[IMC-bristol] Easton Community Centre
Martin Mantxo
martinmantxo at eastonca.org
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 12:54:45 +0100
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Dear IMC lot:=20
Let's stick to the guidelines. Perfect. So we just hide stuff when is =
racist, homophobic or sexist. No matter taht other times the information =
can damage so seriously individuals, jobs and communities!!!!!
Well I think I stated reasons from what that 'leak' was so serious. the =
allegations are serious but they are part of a dispute and =
investigation. i can say more but I can't because all parts have agreed =
confiditiality, but taken in consideration these and otehr allegations, =
justice will be made at the Easton community centre. As i said in my =
writing regarding confidetiality, not even ourselves had access to such =
information. It comes from someone aht perhaps had the courage or teh =
decency of exposing this situation. But this is using her wirting in a =
way taht she had agreed not to operate. teh consequences are clear: she =
is panicing and taken days off (and this is confidential too so please =
don't go and fucking print it). She has already ghad the first 'warning' =
phonecall. this document was stolen (maybe hacked from her computer). =
the police has been called to investigate. and if we are concerned it's =
because it's up on Indymedia. In some way, you would agree taht one of =
the problems with Indymedia is taht irt allows to cover-up the identity =
of whoever is posting stuff. in thios case you may think taht this is =
information is vital for the community and that freedom of speech should =
be respected. There are many parts in this including the community who =
would be fucked up if this conflict doesn't end in the right way and =
this information takes it to a very different way. i know it has been =
e-mailed around, etc. Nothing we can do, nothing you can do. In the =
meantime this person it's a risk, this person feels a risk, she feels =
abuse and betried. Fifteen jobs are a risk without funders who want to =
invest till the conflict is not over, everyone is waiting without =
knowing, and you out tehre have such need of being informed taht you =
don't really think of teh consequences. The community has its centre at =
risk, and you will tell me taht freedom of speech for some gossiping and =
for someone who has nothing better to do but to steal from a community =
centre is more important than that. You know the implications and you =
knoW taht this is not right. You have been kept puting that piece up, so =
I believe taht you have it very clear. Bless you.
This conflict has been going on for three months and that's why no-one =
else has treated the subject. Among them we can include the Bristolian =
who -believe me- would be very glad to expose such thing, based round =
the corner and with loads of information on the matter or the Estonian =
also based round the corner and with loads of information and who has =
already exposed othe irregularities in the centre before. Or myself: you =
doubt that i wouldn't like something like that being published in other =
situation? You know me, so take in consideration what I say, though I =
believe the damage it's done.
Martin Mantxo (Easton Community Centre Arts Worker)
(again this is a personal thing)
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Personal response to an information leak published in this web-page =
(bristol-indymedia.org)=20
By Martin Mantxo (ECC arts worker)=20
For more than 3 months there has been no official infor-mation from the =
ECC about this community centre's situation.=20
In the meantime, there have been loads of rumours, some of them well =
founded ones. This lack of official information was due to the =
confidentiality agreement that both parties agreed to, during the =
investigation and the union dispute afterwards.=20
The published leak has affected this confidentiality. We wonder who the =
person leaking the information (nice nickname, by the way!) and who had =
access to something that we (as workers) haven't had access to (the leak =
document's a tribunal statement) for all this time (3 months). I guess =
that many in the community have been wondering what was going on and the =
community has the right to know. However this leak doesn't make any =
favours to this community centre and therefore to the community of =
Easton.=20
The people named in the leak and the centre too are under investigation =
and we believe that if justice needs to be achieved, it will in due =
course. This leak affects the people involved in the process and the =
centre too: the centre depends entirely of funding and this unbiased =
information could jeopardise these community centre projects and many =
jobs too. The community and us (workers) need to know the truth, but as =
I said, before this happens there are some requirements for this process =
to be considered. We have to be fair to everyone and we -workers at the =
ECC- have to be faithful to the collective's commitment of respecting =
this process. Meanwhile we have to wait to reach to the moment where the =
whole thing is told - whenever the dispute and investigation is over. =
This leak may provide some info to those wondering what's going on, but =
it seriously affects some individuals, this community project and =
peoples' jobs.=20
I'll finish this by adding that this hasn't been an easy situation for =
us, as we're affected too and we were the first ones to have this =
information untold. We have seen how because this investigation, funding =
for our projects and jobs weren't renewed. Meanwhile we've kept on =
working and doing our jobs, delivering what we had committed to. In the =
meantime, another community festival has taken place (for many, the best =
one so far), youth activities (BS5) and Peach Playscheeme have happened =
all along the summer, Planet Easton has continued his publication (next =
issue to be soon in your house), other projects have been started and =
established, and the place has continued opened for all the activities =
happening here on daily basis. On top of this, an ITC Centre will be =
operating soon and the activities for the new course have been =
programmed too.=20
The positive outcome of all this is that if something was wrong in the =
centre, from now onwards it'll be solved and things at the Easton =
Community Centre will be back in place again. So far new procedures and =
systems have already been implemented. On the other hand, decisions will =
be made with anyone found responsible for this situation and the =
community will be told about. From everyone working here under such =
pressure, I just can say that this situation has also proved the high =
commitment that many of us have with this centre and with the community =
of Easton too. In one or other way, we'll keep committed to both. Thanks =
for understand the situation. We'll keep you inform if there are further =
developments.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear IMC lot: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let's stick to the guidelines. Perfect. =
So we just=20
hide stuff when is racist, homophobic or sexist. No matter taht other =
times the=20
information can damage so seriously individuals, jobs and=20
communities!!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well I think I stated reasons from what =
that 'leak'=20
was so serious. the allegations are serious but they are part of a =
dispute and=20
investigation. i can say more but I can't because all parts have agreed=20
confiditiality, but taken in consideration these and otehr allegations, =
justice=20
will be made at the Easton community centre. As i said in my =
writing=20
regarding confidetiality, not even ourselves had access to such =
information. It=20
comes from someone aht perhaps had the courage or teh decency of =
exposing this=20
situation. But this is using her wirting in a way taht she had agreed =
not to=20
operate. teh consequences are clear: she is panicing and taken days off =
(and=20
this is confidential too so please don't go and fucking print it). She =
has=20
already ghad the first 'warning' phonecall. this document was stolen =
(maybe=20
hacked from her computer). the police has been called to investigate. =
and if we=20
are concerned it's because it's up on Indymedia. In some way, you would =
agree=20
taht one of the problems with Indymedia is taht irt allows to cover-up =
the=20
identity of whoever is posting stuff. in thios case you may think taht =
this is=20
information is vital for the community and that freedom of speech should =
be=20
respected. There are many parts in this including the community who =
would be=20
fucked up if this conflict doesn't end in the right way and this =
information=20
takes it to a very different way. i know it has been e-mailed around, =
etc.=20
Nothing we can do, nothing you can do. In the meantime this person =
it's a=20
risk, this person feels a risk, she feels abuse and betried. Fifteen =
jobs are a=20
risk without funders who want to invest till the conflict is not over, =
everyone=20
is waiting without knowing, and you out tehre have such need =
of being=20
informed taht you don't really think of teh consequences. The community =
has its=20
centre at risk, and you will tell me taht freedom of speech for some =
gossiping=20
and for someone who has nothing better to do but to steal from a =
community=20
centre is more important than that. You know the implications and you =
knoW taht=20
this is not right. You have been kept puting that piece up, so I believe =
taht=20
you have it very clear. Bless you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This conflict has been going on for =
three months=20
and that's why no-one else has treated the subject. Among them we can =
include=20
the Bristolian who -believe me- would be very glad to expose such thing, =
based=20
round the corner and with loads of information on the matter or the =
Estonian=20
also based round the corner and with loads of information and who has =
already=20
exposed othe irregularities in the centre before. Or myself: you doubt =
that i=20
wouldn't like something like that being published in other situation? =
You know=20
me, so take in consideration what I say, though I believe the damage =
it's=20
done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Martin Mantxo (Easton Community Centre =
Arts=20
Worker)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(again this is a personal =
thing)</FONT></DIV>
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color=3D#000000><STRONG>9541409</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<P><B>Personal response to an information leak published in this =
web-page=20
(bristol-indymedia.org) <BR>By Martin Mantxo (ECC arts worker) <BR>For =
more than=20
3 months there has been no official infor-mation from the ECC about this =
community centre=92s situation. </B>
<P>
<P>In the meantime, there have been loads of rumours, some of them well =
founded=20
ones. This lack of official information was due to the confidentiality =
agreement=20
that both parties agreed to, during the investigation and the union =
dispute=20
afterwards. <BR>The published leak has affected this confidentiality. We =
wonder=20
who the person leaking the information (nice nickname, by the way!) and =
who had=20
access to something that we (as workers) haven=92t had access to (the =
leak=20
document=92s a tribunal statement) for all this time (3 months). I guess =
that many=20
in the community have been wondering what was going on and the community =
has the=20
right to know. However this leak doesn=92t make any favours to this =
community=20
centre and therefore to the community of Easton. <BR>The people named in =
the=20
leak and the centre too are under investigation and we believe that if =
justice=20
needs to be achieved, it will in due course. This leak affects the =
people=20
involved in the process and the centre too: the centre depends entirely =
of=20
funding and this unbiased information could jeopardise these community =
centre=20
projects and many jobs too. The community and us (workers) need to know =
the=20
truth, but as I said, before this happens there are some requirements =
for this=20
process to be considered. We have to be fair to everyone and we -workers =
at the=20
ECC- have to be faithful to the collective=92s commitment of respecting =
this=20
process. Meanwhile we have to wait to reach to the moment where the =
whole thing=20
is told =96 whenever the dispute and investigation is over. This leak =
may provide=20
some info to those wondering what=92s going on, but it seriously affects =
some=20
individuals, this community project and peoples=92 jobs. <BR><BR>I=92ll =
finish this=20
by adding that this hasn=92t been an easy situation for us, as we=92re =
affected too=20
and we were the first ones to have this information untold. We have seen =
how=20
because this investigation, funding for our projects and jobs weren=92t =
renewed.=20
Meanwhile we=92ve kept on working and doing our jobs, delivering what we =
had=20
committed to. In the meantime, another community festival has taken =
place (for=20
many, the best one so far), youth activities (BS5) and Peach Playscheeme =
have=20
happened all along the summer, Planet Easton has continued his =
publication (next=20
issue to be soon in your house), other projects have been started and=20
established, and the place has continued opened for all the activities =
happening=20
here on daily basis. On top of this, an ITC Centre will be operating =
soon and=20
the activities for the new course have been programmed too. <BR><BR>The =
positive=20
outcome of all this is that if something was wrong in the centre, from =
now=20
onwards it=92ll be solved and things at the Easton Community Centre will =
be back=20
in place again. So far new procedures and systems have already been =
implemented.=20
On the other hand, decisions will be made with anyone found responsible =
for this=20
situation and the community will be told about. From everyone working =
here under=20
such pressure, I just can say that this situation has also proved the =
high=20
commitment that many of us have with this centre and with the community =
of=20
Easton too. In one or other way, we=92ll keep committed to both. Thanks =
for=20
understand the situation. We=92ll keep you inform if there are further=20
developments.<BR></P></BODY></HTML>
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