[New-imc] IMC West-Vlaanderen - New Imc - [ deadline: 18 dec
2002 - 12 GMT ]
PseudoPunk
bart at indymedia.org
Wed Dec 18 07:08:02 PST 2002
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ok,
no blocks = approved.
I'll make mail to process / communication now.
Bart
PseudoPunk heeft geschreven:
> Hey Everyone,
>
> We filled in the form in june. (And again 20 minutes ago, to get it
> automatically included in the contact database).
>
> We slacked for the summertime and then started somewhere in
> oktober/november with 4 people from imc-be who wanted to get a real more
> local imc instead of a nationwide. We started a mailingcampaign to
> whoever we found & was progressive and on our first meeting we had 25
> people (and some who want to help but couldn't come). In between we did
> organisational work (setting site up, making mission statement,
> editorial policy, dividing us up in teams/working groups, ...). We think
> we're prepared enough and we'll have a working site online in less then
> 2 weeks (there's a testsite now on http://wvl.hacknet.tk).
>
> - - - The Documents will be in Dutch (Nl) & English (En)
>
> Greetings,
>
> Bart
>
>
> - - ---- Documents ----
>
> 1. Mission Statement = Personal Introduction
>
> [ Nl ] West Vlaanderen (Wvl) is een relatief kleine provincie waar op
> het eerste zicht niet veel demonstraties en akties plaatsvinden. Toch is
> er volgens ons nood aan een lokale indymedia. De traditionele media, die
> net als elders in handen zijn van grote bedrijven of de overheid, slagen
> er ook in deze provincie in om er een zootje van te maken. De dagelijkse
> corruptie in de stadsbesturen, het sluiten van bedrijven en de
> bedreiging van het milieu op verschillende plaatsen,... wordt (bijna)
> nooit op een serieuze manier in beeld gebracht.
>
> De mensen die eronder lijden of die ermee geconfronteerd worden, kunnen
> hun eigen stem, mening hierbij niet kwijt. In de eerste plaats willen we
> een stem geven aan degenen wiens stem nooit of nauwelijks of verdraaid
> in de media komen.
>
> Iedereen die zich houdt aan enkele basisregels (zie ook edito-policy),
> kan publiceren op de website, zodat mensen en groeperingen zelf nieuws
> en media kunnen maken; dat de mensen in deze streek hun eigen media in
> handen hebben en deze kunnen aanwenden voor een andere wereld. Om dit te
> bereiken willen we doorheen de provincie een gedecentraliseerd netwerk
> opzetten, dat op verscheidene manieren werkt aan de democratisering van
> media, in samenwerking met de reeds bestaande lokale onafhankelijke
> media en indymedia.be.
>
> Om dit platform (de website) te ondersteunen, werken we met een brede
> groep mensen, waarin iedereen welkom is, uit de ganse provincie -
> jongeren, ouderen, geëngageerden, onafhankelijken, ... die het zien
> zitten om de hele boel op poten te zetten en draaiende te houden.
> Daarnaast willen we op langer termijn in een aantal centra in de
> provincie lokalen inrichten, die toegankelijk zijn voor medewerkers en
> sympathisanten. In deze centra zouden we computers ter beschikking
> willen stellen aan degenen die thuis niet over een internetverbinding
> beschikken, en wat informatiemateriaal over onderwerpen die elders
> moeilijk te vinden zijn. Deze lokale centra zouden ontmoetingsplaatsen
> kunnen worden voor degenen die aan het project meewerken.
>
> [En] West-Vlaanderen is a relatively small county where there aren't
> much demonstrations and actions, at a first sight. However, we feel
> there's a need for a local indymedia. Traditional media, who are like
> elsewhere, in the hands of corporations and goverment, succeed in making
> a mess of it. The daily corruption in the city-councils, the closing of
> companies, the danger for the environment on several places ... it
> hardly ever gets serious coverage ...
>
> The people who suffer from all this, or who are confronted with it, have
> nearly no way to voice their opinions on it. In the first place, we want
> to give a voice to all people who's voice never get in the picture or do
> so in a distorted way ...
>
> Everyone who follows some basic rules (see edito-policy) can publish on
> the website. In this way, people and groups can make their own media.
> They can use this to work on a better world. To achieve this, we'll set
> up a decentralised network through the county, that works on varied ways
> on democratising the media, in cooperation with other independent media
> and indymedia.be.
>
> To support this platform, we work with a wide group of people -
> everyone's free to join - from the county (youg & old, independents,
> engaged, ...) who're committed to get it set up and running. Within some
> time we want to set up some 'offices' around the county, open for
> volunteers and sympathizers. In the centres we want to offer internet
> access to people who have problems getting to it and documentation about
> progressive/left topics. These centres could become meeting places for
> those interested in working together with indymedia.
>
>
> 2. Answers to Membership criteria
> [THIS IS THE CURRENT DRAFT OF THE IMC MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA. WE WILL SEND
> FUTURE DRAFTS AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE.]
>
> IMC MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA - DRAFT Each IMC and Global Working Group is
> expected to:
>
> a. Agree in spirit to the NIMC Mission Statement and Principles of Unity,
>
> we agree
>
>
> b. Have a committed membership substantial enough to sustain a
> functional IMC,
>
> we agree. We see committed as: willing to do some work
>
> c. Have open and public meetings (no one group can have exclusionary
> "ownership" of an IMC),
>
> we have.
>
> d. Work toward developing a local Mission Statement or Statement of
> Purpose. Network Mission Statement may be adopted or used on an interim
> basis,
>
> we have one. see above :-)
>
> e. Establish and publish an editorial policy which is developed and
> functions through democratic process, and with full transparency,
>
> We have. See further ...
>
> f. Agree to the use of Open Publishing as described in the NIMC
> Editorial Policy [editorial collective comments: "We did agree that the
> term "Open Publishing" was one that is still being defined by the Global
> Network Collective, and we would wait and see what the results were
> before rewriting this criteria],
>
> We agree
>
> g. Adopt a decision-making policy that is in alignment with consensus
> principles which include open, transparent and egalitarian processes,
>
> We strive for consensus. If consensus seems to be impossible, we'll go
> on with 85% supermajority. (this was decided upon in consensus)
>
> h. Have a spokesperson(s) willing and capable of participating in the
> global decision-making process and meetings as a rotating
> liaison/representative, with a clear understanding of the
> responsibilities that come with this role,
>
> for now on:
> imc-tech: me
> imc-process: me
> imc-finance: joeri at indymedia.org
> imc-proposals: will be directed to our process list once it's set up
> imc-europe: me, joeri and françoise (and probably libby as well)
> imc-communication: jotie
>
> i. Participate in the key IMC Network Communication Methods that pertain
> to the health and vitality of the Network and that contribute to the
> work of the IMC. Assure that at least one person from your local IMC
> participates at any given time on the IMC-Communications list,
>
> see h.
>
> j. (NOT FINALIZED): Have no official affiliation with any political
> party, state or candidate for office (comments: but individual producers
> have freedom to do whatever they like and local IMCs can "feature"
> stories about various political parties and initiatives),
>
> We agree
>
> k. IMCs shall in no way engage in commercial for-profit enterprises. [We
> could add: The IMCN is committed to the decommercialization of
> information and will disassociate from any local IMC that decides to
> become a for profit media corporation.]
>
>
> We agree
>
> l. Display a i² logo on your website and literature.
>
> Once we have one, we will
>
> m. Include the IMC Network current &Cities List² on your site,
> preferably on the front page.
>
> it's there yet on our test-site
>
>
>
> 3. Principles of Unity
>
> a. The Independent Media Center Network (IMCN) is based upon principles
> of equality, decentralization and local autonomy. The IMCN is not
> derived from a centralized bureaucratic process, but from the
> self-organization of autonomous collectives that recognize the
> importance in developing a union of networks.
>
> We agree
>
> b. All IMC's consider open exchange of and open access to information a
> prerequisite to the building of a more free and just society.
>
> We agree
>
> [c. All IMC's respect the right of activists who choose not to be
> photographed or filmed.]
>
> We agree. However, we see in concrete, reallife situations, it's not
> always possible ...
>
> d. All IMC's, based upon the trust of their contributors and readers,
> shall utilize open web based publishing, allowing individuals, groups
> and organizations to express their views, anonymously if desired. **see
> appendix: Open Publishing document --> still in proposal phase, at this
> address:
>
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/imc-communication/2001-April/00170
> 7.html
>
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/imc-communication/2001-April/00087
> 4.html
>
> We use open publishing. By default we won't log ip nr's. (We can do for
> short time to find out about dosattacks, spam attacks and so on).
>
>
> e. The IMC Network and all local IMC collectives shall be not-for-profit.
>
> We agree
>
> f. All IMC's recognize the importance of process to social change and
> are committed to the development of non-hierarchical and
> anti-authoritarian relationships, from interpersonal relationships to
> group dynamics. Therefore, shall organize themselves collectively and be
> committed to the principle of consensus decision making and the
> development of a direct, participatory democratic process] that is
> transparent to its membership.
>
> We agree. If we don't get consensus on something, we'll use a 85%
> supermajority. Consensus will be the default option and we'll try to get
> it.
>
> g. [All IMC's recognize that a prerequisite for participation in the
> decision making process of each local group is the contribution of an
> individual's labor to the group.]
>
> We agree. To be more clear: everyone who does some organisational work,
> according to his own energy, availability of time and willingness to
> commit time, we'll have an equal participation in decision making;
> People who don't do any organisational work (people who only publish, or
> not even that) will not have a say in the decisionmaking process.
>
> h. All IMC's are committed to caring for one another and our respective
> communities both collectively and as individuals and will promote the
> sharing of resources including knowledge, skills and equipment.
>
> We agree
>
>
> i. All IMC's shall be committed to the use of free source code, whenever
> possible, in order to develop the digital infrastructure, and to
> increase the independence of the network by not relying on proprietary
> software.
>
> We agree
>
> j. All IMC's shall be committed to the principle of human equality, and
> shall not discriminate, including discrimination based upon race,
> gender, age, class or sexual orientation. Recognizing the vast cultural
> traditions within the network, we are committed to building [diversity]
> within our localities.
>
> We agree
>
>
> 4. Editorial Policy
>
> [ Nl ]
> * Deze Edito-Policy bepaalt hoe er omgesprongen wordt met
> gepubliceerde artikels. In principe mag alles gepost worden wat niet
> valt binnen de onderstaande voorbeelden. Onderaan het document wordt de
> procedure weergegeven die we volgen voor het verbergen van artikels.
>
> * Algemene opmerking: Dit is een nieuwssite. Gelieve dus vooral
> nieuws en achtergrondinformatie (in gelijk welke vorm) te posten.
>
> * Algemene opmlerking: Gelieve te discussiëren op een menselijke
> manier met respect voor elkaars mening en volgens de netiquette (vb:
> enkel hoofdletters kan niet).
>
> * Welke artikels / commentaren worden niet getolereerd:
> o Racisme, fascisme, seksisme, homofobie, porno, spam,
> leugens, gescheld, niet geargumenteerde persoonlijke aanvallen op
> individuen en/of politieke strekkingen.
>
> o Een artikel dat enkel uit hyperlinks bestaat.
>
> o Artikels waar de poster niet zelf de copyright op heeft, of
> waarvan de licentie herpublicatie niet toelaat.
>
> o Dubbele postings (inclusief postings die eerst als comment
> gepubliceerd werden en later opnieuw gepost worden als artikel).
>
> o Aankondigingen van evenementen.
>
> o Artikels die nergens relevantie hebben met West-Vlaanderen
> of Westvlamingen. (wij zijn hier vrij soepel in)
>
> o Deze lijst is een huidige versie. Het editoteam & imc Wvl
> kunnen deze lijst steeds wijzigen.
>
>
> * Hoe worden artikels verwijderd ?
> o Elk lid van het edito - team kan artikels en comments hiden
> als ze volgens zijn/haar inzicht voldoen aan de vooropgestelde criteria.
>
> o Wie een artikel verbergt, plaatst in een comment de reden
> waarom het verborgen wordt en stuurt - indien mogelijk - de auteur een
> mail en mailt dit ook naar de edito lijst.
>
> o Deze actie is niet noodzakelijk definitief, indien het edito
> - - -team anders beslist kan een comment/artikel weer zichtbaar gezet
> worden.
>
> [ En ]
> o This editorial policy determines how we will deal with published
> articles. All postings to which the limitations described below are
> allowed. At the of this document we describe the procedure to be used
> for hiding articles.
>
> o General remark: This is a news site. Please post mainly news and
> background information (under any form)
>
> o General remark: please have your discussions in a polite way,
> respecting each others opinion and follow the rules of netiquette (e.g.
> don?t write in caps only = shouting)
>
> o What articles/comments will not be tolerated
>
> § Racism, fascism, sexism, homophobia, porn, spam, lies, swearing,
> non-argumented personal attacks on individuals and/or political views,
> articles that are just hyperlinks.
>
> § Articles for which the poster hasn?t got the copyright or for which
> the licence doesn?t allow republication.
>
> § Double postings (including postings that were posted as a comment first
> and later republished as an article)
>
> § Announcements of events
>
> § Articles that have no relevance to West-Flanders or West Flemish people
> (in the broadest way)
>
> § This list is a present state of affairs, the edito-tema and
> imc-Wvl can always decide on modifications.
>
> o How to hide articles ?
>
> § Every member of the edito - team can hide articles and comments if they
> judge them to be in line with the set criteria.
>
> § When someone hides an article he/she puts a comment underneath,
> explaining why the article is hidden, sends a mail to the author if a
> mail address is available and sends a mail to the edito ? list.
>
> § Hiding an article is not irreversible, when the edito-team decides
> otherwise, an article or comment can be put back on showing again.
>
>
> 5. Contact List
>
> - - - Global network: see membership criteria
> - - - Tech & layout: me (for the moment)
> - - - the Team: imc-wvl at indymedia.org
> - - - Translation & Outreach team: libby at indymedia.org
> - - - Edito & process: joeri at indymedia.org
> ** Note: this are the people who are currently 'coordinating those
> teams'. Once we're really well smoothly running we'll rotate
> coordinators. (contact db. will be updated when things change).
>
> 6. Roll Calls of our participators
>
> You can see a list of roll calls from the people who subscribed (= those
> committed to help) here:
> http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcWvlIntroductieMedewerkers
>
>
> --
> No Gods, No Dancing !
>
> http://indymedia.be | bart at indymedia.org
> http://thepits.be | bart at thepits.be
> http://pseudopunk.be | icq: 48682266
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