[New-imc] Welcome Lancaster IMC

[Tony]

Hello Process, Communication and New-imc

This is just to confirm that "Lancaster IMC" (in the north of 
england) have completed their application - it was posted to process 
a month or so back, with no problems raised - i just wanted to 
confirm the application.

Their tech team will be in contact when they are ready to direct a 
link towards their site. There is a final decission to be be made 
soon about the software and server at a local level, currently they 
are looking at MIR software so i presume will contact NL/Germany imc 
techs

cheers tony

See below for their statement:


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we have read through the criteria, principles etc., and they are all in
accordance wiht the sentiments that we as a group have tried to communicate
in our (first version) mission statement (attached) - and we are ready to
commence the process, as far as we can see - meaning that we see ourselves
fit to propose lancaster imc as a new imc........

we are working on setting up a contact list for the various areas that we
engage in, so far it looks somewhat like this - positions to rotate to
maximise horizontality, while maintaining stability:

tech: robin: r.d.green at lancaster.ac.uk

editorial etc.: Paul: paul.wilkinson at lancaster.newsquest.co.uk

network: martin: jmp at nephridium.org

radio: cookie: stephen.cook18 at btopenworld.com
  (people not profit - contact cookie for collaboration on radion - they are
building as we type)

features etc.: Richard: r.twine at lancaster.ac.uk

translations: maia: maialengala at hotmail.com (so far we can cover: spanish,
basque, dutch, french and possibly turkish)...

We hope to contribute to the global network, and the uk network in particular
by working towards scalable and collaborative implementations of
news-sharing...

We are also working towards a skill-sharing conference in the beginning of
march - get in touch for that.....

If there is something missing - let us know - otherwise let's roll....... we
need the official stamp to continue our outreach (with a 'good-looking url')
..


all the best,

martin (another one of lancaster imc)

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MISSION STATEMENT:

Lancaster IMC

Mission Statement v.1.0

Lancaster Independent Media Centre (Lancaster IMC) is a not-for-profit
collective made up of various and diverse groups in the Lancaster area,
including journalists, students, educators, film makers, artists,
researchers, activists, and concerned human beings. Affiliated with the
Indymedia network, we cultivate and maintain links with many related regional
and global networks dedicated to providing grass-roots, non-corporate
coverage of "the  news".

With the aim to strengthen the wider Lancaster community, we provide a
communication hub through which to collect and transmit information emanating
from the local and global levels.
We aim to provide services for local independent media producers and artists
to share the diverse skills involved in all aspects of media (e.g.,
journalism, editing, and computer and information technologies and theory)
with interested members of the public. In recognition of the fact that
technical decisions have social and political consequences, and that old and
new technologies are ambiguous - potentially both exclusive and inclusive-,
we aim to democratise technical skills and languages, and promote those that
are, so that they are accessible, intelligible and transmittable to and by
all.

We are organised as a collective in which decisions are made by consensus and
debate through electronic discussion lists, as well as at regular
face-to-face meetings. We strive to operate with a horizontal internal
structure, reflecting seriously upon and constructively addressing all
informal hierarchies that may emerge within the organisation. Participation
in organised activities is open to all; and do-it-yourself activities are
encouraged.

We are committed to freedom of and access  to information. It is in this
spirit that we reserve the right to filter materials that promote
discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and other
such social divisions. In the event that we receive such material, we will
collectively review each case in its specific context to determine the most
response-able course of action.

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