[New-imc] Online form: Proposed new IMC! (IMC Tampa)

[nogodsnomasters at hotmail.com]

Submitted by: Anthony Schmidt <nogodsnomasters at hotmail.com> on Monday, December 9th, 2002 @ 7:40:46 pm (-0800)

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imc_name:
IMC Tampa

city:
Tampa

state:
Florida

country:
USA

contact_name:
Anthony Schmidt

contact_email:
nogodsnomasters at hotmail.com

contact_phone:


tech_name:
Anthony Schmidt

tech_email:
nogodsnomasters at hotmail.com

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supporting_groups:
USF Greens, Pinellas Greens, Amnesty Tampa, Collective of Individuals

regional_focus:
yes

critical_dates:


resources:
HTML/Graphic Knowledge.  We have many groups in the tampa area who are very interested in a Tampa IMC and are willing to organize.  We can also organize through the University of South Florida, a student body full of activists.

outreach:
So far, its been all electronic, and it will soon be brought into the physical world.  I have been in contact with many people and groups, indcluding a tampa indymedia listserve.

introductory_statement:
The Tampa Bay area is in need for a common gateway and interface  
for all its groups, committees, issues, and events. Tampa Bay is a teeming  
city with the University of South Florida at is urban center; home of  
MacDill AFB, the  
war on Terrorism\'s central command; and producing the St. Petersburg Times,  
one of the nation\'s largest newspapers. The city is also home to many  
activists and  
groups including the Greens, Amnesty Tampa, Alliance of Concerned Students,  
WMNF  
and Free Speech Radio News; focuses on such events as the Tampa Bill of  
Rights (repeal  
the USA Patriot Act); and has worked in solidarity with International  
ANSWER.  
 
Demonstrations, vigils, and other activities are constantly being held on  
campus, at MacDill,  
or other places around the city. Tampa-IMC will be one way to organize and  
coordinate these  
events for a bigger impact.  
 
St. Pete Times is the largest piece of corporate media infiltration in the  
city of Tampa  
Bay. Tampa-IMC will allow people to post articles in reference to or as a  
reply to  
St. Pete Times, as well as bring up many local issues not mentioned in the  
Times.  
 
The Tampa Bay area encompasses several large counties, including  
Hillsborough, Pinellas,  
and Pasco. Each area and its individuals are like spokes to a wheel.  
Tampa-IMC will  
serve at its connecting Hub, allowing each other to act autonomously but  
also in  
solidarity, sharing vital information to turn Tampa Bay into the progressive  
area it  
could be.