London Loitering

so, i'm really excited, intrigued and a tad nervous about tomorrow. be lovely to see folk. I dont know the pub - and big thanks to simon richardson for organising this - but i hope i'll be easy to spot. am short, with pink hair and i'll be wearing a frock with a peacock feather print xx

We are off for a loiter down south in that London, thanks to Simon and others who have been inviting us for ages

The big day is Sunday 19th May, and we will be meeting 2pm at The Hope and Anchor 14 Newby Place Poplar, Poplar, London, E14 0EY near All Saints DLR

We'll start with a short introduction to The LRM and psychogeography (yes, Venn Diagrams may be used) and then we'll set off on a game based derive which will include a wander around Robin Hood Gardens, a doomed modernist utopia of sorts and will doubtless end in beers.

First Sunday in May

First Sunday, This Sunday 5th May  - and yes, it has crept up on me somewhat this time!

It's going to be a slighly ramshackle, gameplaying kind of a loiter to celebrate May Day and the joy of daffodils so please bring an open mind, a big grin, some comfy shoes and if you have one a dice may come in handy.

Everyone is welcome and we'll be meeting 2pm outside the Urbis building/ football museum, due to the nature of the game I'm not sure where will be going so please try and be ontime or you may end up accidentally hide-and-seeking us.

Hope to see you soon, any queries please holler - my email is loiter AT hepzombie DOT co DOT uk and the lrm hotline is 07974929589
Love morag xx

PS apologies for the shabby web presence, making it better is one of my Summer projects, if anyone techie wants to help it would be much appreciated

hello

The LRM (Loiterers Resistance Movement) is a Manchester based collective of artists and activists interested in psychogeography, public space and the hidden stories of the city.

We can’t agree on what psychogeography means but we all like plants growing out of the side of buildings, looking at things from new angles, radical history, drinking tea and getting lost; having fun and feeling like a tourist in your home town. Gentrification, advertising and blandness make us sad. We believe there is magic in the mancunian rain.

Our city is wonderful and made for more than shopping. We want to reclaim it for play and revolutionary fun….

On the first Sunday of every month we go for a wander of some sort and we also organise occasional festivals, exhibitions, shows, spectacles, silliness and other random shenanigans. Please come and join us; everyone is welcome.

Please accept our apologies for the rather shabby nature of the blog at the moment; I am in the process of making it lovelier but I keep getting distracted, I'd so much rather be on the street than staring at a screen. I promise it will be sorted soon. In the meantime if you fancy a blether or a beer or just want to find out about what loitering can do for you please get in touch:
Email loiter@hepzombie.co.uk
Twitter @thelrm
Facebook group the loiterers resistance movement

We hope to see you playing out with us soon xx

April's First Sunday THIS SUNDAY

I'll be performing the liminal spaces walk which explores thresholds and will probably be the last talkie walk for a while - in May we will be back to game playing as well as seeing the first "official" loiter in that London. Details soon but in the meantime hope to see you 2pm outside Hilton House in the Northern Quarter. Expect minor epiphanies, death, sex, music, befuddled builders, special brew, hungover goddesses and why transphobia is shit.   

The walk was first curated for MMU – see some pictures here http://unitxidcmm.tumblr.com/post/45676978424/a-liminal-walk-with-our-friend-morag-rose#_=_

Due to the content of this walk, and the subjects covered this may not be appropriate for everyone, especially younglings. I realise this is contrary to the general LRM ethos and normal service will be resumed next month. Please get in touch (loiter-at-hepzombie-dotnospamplease-com) if you want to discuss this.

Love and golden apples

Morag x 

First Sunday March 2013

First Sunday, this Sunday. Woohooooh

To celebrate the first sighting of spring flowers, and becuase i put things to a vote amongst the participants of the art of walking and promised to curate their chosen walk there are actually 2 simultaneous loiters happening this weekend.

We will be starting at Piccadilly Gardens, 2pm, by the memorial tree and then you can choose from infinite paths; those 1 shall be facilitating will be

a)  Ways of Looking, Being, Seeing The City
Small groups are given a series of instructions, each is a different way of exploring the city as you walk, it’s playful and offers a chance to discover unusual, imaginative and overlooked dimensions of the urban landscape.

b) Drinking In the City
This performative guided tour explores the cultural geography of drinking and how it has shaped the city, discussing issues around prohibition, public health, entertainment, class, and the history of specific pubs (its not changed much since i ran this towards the end of last year)

We'll be gathering together at 4ish to swap travellers tales and share a beverage or 2 somewhere in the northern quarter. as ever first sunday is free because the streets belong to us all (although i still want the EDL to fuck right off).

All welcome to come and play out with us but please, please be prompt if you wish to take part or this could all turn into a logistical nightmare!xx

ways to escape

The ways to escape derive will start at 2220 nq tomorrow, saturday at 2pm to mark the end of the exhibition. probably the last talkie walk for a while, not least because it draws together various avenues of exploration explored recently and i feel the need to wander in new directions. All welcome xx

March Diary

 I've got loads of stuff coming up this month so putting it all in one post (mostly so I don't forget)

First Sunday this sunday 3rd march, starting 2pm Piccadilly Gardens memorial tree come and explore ways of being/seeing/doing or embark on the drinking in the city tour (finish 4pm in a NQ bar) more details in my previous post

Next Tuesday 5th March the art of walking course concludes with an expedition to which everyone is invited. Start 6.30pm outside the cornerhouse for another chance to play ways of being/seeing/doing or to join me on the ever popular manchester modernists heroine tour

I'm part of a new group exhibition Ways to Escape is at 2022 NQ 14th-23rd March http://www.waystoescape.org/waystoescape/_.html and the escapist derive is will be on Saturday 23rd 2pm, starting at the gallery

Finally the manchester modernists are showing bata-ville on March 14th at Manchester Art Gallery, an excellent film, i'll be giving a short introduction and possibly talking to the directors afterwards (that bit is tbc but there wont be any skype this time i promise) http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/5656175774/eorg

All free, all welcome. would be lovely to see folk at any or all of these and I promise at some point I will finish the new website (if anyone fancies helping with this I'd be delighted: as ever I prefer playing out on the streets to being at the computer)

glittery love

Morag xx

PS THE COMMUNITY DRONE IS COMING....