[Imc-finance] finance request from St Louis [en] [es]

[Sheri Herndon]

Hi Liz,

since no one has responded to you, i felt compelled to respond and get this dialogue going so we don't just sit quiet and ignore requests from our network.  sorry for the delay.  sascha has been the one who has kept these proposals going and i think we all should share this responsibility.  

who else would like to help with this and keep the momentum going and not drop balls?

my personal response to your request is this:

since we started distributing funds out of the global account several years ago, we have to my knowledge never given money to an imc in the us.  all the requests have come from the south.  while there is no policy or anything written about this, other than a few emails before we were an official working group with a mandate to spend this money and a process, there has been an unwritten agreement that the bulk of these funds should go to those who are in greater need and to "redistribute the wealth" as much as possible.  so to many people that means sending the money to the "global south".  

this is not a policy nor is it anything we have ever discussed because we haven't ever had to.  there have been no requests from a us-based imc.

my feeling is that it is easier for imcs in the states to get money for things like your request than for an imc in chile to do the same.  or in argentina or in uruguay.  perhaps i'm wrong about that.  

i think it would be useful for us to discuss this.

also, as petros and others have asked for a long time, we do not have a plan for how to prioritze funds remaining in the bank account.  we have simply agreed to fund the majority of proposals that have come through this list that were reasonable and seemed important.  

perhaps it is time to assess where we are and if we think it a good idea to prioritize.  

a projector is a great thing to have for a local imc.  here in seattle, we were given a projector a long time ago and yet we are still looking for a newer one.  we've been monitoring the university equipment donation site regularly because they sometimes have projectors there.  have you guys tried doing something like that?

anyway, i felt the need to raise these questions and i think we all need to discuss them.  i again am speaking personally.  we have not discussed this at the seattle imc, although i have a feeling others would feel similarly.  i doubt that the seattle imc (even though we are in financial straits and might have to move) would consider asking the global network to buy a new projector for our use - even if it's a great reason to have ongoing film series.  

what do others think?  

ciao
sheri
seattle imc



>Hi Finance List People!
>I am sorry about the computer translation... we thought it would be 
>better than
>nothing.
>Please email liz at stlimc.org or imc-stlouis at lists.indymedia.org with 
>questions or
>concerns.  THanks!
>-liz, stlimc.org finance liaison, volunteer
>
>[en]
>Projector Proposal:
>
>Introduction:
>        The Saint Louis IMC [STLIMC] collective is requesting a 
>microcredit loan
>of  $2144 to purchase a  Mitsubishi SD200u DLP video projector  from
>www.projectorpeople.com to continue our successful Backyard Film Series.
>        The STLIMC and the Community Arts and Media Project [CAMP] in 
>which it is
>housed have recently  been the object of intense, persistent government
>and police harassment, see www.stlimc.org for details. Film is a very
>accessible medium and  our film series has proven to be a  successful
>outreach  and fund raising tool. Owning a projector would be a boon to 
>our
>IMC and help ensure the continuation of our film series.
>
>Program Detail:
>The Saint Louis IMC has has put on a number of films and series ; these
>events  have been  great community outreach , education, and fund 
>raising
>tools. A projector would enable our IMC to screen films and series with
>reduced financial and logistical cost. We have had success promoting our
>events, from getting them featured in alternative  and not so 
>alternative
>press to soliciting PSA's from a local radio station. Our events are 
>self
>sustaining; a recent single screening of Straight Outa Hunters Point in
>the CAMP backyard brought in  over $200 with around a hundred people in
>attendance. We ask for a $5 donation at our film screenings and 
>neighbors
>get in free. The projector would also be available to rent for small not
>for profit events for a $50 per use and to other groups or individuals 
>for
>$80 per use. We have been approached by several groups in need of a
>projector; it appears there is a demand.
>
>Past films and series:
>Lost Film Fest
>Social Justice Film Series - over 8 nights of film
>Clamour/Rooftop Films
>Straight Outa Hunter's Point ? Hardcore Hiphop documentary
>Eye of the Storm
>
>Possible future films and series:
>Indymedia Newsreels
>The Weather Underground
>GNN video
>Illegal Art Films
>Street Level Youth Media
>Documentaries by Local Filmmakers
>
>Financial Detail:
>        We think that microcredit is a good way to maintain the 
>financial health
>of the network, to use global funds as they are needed but to ensure 
>that
>as many IMCs benefit from them as possible. As a North American IMC we
>recognize access to capital is not as big of a problem as for southern
>IMCs and so we asking for a loan, with interest, and not a grant.
>        We propose to pay back a loan of $2144 over 3 years at 5% .  We 
>would
>begin paying back the loan after 6 months. We would make quarterly
>payments of $195. We are happy to negotiate an interest rate down not so
>happy to negotiate up. The STLIMC treasurer  would be responsible for
>making quarterly payments. The STLIMC  is financially healthy; we pay 
>rent
>to CAMP [www.stlcamp.org] and have been in existence for over 2 years. 
>An
>openoffice/excel worksheet detailing our loan payment plan is available 
>at
>www.stlimc.org/projector .
>
>[es]
>Spanish Translation from Babelfish:
>Introducción: El Santo Louis IMC [ STLIMC ] colectivo está solicitando 
>un
>préstamo del microcredit de $2144 para comprar un proyector video del 
>DLP
>de Mitsubishi SD200u de www.projectorpeople.com para continuar nuestra
>serie acertada de la película del patio trasero. Los STLIMC y los artes 
>y
>los medios de la comunidad proyectan [ CAMPO ] en cuáles se contiene ha
>estado recientemente el objeto del gobierno y del hostigamiento 
>intensos,
>persistentes del policía, considera www.stlimc.org para los detalles. La
>película es un medio muy accesible y nuestra serie de la película ha
>demostrado ser una acertada excede y financia levantar la herramienta.
>Poseer un proyector sería un favor a nuestro IMC y ayudaría a asegurar 
>la
>continuación de nuestra serie de la película. Detalle Del Programa: El
>Santo que Louis IMC tiene ha puesto encendido un número de películas y 
>de
>serie; estos acontecimientos han sido gran comunidad exceden, educación, 
>y
>fondo que levantaba las herramientas. Un proyector permitiría a nuestro
>IMC defender las películas y serie con coste financiero y logístico
>reducido. Hemos tenido éxito el promover de nuestros acontecimientos, de
>conseguirlos ofrecidos en alternativa y no así que prensa alternativa a
>solicitar PSA de una estación de radio local. Nuestros acontecimientos 
>son
>el sostener del uno mismo; una sola investigación reciente de los
>cazadores rectos de Outa señala en el patio trasero del CAMP traído
>adentro sobre $200 con alrededor de cientos personas en la atención.
>Pedimos una donación $5 en nuestras investigaciones de la película y los
>vecinos consiguen en libre. El proyector también estaría disponible para
>alquilarse para pequeño no para los acontecimientos del beneficio para 
>$50
>por uso y a otros grupos o individuos para $80 por uso. A varios grupos 
>en
>necesidad de un proyector nos hemos acercado; aparece allí es una 
>demanda.
>Más allá de las películas y de serie:
>¿Serie social de la película de la justicia
> de Fest de la película perdida - sobre 8 noches de la película
>Clamour/Rooftop filma
>el punto del cazador recto de Outa? Ojo documental de Hardcore Hiphop de
>la energía de la tormenta de vivir Películas futuras posibles y serie: 
>Las
>películas de actualidades de Indymedia el arte ilegal video subterráneo
>del tiempo GNN filman los medios llanos Documentaries de la juventud de 
>la
>calle de Local Filmmakers Detalle Financiero: Pensamos que el 
>microcredit
>es una buena manera de mantener la salud financiera de la red, para
>utilizar fondos globales como son necesarias pero para asegurar a eso
>tanta ventaja de IMCs de ellos como sea posible. Como un IMC
>norteamericano que reconocemos el acceso al capital no es tan grande de 
>un
>problema como para IMCs meridional y tan nosotros que piden un préstamo,
>con interés, y no de una concesión. Proponemos pagar detrás un préstamo 
>de
>$2144 sobre 3 años en el 5%. Comenzaríamos a pagar detrás el préstamo
>después de 6 meses. Haríamos pagos trimestrales de $195. Somos felices
>negociar un tipo de interés abajo no tan feliz negociar para arriba. El
>tesorero de STLIMC sería responsable de hacer pagos trimestrales. El
>STLIMC es financieramente sano; pagamos alquiler PARA ACAMPAR [
>www.stlcamp.org ] y haber sido en la existencia por más de 2 años. Una
>hoja de trabajo de openoffice/excel que detalla nuestro plan del pago 
>del
>préstamo está disponible en www.stlimc.org/projector.
>
>
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