Activate

Activate is an independent student news organisation at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. They produce a publication once a month and curate a news website.

History

Activate was established in 1947 as Rhodeo, and during apartheid became an active part of the struggle for freedom of expression as part of the now defunct South African Student Press Union.Activate is now committed to informing students about issues relevant to their lives, mainly on campus. The newspaper is run entirely by the students and is published every second week during term time. The newspaper receives a grant from the Student Representative Council but a large portion of its revenue is generated through advertising.

Leadership

The staff is divided into executive and editorial teams, which oversee management and content production respectively. The members of these teams are selected each year by an editorial board made up of the outgoing editor and deputy editor, one other outgoing senior staff member (usually the editorial consultant), the station manager of Rhodes Music Radio and various staff members from the Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies. Traditionally the senior staff serve a one year term of office.

Activate (album)

Activate is the fourth studio album by Back Door, released in 1976 by Warner Bros. Records. It was produced by Carl Palmer, known for his drumming in the bands Atomic Rooster and ELP. Original member Tony Hicks had left the band before recording the album and had been replaced by Adrian Tilbrook on drums. After the release of Activate, the band played less and less together, and eventually broke up around 1977.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ron Aspery and Colin Hodgkinson, except "Thru the Zig Zag Gate", "Train Won't Blow" and "Eliminate" co-written with Adrian Tilbrook. 

Personnel

Adapted from the Another Fine Mess liner notes.

Release history

References

External links

  • Activate at Discogs (list of releases)
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Activate

    by: Justice

    won’t imitate what others create
    they’ve built us tall, with their own blind hate
    through destruction we construct our fate
    we must question all, we must instigate
    with strong minds, we’ll ignore the distractions
    core of our being, behind our actions
    your eyes on us but ours above you
    don’t want you to get what we do NO!
    WE MUST ACTIVATE – ourselves, and those around us
    WE MUST ACTIVATE – our minds, bodies and souls
    WE MUST ACTIVATE – ourselves
    and what we seek, is what we’ll find
    won’t fall in the traps that wait




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