian culture and solidarity within its borders. Reset! network commissionned Zaina S., Palestinian event organiser, curator, booker, and writer to explore how the fight for cultural independence serves as a vital form of resistance against both historical injustices and contemporary political repression in Germany. 🇵🇸 🔗 Link to read full article in the comments ⬇️ 

Reset! is heading to Brussels, coming back to the network’s origins, at the Reset venue, for a series of 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Dedicated to championing independent cultural and media organisations throughout Europe, Reset! will delve into the challenges faced by independent cultural and media organisations. 🔗 Link to register in the comments (free) ⬇️ 

Reset! network is at 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀𝟮𝗡𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲, the gathering of European Community Radios in Berlin, today! Come meet us at 2 formats we are powering: ➡️ The workshop "𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘴: 𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴" facilitated by Princela Biyaa, Lara Lemac, Sydney Nwakanma, and Kimani Schumann from Cycles Studio where our member, founder of Dublin Digital Radio Sean Finnan will share his experience of advocacy in Ireland. ➡️ The talk "𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘴: 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯" with Reset! members: Peter Bokor (MMN / Lahmacun Radio), Samantha Lippett (ICRN / Palanga Street Radio), Ieva Gudaityte (ICRN), moderated by Manon Moulin.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁! 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 in various events and talk in the following weeks, in order to present its work, notably the 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢, and its 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘴, as well as its members. 🤝 Discover where the network will be at and don’t hesitate to 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 if you are planning to be around!