[Imc-finance] Proposal 2004-B Dakar Conference request 6000$
Joeri
joeri at indymedia.org
Wed Feb 4 07:28:51 PST 2004
Posted: 4th of feb '04
discussion period 4-18 feb (but i'll ask sphinx what (s)he thinks about
deadline)
Decision deadline 18th of Feb
Jay: i guess the process is still the same as about a year ago; and i
agree on the proposal
Sphinx: what is the ultimate deadline for getting in that money
the proposal will be send to translationtool for spanish and french in a
minute
greets
joeri
Jay wrote:
> Hi imc-finance (and imc-africa by cc),
>
> This is Jay from IMC Philadelphia. Some of you may know me, others
> may not. Hello to everyone.
>
> I've recently started to support imc-africa group in its attempt to
> raise some money to support the travel of African delegates to the
> upcoming conference in Senegal. I haven't been on imc-fiance for a
> while, but I understand Sphinx sent a request for funds. I also have
> seen Joeri's below reply asking for clarification and expressing some
> concern about the amount of money requested.
>
> I e-mailed imc-africa with the below idea a few days ago and haven't
> heard any dissent. I don't know the current process on imc-finance
> but I would love for someone who does to help work this into a
> proposal. Plus, we need to act on this SOON. The conference is
> scheduled for March 1-14 and I'm pretty sure most delegates will have
> to get visas, or at least make plane reservations as soon as possible.
>
> Here's the idea. Right now imc-africa has a great list of delegates
> intending to come from around Africa. Some IMCs, even forming IMCs,
> are interested in sending more than one, which is great . . . and
> expensive. I think we all should do our best to get at least one
> person from each IMC to be able to come to Senegal.
>
> What do people on imc-finance think of imc-africa asking formally for
> enough money to get at least one person from each of the interested
> IMC groups to get to the conference? Then we could have a firm, more
> manageable amount.
>
> That would be, according to Sphinx's estimates:
>
> 1from South Africa = 877 Euro
> 1 from Ambazonia = 750 Euro
> 1 from Congo = 1200 Euro
> 1 from Angola = 1100 Euro
> 1 from Kenya = 1100 Euro
> 1 from Madiaq = 450 Euro
>
> Total: 5477 Euro
>
> Plus, 533 Euro to help pay for expenses in Senegal. Total = 6000 Euro.
>
> If imc-finance would release 6000 Euro to pay for the tickets that
> will assure the conference will have representation from at least 6
> African IMCs, plus Senegal. That will be a great stride forward for
> African indymedia organizing!
>
> As for the fear from imc-finance that imc-africa is asking for too
> much, perhaps imc-africa can pay back imc-finance "33 cents on the
> dollar." Meaning, if imc-africa independently raises 9,000 Euro
> toward the conference, they'll pay imc-finance back 3000 Euro of what
> they lent. If they raise 15000 Euro they'll pay back 5000 Euro. In
> other words, imc-finance will be able to assure some level of success
> at an essential Indymedia conference but at the same time we will all
> make sure imc-finance doesn't have to be afraid imc-africa will drain
> all its money.
>
> How does this sound?
>
> Jay
>
>
>
> At 1/30/2004, Joeri wrote:
>
>> hey,
>>
>> sorry to only reply this late
>>
>> i think it's needed to be more specific about the amount of money; i
>> know it's difficult to give an exact amount as you're still very busy
>> in fundraising, but for us it's even more difficult to set an amount
>> (therefore i didn't set it as a proposal yet)
>>
>> as on new year's day (this is the latest info i received) our bank
>> balance contained $21,679.15, but with still some donations to
>> process (at least $5,654),
>> giving the biggest part of the needed money for the project would
>> have big consequences for imc-finance (altough i think this
>> conference is really important and i think it's very important that
>> we help getting the money together if needed)
>>
>> so i suggest to (if possible) try to get an idea of the amount still
>> needed, so we can put it in a proposal for finance
>>
>> other ideas on this?
>>
>> greets
>> sorry for the delay
>> joeri
>>
>>
>> sphinx wrote:
>>
>>> Imc-Africa Working group is asking imc-finance to support with the
>>> fairs of the
>>> African delegates, food and stationery for the Dakar Conference .
>>> -In the coming days we'll continue with trying to raise funds
>>> through other
>>> sources. We appeal to all the activts as well as imcs in this list
>>> to use their
>>> know-how in helping us in this process of fund raising as well as
>>> spreading the
>>> information to potential sources of support.
>>> -We will implore the imc-finance working group to treat this as an
>>> application
>>> for funds. That is 3days tranlation, 14days discussion(dateline is
>>> then 3rd
>>> february2004).
>>> All funds that we happen to get in the interim, we'll inform
>>> imc-finance about
>>> and hope imc-finance can make up the needed amount. Every funds
>>> that We shall
>>> get in the interim shall go first for the tickets. This is all
>>> meant to
>>> catch-up with time as most of the African delegates need to get
>>> visas to go to
>>> Senegal.
>>> -We are pleading with all imcs to put a temporary donation
>>> link(button) in this
>>> respect on their various websites.
>>>
>>> Details:
>>>
>>> The Dakar Conference
>>>
>>> In the four years since indymedia started in Seattle in 1999, it
>>> has succeeded
>>> to make a mostest impact on the media worlds as a whole and in the
>>> political
>>> left scene in particular.
>>> Much of the build-up have taken place in the global North thanks to
>>> the well
>>> developed multimedia infrastructure. Which allows for both quick and
>>> cheap production of media content. Yet indymedias in South
>>> America have made substantial progress despite poor multimedia
>>> infrastructure.
>>> This characteristic growth being partly due to existing social support
>>> structures developed over the years of social struggles in South
>>> America as well
>>> as emphatic support of Global North Activists.
>>> In Africa for lots of resons indymedia development has been very
>>> slow. To give
>>> the indymedia growth process in Africa a push, the indymedia Africa
>>> working
>>> group with other activists groups took upon Organising an
>>> Alternative(indymedia)
>>> Conference in Dakar from the 1st to the 14th March 2004. Delegates
>>> will be coming from ; South Africa, Ambazonia (Ex-British Southern
>>> Cameroons), DRCongo, Angola, Kenya, Madiaq (South Spain and
>>> Morocco), Nertherland, Germany, Switzerland, UK and USA. Three
>>> quarters of the
>>> delegates will be from Africa. The main point of the Conference will
>>> be to exchange experiences and try to
>>> figure-out the way forward with indymedia in Africa despite the lack
>>> of suitable
>>> social support structures and multimedia infrastructure.
>>> This undertaking is now threatened by the lack of funds to cover the
>>> fairs of
>>> the African Delegates and basic needs for the conference . We are
>>> hereby soliciting for donations to support the Conference.
>>> Donations can be sent by paypal.com to imc-africa at lists.indymedia.org
>>>
>>> or by bank transfer to : Zentralkultur e.V Account No: 269 35 70
>>> BLZ/Bankcode 60050101 S.W.I.F.T-code SOLASDEST Password:
>>> indymedia Africa Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg Germany
>>> For those who need receipts for tax deductions please indicate by
>>> email to imc-africa at lists.indymedia.org
>>> We'll greatly appreciate any contribution no-matter how small .
>>> IMC-Africa Working group.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Update of the situation:
>>> -Fair situation for the moment looks as follows:
>>> 3South Africa = 877*3= 2631 Euro 3Ambazonia(Ex-British Southern
>>> Cameroons)=750*3= 2250 Euro 1 DRCongo =1200 Euro 2 Angola
>>> =1100*2=2200 Euro 3Kenya=1100*3=3300 Euro 2Madiaq(Spain and Morocco)
>>> = 450 *2=900 Euro Total= 12481 Euro
>>>
>>> -Feeding and stationery for the 14days of the conference will cost
>>> at least
>>> 1300Euros.
>>>
>>> TOTAL=12481+1300=15481 Euros
>>>
>>> -Materials for use in workshops:
>>> .Bak from Imc-ch is bring a computer with a portable content
>>> management system
>>> and a host of other software. .Tony from imc-uk is also going to
>>> send us some videos and some other meterials.
>>> In the worst case scenerio this may be all we may have like
>>> equipment ´; thus
>>> the best way to increase the utility will be to connect them to a
>>> projector.
>>> Thus we desperately need a projector as well as a printer.
>>>
>>> ---original list of needs was :
>>>
>>> -A beamer /projector
>>> 1.-Five computers (at least) 2.-Three video recording machines and a
>>> video editting machine. 100 video
>>> cassettes. 3.-Three mini-disc recorder/audio recording machines. 200
>>> pieces of
>>> mini-disc/tapes. 4.-Three printers. 5.-5 small radio transmitters.
>>> 6.- 10 video cassettes of films made by other indymedia video
>>> working groups to
>>> be used in screening . Software needs 1.-We need to ask
>>> indymedia-tech to load the computers for use in the tour with
>>> one of the many freesoftware Operating System. 2.-Need a portable
>>> version of an indymedia production system which allows
>>> articles and other content to be published and produced on the
>>> computer without
>>> internet connection. 3.-We need an easy to use audio editing
>>> program. 4.-We need an easy to use video editing program. 5.-We need
>>> an easy to use lay-out program.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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