Canon Md120 Minidv Videos

An exercise in face watching. A profile, maybe too much. Compare to Portrait at 60 short a year ago. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

A few days spent in London with a view to enjoying the sculture collection in the town -- especially at the Victoria & Albert MuseumFormats available: Quicktime (.mov)Tags: london, sculpture The RatbagMedia Channel

Vigeland Sculpture Park is a part of Frogner Park, located in Oslo, Norway, 3 km northwest of the city centre. The park covers 80 acres (320,000 m2) and features 212 bronze and granite sculptures created by Gustav Vigeland. Vigeland personally sculpted every figure out of clay and individual craftsmen were contracted to fabricate the pieces into what they are today.Most of the statues depict people engaging in various typically human pursuits, such as running, wrestling, dancing, hugging, holding hands and so on. However, Vigeland occasionally included some statues that are more abstract, such as the Man attacked by Babies statue, which shows an adult male, fighting off a horde of tiny babies.Vigeland park is a well known picnic area, popular in the summer for sunbathing, games, and relaxation.I visited the park on a wonderful Spring evening in May 2009 and the park was full of picnickers frying sausages and drinking beer. Magic. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)Tags: oslo, sculpture, vigeland, norway

Another country on our overseas trip.  Youc an do the tour in 5 minutes.Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)Tags: scotland, highlands

March 1st, 2009: A cruise on the Brisbane River to raise funds for Green Left Weekly.A very nice evening on the water, catching the cool breeze coming up the river from Moreton Bay. Along with the music and the hippity hop bopping, Palestinian mezze, Tamil food and sundries. Speeches from Dr Brian Senewiratne Performers: Phil Monsour, Surreal & GrassrootsFormats available: Quicktime (.mov)

One of the most prominent Murri campaigners in Brisbane, longtime social justice activist, Sam Watson, will contest Queensland Premier Anna Blighs seat of South Brisbane at the March 21 state election. Watson is running as the candidate for the Socialist Alliance. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Mike Crook is the Socialist Alliance candidate for Sandgate at the upcoming Queensland state election on March 21st.You can read more about the campaign here on the Socialist Alliance website. A member of the ALP for 20 years, Mike recently joined the Socialist Alliance, having become increasingly disenchanted with the ALP's anti-worker, pro-corporate agenda. Mike recently participated in a brigade to Venezuela, and seeing participatory, grassroots democracy, was convinced that the future lies in mobilizing people for socialist change. Mike has been a steering committee member and activist on the Your Rights At Work campaign committee which was instrumental in kicking out the Howard government, and has campaigned tirelessly for industrial rights and shorter working hours. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

A short report on the 6th National Conference of the Socialist Alliance held in Geelong, Victoria, Australia -- December 5-7, 2008.The video features the main sessions & presenters but not the workshops.

Socialist Alliance 6th national conference was held in Geelong, Victoria December 5-7, 2008. This interview with Margarita Windisch charts the significance of the gathering. The RatbagMedia Channel

As my mother insists , "You're a long time dead." And before that you try to notch up , what she calls, " a good innings."Enjoy the changes.Birthdays register their years upon the face. All you have to do is look -- but look so you can see.I used to be maskmaker and for me, faces -- anyone's face, including my own -- warrant celebration. The RatbagMedia Channel

A short meditation on the kickbike. I own a red one and mine goes hither and yon only if I put in the effort. It's the hard yards...and the hard miles! But it gets you about. With effort. Within my every foot fall is the neighbourhood and the public transport system. I hop on and hop off my kickbike -- just like a skateboarder. I tuck it under my arm to climb stairs. I carry my shopping on it. I carry me.Go to my Kickbike blog The RatbagMedia Channel

YouTube is full of stuff like this so this here is my turn to indulge... I got myself a new MiniDV video camera today -- my very first video camera -- and I just had to explore its potential by creating a video clip, roughly editing it and publishing it webside so that I can impose it on an expectant populace. So I got a Canon MD120 and I'm negotiating the learning curve. Early reports indicate that all the widgets work (Phew!) and my camera and I are sure to get along OK. The RatbagMedia Channel