[CIMC-work] Meeting notes

[Chris Kaihatsu]

Cool -- thanks for notes, Ian. Everything sounds good -- sorry I've been
mostly out of it -- been working....


Chris





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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Bicking" <ianb at colorstudy.com>
To: "CIMC Working" <imc-chicago-working at indymedia.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:17 PM
Subject: [CIMC-work] Meeting notes


> Chicago Social Forum
> --------------------
>
> This Satudary.  Starts at 9:00, our session starts at 10:30.
>
> Still figuring out how to get network, projector access.  Maybe
> someone in the video collective can get a projector?
>
> No one from Video Collective is currently involved.  Interest?
>
> Current session leaders -- Mitchel, Chris G., Garth.
>
> Debate about whether to break out into workshops, or do it all
> together.  Chris G argues that there won't be enough people to do
> workgroups, and the people will largely be coming in without
> preconceptions of what they want to do with CIMC.
>
> Fred is going to be covering the Forum, so the idea for the video
> portion is to cover the coverage.
>
> Ian is going to try to install dada onto a couple laptops, so that
> people can show off the software without a network connection.
>
> Photo, video, web, audio split-up of projects.  Do two workshops,
> each 30 minutes, and people could switch around.
>
> We're going to look into setting up wireless, so that we can get
> network access.  Ian has a wireless router to borrow.
>
> Website Redesign
> ----------------
>
> Emily has a mockup (or actual HTML?) for the site.
>
> Ian thinks it looks unbalanced with dark on one side, and light on
> the other.
>
> We want more calendar links, to more Chicago calendars.
>
> We'll talk about this more later.
>
> Garth now wants to keep the media calendar, and make it really big.
>
> Chris G: change "post news" to "publish news"
>
> Chris G wants longer newswire.
>
> Garth things we could increase the local more, and elsewhere even
> more (but elsewhere stays below).  Chris G wants a target of two days
> worth of stories.
>
> Upcoming Center Panels
> ----------------------
>
> Kathy Kelly is standing trial.  Agreement to center panel the story,
> whatever happens.  Joseph Mulligan is also standing trial, and has an
> association with Chicago.  Garth is getting graphic for Mitchell.
>
> Various plans surrounding M20 anniversary mobilization.  Rally at
> Pearson and Michigan, so people can complete the march that was
> started a year ago.  Kali (PFJ?) are organizing this stuff.  There's
> some issue of conflict with the Arab community, about whether they
> are allowed to bring up Arab issues (Palestine, Afghanistan) during
> these events.  I can't keep track of who all is involved -- keeping
> track of all this is the story.  Chris G thinks this should come
> together more in the next week or so, and would like to develop a
> center panel around this, and around whatever events develop for
> M20.
>
> Kelly Lizer has an article on the newswire Venezuelan women's speaking
> -- small lones, localized economy stuff.  Garth proposes a center
> panel.  All agree.  Mitchell agrees to make it a center panel.
> Followup on list.
>
> Colombian group is bringing in a union organizer.  They'd like a
> feature as well.  Garth asked them to post the information with a
> graphic.
>
> February 8th screening feature.  Emily will come up with announcement
> and Upcoming Events posting.  May or may not make the feature itself.
>
> Festival Debriefing
> -------------------
>
> We got over a 120 people for the two days.  Enthusiastic feedback.
> WIDC was pleased.  Several other organizations have requested further
> showing at other locations.
>
> Chris G suggests $10, but no one turned away.  Thomas wanted to get
> money from people after they get in, through merchandise and drinks.
>
> Answering Machine
> -----------------
>
> We have a new machine.  Stores 14 min.  Remote check.  Rita has
> volunteered to check messages, and she'll email messages to us.
>
> Other Side of AIDS
> ------------------
>
> 90 minute screening.
>
> Chris G would like to get Andy Thayer, Felano, Bob Schwartz, with the
> Anti-Bashing Network.  Rita has proposed this before, to screen it for
> them, and include them in the screening.
>
> Rita and Mitchell have written a letter (which hasn't been sent out),
> asking the CABN about this.  Don had a concern about the wording,
> that it sounded like "We'll show it anyway, whatever you think."
>
> Chris G is concerned about interpretation of this showing.  Elements
> in the Right have used this notion, and Chris G is worried about
> appearing to be aligned with them.
>
> Rita feels this is an important issue, it is a non-mainstream,
> non-corporate source.
>
> Next step: Chris G is going to take the video to several people in
> the GLB community.  We are consensed, if on this alone.
>
> Loyola Event, Panel of Speakers
> -------------------------------
>
> No date set, sometime in March.  Thomas wants to move forward on
> this, as he will.
>
> Independent Publishers Association (Chicago)
> --------------------------------------------
>
> Don suggested we could help them move into the online world, and that
> we could help them, and perhaps use their print outlets for some of
> our stories.
>
> Don is on the mailing list.
>
> February 8th Screening
> ----------------------
>
> Beat Kitchen, we're signed up for a film showing.  We are supposed to
> bring in 20 people.  It happens after the meeting, so we could all
> just go to the showing directly after the meeting, thus building up
> the number of people we bring.
>
> We need to do the screenings in half hours chunks.  Emily is planning
> to do the programming.  Discussion continues on mailing list.
>
> IMC-US, San Francisco
> ---------------------
>
> We consensed that we support an open newswire on IMC-US.
>
> Editorial Statement
> -------------------
>
> It got lost in the shuffle of the move.  But Chris G wants to
> rewrite the statement, since most of the people weren't part of the
> original discussion.
>
> Ian will repost the old statement, both to mailing list and site.
>
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