[Imc-finance] question about funds

[dan]

I'm sure feelings and thoughts are all over the place re IMC as NGO or
anarchist.

This discussion has nothing to do with the money in the bank.

We didn't really want the money.  We do have to decide how to use it as a
global collective.  It might be worth it for the process and creating a way to
deal more easily in the future.

What better can you imagine/suggest for process for dealing with this? An
arbitrary decision? made by?

Dan from sf-imc

"sing and dance!" wrote:

> I understand that the IMC has about 40,000 that is still just sitting
> there?  I am sure that everyone has discussed this issue inside and out
> already, but I would like to add my 2 cents:
>
> -I think the money should not be held any longer, but should be donated for
> use.  I'm sure people have arguments for keeping some reserves, but to me
> it is the same argument for institutionalizing the IMC, making it an NGO,
> which to me always leads to mediocrity and absorbance into the existing
> system (which I am opposed to)
>
> --I think the money should be given to areas in crisis --
> --south africa, becaUSE they are needing to cover this really REALLY
> important event which is being wholly ignored by the US media;
> --palestine -- I just returned from palestine, and met a great group of
> independent media producers who run a local cable access station and radio
> station in their town (qalqilia) in the west bank.  they did NOT know about
> IMC before I got there, but once they heard they began uploading and etc.
> to the site.  the people who have been doing IMC in bethlehem there are
> apparently going through some politics and etc., and the curfew makes it
> really chaotic, but I want to let people know that there is this really
> cool group of palestinians who are working day and night in qalqilia to
> produce media about the daily killings, violence and home destructions, and
> they could really use our support.
> --why not give some to help ship the 500 computers down to ecuador and
> south america....(rabble's project) --apparently needs 3000 to ship the
> computers.
>
> So I think the money should be given away right away, without delay.  Why
> keep money in the bank when there are people in need?  That's like being a
> corporation!
>
> I mean, come on!  I remember hearing about this money a year ago!  Give it
> away already!
>
> love
> jenka
>
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