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(October 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Ctrl.Alt.Shift 'The Gender & Power Issue' Editor Chantelle Fiddy Categories Activism Frequency Quarterly Country United Kingdom Language English Website http://www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk **Ctrl.Alt.Shift** was an initiative politicising a new generation of activists for social justice and global change. It was a project of UK aid and development charity [Christian Aid](/source/Christian_Aid). ## Magazine and website Ctrl.Alt.Shift was founded by [Katrin Owusu](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katrin_Owusu&action=edit&redlink=1) and published the first issue of its magazine in June 2008. The magazines continued until 2010 and the website until mid-2011. It has published issues focusing on 'HIV & Stigma' and 'Gender & Power'. The magazine was edited by blogger and columnist Chantelle Fiddy who also helped edit the website. The website featured regular columnists and staff writers such as Dwain Lucktung, Eva Baker, Russell Myrie and Bibi van der Zee alongside [user-generated content](/source/User-generated_content). ## Direct action In November 2008, Ctrl.Alt.Shift launched the 'Nothing to Declare' project – a series of demonstrations with the intention of exposing the stigma created by HIV travel bans. The project was co-organised by activist pressure group [Plane Stupid](/source/Plane_Stupid), with grime star [Tinchy Stryder](/source/Tinchy_Stryder) lending his support outside the Russian embassy. The protests targeted the London embassies of [Russia](/source/Russia), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea) and [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia), and were covered by [CNN](/source/CNN).[1] On 8 March 2009, International Women's Day, Ctrl.Alt.Shift marched through Guildhall in London to raise awareness of the 50 million women missing in India due to [female foeticide](/source/Female_foeticide).[2] ## Cultural interventions Ctrl.Alt.Shift garnered widespread media attention for its involvement in a number of arts-based cultural interventions, each of which has focused on a different area of social injustice in developing countries. ### Sadler's Wells 'HIV/Aids and Stigma' Dance Event In November 2008, it held a showcase of dance, film and music based on the stigma surrounding HIV/Aids at [Sadler's Wells](/source/Sadler's_Wells),[3] London. [Nitin Sawhney](/source/Nitin_Sawhney) and [Carlos Acosta](/source/Carlos_Acosta) were mentors and there was a performance by [JME](/source/JME_(rapper)) of [Boy Better Know](/source/Boy_Better_Know).[4] ### VICE 'Gender, Poverty and Power' Photo Competition In early 2009 a photo competition run in conjunction with [VICE](/source/Vice_(magazine)) magazine focused on Gender, Poverty and Power. [Nan Goldin](/source/Nan_Goldin) acted as an ambassador and [Alexa Chung](/source/Alexa_Chung), Alex Sturrock, Ben Rayner, and [Andy Capper](/source/Andy_Capper) were mentors. The winners were exhibited in February at the [Association of Photographers](/source/Association_of_Photographers) in London.[5] ### BALTIC 'Conflict: War & Peace' Art Exhibition In March 2009, Ctrl.Alt.Shift launched an art exhibition at [BALTIC](/source/Baltic_Centre_for_Contemporary_Art)[6] which focused on war and conflict in Colombia and Latin America as a whole. The exhibition took place over two floors of the building and featured work produced by 12 students and recent graduates from Newcastle University's LifeWorkArt programme. It also featured specially commissioned works from south London photo-artist [Matthew Stone](/source/Matthew_Stone) and installation artist Graham Hudson,[7] who acted as project mentors. Urban sculptor and photographer T-Magic, street artist Benjamin Wachenje and BALTIC freelance artists, Alison Unsworth and Paul Merrick also featured, and [David Shrigley](/source/David_Shrigley) was Creative Ambassador. ### Short Film Project On 14 May 2009, Ctrl.Alt.Shift premiered five short films: "1000 Voices", "HIV: The Musical", "Man Made", "No Way Through" and "War School".[8] The films were directed by 7 young, talented, up and coming film makers; [Tim Travers Hawkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tim_Travers_Hawkins&action=edit&redlink=1), Joe Patrick & Tim Woodall, Fern Berresford, Ben Newman and Shelia Menon & Alex Monro who were helped out by established directors Aoife McArdle, Chris Harding from [Shynola](/source/Shynola), Kinga Burza, [Paul Andrew Williams](/source/Paul_Andrew_Williams) and [Jim Threapleton](/source/Jim_Threapleton). The films were scored by the likes of [Young Knives](/source/Young_Knives), [The Thirst](/source/The_Thirst_(band)), [Chipmunk](/source/Chipmunk_(rapper)), [Shy Child](/source/Shy_Child), [Metronomy](/source/Metronomy), Denis Jones, and [Jesca Hoop](/source/Jesca_Hoop), and featured performances from [Adam Buxton](/source/Adam_Buxton), [Julian Barratt](/source/Julian_Barratt), and [Martin Freeman](/source/Martin_Freeman).[9] The poster art for the films was featured in [Creative Review](/source/Creative_Review).[10] ### *Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption* *Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption* is a 2009 [comics anthology](/source/Comics_anthology) edited by [Paul Gravett](/source/Paul_Gravett) which features short graphical stories looking at examples of corruption in the real world. It includes contributions by such creators as [Pat Mills](/source/Pat_Mills), [Bryan Talbot](/source/Bryan_Talbot), [Dave McKean](/source/Dave_McKean), [Woodrow Phoenix](/source/Woodrow_Phoenix), [Peter Kuper](/source/Peter_Kuper), [Dylan Horrocks](/source/Dylan_Horrocks), and [Dan Goldman](/source/Dan_Goldman_(writer)). An exhibition was held at the Lazarides Gallery in London in 2009 — in conjunction with Gravett's [Comica](/source/Comica) festival — to mark the launch; the exhibition included examples of misguided previous attempts to produce worthy comic books.[11] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [HIV-positive travelers challenge countries with 'no entry' policy - CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/14/hiv.ban/index.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [India's 50 Million Missing Women - Red Hot Curry.com](http://www.middxpremier.com/news/2009/ctrlaltshift.htm) [Deprecated link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance) archived 2009-08-31 at [archive.today](/source/Archive.today) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Dance preview: Ctrl.Alt.Shift, London - The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/nov/22/ctrl-alt-shift-peacock-london) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [JME: I'm giving my support to a performance by Ctrl.Alt.Shift - The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/society/joepublic/2008/nov/21/youngpeople-internationalaidanddevelopment) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Exhibition: Ctrl.Alt.Shift/VICE - AOP](http://hub.the-aop.org/News_archive/p2_articleid/102) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090430222142/http://hub.the-aop.org/News_archive/p2_articleid/102) 2009-04-30 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Ctrl.Alt.Shift. - BALTIC](http://www.balticmill.com/ctrlaltshift/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110707210642/http://www.balticmill.com/ctrlaltshift/) 2011-07-07 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [New exhibition from Graham Hudson and Matthew Stone - The Journal](http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/arts-news/2008/12/17/new-exhibition-from-graham-hudson-and-matthew-stone-61634-22496673/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Ctrl.Alt.Shift get their premiere on - RWD](http://www.rwdmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=39:news&id=3651:ctrlaltshift-get-their-premiere-on&Itemid=103) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Ctrl.Alt.Shift = Top.UK.Talent - MTV UK](https://web.archive.org/web/20090517042600/http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/chipmunk/news/119702-ctrl-alt-shift-julian-barratt-martin-freeman-chipmunk-the-thirst-metron) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Five posters for five Ctrl.Alt.Shift films - Creative Review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110725002354/http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/may/five-posters-for-five-ctrlaltshift-films). Archived from [the original](http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/may/five-posters-for-five-ctrlaltshift-films) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Brown, Mark (November 3, 2009). ["Pow! Comic-strip heroes fight against corruption"](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/02/comic-book-corruption). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved November 3, 2009. ## External links - [Ctrl.Alt.Shift Website](http://www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk) - [Ctrl.Alt.Shift: Steps Against Stigma photo gallery - The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/gallery/2008/dec/01/dance-ctrl-alt-shift-hiv-aids?picture=340227924) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ctrl.Alt.Shift](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctrl.Alt.Shift) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctrl.Alt.Shift?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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