IAN HEAVENS

Biography of Ian Heavens, (1957-2000)






Ian Heavens, Spunk Co-founder

Ian the Revolutionary

 

Many remember how sincere, genuine and giving Ian was. As well as bringingjoy to those around him Ian had a vision of a fairer world. He believed theanarchist movement could bring about a better world. In 1993, with hisskills and access to the internet, he found his opportunity to giveanarchism a boost in cyber space. *Spunk* was born. Along with others fromaround the world, that he knew from an email list, he devoted much time andenergy to building the Spunk internet archive. He also gave workshops aboutthe then new internet to other activists.



Many wanted to stifle the internet as a vibrant exchange of ideas. Ian was acausality of the attack on the new-found freedoms to promote revolutionelectronically. After being smeared by the Sunday Times Ian decided to keepa "low profile" as far as openly revolutionary activity was concerned.Ian played a central role in the Mutiny Collective, which puts onfundraising gigs for the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh. He enthusiasticallydid the one hundred and one things needed to ensure a successful gig. Not tomention often playing with Bloco Vomit at an ACE gig!



Not only were the Mutiny gigs crucial for raising money, they were vital andexciting events in their own right. Always concerned to break down musicaland cultural barriers, Ian helped organise gigs which brought together punksand poets, music from the eclectically experimental totraditional folk, information stalls and wild pogoing..... at ACE we willalways remember him.





An excellent & in-depth site about Ian can be found on the Internet at:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.cavalla/ian/
Leaflet produced by Space Bunny, Mike and others at ACE17, West Montgomery Place, Edinburgh EH7 5HA

Source for this text,
http://www.spunk.org/index.html

 



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