[imc-tech-solidarity] on shipments

[hendrix]

Era 17/12/2002 02:17:31 cuando evan@protest.net dijo:

>Look, both the Ford, and more so for the Soros foundation, they may have
>funded stuff we dont' like or done evil stuff making the money, but they
>tend to have hands off no strings attached view on who the fund.
>If you have questions about somebody who has worked with a radical media
>project funded by Soros send an email to toni@indymedia.org. He's croatian
>and used to write for the most radical newspaper in the country which was
>funded by Soros.

Personally I don't have much problem when it's just getting some money back 
to the people.  But there are somehow valid strategical concerns that many 
arised and could break indymedia apart.  This may not be clear in the first 
world but down here when some radical organization (or wannabe) gets fundings 
from a big source the rest of the radical spectre distrust it and a lot of 
times start badmouthing.  Now tell me if you were some intelligence agency 
you wouldnt try at least that (no strings attached or whatever easy money).
Sorry if i'm too paranoid.

>Anyway, if is of course up to you if you want to take money from soros.
>But this is why i asked you about money from soros before. But if we can't
>take money from foundations then it's really hard to raise money to get
>you guys the computers. I'm sure we'd eventually figure out how to raise
>some money, but it would take a lot longer and we'd get very little money
>for training.

I agree with you in this practical approach.
But if you ask me about this particular funding, it might be OK to me and 
imc-rosario but not to others in the network.