[Imc-finance] communicating about finance/ india proposal for film money

[Elizabeth Hansen]

a few observations...speaking as an individual about to bring this  
proposal to the st. louis indymedia.

no one person is in charge of global finance.  evan is speaking as an  
experienced indymedia *individual*, not for the finance list.  his  
encouragement on this list to the india proposal was very friendly and  
open.  he made a lot of good suggestions in this email.  some of those  
words contradict the email he sent off-list, and that, in my mind, is a  
whole separate issue that needs to be worked out as well.  i think it  
may have been better if evan had voiced his concerns to the list in  
perhaps a more polite manner. we should remember that we're all on the  
same side here, and we need to treat each other with respect.

i am very supportive of india imc doing video and showing films.  in st  
louis, we have similar projects, and i think they are very important.   
in bringing this proposal to the st. louis imc, i would like to have  
some more information to respond to questions that i think will come up:

is there any way that imc india can do fundraising in india?  have  
people looked into grant writing?  what funds are available for other  
imc projects, and how have those funds been secured?

what equipment can be obtained used or refurbished?

is there a way that global finance can support part of this project, or  
a smaller version of the project, and the rest of the support can come  
from other sources? (sort of like a matching grant?)

how can this equipment be sent/brought from countries with lower prices?

i hope we can move forward with this proposal in a positive way.

peace,
liz, stlimc.org volunteer and finance liaison.


On Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at 03:11  PM, evan wrote:

> First off, this seems like a very reasonable request. You should  
> rewrite it a little to include budget numbers and a timeline.  
> Generally if it is not urgent it is best to give three weeks to a  
> month for people to comment. If you're really organized you'll spec  
> out what projectors you want to buy as well as alternates which are  
> cheaper if folks feel like the request is too expensive.
>
> Regarding editing. Most indymedia video activists in the US and Europe  
> are using desktop computers with FinalCut Pro or other video editing  
> software and firewire to connect their computers to their cameras.  
> This is a way of doing pretty good editing without spending tons of  
> money on a specialized very high end system. Projectors for video tend  
> to be pretty expensive and they vary a lot in quality. You'll want to  
> talk to somebody who knows about these things.
>
> One thing you might consider how you are planning on getting the  
> equiptment. Indymedia doesn't have much money and if it's possible to  
> have them purchased in the US then taken to India in somebody's bags  
> then we can save a lot of money. I know there are huge indian expat  
> communities in London and New York.
>
> in solidarity,
> evan
>
> On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 05:11  AM, AMUDHAN RAMALINGAM PUSHPAM  
> wrote:
>
>> Dear friends
>>
>> India IMC requires financial support.
>>
>> We are planning the following activities.
>>
>> 1) organising regular screenings of issue based videos
>>
>> 2) producing videos once in three months - to begin
>> with- on protests against glolabisation that happen
>> with in Tamilnadu.
>>
>> We need the following equipment.
>>
>> 1) Video Projector
>>
>> 2) Mini Camcorder and other recording equipment
>>
>> 3) Non-linear Editing set -up
>>
>> the videos produced will be distributed with in
>> Tamilnadu to mobilise support for the struggles and
>> protests.
>>
>> amudhan rp
>> India IMC
>>
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