Sat27Feb - LIVERPOOL - Views from the Grassy Knoll

[fish5133]

Looks a bit arty and maybe taking the mick rather than serious


Date: Saturday, 27 February 2010 | 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: Performance Space, Bluecoat Chambers , Liverpool

Ticket Prices: Free

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A phantasmagoria of conspiracy theories, propaganda, science, art and politics. Truth and fantasy divide and collide in this day of talks, screenings and performances curated by international artist and researcher, Dr Bill Aitchison who headlines with his groundbreaking lecture, 2012 which reveals links between Mayan astronomy, the war on terror, dog cloning, the novels of Saddam Hussein and the end of the world.


http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/component/option,com_events/task,view_de tail/agid,613/year,2010/month,02/day,27/Itemid,14/

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE AS THE BLUECOAT HOSTS A DAY OF CONSPIRACIES

With increased reports of flying objects and ­attempted alien abductions, and everyone from Dana Scully to Danny Dyer promising ‘the truth is out there’, our obsession with conspiracy theories shows no signs of waning.

Where there is a major event, there is usually a major conspiracy to boot. And adding further fuel to the conspiracy fire is the Bluecoat’s Views from the Grassy Knoll event on Saturday 27 Feb 2010, from 2.00-10.00pm.

Curated and headlined by esteemed international artist and researcher Dr Bill Aitchison, this free day of conspiracy talks, screenings and performances will reveal everything from links between the war on terror and dog cloning, to Mayan astronomy and the novels of Saddam Hussein.

Aitchison arrives at the Bluecoat as part of a world tour and will deliver his groundbreaking conspiracy lecture, 2012.

Other conspiracy theorists appearing include Thomas Shephard, an artist living in Liverpool, whose talk exposes power structures that kill culture in the name of capitalism –different wording?

Author Peter Goddard will examine the case of Ali Abbas, whose photograph of a boy, severely injured after a rocket attack, became an iconic image of the Iraq war. He will suggest how this image was represented by the British press to fit agendas about civilian suffering and charity, that had very little to do with the genuine suffering of the Iraqi people.

Anthropologist Jane Parish’s examines the occult economy and conspiracy theorising, specific to African communities in Liverpool.

Reporter and lecturer Adrian Quinn discusses conspiracy theories in contemporary society, drawing on examples from the 2001 book, The Age of Anxiety: Conspiracy Theory & the Human Sciences, to which he contributes.

Artistic Director at the Bluecoat, Bryan Biggs said: “From the bloodline of Christ to celebrity deaths, the world has long been fascinated by conspiracy theories, and Views from the Grassy Knoll provides a platform from which to investigate intriguing phenomena.

“Through presentations by leading conspiracy theorists, the event sets out to challenge some of our assumptions and preconceptions about our contemporary world”


http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/2010/02/bluecoat-hosts-a-day-of-con spiracies-27-feb-2010/

[GodSaveTheTeam]

Nice find.

Will be going to this.

[GodSaveTheTeam]

Went to about half of this.

Some good things some bad things.

We arrived during a "why do people invent conspiracy theories?" discussion.

"To convince us to give away our liberty for security" came my reply.

At one point a rather narrow minded gent said "I blame the X-files!!!"

He didn't realize X-files star Dean Haglund has stated on record that the US's intelligence agencies suggested scripts and plot lines for the show.

For him "the lone gunman" spin off which features a plane being remotely flown into the wtc being aired months before 9/11 is just one of those coincidences. One of the many many.

There were some clued up punters and speakers one of which I will be trying to get onside by email.

The day ended though with a bizarre "arty" presentation which poo pooed the idea of "conspiracy" by threading together disjointed ideas of 2012, Saddam Hussein, Dogs and many other things which left me very disappointed that they chose that piece to end the day.

The presenter has been on a world tour with this "piece" and has even received lottery funding...

[fish5133]

Thanks guys for representing 9/11 truth there. Sorry i couldnt make it.