[csaa-forum] Vibewire.net e-Festival is now in progress

[Tom Dawkins]

Hey everyone the Vibewire.net e-Festival is now in progress at
www.vibewire.net/efestival and already is full of a range of fascinating and
informative discussions.

The e-Festival runs till Monday April 18 and features more than 50 guests
across 9 panels, giving you unprecedented opportunities to engage in
discussion with some of Australia's and the world's most interesting people
including Nancy Soderberg, former US Ambassador to the United Nations,
Robert Greenwald, Director of the documentary Outfoxed, Peter Wintonick, the
current Adelaide Thinker in Residence and international editor for Canadian
film magazine POV and Craig Silvey, author of the acclaimed novel Rhubarb,
chosen as the "One Book" of the recent Perth International Arts Festival.

Rather than sitting in a stuffy room, nodding off to the dull monotone of an
academic reading verbatim off their research report, the e-Festival is a
dynamic, lively party. Everyone, expert or non-expert, is able to take part
in conversations, share ideas and offer perspectives and insight not only
into the issues themselves, but how you can do something about them.

If you're a writer or emerging artist you should definitely check out the
panels in the Creative Juices theme. Here's your chance to talk directly
with the Australia Council and Australian Film Commission about how to get
funding, with young writers like Craig Silvey about how they got started,
with publishers and literary agents about what they look for and with a
variety of experts from a range of artistic practices on how they promote
and distribute their work.

The festival is focused around three themes which each contain three
panels:


Global Issues - with Nancy Soderberg, Adam Ma'anit, Tim Colebatch, World
Vision, Alan Wu +more
Panels :: we're rich, they're poor, so what? // global democracy vs
global dominance // green becomes grey

Highlights so far include:
- Nancy Soderberg, International Crisis Group (and former US ambassador to
the UN) & Dr Michael Fullilove are both making cameos in the next 2 days on
global democracy vs global dominance. Make sure to have your
questions/thoughts up there so that they can comment.
http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=46&func=sh
owcat&catid=517
- Environment meets Poverty has arisen in the environment panel. What
do we do when the two collide?
http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=46&func=vi
ew&id=31284&catid=518
- The UN at 60 – time to retire?
http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=46&func=vi
ew&id=31036&catid=517


Creative Juices - with Peter Wintonick, Australia Council, Craig Silvey,
Stewart Ferris, Ember Swift +more
Panels :: inspiration, perspiration & publication // strut your
stuff // dollars and sense

Highlights include:
- The exciting new online writers' group is now open for
applications -
http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9065&Ite
mid=2
- Craig Silvey tells us what he thinks in an interview with Dinah
Arndt
http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8964&Ite
mid=72
- We ponder the ways to fund your work outside of grants;
http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=46&func=vi
ew&id=30924&catid=521


Media & Democracy - with Robert Greenwald, Julian Morrow, Andrew Leigh,
Margo Kingston, Nick Moraitis +more
Panels :: seen but not heard // virtual campaigning // headline
fever?

Highlights include:
- Interview with Robert Greenwald, Director of OutFOXed
http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=46&func=sh
owcat&catid=517
- We ask our media professionals – how did you get your big break,
and what's your advice to those still striving;
http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=46&func=vi
ew&id=31299&catid=522
- The Headline Fever panel is so good that we couldn't pick just one
discussion. Go join them all!
http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=46&func=sh
owcat&catid=524


hope to see you in there :)

tom