[New-imc] Springfield IMC response to membership criteria

[Marc Sanson]

> 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, 
> The Springfield IMC has agreed to the spirit of the NIMC Mission Statement
> and Principles of Unity
> b. Have a committed membership substantial enough to sustain a functional
> IMC, 
> The Springfield IMC has about a dozen committed members who are involved
> in one of our 4 working groups, and about 30 supporting members.
> c. Have open and public meetings (no one group can have exclusionary
> "ownership" of an IMC), 
> All Springfield IMC meetings, including spokes council, working groups and
> special events, are always free and open to the public.  The Springfield
> IMC also has a physical space and resource center that is open and
> available for public use.
> d. Work toward developing a local Mission Statement or Statement of
> Purpose. Network Mission Statement may be adopted or used on an interim
> basis, 
> The Springfield IMC has adopted it's own Mission Statement and Statement
> of Purpose (see previous post or visit
> http://www.springfieldimc.org/imcspringfield/policy.htm )
> e. Establish and publish an editorial policy which is developed and
> functions through democratic process, and with full transparency, 
> The Springfield IMC has adopted and published an editorial policy (see
> previous post or visit
> http://www.springfieldimc.org/imcspringfield/policy.htm )
> 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], 
> The Springfield IMC fully supports the use of Open Publishing and is
> working to upgrade it's website to an open publishing system.
> g. Adopt a decision-making policy that is in alignment with consensus
> principles which include open, transparent and egalitarian processes, 
> The Springfield IMC has adopted a decision making policy that is detailed
> in our structure document (see previous post or visit
> http://www.springfieldimc.org/imcspringfield/policy.htm )  We believe this
> policy is in alignment with consensus principles, and is open, transparent
> and egalitarian.
> 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, 
> The Springfield IMC has selected Marc Sanson (marc at msanson.com) to act as
> spokesperson, representative and liaison to the global IMC.  Marc is both
> willing and capable to participate in the global decision-making process
> and has a clear understanding of his responsibilities in relation to this
> position.
> 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,
> The Springfield IMC plans to fully participate in the IMC-Communications
> list
>  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), 
> The Springfield IMC has no official affiliation with any political party,
> state or candidate for office 
> 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.] 
> The Springfield IMC does not engage in any form of commercial for-profit
> enterprises
> l. Display a ³local version² of the IMC ³i² logo on your website and
> literature. m. Include the IMC Network current ³Cities List² on your site,
> preferably on the front page. 
> The Springfield IMC has it's own version of the IMC logo which it displays
> on its website, brochure and any printed material it disseminates.  We
> also currently display the current Cities List on our site, which will
> eventually be replaced by an include from whichever open publishing system
> we eventually adopt.
> NETWORK MEMBERSHIP 
> 1. Network Membership is open to any group that accepts the above criteria
> for membership. In the case of several requests from the same city or
> region, we will encourage them to meet and work together.
>  2. Network Membership in the NIMC will be confirmed by the New IMC
> Working Group, which is accountable to IMC-Process and ultimately to the
> NIMC decision-making process. 
> The Springfield IMC accepts all the above criteria and looks forward to
> being approved for Network Membership
> DEFINING OUR TERMS: For clarity and precision, we need to define our terms
> more carefully so there is less room for misunderstanding. Also explains
> how we as a culture (the IMC culture) use these terms. 
> * NIMC = Network of Independent Media Centers 
> * Open = means that diverse people and groups are welcome to attend and
> that no attempt is made to exclude people based on their sex, race,
> gender, class, age, ability or religion. 
> * Official affiliation = still being worked on 
> * IMC Network Communication Methods = international email lists, IRC
> discussions and logs, phone calls and conference calls, and face-to-face
> meetings. 
> * Local version = acknowledges the many variations of the name and the
> logo that will occur depending on the language and culture of the local
> IMC. 
> The Springfield IMC understands and accepts the above terms.
> 
> 
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