[New-imc] Re: [Seasc] new indymedia in Birmingham alabama

[jonathan lawson]

Hi,

thanks for contacting us. I'm very glad you may be interested in launching 
a Birmingham IMC

This is just a very brief response, with some suggestions for your further 
pondering. Others will probably also respond. All IMCs are run by local 
volunteer collectives, and usually share web technology resources with the 
indymedia network. The process for becoming an IMC usually takes several 
months, mostly involving organizing a group of people and working out 
sustainability issues.. While the Seattle IMC has a downtown office, many 
IMCs do not, or share offices with other organizations.

Here are some concrete steps to take:

1. form a local group to discuss the possibility of starting an IMC. Get an 
email list. If your group is in it for the long haul, at some point you may 
be able to get an imc-birmingham at indymedia list for organizing purposes.

2. Establish contact with other regional IMCs: Atlanta, Central Florida, 
Chapel Hilll, Houston (I'm from NC so I do know how far those places 
actually are from one another!) Review IMC list traffic of various IMCs at 
http://lists.indymedia.org for an idea of the kind of issues dealt with by 
indymedia volunteers on a day-to-day basis.

2. Review the new IMC information at
http://newimc.indymedia.org/ , which has more detailed information about 
Once you know you want to go for it, submit a complete formal application 
to the new IMCs group. Keep that group (cc'd on this email) apprised of 
your progress.

good luck,

Jonathan

At 11:55 PM 7/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>hello,
>
>I have recently moved back to the southeastern part of the country, i have
>been living in boulder for the past couple of years where i became involved
>with the general protest movement and the IMC. I worked as a print
>journalist and editor in Seattle in 99, and again in Quebec in 01, now, back
>in alabama i am findind a serious lack of involvement by the local
>community, though there are a few people here that do get involved there is
>no media outlet for people who have problems, here the biggest problem is
>corruption, lack of education, and corporate pollution. there are several
>groups nearby , and atlanta is just a few hours away. I would like to start
>a center here but don't have any idea of what i need to do or how i would go
>about doing it.   I do know that every day that goes by without a rational
>voice is a day lived in darkness. bush is going to be here monday (charging
>50,000 for photo's to support bob riley soft money grubbing mother
>f*cker)anyway, there is going to be a small protest that would be larger if
>there was a network here, ..... please let me know what i need to get
>started..
>
>  A.   Jones
>jones at sketchyfriends.com
>
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