[CIMC-work] Fw: [IMC-Process] imc-women proposal

[Chris Kaihatsu]

Garth, all,

My understanding is that the proposal is for incorporating those questions
into the New-IMC 'application.' It's worthwhile to check the list archives
and see how other IMCs are weighing in.

lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-process


Chris



----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Liebhaber" <garthliebhaber at care2.com>
To: <ckaihatsu at myrealbox.com>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CIMC-work] Fw: [IMC-Process] imc-women proposal


> I don't know why I'm responding to these long blog discussions, but I
think I would counter propose a
> Gender Issues.IMC vs.a Women.Indymedia.  most topic oriented imcs have not
lasted well, anyway.
>
> to quote:
>
> >Many of our male co-activists have taken an active stance against gender
> >discrimination within indymedia. And we hope they will keep up this
> >stance as we don't perceive our struggle as females versus males but as
> >a general cause.
>
>
> >Proposal:
> >
> >We propose that the following questions be incorporated in the
> >application form:
> >
> >A. How does the makeup of your collective reflect the diversity of the
> >local community (e.g. in realtion to gender-, sexual-, spiritual-,
> >and/or cultural-identity)?
> >
> >B. If your group currently does not represent the diversity of the local
> >community, particularly in relation to groups who are underrepresented
> >in mainstream society and denied access to vehicles of expression, what
> >steps will be taken to address this on an ongoing basis?
> >
> >C. What steps will be taken to involve individuals in workfields new to
> >them? What measures will be taken to overcome a gendered work division?
>
>
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> http://www.Care2.com/dailyaction/
>