[CIMC-work] meeting sunday

[Chris Kaihatsu]

Cool, cool -- I like the space very much when we had a fundraising video
screening there. Since having an office space is de rigeur for any
organization, I wouldn't mind seeing it there in the least. What about a
phone line/fax line? There are gizmos that can sense if a call is phone or
fax and route it accordingly. Or, maybe we could get by with a voicemailbox
(so we could finally call in to retrieve messages)...?

My laptop repair is turning into a time sink ordeal, but when I do get the
thing back, it's equipped for wireless (802.11b). Wireless routers are now
down to $20, so the whole space could feature "free" wireless broadband
connections.

That's about it for my concerns.


Chris






----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Liebhaber" <garthliebhaber at hotmail.com>
To: <mle_17 at lycos.com>; <imc-chicago-working at lists.indymedia.org>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CIMC-work] meeting sunday


> here is the response i got back from WIDC.  I did not bring up the office
> space, but I will.  find out cost and length of commitment, etc.  I'm too
> tired to writer her back tonight, but will tomorrow.  for those that don't
> know WIDC offered us deskspace and a dsl hook-up and phone line(?).  mle
and
> i as well as mitchell got a little excited about this.  it's up where we
all
> live.  feel free to weigh in, folks,  g.
>
>
> hello Garth,
>
> Yes, I am very, very interested. I spoke to several people from CIM about
> that possibility.
>
> I feel that WIDC's Community Center has a lot of potential as a resource
for
> the community. But that it has been underutilized. We have approached
> several progressive groups about sharing our space and/or bolstering
> relationships already in place. These groups include:
>
> Asian American Collective (a panasian collective of many standing
projects,
> including Mango Tribe, YAWP, CHOP, the Asian American Film Showcase, etc.)
>
> Pintig Cultural Group (a phillipino performance group that presents
original
> theatrical plays & musicals about community issues)
>
> and CIM.
>
> I have been proposing Thursdays as the best day for standing dates. That
> leaves Sund-Wedn free for rehearsal space rentals. And it leaves Friday
and
> Saturday (our prime nights), available for rentals and longer theatrical
> productions.
>
> Would you or a committee from CIM want to meet with me and discuss the
> details? FYI, I will be leaving Chicago at the end of the month. If the
> timing is still off for CIM, you can certainly continue this discussion
with
> Jennifer Reeder from the WIDC Board of Directors. We will have no or
> limited staff for a while, since we lost 40% of our funding last year. But
> WIDC was volunteer-run for the first nine years of its existence, and we
see
> restructuring as an opportunity to get back to basics, and relevancy.
>
> Rebecca Gee
>
> >I'm not going to be able to attend the meeting this sunday (i'll be in
> >michigan again), but I want to epxress my interest in helping with
another
> >film screening.
> >
> >and also reiterate my thoughts about the space in WITDC. sounds like a
good
> >idea, we can use the space more often, easier to get to (for some of us)
> >and the notion of having office hours is a little more realistic. i'd
like
> >to have hours one night and possible teach a class, answer phones,
> >whatever. i posted a more detailed opion last week. i can check into
rental
> >costs or write a proposal or something.
> >
> >mle
> >
>
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