[CIMC-work] Re: FW: Aug. 5: Presidential forum in Chicago for working families on C-SPAN

[Chris Kaihatsu]

>maybe we should have discussion on how much light we want to give to 
> elections stuff.  I was interested in Kucinich at the Congress Hotel more 
> for the Congress story, though I'd vote for him as well.  Being news, we 
> can't ignore the elections, I guess it all depends on how much someone 
> wants 
> to give to it.  I know too that we don't out and out endorse a 
> candidate(s)... what do people think?


Okay, I'm not Elizabeth, but yeah, I think in lieu of discussion, initiative is winning out by default, on the basis of good faith -- and that's fine.

I agree that the importance for us on the Kucinich/Congress Hotel story is the Congress Hotel workers.

I don't think we necessarily have to cater to the upcoming election itself as news -- I think there will be auxiliary, more progressive, events that spin off from the election that would be newsworthy, like the Kucinich/Congress Hotel workers thing.... Ours is always a local take on things, so if there are issues for Chicago, or if the grandstanding comes here, then -- well, you get the idea.


Chris



-----Original Message-----
From: "Garth Liebhaber" <garthliebhaber at hotmail.com>
To: ehf at bookbeast.com, imc-chicago-working at lists.indymedia.org
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:12:06 -0500
Subject: [CIMC-work]  Re: FW: Aug. 5: Presidential forum in Chicago for working families on C-SPAN

Elizabeth, were you able to check out the meeting notes I posted?  We've got 
Chris G. who just put up the one about the Big Nose cop and Mitchell has one 
on Benton Harbor together ready to go.  I put together all the material for 
a Bike Summer one that should really  go up ASAP as it's kickoff was 
tonight, but I need someone to put  it in html.   And then we have a housing 
rally on thursday.  I'm going to try to cover it but we'll see with 
work-today was a complete loser.

I am also starting to put together a feature for the Radio Project with info 
on local Chicago radio projects.  this is on the slower cooker as i'm 
swamped and this other stuff can get more time at the top.

Chris G. also sees putting up another Day Laborers feature soon as well.

I apologize if these features are coming across as unilateral decisions, 
there was discussion at the minimally attended meeting.  I think because 
there's been minimal discussio lately that people are just kind of going 
ahead with the features in good faith.

maybe we should have discussion on how much light we want to give to 
elections stuff.  I was interested in Kucinich at the Congress Hotel more 
for the Congress story, though I'd vote for him as well.  Being news, we 
can't ignore the elections, I guess it all depends on how much someone wants 
to give to it.  I know too that we don't out and out endorse a 
candidate(s)... what do people think?

ciao,g.




>
>We knew Kucinich would be in and talking to the Congress Hotel
>workers--this adds a bit more background to the AFL-CIO forum.
>I was off-line most of yesterday and was wondering if there's
>been any center panel decisions off-line?
>
>--Elizabeth
>
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