[CIMC-working] Draft: Chicago IMC statements on grants

[Chris Kaihatsu]

Sounds golden to me, Doug, all....

I still like going to babelfish.altavista.com for quick-n-dirty
translations -- maybe someone on the translation list could do some
polishing for us, gratis....


Chris









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----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Morris <being@enteract.com>
To: <imc-chicago@lists.indymedia.org>
Cc: <imc-chicago-working@lists.indymedia.org>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 1:37 PM
Subject: [CIMC-working] Draft: Chicago IMC statements on grants


> Hi all,
>
> We agreed to send statements on the following two positions with a few
> points of emphasis last night.
>
> This is written up for release to the IMC process, communication, and
> finance lists.
>
> I will do this in a bit having volunteered to move from back-up to active
> co-liaison to the network along with Chris K.
>
> I added this point:
> Since there are now at least seven statements by IMC locals against the
> Ford Foundation grant we observe the  Ford Foundation grant work is not
> only blocked but be considered suspended as a process by locals or the
> network. We encourage the active parties to acknowledge that the grant
> seeking process is ended.
>
> The sentences after the above are elaborations of points of discussion
last
> night.
>
> This is the key elaborated sentence in the stance below:
>
> To protect our individual and collective autonomy, we believe it is
> necessary for the IMC network to clarify and state as part of a principle
> of unity about economic democracy or as a local membership criteria that:
>          *funding will not be accepted from corporations or other
> organizations at odds with the IMC Principles of Unity.
>          *funding should come preferably with no conditions attached
>          *if conditions are attached to funds given by progressive funding
> sources, then such conditions must not be against the Unity principles and
> membership criteria of IMC locals and notice of such conditions should be
> posted to the IMC-Finance list for review and comment by a council of imc
> participants from diverse locals.
>
> I'll leave this up for a week on the chicago lists for comments and
> possible edits before release.
>
> Can anyone translate the final version of this to Spanish?
>
> Best, Doug
>
> The following to be sent separately to:
> argentina@indymedia.org,
> imc-process@lists.indymedia.org
> imc-communication@lists.indymedia.org
> imc-finance@lists.indymedia.org
>
> Greetings,
>
> We apologize for the delay in responding to this important issue.
>
> The Chicago-IMC has reached consensus to take the following stances on
grants.
>
> We support the IMC Argentina objections to the Ford Foundation Grant:
>
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/imc-process/2002-September/003794.
html
>
> We agree with the IMC Barcelona and IMC Melbourne positions of rejecting
> funding sources affiliated with capitalist corporations:
> IMC Barcelona statement
>
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/imc-finance/2002-September/001521.
html
> IMC Melbourne statement
>
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/imc-communication/2002-September/0
02329.html
>
> Similar to these IMCs, we believe it is best for the IMC locals, projects
> and network to refrain from taking money from any funding sources
> affiliated with capitalist corporations or other organizations at odds
with
> the IMC Principles of Unity.
>
> This documentation project webpage on IMC-Finance working group includes
> links to a list of statements by IMC locals and posts by some individuals
> on Ford grant debate:
> http://docs.indymedia.org/twiki/bin/view/Global/ImcFinance
>
> Since there are now at least seven statements by IMC locals against the
> Ford Foundation grant we suggest that the Ford Foundation grant work for
> network reasons (and hopefully for local interests) is not only blocked
but
> be considered suspended. We encourage the active parties to acknowledge
> that the Ford Foundation grant seeking process is ended.
>
> We understand that the IMC network is an association of autonomous locals
> sharing common networking processes, mutual aid, and the unity principles
> and membership criteria.
>
> To protect our individual and collective autonomy, we believe it is
> necessary for the IMC network to clarify and state as part of a principle
> of unity about economic democracy or as a local membership criteria that:
>          *funding will not be accepted from corporations or other
> organizations acting against the intent of the IMC Principles of Unity in
> advancing grass roots democracy, diversity, mutual aid, and open
publishing.
>          *funding should come preferably with no conditions attached
>          *if conditions are attached to funds given by progressive funding
> sources, then such conditions must not be against the Unity principles and
> membership criteria of IMC locals and notice of such conditions should be
> posted to the IMC-Finance list for review and comment by a council of imc
> participants from diverse locals.
>
> Grant seeking should be a transparent and deliberative process.
>
> We do not object to third party agencies releasing funds of questionable
> origin without obligation to IMCs, if in the process such third parties
> would clean up "dirty" money, as most money is indeed that, by releasing
> conditions and expectations.
>
> We encourage IMC locals and working groups to raise funds and request
> donations for projects including the support of IMCs in the global south,
> diversifying server resources, and supporting the dissemination of news
and
> views about a diverse array of social justice issues and actions.
>
> Solidarity,
> Chicago-IMC
>
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