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'''Camberwell College of Arts''' is an art college in [[Camberwell]], south [[London]]. It is part of the [[University of the Arts London]] and is on Peckham Road.

The '''Cosmic Ray Deflection Society''' is a satirical/environmental [[pseudoscientific]] organization, based in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. A worldwide membership of over 250 members, the group believes the "deadly cosmic rays" are getting in through the hole in the ozone layer.

The [[South London Gallery]] is in the same building.

Bands [[Plan 9|Plan Nine]] and [[Eugene Chadbourne]] have dedicated songs to the society.

==Notable Alumni==

==History==

* [[Howard Hodgkin]], 1985 Turner Prize winner

* [[Tom Phillips]], painter and collagist

* [[Gillian Ayres]], 1989 Turner Prize nominee

* [[Richard Long]], 1989 Turner Prize winner

* [[Cathy de Monchaux]], 1998 Turner Prize nominee

* [[Mike Leigh]], film director

* [[Georgina von Etzdorf]], textile designer

* [[Terry Frost]], artist

* [[Lady Sarah Chatto]], artist

* [[R. B. Kitaj]], artist

* [[Humphrey Lyttelton]], jazz musician

Organized in May of [[1984]], cosmic ray deflecting as a mental attitude was first realized in the fall of [[1973]] when reports first came out on the impending destruction of the [[ozone hole|ozone layer]].

==External link==

*[http://www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk/ Camberwell College of Arts]

From the official website:

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:"Knowing, that in some future time, when the [[ozone layer]] has been further destroyed by man-made chemicals such as [[Chlorofluorocarbon]] and exhaust fumes, the earth and its inhabitants will be mercilessly bombarded by deadly [[cosmic rays]], the [http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/1483/ Cosmic Ray Deflection Society of North America, Inc.] has been organized to discover ways of surviving the coming onslaught...Krudzna Ink is a loosely knit organization of crazed, forward thinking [[environmentalists]] dedicated to the survival of the [[human race]] in general, and life on the planet in particular..."

In order to save themselves, members believe:

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:"An Anti-Cosmic Ray Suit (ACRaS) would be constructed! Man-made items that are really unnecessary and have no real value for our lives were attached to a hat and a shirt... By believing the collection of trinkets, tickets, plastics, toys, auto parts, jewelries, beads, buttons, and other trivial items would repel the cosmic rays, the CRs were actually repelled!!!"

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Members of the group call the point at which the cosmic rays actually start being repelled '''Critical Mass''':

: "As you attach each piece to your cosmic ray deflection item be it hat, shirt, car, house, shield or footgear, you think that this will be the item that gives you critical mass...At some point it actually starts happening!!! We hope..."

Members also practice unexpected behaviors, according to the [[Dysonberg Confusion Principle]].

The society's motto is ''The Hat Comes First''. The triangle formed with thumbtips and the tips of two first first fingers is the secret sign to remember ozone, O3 protects all.

Since the early days of cosmic ray deflection, several [[art cars]], or Cosmic Ray Deflection Motor Vehicles, have joined the growing collection of CR items. Members are now working on a Cosmic Ray House and Garden with patio in New Orleans, as well as shields for urbanwear.

The organization played an important role in the [[1996]] [[Black World Wide Web protest]] and the follow up [[Blue Ribbon Online Free Speech Campaign]]. As a result, free speech issues were added to the organization's activities.

==Membership==

The only requirements for membership into the CRDSNA is to build an anti-cosmic ray headpiece, (ACRaH.) and to attempt to read [[Dhalgren]] by [[Samuel Delany]] and [[The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test]] test by [[Tom Wolfe]].

A local chapter is approved by getting three members to make ACRaHs. Local chapters hold monthly covered dish meetings to help build a Cosmic Ray Cookbook for future publication. Chapters are urged to adopt a local [[outsider art]]ist and help see to their daily needs on an ongoing basis. Chapter activities include promoting local [[environmental]] and [[free speech]] issues. [[Robert's Rules of Order]] govern all meetings.

==External linklinks==

* [http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/1483/ Official Cosmic Ray Deflection Society of North America, Inc.]

* [http://wymple.gs.net/~aaswell/long.jpg CRDS patio plans]

* [http://www.barristersgallery.com/also_aswell.htm CRDS shields planned]

==Chapters==

*[http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/1483/ New Orleans, La.]

*[http://www.cofc.edu/~jonesl/crds.html Charleston, SC]

*[http://www.brightss.com/SimonRodia/pdfs/watts6.pdf San Francisco, Ca.] PDF

*Greensboro, NC

*Atlanta, Ga.