[Imc-finance] "indymedia is perceived to not be a common global project"

[Petros Evdokas]

> Date: 30 Mar 2004 23:35:05 +0200
> From: anna <anna at mail.nadir.org>
> Subject: Re: [Imc-finance] urgent: ars electronica application
> To: imc-finance at indymedia.org
> 
> hi,
> 
> first: i'm no liaison, so i assume the weight of what i say here is not
> a lot. and i don't want to say a lot, just this:
> 
> there was some extremely emotional debate about the idea of this
> applocation on irc. two people who have been active with indymedia for
> years, on the international level as well, have expressed serious
> criticism of the application.
> 
> i personally approve of the application but was attacked for a) selling
> out indymedia to SAP and b) pushing a move by a non-existing global
> indymedia while indymedia is perceived to not be a common global project
> anymore.
> 
> i'd very much appreciate if the criticism was also expressed here while
> the decision is still open.
> 
> because then it would be possible to have a discussion with some result
> and not just an exchange of contrasting ideas with no effect. 
> 
> 
> greetings
> Anna
> berlin
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Anna,

Thanks for sending this,
Let's tell the truth:
Indymedia is perceived to not be a common global project, 
but it is. It is a global network which is led and managed 
by individuals and organizations who are not accountable to 
any collective process. In addition, the nature of this 
control is disguised as "non- hierarchical open non- 
structure", while in truth there *is* structure which is 
tight, controlled, selective, and fully committed to the 
ideology and practice of exclusivist individualism. The 
strucure is totally inaccessible to most of us who have been 
very active in IndyMedia even for several years. It revolves 
around the control of the technology, and characterised by a 
refusal to co-operate.

How this situation is going to be changed toward direct 
democracy, accountability, true co-operation, I don't know.
But i know if will not change unless we talk about it, name 
it, examine it, and gain the allegiance of many liaisons 
from many locals and global working groups, toward change.

Thanks again,
Petros
http://petros-evdokas.cyprus-org.net/
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