Fifth News Update

Last October (2006) I went to hear Tony Benn speaking about his diaries and archiving his material at CILIP Members' Day. It was very interesting, uplifting as well as witty, as indeed, Tony's speeches always are, in my view. I decided to write up a report about it and to include some further reflections, linking it to our own connections with the Benns and how they have inspired and motivated both Glenn Rikowski and myself over many, many years. In particular, Caroline Benn enthusiastically read and endorsed Glenn's little book, The Battle in Seattle: its significance for education, London: Tufnell Press, 2001, shortly before she died. This report is now available on our website - further details below.

'The Inspiration of the Benns: Reflection and Report'

Speaking about his Diaries and Archiving Material:
‘The Importance of Keeping our History’
at the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Members’ Day,
on 26th October 2006, 6-7pm. Held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Brunei Gallery, University of London.

http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Tony%20and%20Caroline%20Benn

2. Article about Cambridge University Occupation by Ruth Rikowski

Last October (2006) I was also invited to give a talk at an occupation Teach-In at Cambridge University, against student top-up fees. This proved to be a very significant event - the first occupation at Cambridge for 5 years. There were a number of different speakers, including Joyce Canaan, University of Central England; Daniel Randall, National Union of Students and Ed Emery, who started the idea of the 'Free University'. There was also a slide presentation about 'Art and Anarchism' from Martyn Everett and a film by the Autonomous Study Project.

Given the importance of the event, I also wrote a report up about that as well and inserted it on our website - further details below.

Occupation of Sidgwick Lecture Theatre at Cambridge University
Organised by Cambridge Education Not for Sale, 24-25th October 2006, from 6pm – 5am
Report and Reflections

http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Cambridge%20University%20Occupation

Building on the theme of the Free University (which Ed Emery spoke about), Koos Couvee, a student at Sussex University, wrote a piece about the Free University of Brighton, and this was also inserted on our website (and was also inserted in various other places). It is available in the 'Contributions' section - see

http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=contributions&sub=Free%20University%20of%20Brighton

Best wishes

Ruth

Ruth Rikowski teaches at the University of Greenwich and at London South Bank University.

The Rikowski web site, The Flow of Ideas is at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk
Ruth's web log, 'Ruth Rikowski Updates' is at http://journals.aol.co.uk/rikowskigr/ruth-rikowski-updates/
Details on Ruth Rikowski's book, Globalisation, Information and Libraries can be viewed at: http://www.chandospublishing.com/catalogue/record_detail.php?recordID=35
For information about Ruth's edited collection on Knowledge Management: Social, Cultural and Theoretical Perspectives, see: http://www.chandospublishing.com/catalogue/record_detail.php?recordID=67
For details on Ruth's Online Publications see: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=pub&sub=Online%20Publications%20Ruth%20Rikowski

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