msdm's  Protest Academy is part of General Panel's introductory summer course on 'Protest and Production of Urban Space' taking place in Leipzig in May 2005. The academy was launched in London in February-March 2005 as a performative archive that developed throughout a three weekend period at the Elastic Residence. For the occasion, the guest delegates participated with works of   tactical audio for the 4 part collective score of the academy's inaugural lecture titled: 'What are we doing? What's happening to us? What needs to be done? I prefer not to' which was performed and streamed live during the weekend of 26th and 27th February.