[Imc-africa] also, just started sending the letter around

[Jay]

Hi imc-africa,

In addition to posting to translations.indymedia.org I also just started 
sending the below fundraising letter around to various indymedia organizers 
and others I know.  I hope they pass it on to their friends and local 
IMCs.  I haven't sent it to any indymedia mailing lists or anything yet, 
but would like to do so soon.

Please let me know if I'm busting through any protocols.  I've been in 
touch with Sphinx and Sascha about the idea of helping the conference raise 
money but not with anyone else on the imc-africa list, so certainly let me 
know if I'm getting in the way of something.

Jay

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SUMMARY:

The imc-africa working group is seeking donations to support travel and 
other expenses of delegates to the upcoming African Indymedia conference in 
Dakar, Senegal, March 1-14.  WITHOUT YOUR HELP DELEGATES FROM ALL OVER 
AFRICA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME TO THE CONFERENCE.

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Since 1999 when the first Independent Media Center formed in the streets of 
Seattle the Indymedia network has grown by leaps and bounds.  Much of that 
development has taken place in the Global North which has a well-developed 
multimedia structure that allows for quick and cheap media content.  IMCs 
in some other parts of the world, notably South America, have grown by 
organizing non-hierarchically to make media, despite not having as much 
access to multimedia infrastructure.

On the other hand, Indymedia had grown very slowly in Africa.  To give 
Indymedia Africa the push it needs, the imc-Africa working group, with 
support from other activists, is organizing an Alternative (Indymedia) 
Conference in Dakar, Senegal, from March 1 to 14, 2004.  The main goal of 
the conference is to exchange organizing experiences and develop ideas for 
growing the Indymedia network throughout Africa. Delegates from IMCs or 
forming IMCs in South Africa, Ambazonia(Ex-British Southern Cameroon), 
DRCongo, Angola, Kenya, Madiaq (South Spain and Morocco), the Nertherlands, 
Germany, Switzerland, UK and the USA have committed to attending. Three 
quarters of the delegates will be from Africa.

Unfortunately, international travel within Africa is difficult and 
expensive.  WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE TRAVEL OF 
DELEGATES WITHIN AFRICA, nor to pay expenses (food/lodging in Dakar) of 
those who cannot afford them in during the conference itself.  WE NEED YOUR 
HELP TO ASSURE THE CONFERENCE WILL SUCCEED.

  We are seeking donations to cover delegates from:

3 from South Africa  = 877*3= 2631 Euro
3 from Ambazonia=750*3= 2250 Euro
1 from Congo =1200 Euro
2 from Angola =1100*2=2200 Euro
3 from Kenya=1100*3=3300  Euro
2 from Madiaq(Spain and Morocco) = 450 *2=900 Euro

Total for those confirmed =  12,481Euro

We are also seeking 2,519 Euro for expenses in Dakar.  We are therefore 
seeking 15,000 Euro total.

All Donations should be sent via Paypal (http://www.paypal.com) to 
"imc-africa at indymedia.org", or to :

BANK NAME: Landesbank Baden-Wrttemberg
NAME ON ACCOUNT: Zentralkultur e.V
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 269 35 70
SWIFT NUMBER: 600 501 01

Password: indymedia Africa

Landesbank Stuttgart Branch Germany

For those who need  receipts for their donations for use in getting tax 
deductions please indicate by email to imc-africa at lists.indymedia.org or to 
sphinx at indymedia.org.

We'll greatly appreciate any contribution no-matter how small.  Thank you 
for your help.  All current and future IMCs in Africa thank you as well,

IMC-Africa Working group.