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Take part in a regional art event and have a bite at Middlesbrough Railway Station café on us…

Help Margareth the Clown and a team of artists build a picture of Britain on-line in 2011 and add your voice to the Internet safety debate!!

When: Saturday 29th October 12.00 – 4.00pm and Sunday 30th October 11.00 – 2.00pm

Where: Middlesbrough Railway Station

What: Art activities and performance art for all the family

This activity is run by the VOME research project and is part of the national Festival of Social Science.

VOME is a research project about on-line privacy, run by Royal Holloway University of London, Cranfield and Salford Universities together with Sunderland City Council and Consult Hyperion.

The aim of this event is to encourage the public to share their thoughts about on-line identity and take part in art activities that help us build a sound and visual art collage about on-line safety. All participants will be given a £5.00 voucher to spend at the railway station’s Travellers Rest Cafe.

Hosting an event such as this is a valuable component of the VOME research strategy as it allows us to use art to engage with members of the public on topics related to internet safety.

Participants will be able to:

• Watch performance art on topics related to on-line safety
• Take part in making an art collage
• Develop self-portraits
• Help build our whispering secrets wall

“Exploring privacy: your privacy and the internet” took place on March 13th, in Winter Gardens, Sunderland. The event formed part of the nationwide Festival of Social Science which is run by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to feature events from some of the country’s leading social scientists the festival and celebrates the very best of British Social Science research and how it influences our social, economic and political lives – both now and in the future.

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VOME are holding an event titled  ’Exploring Privacy: Your Privacy and the Internet’” at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens on Saturday 13^th March 2010.

This event provides an opportunity to share your thoughts about online identity and privacy. Beginning with a short performance to introduce the topic in a thought provoking manner, followed by a discussion and interactive activity to record your thoughts and conclusions.
If you are interested in attending this event, please contact us.