[Imc-finance] IMC BEIRUT REQUEST - need more info

[Sheri Herndon]

hi blue,

sorry that no one has yet responded to your earlier request.  i don't think it is because people only want to deal with requests for new stuff but most like because there isn't enough information and there isn't a request for a specific amount of money.   this list is empowered to make decisions about allocating the global funds to indymedia projects.  

it sounds like a great project you all are working on.  what is somewhat unclear is how much of this is an indymedia project and how much is a larger activist collective project?  have you all been in contact with any imcs in europe who could do the shipping?  it would be great to see if we could get a huge container load of computers to the middle east/mediterranean.  perhaps we can add that to the tech solidarity project's wish list.  they are nearly ready to send off the second shipment of nearly 200 computers.  so it's definitely doable.

but for the moment, having a specific amount would help.

also, sascha, can you tell us how much money is currently in the global bank account?  just help us in making upcoming decisions.

good luck blue with this project!  

sheri
seattle imc
(not a liaison)


>Hi, 
>
>I suppose you can only deal with requests that ask for money to buy new 
>stuff, not people who want used computers, and that's why nobody 
>answers. So 
>to be more clear, the question here was: 
>
>Can we get money for shipping and tax? 
>
>Sorry, I can't tell you how much that will be. But I would like to know 
>before we ask at different IMCs in Europe, if you would pay in principle 
>(it'll surely be less shipping and tax for eight computers than buying 
>one 
>new computer) so they also know if that's taken care off. 
>
>thanks,
>blue 
>
>The original request 
>
>1. The project 
>
>We have organized a room in a house that serves for art exhibitions and 
>as 
>meeting space for several initiatives. In a room under the roof we can 
>have 
>our own space. The work to fix the place will be done by ourselves. We 
>don’t 
>have to pay rent, because the owner wants to support us and the room 
>under 
>the roof is not used anyhow. So, he is glad we are fixing it. 
>
>We would like to use it
> -as an open internet access space for activists 
>
> - to do workshops, which we have to do until now in different places, 
>mainly 
>internet cafes. 
>
> - to edit the website, which we have to do currently from internet 
>cafes and 
>workplaces, because no one has internet at home 
>
> - generally to encourage people to write articles on computer also for 
>a 
>leftist newspaper project 
>
>We can use an already existing satellite connection from the house, so 
>we 
>wouldn’t have to pay for that either. 
>
>2. Computers 
>
>We don’t have any computers for the space yet. We don’t necessarily want 
>to 
>buy new computers, any used computers would be good. We were hoping that 
>we 
>could maybe get 6-8 used computers shipped over from Europe. Does 
>anybody
>have extra computers? Is this kind of thing even handled through this 
>list 
>or should we contact each European indymedia individually? 
>
>3. Funds 
>
>We would like to apply for shipping and tax costs - the amount would 
>depend 
>on the country where they are shipped from, so we can’t tell you that 
>now. 
>Once we have them, we would also like funding of Arabic keyboards. 
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