The continued international hosting of Long Tables provided opportunities for dissemination of new protocols for public address. In addition to widespread popular uptake, these open-source protocols have been shared through institutional reports, large cultural festivals, community-based initiatives, and academic writing.
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Handle With Care
Handle with Care was curated by Weaver as part of her Wellcome Trust Engaging Science Fellowship and featured the Care Café, Public Studio, and Long Tables and trialed a new format, Care Radio (London, UK; July 2018).
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UXO
International publicity for the performance Unexploded Ordnances (UXO), which was the original means of dissemination for the Situation Room (2018-2020).
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The Council Of Elders Facebook Group
Documentation of the Council of Elders Facebook group, which connects Situation Room participants enlisted from each of the international performances of UXO (2018-present).
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Artec University International Chair Webpage
In this residency Weaver gave talks disseminating all 4 protocols (Paris, France; October 2019).
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Wellcome Trust Fellowship Events
Weaver’s 2016-2019 Fellowship included collaboratively curating events and resources to disseminate her research, working with organisations such as the Live Art Development Agency (London, UK; 2017), Bealtaine Festival and Age & Opportunity (Dublin, Ireland; 2017), WOW Women in Creative Industries (London, UK; 2018), DCDC2018 (London, UK; 2018), and Metal Culture (UK; 2019).
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Selected Implementation Of Protocols
Since 2016 Weaver is aware of at least: 50 Long Tables; 13 Porch Sittings; 8 Care Cafés; 15 five-minute Care Radio segments; 3 Situation Rooms independent of UXO performances; 2 Public Studios.
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Public Address Systems Website
The Split Britches website hosts a comprehensive section dedicated to New Methodologies for Conversation, which is titled Public Address Systems.