[Imc-india] Confusion about streaming projects at the WSF in Mumbai

[evan]

Hi folks,

I'm trying to figure out what's happening with streaming radio projects 
at the World Social Forum in Mumbai. We, indymedia, are planning to 
have a space and a streaming web radio station during the forum similar 
to what we have done in Porto Alegre the last few years.

It seems that a project coming out of the European Social Forum is also 
planning to do streaming with a crew of folks from APO33 (a french art 
radio group) and the volunteer translators network, Bables 
(www.babels.org).

I'm not sure if we want to collaborate on one project or have two or 
more projects. But it seemed like a really good idea to coordinate and 
know about each other.

Vickram is from indymedia in Mumbai has been in contact with the WSF 
media committee to help coordinate for the indymedia side of things. 
Apparently the WSF media committee isn't aware of APO33 project.

During the WTO protests in Cancun indymedia setup a stream and was able 
to coordinate with a number of groups so that the stream was reasonably 
full of content. Each group produced their own radio programs but also 
sent in mp3's to air on the common stream. Perhaps something like that 
could be worked out.

I suspect there is considerable difference in political perspective, 
ideology, and tactics between the various groups that could be involved 
in a collaboration and who will be doing radio at work at the WSF. 
Perhaps the differences are too great to work on a collaborative 
project, perhaps not. It's a matter of starting the discussion and 
finding productive ways in which people can collaborate with autonomy.

in solidarity,
evan