The mobile media lab came about through a collaborative process between Brave New Brum , The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination and Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA)

Over a period of several weeks the caravan was completely redesigned, transformed from a drab 70s style brown into a wonderous deep green. Camo curtains and cushions fashioned from recycled mattresses ensured that visitors could sit down and relax, perhaps perusing some of the agit-prop available on the Info stand, designed and built by special guest David Solnit

On the tech side the caravan was kitted out with 300W of solar panels , some storage batteries and an invertor meaning that it can be powered off the grid.

The Lab of II and CIRCA used the mobile media lab for a recruitment tour of the UK, on their way to the G8. Every few days the caravan and bus would roll into town:

"Evening falls, a caravan pulls up in the town centre, cushions and rugs are thrown to the waiting crowd as tales are told about the joys of resistance. the vacuum cleaner present's their latest work, a performance lecture called 'Dr Branson, Or how I learned to stop buying CD's and love free downloads' followed by lecture (involving egg boxes and strawberries) on the history of civil disobedience - "Power: an introductory lecture on the history & practice of civil disobedience as taught by Dr. Skip Justice Tallahassee". As the evening passes and the sun is ready for bed, the caravan explodes and out tumble members of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army who present a ridiculous recruitment show, whilst a deliciously strange feast is prepared and served in preparation for dancing "

The show was followed by two days of intensive training in the techniques of Rebel Clowning, and involved workshops on 'The Battle of the Story' and interventions in the form of Praying to Products with the The Church of the Immaculate Consumption.

Lab of II tour : www.labofii.net/tour05/trainings/
Praying to Products: www.consume.org.uk

This was all in preparation for the visit to Scotland by the G8 nations on July 6-8th

Thousands of people went to Scotland to challenge the legitimacy of these 8 rich men in determining the future of the global economy. Actions were many and varied.

See www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2005/g8/ for news, videos, reviews and reports of the huge protests and direct actions that happened during the summit.