[CIMC-work] Fw: [Imc-finance] ***PENDING*** Proposal 2003-P: CMI Chiapas for $579(US). Deadline: 10/24/03

[Chris Kaihatsu]

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From: "Mike Lehman" <rebelmike at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Imc-finance] ***PENDING*** Proposal 2003-P: CMI Chiapas for
$579(US). Deadline: 10/24/03


> In ethusiastic support,
> Mike Lehman
> UCIMC
>
> Sascha Meinrath wrote:
>
> > POSTED: [Wednesday, December 10, 2003] by IMC Chiapas (via timo)
> > ORIGINAL DISCUSSION PERIOD: [Dec 11-24, 2003]
> > DECISION DEADLINE: Dec 24, 2003; Noon GMT
> >
> > SUMMARY:
> >
> > Hola a tod at s en Finanzas....Hey to everyone in Finance...
> >
> > Favor de considerar esta propuesta de Indymedia Chiapas para crear una
> > memoria multimediatica y coberatura de los 10 años del movimiento
Zapatista
> > en Chiapas, Mexico.  Para $579US.
> >
> > Los Zapatistas acaban de celebrar 20 años de su formación clandestina el
17
> > de Noviembre y celebrarán 10 años de de su levantamiento armado el 1 de
> > Enero 2004. For $579US.
> >
> >
> > ENGLISH:
> >
> > Please consider this proposal from Chiapas Indymedia to produce a
> > multimedia memory and coverage on the 10 years of the Zapatista
Movement.
> >
> > The Zapatistas just celebrated 20 years since their clandestine
formation
> > on the 17th of November and will celebrate 10 years since their armed
> > uprising on January 1st 2004.
> >
> > PROPOSAL:
> >
> > Chiapas Indymedia
> > 20-10 Zapatista/Civil Society Dignified Memory
> >
> > An Audio-Visual project for the collective memory of the 20-10 years of
the
> > Zapatista struggle.
> >
> > We are a collective of people working with the Independent Media Center
in
> > San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, united in the goal of compiling a
> > production on the experiences and reflections of the 10th anniversary of
> > the Zapatista uprising.
> >
> > We will produce a collective memory, with the goal of promoting
reflection
> > within the local population and the general populous about the process o
f
> > the indigenous Zapatista movement in their search for justice and
dignity
> > through the construction of a self-determined autonomy.
> >
> > Through this project, we intend to generate a dialogue that transmits
the
> > personal experiences in the form of opinions, anecdotes, sentiments, and
> > memories of many zapatista related events throughout the last ten years.
We
> > propose to create this dialogue through an audio-visual documentary
(with
> > interviews, photos, text, audio, and other images). With this project we
> > hope to compile the reflections and personal memories of people who have
> > participated in this movement in San Cristóbal, principally those who
have
> > participated outside of the public eyethe cooks in the kitchen during
the
> > San Andrés dialogues, the taxi drivers who lent their cars so that the
> > insurgents could get from one place to another, or the people who
> > participated in the popular neighborhoods of Jovel, etc...
> >
> > To facilitate the collection of materials, we’ve divided the 20-10 years
of
> > the Zapatista struggle into the following periods: 1) The conception,
> > before 1994, 2) The uprising and the first twelve days of war, 3)
> > Encounters with civil society, dialogues and ruptures with the
> > governmentMarch 1994 to the breaking off of the dialogue in January of
> > 1997, 4) The silenceJanuary of 1997 to December 2000, 5) The rejection
of
> > the indigenous law and autonomy in action, (The March for Dignity in
August
> > of 2003), 6) The birth of the Caracoles and the Juntas of Good
Government,
> > 7) The Future: what do we want, what do we dream, what do we wish for
the
> > future?
> >
> > We propose to interview people who have had different roles in distinct
> > moments throughout this decade, with the goal of portraying diverse
sectors
> > of the population, and the perceptions of the people who have been
witness
> > to some specific event during this process.
> >
> > With the material that we gather, we are going to have a lot of work in
> > organizing and editing it (in the case of audio and putting together a
> > multimedia CD). For this reason, we have placed a time limit for
receiving
> > submissions of the 20th of December. This is important so that we can
> > distribute this material before January first in the neighborhoods and
> > other public spaces in San Cristóbal de las Casas. Furthermore, we’re
> > interested in putting the material up on the web, so that it is
available
> > to the general public, and so groups interested in commemorating the
> > 10-20th anniversary of the EZLN can use it in their respective
> > celebrations.  The final production will be projected in San Cristóbal
in
> > public events on various neighborhoods on walls and outdoor spaces in a
> > series of public acts.  This will also be distributed to all of the five
> > Caracoles in Zapatista territory for screenings in the autonomous
> > communities.  The memory will be available on the Chiapas Indymedia site
> > for download around the world for those that express interest in the
> > Zapatista movement and the local
> >
> > The Collective calculates that the creation of this project will cost a
> > total of $579. We expect to spend $79 for 50 VHS cassettes, $27 for 100
> > CD’s for making copies, $42 for printer ink and CD sleeves, $45 to pay
for
> > transportation for our subjects to travel to and from interviews (10
> > interviews, $4.50 for each), $22 for the cost of internet use (30 hours)
> > and $35 for electricity in the office of Indymedia, and $329 for 5
> > presentations (at $13.50 a presentation) in each of 5 Caracoles. These
> > figures were calculated using the currant exchange rate of 11.4 pesos to
> > the dollar.
> >
> > Tel: 011-52-967-678-3348
> > Or by the following email address:
> > lista at mediosindependientes.org
> > memoria at promedios.org
>
>
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