[IMC-Process] Re: [Imc-finance] IMC West-Vlaanderen on Imc-Finance and TMF - english.

[cpaul@telemetrybox.org]

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On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 01:40:44AM +0000, . .:.:cburn:.:. . wrote:
>
> Since there isn't an officially designated Los Angeles liason at this
> time, I will write as an individual from this local IMC.
> If we are talking about taking currency issued from community
> based labor markets (like Berkeley's BREAD), then we should be
> distinguishing between exploitative based money systems and non-
> exploitative based money systems. Since we are NOT talking about
> this, I would like to suggest that we focus on the criteria for
> donors to accept when giving money to indymedia.

[Traduccion En Espanol Viene Pronto]

Aloha,

I would like to note that, while I am the Hawaiian liason to the imc-proces=
s list, this email does not represent the Hawai`i collective as a whole. (*=
footnote) =20

Regarding Ford Foundation Money=20

In addition to the "IMC Process" and "Strings-Attached" issues which were a=
ddressed by SF-IMC, Italy and Argentina, there is another important dynamic=
 which has not been raised for discussion on the imc-process mailing list. =
 Namely, the issues involved with Indymedia lending "radical credibility" t=
o the Ford Foundation.

This issue is chilling for me, particularly within the context of my contin=
uing research into the American empire's brutal repression of the Filipino =
people during the latter part of the last century. =20

We must be aware that the Ford Foundation will, with a high probability, "f=
launt" their patronage of Indymedia as a tactic to create "radical credibil=
ity" with the movement groups around the world who are diametrically oppose=
d to the American capitalist empire.=20

American activists living in the "belly of the beast" have a responsibility=
 to be conscious of the long-term strategies employed by established Imperi=
alist stooge groups, like Ford, in destablizing the legitimate people's mov=
ements outside of our borders.


Mahalo,
Charles


(*footnote)=20
There is a dialogue about the Ford Foundation/Tactical Media Fund within th=
e Hawai`i IMC, and this discussion has expanded out into the larger radical=
 activist community of Hawai`i.  While this email does not represent the po=
sition of IndyHawaii, it is representative of the opinions held by at least=
 one IMC member, and a significant segment of the radical/communist/anarchi=
st community on the Island of Oahu.=20


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