[IndyMedia Bombay] Re: [New-imc] From IMC Bombay
Jay
jay at tao.ca
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:42:41 -0400
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Hi PUKAR, imc-bombay,
Jay here, from the Philadelphia IMC and the new-imc working group. I just want
to let you know that, though I've been pretty quiet, I've been following your
"application" with great excitement. Boud has been asking some important
questions, and you have done well in responding. Remember that all of Boud's
questions, and any others that may come from the new-imc working group, are
intended to inspire you to ask those questions of yourselves in order to
solidify your own organizing. We have found that the best new IMCs are those
that do much soul-searching and planning before they join the network. This
period is sometimes a difficult one, and sometimes frustrating, but ultimately
the discussions yield great rewards.
Keep moving forward, as you have been doing. Of course feel free to ask me or
the new-imc working group any questions as you proceed. I'm sure everyone on
the new-imc working group is very excited to see this happening -- I know I am.
Jay
At 05:34 PM 07/16/2002 +0530, PUKAR @ IndyMedia wrote:
>Dear IndyMedia Network:
>
>As facilitators for setting up the IMC in Bombay, we are officially
>communicating on behalf of the subscribers to the IMC Bombay
>list-serv and those who have attending our past four meetings from
>May to July 2002. The IMC Bombay agrees to the "Principles of Unity"
>as posted on the New IMCs web-site, and our response to the
>Membership Criteria is contained in the next e-mail. We will be
>sending your some of our member introductions after we hold an IMC
>meeting on Saturday 20 July.
>
>We are moving ahead with setting up the IMC (Independent Media
>Centre) Mumbai web site, which will definitely be up by the end of
>the month, as agreed in our meetings. Scott Lewis from the Bandwith
>Co-Op in San Francisco has already set up test sites for us which we
>are customizing. We are also moving ahead with content provision and
>documentation from various students to the IMC. Several of these will
>hopefully be up and online by the end of the month as well. They are
>listed below for those of you who are interested.
>
>We look forward to hearing back from the New IMCs list about the
>progress of our registration with the Global IMC network.
>
>In Solidarity,
>
>
>Shekhar Krishnan and Sanjay Bhangar
>PUKAR and IMC Mumbai
>_____
>
>1. Project on Water in the City
> (Nirupa Bhangar, Karin Menezes)
>A multi-sided initiative on: Urban Water Harvesting, Women and Water,
>School Education about Water. With facts about water supply, location
>of water infrastructure in the city and consumption patterns, lists
>of NGOs and architect-planners involved in water management, and
>information about rural drought, water scarcity, and migration to the
>city. Some of the places to be documented and visited are the Narmada
>Valley, clusters of villages in Thane District, and a Coca-Cola water
>bottling plant on tribal lands near Thane. This project will also
>have a presentation slot during the PUKAR Monsoon series of events at
>the end of July/beginning of August.
>
>2. Indo-Pak Project
>(Shubhangi, Nazia, Shivangi)
>Report of a visit to South Asian students meeting in Singapore
>recently, as well as reporting and facts about other Indo-Pak related
>issues.
>
>3. Interview with Film-Maker Anand Patwardhan
>(Riddhi Shah)
>Interview with Patwardhan on his battles with the Censor Board with
>his recent film War & Peace and with his earlier films.
>
>4. Reporting on Abdul Kalam
>(Nihalf Mohammed)
>About the media personality being created around Abdul Kalam, the
>scientist who made the Indian Bomb, and who will soon become
>President of India.
>
>5. The Tyranny of Mediocrity: Brands and Consumerism
>(Rachel Lopez and Eklavya Gupte)
>Questioning the tyranny of mediocre ideas of what is cool and
>popular, and how brands and consumerism construct these desires to be
>the same. What is the political economy of this desire? What does it
>mean to be different, to make your own choices? Several of us have
>been reading Naomi Klein's book on brands and anti-globalization, "No
>Logo", which is at the PUKAR office and a copy is also floating
>around.
>
>6. PUKAR @ IndyMedia
>(Sanjay Bhangar and Shekhar Krishnan)
>Bulletins of events/protests/meetings/discussions, interesting
>articles, and updates on the progress being made with the IMC Mumbai
>at PUKAR, Comet Media Foundation and with other organisations
>involved in the IndyMedia network. We hope that other NGOs, resource
>centres, and collectives can post their own news to the IMC Mumbai
>list-serv to develop it as a networking tool across the city region.
>_____
>
>"PUKAR @ IndyMedia" is an information service managed jointly by
>PUKAR and the Bombay Independent Media Centre (IMC), and is broadcast
>on e-mail through the Bombay IndyMedia list-serv. It purpose is to
>disseminate news, opinions, articles, and information about events in
>Mumbai, and serve as a networking tool for activists, journalists,
>students, media makers. Posting and forwarding of information by
>PUKAR @ IndyMedia does not construe any connection with, or
>endorsement by either PUKAR or the Bombay IMC of the groups,
>organisations or individuals from whom the messages have originated,
>unless otherwise mentioned. To join the Bombay IndyMedia list-serv,
>please visit http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-mumbai.
>To post information directly to the network, please send your e-mails
>to <imc-mumbai@lists.indymedia.org>.
>
>For more information, kindly contact:
>
>PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge Action & Research)
>P.O. Box 5627
>Dadar, Mumbai 400014, India
>E-Mail <pukarsecretariat@vsnl.net>
>Phone +91 (022) 2077779, +91 98200.45529, +91 98204.04010
>Web Site http://www.pukar.org.in
>
>_______________________________________________
>New-imc mailing list
>New-imc@lists.indymedia.org
>http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/new-imc
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<font size=3>Hi PUKAR, imc-bombay,<br>
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Jay here, from the Philadelphia IMC and the new-imc working group.
I just want to let you know that, though I've been pretty quiet, I've
been following your "application" with great excitement.
Boud has been asking some important questions, and you have done well in
responding. Remember that all of Boud's questions, and any others
that may come from the new-imc working group, are intended to inspire you
to ask those questions of yourselves in order to solidify your own
organizing. We have found that the best new IMCs are those that do
much soul-searching and planning before they join the network. This
period is sometimes a difficult one, and sometimes frustrating, but
ultimately the discussions yield great rewards.<br>
<br>
Keep moving forward, as you have been doing. Of course feel free to
ask me or the new-imc working group any questions as you proceed.
I'm sure everyone on the new-imc working group is very excited to see
this happening -- I know I am. <br>
<br>
Jay<br>
<br>
<br>
At 05:34 PM 07/16/2002 +0530, PUKAR @ IndyMedia wrote:<br>
>Dear IndyMedia Network:<br>
><br>
>As facilitators for setting up the IMC in Bombay, we are officially
<br>
>communicating on behalf of the subscribers to the IMC Bombay <br>
>list-serv and those who have attending our past four meetings from
<br>
>May to July 2002. The IMC Bombay agrees to the "Principles of
Unity" <br>
>as posted on the New IMCs web-site, and our response to the <br>
>Membership Criteria is contained in the next e-mail. We will be
<br>
>sending your some of our member introductions after we hold an IMC
<br>
>meeting on Saturday 20 July.<br>
><br>
>We are moving ahead with setting up the IMC (Independent Media <br>
>Centre) Mumbai web site, which will definitely be up by the end of
<br>
>the month, as agreed in our meetings. Scott Lewis from the Bandwith
<br>
>Co-Op in San Francisco has already set up test sites for us which we
<br>
>are customizing. We are also moving ahead with content provision and
<br>
>documentation from various students to the IMC. Several of these will
<br>
>hopefully be up and online by the end of the month as well. They are
<br>
>listed below for those of you who are interested.<br>
><br>
>We look forward to hearing back from the New IMCs list about the
<br>
>progress of our registration with the Global IMC network.<br>
><br>
>In Solidarity,<br>
><br>
><br>
>Shekhar Krishnan and Sanjay Bhangar<br>
>PUKAR and IMC Mumbai<br>
>_____<br>
><br>
>1. Project on Water in the City<br>
> (Nirupa Bhangar, Karin Menezes)<br>
>A multi-sided initiative on: Urban Water Harvesting, Women and Water,
<br>
>School Education about Water. With facts about water supply, location
<br>
>of water infrastructure in the city and consumption patterns, lists
<br>
>of NGOs and architect-planners involved in water management, and
<br>
>information about rural drought, water scarcity, and migration to the
<br>
>city. Some of the places to be documented and visited are the Narmada
<br>
>Valley, clusters of villages in Thane District, and a Coca-Cola water
<br>
>bottling plant on tribal lands near Thane. This project will also
<br>
>have a presentation slot during the PUKAR Monsoon series of events at
<br>
>the end of July/beginning of August.<br>
><br>
>2. Indo-Pak Project<br>
>(Shubhangi, Nazia, Shivangi)<br>
>Report of a visit to South Asian students meeting in Singapore <br>
>recently, as well as reporting and facts about other Indo-Pak related
<br>
>issues.<br>
><br>
>3. Interview with Film-Maker Anand Patwardhan<br>
>(Riddhi Shah)<br>
>Interview with Patwardhan on his battles with the Censor Board with
<br>
>his recent film War & Peace and with his earlier films.<br>
><br>
>4. Reporting on Abdul Kalam<br>
>(Nihalf Mohammed)<br>
>About the media personality being created around Abdul Kalam, the
<br>
>scientist who made the Indian Bomb, and who will soon become <br>
>President of India.<br>
><br>
>5. The Tyranny of Mediocrity: Brands and Consumerism<br>
>(Rachel Lopez and Eklavya Gupte)<br>
>Questioning the tyranny of mediocre ideas of what is cool and <br>
>popular, and how brands and consumerism construct these desires to be
<br>
>the same. What is the political economy of this desire? What does it
<br>
>mean to be different, to make your own choices? Several of us have
<br>
>been reading Naomi Klein's book on brands and anti-globalization,
"No <br>
>Logo", which is at the PUKAR office and a copy is also floating
<br>
>around.<br>
><br>
>6. PUKAR @ IndyMedia<br>
>(Sanjay Bhangar and Shekhar Krishnan)<br>
>Bulletins of events/protests/meetings/discussions, interesting <br>
>articles, and updates on the progress being made with the IMC Mumbai
<br>
>at PUKAR, Comet Media Foundation and with other organisations <br>
>involved in the IndyMedia network. We hope that other NGOs, resource
<br>
>centres, and collectives can post their own news to the IMC Mumbai
<br>
>list-serv to develop it as a networking tool across the city
region.<br>
>_____<br>
><br>
>"PUKAR @ IndyMedia" is an information service managed
jointly by <br>
>PUKAR and the Bombay Independent Media Centre (IMC), and is broadcast
<br>
>on e-mail through the Bombay IndyMedia list-serv. It purpose is to
<br>
>disseminate news, opinions, articles, and information about events in
<br>
>Mumbai, and serve as a networking tool for activists, journalists,
<br>
>students, media makers. Posting and forwarding of information by
<br>
>PUKAR @ IndyMedia does not construe any connection with, or <br>
>endorsement by either PUKAR or the Bombay IMC of the groups, <br>
>organisations or individuals from whom the messages have originated,
<br>
>unless otherwise mentioned. To join the Bombay IndyMedia list-serv,
<br>
>please visit
<a href="http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-mumbai" eudora="autourl">http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-mumbai</a>.
<br>
>To post information directly to the network, please send your e-mails
<br>
>to <imc-mumbai@lists.indymedia.org>.<br>
><br>
>For more information, kindly contact:<br>
><br>
>PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge Action & Research)<br>
>P.O. Box 5627<br>
>Dadar, Mumbai 400014, India<br>
>E-Mail <pukarsecretariat@vsnl.net><br>
>Phone +91 (022) 2077779, +91 98200.45529, +91 98204.04010<br>
>Web Site
<a href="http://www.pukar.org.in/" eudora="autourl">http://www.pukar.org.in</a><br>
><br>
>_______________________________________________<br>
>New-imc mailing list<br>
>New-imc@lists.indymedia.org<br>
><a href="http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/new-imc" eudora="autourl">http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/new-imc</a><br>
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