There is an urgent need for us - media makers who are concerned with the state of our world - to meet, share ideas and develop strategies in order to be more effective in exposing truth, increasing awareness and distributing information which will lead to a more sustainable, peaceful and equal way of life.

Media-makers include all of those who are using all types of tactics and mediums to communicate messages that lead to a better mental and physical environment. Those who use video, stickers, audio, posters, spray cans, the net, satellite, leaflets, subversion and all the other mediums are all included. Media-making is about expressing the way you feel - and that just about covers everyone!

It is often important to meet physically - in the flesh. We form an 'alternate' media culture that is marginalised and ignored by the mainstream and the sanctioned fringe. We need to support each other and foster our culture. We need to exchange knowledge, and improve our skills, techniques and tactics.

It is important to stress that we need to include all people concerned with the current state of affairs - and feel helpless to do anything.

A number of distributed and autonomous Media Circus events will happen during September and October of 1999 in Australia. Each event is organised by different people and cater to different needs. It is hoped that somehow a sort of integration will happen - and the different people will talk with each other to maximisie our effectiveness.

The history of the Media Circus is brief. It does not have a direct past. In early 1999, a few people determined that there was a need to create a space which brought together like-minded media makers and pursued to create one. Inspiration for the Media Circus comes from events such as The Next Five Minutes and Expo Destructo. The Media Circus has no planned future - except in digial space where meetings and exchanges can continue. However - this does not mean another 'physical' Media Circus won't happen again in the future.

The name 'Media Circus' and its purpose does not belong to any one. It can be re-configured to suit different needs. It is encouraged for others to organise physical events that bring us together so we can re-evaluate our media strategies and develop new techniques and ways in which to disable the illusion and engage the reality.