[Imc-finance] no block from STLIMC for emergency funding to Ecuador

[Elizabeth Hansen]

This is Liz from St. Louis IMC.

I sent this request to our list last thursday.  only one person wrote=20
back, and did not want to block the proposal.  I don't want to block it=20=

either.

stlimc does not block the $500 emergency request from Ecuador IMC.

Good luck with your coverage.

Liz
stlimc.org volunteer and finance list liaison.


On Saturday, October 19, 2002, at 04:21  AM, evan@protest.net wrote:

> This is an emergency funding request from the Ecuador IMC for $500 =
from
> the imc-finance global fund. It is for expenses in covering the FTAA
> protests and summit which will be happening October 27th through=20
> November
> 3rd. The money is needed to start covering caravans from the country=20=

> side
> in to the city on the 23rd. I believe with emergency funds the=20
> deadline is
> flexible depending on circumstances. I'm sorry for the lateness of =
this
> request.
>
> IMC:      Ecuador
> Funds:    $500
> Deadline: October 23rd 2002
>
> --- The full text of the request in english is below ---
>
> Esta est una peticion para fundos emergencia desde de indymedia =
ecuador
> para $500 desde imc-finance fundo global. Para la costos sobre=20
> cubierta la
> protestas y cumbre seria en Quito de Octubre 27 a Noviembre 3. La =
plata
> necesita para comienzo cubir la caravans desde el campo al Quito en 23=20=

> de
> Octobre. Creo para la fundos emergencias la plazo depende e las
> circunstancias. Lo siento sobre la tardes de esto peticion.
>
> CMI:      Ecuador
> Fundos:   $500
> Plazo:    23 de Octobre 2002
>
> Estimad@s Compas de Indymedia:
>
> Reciban fraternos saludos desde Indymedia Ecuador. El motivo de esta=20=

> carta
> es solicitarles un apoyo urgente al Fondo de Emergencia de Indymedia=20=

> Global.
>
> Como es de su conocimiento, a finales de octubre y principios de=20
> noviembre,
> se reunir=E1n en Quito, Ecuador ministros y empresarios de todas las=20=

> Am=E9ricas
> (menos Cuba). Las organizaciones, redes y colectivos del pa=EDs est=E1n
> organizando eventos de protesta, desde contra-cumbres hasta acciones=20=

> callejeras. Estos
> esfuerzos forman parte de una lucha global en contra del=20
> neoliberalismo y
> espec=EDficamente en contra del ALCA.
>
> El colectivo de Indymedia Ecuador se form=F3 hace pocos meses. En este
> momento, somos entre 8 y 10 personas fijas, con otra gente m=E1s que =
van=20
> y vienen.
> Para las movilizaciones, estamos recibiendo activistas de Indymedia de
> diferentes pa=EDses y colectivos como del Per=FA, Bolivia, Brasil, =
Suiza,=20
> Nueva York y
> California, entre otros, para dise=F1ar una estrategia de cobertura de=20=

> los
> acontecimientos desde abajo.
>
> A tan solo dos semanas de las movilizaciones (las cuales en realidad
> arrancaron el 12 de octubre con el Grito de l@s Excluid@s y que siguen=20=

> con las
> marchas y caravanas de las provincias a partir del 23 de octubre), nos=20=

> hemos dado
> cuenta de la grave situaci=F3n econ=F3mica del Indymedia Ecuador =
frente a=20
> la
> cobertura de las movilizaciones. En efectivo, nuestra falta de=20
> experiencia en
> organizar una cobertura de este estilo y todo lo que esto implica=20
> (centro de
> comunicaci=F3n, equipos t=E9cnicos, materiales de oficina, celulares,=20=

> etc.), ha
> resultado en que no hemos podido prever todos nuestros costos.
>
> En la actualidad, nuestras capacidades econ=F3micas son bien limitadas =
y=20
> el
> =FAnico recurso con que contamos proviene de la donaci=F3n a Indymedia=20=

> Latina. Es
> decir, tenemos $340 que ten=EDa que ser destinado a la compra de =
equipos=20
> para
> Indymedia Ecuador. Si utilizamos toda esta plata para cubrir las
> movilizaciones, nos quedamos sin un peso.
>
> No obstante, en este momento ya contamos con una oficina alquilada=20
> durante
> el tiempo de la movilizaci=F3n, del 22 de octubre hasta el 2 de=20
> noviembre. El
> espacio ser=E1 compartido con un proyecto de comunicaci=F3n de los=20
> movimientos
> sociales, ENLACE, lo cual busca llegar a los medios de comunicaci=F3n
> tradicionales. Entre los dos proyectos, contamos con 7 computadoras=20
> con conexi=F3n al
> Internet, 2 a 4 computadoras sin conexi=F3n, as=ED como 1 esc=E1ner, 1=20=

> impresora, 1 Zip y
> 4 c=E1maras digitales.
>
> A pesar de esto, que al final nos podr=EDa permitir la realizaci=F3n =
de la
> cobertura sin demasiados problemas, a=FAn tenemos muchos costos que no=20=

> sabemos
> cubrir, como el costo de celulares (los cuales conllevan costos=20
> astron=F3micos
> muchos mayores que, por ejemplo, en los EE.UU.) para la gente que=20
> viajan en las
> caravanas de las provincias y para la cobertura de todos los eventos=20=

> de Quito.
>
> Entre las necesidades m=E1s urgentes tenemos: celulares, tarjetas=20
> prepago para
> los celulares, tarjetas de tel=E9fono convencional, rollos de foto,=20
> revelados
> de foto, pilas, tinta impresora, conexi=F3n internet, transporte, =
carn=E9s=20
> de
> prensa entre, materiales de oficina, entre otros.
>
> Es por esto que les escribimos para solicitar un fondo de emergencia =
de
> Indymedia Global. Lamentamos que hemos tardado tanto en hacerles=20
> llegar nuestro
> pedido, pero como se=F1alamos arriba, nuestra falta de experiencia en=20=

> levantar
> un centro de comunicaci=F3n para la cobertura de las movilizaciones =
nos=20
> ha
> colocado en una posici=F3n bastante inc=F3moda. De hecho, sin m=E1s =
plata=20
> nuestras
> posibilidades ser=E1n muy limitadas.
>
> Agradecidos de antemano por su solidaridad y comprensi=F3n, nos=20
> despedimos...
>
> Fraternalmente,
>
> ((i)) colectivo cmi-ecuador
>
>
>
> Fraternal greetings from Indymedia Ecuador! We are writing in order to
> solicit urgent support from the Emergency Fund of Global Indymedia.
>
> As you know, at the end of October and the beginning of November,=20
> ministers
> and businessmen from throughout the Americas (except Cuba) will meet =
in
> Quito, Ecuador. The organizations, networks and collectives of the=20
> country are
> organizing events of protest, from counter-summits to actions in the=20=

> streets.
> These efforts form part of the global struggle against neoliberalism,=20=

> and
> specifically the FTAA.
>
> The Ecuador Indymedia Collective was formed just a few months ago. At=20=

> this
> time, we are between 8 to 10 permanent volunteers, with others who=20
> come and
> go. For the mobilizations, we are receiving Indymedia activists from=20=

> different
> countries and collectives such as Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Switzerland,=20=

> New
> York and California, among others, in order to design a strategy of=20
> media
> coverage from below.
>
> With just two weeks remaining before the mobilizations (which actually=20=

> began
> on the 12th of October and will continue on the 23rd of October with=20=

> the
> beginning of the caravans and marches in the different provinces of =
the
> country), we have realized how dire the economic situation of Ecuador=20=

> Indymedia if we
> are to cover the mobilizations. Effectively, our lack of experience in
> organizing this type of coverage and everything that it implies=20
> (communications
> center, technical equipment, office supplies, cell phones, etc.) has=20=

> resulted
> in the fact that we did not foresee the costs we face.
>
> As of right now, our economic capabilities are extremely limited and=20=

> the
> only financial resource that we have is the money donated to the=20
> collectives of
> Latin America. In other words, we only have the $340 that was to be=20
> used for
> the purchase of equipment. If we use this money to cover the=20
> mobilizations,
> we are going to wind up penniless following the protests.
>
> Nevertheless, we already have a space rented out for the coverage of=20=

> the
> mobilization, which will be in permanent use from the 22nd of October=20=

> to the 2nd
> of November. The space will be shared with a project launched by=20
> different
> national organizations called ENLACE, which attempts to inform the=20
> traditional
> press regarding the mobilizations. Between the two projects, we have 7
> computers with an internet connection, 2 to 4 computers without=20
> connection, 1
> scanner, 1 printer, 1 Zip-drive and 4 digital cameras.
>
> In spite of this equipment, which could permit us to cover the
> mobilization without too many problems, we still have many costs that=20=

> we
> don't know how to cover, such as the cost of cell phones (which have
> astronomical costs, much more so than in the US) for the people who =
are
> going to be traveling in the caravans of the province as well as for=20=

> the
> coverage in Quito.
>
> Among our most urgent necessities, we have: cell phones, pre-paid=20
> cards for
> the cell phones, telephone cards, rolls of film, the development of=20
> photos,
> batteries, ink for printers, connection to the internet,=20
> transportation, press
> i.d.s, office supplies, among others.
>
> It is therefore that we write in order to solicit funding from Global
> Indymedia. We are very sorry that we have taken so long to send you=20
> our request,
> but as we said before, our lack of experience in the putting together=20=

> of a
> media center for the coverage of the mobilizations has left us in a=20
> very
> uncomfortable position. In fact, without more funding we are going to=20=

> be very limited
> in our media possibilities.
>
> We appreciate your solidarity and understanding.
>
> In Solidarity,
>
> Collective ((i))Ecuador
>
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