[IMC Bombay] Re: IMC-Mumbai Digest, Vol 6, Issue 2

Sun Nov 30 20:11:52 PST 2003

hi...
in case you need reporters based in bombay for the indymedia project here 
during wsf, i;m a student of journalism and would love to write..and have 
friends/classmates who would like to help out as well..

riddhi

"It's a fool who plays it cool by making this world a little colder. "
The Beatles

>From: imc-mumbai-request at lists.indymedia.org
>Reply-To: imc-mumbai at lists.indymedia.org
>To: imc-mumbai at lists.indymedia.org
>Subject: IMC-Mumbai Digest, Vol 6, Issue 2
>Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 12:00:55 -0800 (PST)
>
>Send IMC-Mumbai mailing list submissions to
>	imc-mumbai at lists.indymedia.org
>
>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
>	http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-mumbai
>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>	imc-mumbai-request at lists.indymedia.org
>
>You can reach the person managing the list at
>	imc-mumbai-owner at lists.indymedia.org
>
>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
>than "Re: Contents of IMC-Mumbai digest..."
>
>
>Today's Topics:
>
>    1. 	Re: [Imc-india] Idea for Indymedia during the WSF in Mumbai
>       (Harsh Kapoor)
>    2. 	Re: [Imc-india] Idea for Indymedia during the WSF in Mumbai
>       (Vickram Crishna)
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Message: 1
>Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 04:47:16 +0100
>From: Harsh Kapoor <aiindex at mnet.fr>
>Subject: [IMC Bombay] 	Re: [Imc-india] Idea for Indymedia during the
>	WSF in Mumbai
>To: imc-india at lists.indymedia.org
>Cc: imc-india at indymedia.org
>Message-ID: <a06002002bbeefbd4338f@[193.252.1.233]>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"
>
>Dear Evan,
>
>thanks for taking this as far as it has gotten; I  along with others
>from the small scatterred IMC india collective (which includes Vic)
>has also been exchanging re both the moving of IMC india to mir
>...and the autonomous media space at WSF mumbai + an adjunct
>residential space if possible.
>
>There seems to be general agreement among IMC india edit collective,
>which is hard strapped with time between handling the newswire and
>the site move issue, to fully support and endorse an autonoumous
>(internationalist and open) media space for activists attending the
>WSF. The idea to have a lab like space, is very fine indeed and  this
>would give and opportunity for people to share experience and
>knowledge.; and to also debate and to do practical hands on things
>with activists, but also a non sectarian and open space to discuss
>practice and politics among independent media activists. (BTW we have
>to tried with no success to reach people on the IMC Bombay . . . the
>group seems to be kind of dead by now. It would be good if someone
>from the group other than vic responds)
>
>It would be very good if we can get some volunteers to join us in
>helping out with logistics in Bombay.
>I would be there and will be willing give a certain amount of my time
>to the autonomous media space ... but for now we have to depend on
>Vic among others who is based in Bombay.
>
>I think a full blown budget needs to be drawn up, to include costs of
>equipment rentals, ISP access, space rent as may be required by WSF,
>and miscellaneous associated  funds for logistics etc.
>
>I am not writing from India but i suggest certainly that we start an
>
>more later
>
>H.
>
>
>At 11:02 PM -0300 27/11/03, evan wrote:
> >SUMMARY:
> >	Proposal to setup a small media lab with a web radio station
> >during the WSF in Mumbai.
> >	Discussion of project costs and fundraising sources.
> >	Proposal for a mailinglist of imc-wsf-2004 at indymedia.org
> >
> >
> >Hello indymedia india people. I'm evan with indymedia uruguay and
> >general indymedia techie. I'm planning on being in Mumbai during the
> >WSF.
> >
> >Please don't take what i'm saying as trying impose my ideas on
> >indymedia india or what people want to do, or not do, during the
> >upcoming World Social Forum in Mumbai. I'm just trying to help
> >organize something which will be approiate given my past experience
> >organizing both large and small indymedia projects. Let me apologize
> >for the length of this email.
> >
> >The other day i spent a while talking to Vic from Mumbai about
> >possible ideas. First we talked about upgrading the indymedia india
> >website to mir.
> >
> >Vic and i were talking about setting up a small indymedia workspace
> >/ media lab at the WSF. Because the exhibition and conference center
> >is located in an industrial area there are not many available spaces
> >outside the official forum. We thought it might work to petition the
> >organizers to give us a room inside the center complex. In the past
> >indymedia has always setup an office outside the official conference
> >center but this time I don't think indymedia is known widely enough
> >for people to know to search out a separate media center space.
> >
> >The idea came up of setting up an audio studio and running an
> >internet web radio station. Independent community radio stations
> >effectively effectively don't exist in India. Demonstrating web
> >radio would allow an approachable way for people to get involved,
> >know something about indymedia, and help cover the forum. It also is
> >a political act because it connects globalization movements and
> >media activism to a local cause, the movement to create
> >non-commercial / non-governmental community media.
> >
> >We were thinking of having a media center with 5 computers, for
> >accessing the internet, streaming the web radio, editing audio, and
> >writing stories. Vic who is in contact with the WSF organizers is
> >going to go ask them if we can have a room somewhere in the complex
> >and the ability to hook in to use the WSF's internet connection. If
> >we can't use the WSF connection we will have to get our own, which
> >will probably cost between $50 and $100 USD. The computers can be
> >rented for $50 per month. Vic has some of the audio equipment such
> >as a mixer, cables, minidisc recorders, and microphones which he can
> >loan to the IMC during the forum.
> >
> >We might want to print out and make pamphlets which introduce and
> >describe indymedia and also talk about community radio and internet
> >radio.
> >
> >There isn't a detailed budget, but looking at initial numbers I
> >expect a final cost between $500 and $750 USD.
> >
> >There are a number of sources of funding which we can use to cover the 
>costs.
> >
> >Indymedia Global Fund
> >A fund of  money donated directly to the whole indymedia network.
> >There is about $20,000 USD in the fund which is given out as
> >internal grants to indymedia centers and projects. There is no fixed
> >limit on the grant size, but most proposals are for less than $3000
> >USD and take a month for local imc's to discuss the proposal, offer
> >amendments, and approve or reject it. There is an emergency grant of
> >up to $500 which has no minimum time frame. Most grants from the
> >Indymedia Global Fund (IMC-Finance) are given to indymedia centers
> >in the developing world who are unable to raise sufficient money
> >locally. Money is not used for paying salaries or meeting the day to
> >day expenses such as paying rent for a permanent office. The Global
> >Fund is administered by the imc-finance at indymedia.org mailinglist
> >which is open for all indymedia centers to participate in the
> >decisions on a equal basis.
> >
> >Global South Fund
> >This is a separate fund of money of microgrants for indymedia
> >centers and projects in the 'Global South'. The grants have been
> >used mostly in latin america to help indymedia centers purchase
> >radio transmitters, setup a media center to cover the WTO meeting in
> >Cancun, Mexico, to help Indymedia Chiapas in collaboration with
> >Guatemalan media activists cover the elections in Guatemala, etc...
> >The money comes from Panta Rhea, a small San Francisco based
> >foundation which funds projects related to media activism, media
> >reform, and globalization. The Global South Fund can be reached at
> >gsf at ucimc.org.
> >
> >Solidarity Fundraising
> >Informal fundraising within the indymedia network often happens
> >within the indymedia network where one IMC sells videos and cd's or
> >holds events such as video showings or parties to raise money for
> >another indymedia center. This has been very effective to raise
> >money for projects and to provide ongoing sustainable funding for
> >indymedia projects. It relies on particularly on social networks and
> >ties which can be build up by events like the World Social Forum in
> >Mumbai where activists will be able to work together face to face.
> >Perhaps we could build upon people planning on coming to the WSF to
> >raise some money through solidarity networks.
> >
> >
> >Mailinglist Proposal
> >To incorporate both indymedia activists within indymedia and
> >internationals coming for the WSF I think it might be a good idea to
> >create a mailinglist for discussion and organizing. We can create
> >new lists easily at http://newlist.indymedia.org/ . There are lots
> >of people on the imc-india list and i feel awkward taking it over to
> >use for this one event and flooding people with email. That said,
> >clearly indymedia india hasn't used mailinglists much for organizing
> >up until now, so perhaps it's not a good idea. Can somebody from
> >india give me some feedback on this idea?
> >
> >
> >in solidarity,
> >evan
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Imc-india mailing list
> >Imc-india at lists.indymedia.org
> >http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-india
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Message: 2
>Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:47:28 +0530
>From: Vickram Crishna <vvcrishna at softhome.net>
>Subject: [IMC Bombay] 	Re: [Imc-india] Idea for Indymedia during the
>	WSF in Mumbai
>To: imc-india at indymedia.org, imc-mumbai at indymedia.org
>Message-ID: <p0510033abbef2c8b23d9@[202.68.147.212]>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
>
>At 23:02 -0300 27/11/2003, evan wrote:
> >
> >Mailinglist Proposal
> >To incorporate both indymedia activists within indymedia and
> >internationals coming for the WSF I think it might be a good idea to
> >create a mailinglist for discussion and organizing. We can create
> >new lists easily at http://newlist.indymedia.org/ . There are lots
> >of people on the imc-india list and i feel awkward taking it over to
> >use for this one event and flooding people with email. That said,
> >clearly indymedia india hasn't used mailinglists much for organizing
> >up until now, so perhaps it's not a good idea. Can somebody from
> >india give me some feedback on this idea?
> >
>
>Well, my own experience has been that only a very small fraction of
>people participate in these lists. Given the fact that this proposed
>list is a very purposeful one, I hope that whoever joins has come
>there with at least the intention of participating, which is not true
>of normal lists that are mostly full of lurkers. This is my
>experience of the two indymedia lists too in India, though I do not
>know how many members are registered, and I suspect also true of
>other indymedia lists, judging from a few remarks I see on the irc
>channel.
>
>If we can get at least three or four people who will be part of
>Indymedia WSF, whether from the Indian lists or from outside, I say
>let's go for a specialist list.
>--
>Vickram
>
>------------------------------
>
>_______________________________________________
>IMC-Mumbai mailing list
>IMC-Mumbai at lists.indymedia.org
>http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-mumbai
>
>
>End of IMC-Mumbai Digest, Vol 6, Issue 2
>****************************************

_________________________________________________________________
Express your Digital Self. Win fabulous prizes. 
http://www.msn.co.in/DigitalSelf/ Enter this cool contest.