[CIMC-work] Fw: [IMC-Process] The Dakar Conference

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----- Original Message -----
From: "sphinx" <sphinx at indymedia.org>
To: <imc-process at lists.indymedia.org>
Cc: <igap at ucimc.org>; <sascha at ucimc.org>; <imc-africa at lists.indymedia.org>;
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Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:03 PM
Subject: [IMC-Process] The Dakar Conference


>
> In the four years since indymedia started in Seattle in 1999, it  has
succeeded
> to make a mostest impact on the media worlds as a whole and in the
political
> left scene in particular.
>
> Much of the build-up have taken place in the global North thanks to the
well
> developed multimedia infrastructure. Which allows
> for both quick and cheap production of media content. Yet indymedias in
South
> America have made substantial progress despite poor multimedia
infrastructure.
> This characteristic growth being partly due to existing social support
> structures developed over the years of social struggles in South America
as well
> as emphatic support of Global North Activists.
>
> In Africa for lots of resons indymedia development has been very   slow.
To give
> the indymedia growth process in Africa a push, the indymedia Africa
working
> group with other activists groups took upon Organising an
Alternative(indymedia)
> Conference in Dakar from the 1st to the 14th March 2004.
> Delegates will be coming from ; South Africa, Ambazonia
> (Ex-British Southern Cameroons), DRCongo, Angola, Kenya, Madiaq (South
Spain and
> Morocco), Nertherland, Germany, Switzerland, UK and USA. Three quarters of
the
> delegates will be from Africa.
> The main point of the Conference will be to exchange experiences and try
to
> figure-out the way forward with indymedia in Africa despite the lack of
suitable
> social support structures and multimedia infrastructure.
> This undertaking is now threatened by the lack of funds to cover the fairs
of
> the African Delegates and basic needs for the conference . We are hereby
soliciting
> for donations to support the Conference.
>
> Donations can be sent by paypal.com to imc-africa at lists.indymedia.org
>
> or by bank transfer to :
> Zentralkultur e.V
> Account No: 269 35 70
> BLZ/Bankcode     60050101
> S.W.I.F.T-code   SOLASDEST
> Password: indymedia Africa
> Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg
> Germany
>
>
> For those who need  receipts for tax
> deductions please indicate by email to imc-africa at lists.indymedia.org
>
> We'll greatly appreciate any contribution no-matter how small .
> IMC-Africa Working group.
>
>
>
> Update of the situation:
> -Fair situation for the moment looks as follows:
> 3South Africa = 877*3= 2631 Euro
> 3Ambazonia(Ex-British Southern Cameroons)=750*3= 2250 Euro
> 1 DRCongo =1200 Euro
> 2 Angola =1100*2=2200 Euro
> 3Kenya=1100*3=3300 Euro
> 2Madiaq(Spain and Morocco) = 450 *2=900 Euro
> Total= 12481 Euro
>
> -Feeding and stationery for the 14days of the conference will cost at
least
> 1300Euros.
>
> -Materials for use in workshops:
> .Bak from Imc-ch is bring a computer with a portable content management
system
> and a host of other software.
> .Tony from imc-uk is also going to send us some videos and some other
meterials.
> In the worst case scenerio this may be all we may have like equipment ´;
thus
> the best way to increase the utility will be to connect them to a
projector.
> Thus we desperately need a projector as well as a printer.
>
> ---original list of needs was :
>
> -A beamer /projector
> 1.-Five computers (at least)
> 2.-Three video recording machines and a video editting machine. 100 video
> cassettes.
> 3.-Three mini-disc recorder/audio recording machines. 200 pieces of
> mini-disc/tapes.
> 4.-Three printers.
> 5.-5 small radio transmitters.
> 6.- 10 video cassettes of films made by other indymedia video working
groups to
> be used in screening .
> Software needs
> 1.-We need to ask indymedia-tech to load the computers for use in the tour
with
> one of the many freesoftware Operating System.
> 2.-Need a portable version of an indymedia production system which allows
> articles and other content to be published and produced on the computer
without
> internet connection.
> 3.-We need an easy to use audio editing program.
> 4.-We need an easy to use video editing program.
> 5.-We need an easy to use lay-out program.
>
>
> --
> but for fate we could have been one another
>
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