Media Release
For immediate use
September 26, 2001
New Activist Centre Opens in Christchurch
An open day has been organised from 2 to 4 pm on Friday September 28 to mark the official opening of InterActive,
Christchurch’s new activist centre located on the fourth floor at 222 High Street (above Jean Jones on the corner of
High Street and Cashel Mall).
InterActive has been set up to promote and encourage social justice and environmental activism and provide a space for
activists to meet, organise and share resources.
The centre will also act as a local Independent Media Centre, or IMC, forming part of the international Indymedia
network that rose to prominence during the Battle of Seattle in 1999.
InterActive is the brainchild of several Christchurch activist groups, most of whom have also set up offices at the
centre. Groups involved in the project include the Anarchist Round Table (ART), the Aoraki Young Greens, and the
Christchurch Animal Rights Group.
Normal opening hours are from 11 am to 3 pm weekdays and from 12 noon to 2 pm on Saturdays.
For more details, ring 025-201-4280.
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