[New-imc] updated "global indymedia overview"

Mon Jun 10 12:07:04 PDT 2002

Jay,

print should be included in this section as well HOW DOES YOUR LOCAL IMC
SHARE CONTENT WITH GLOBAL INDYMEDIA PROJECTS?

massive great work done !

I'm working on dutch translations of the documents & the faq. should be done
in  a week.
Bart

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay" <jay at tao.ca>
To: <new-imc at indymedia.org>
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 9:20 AM
Subject: [New-imc] updated "global indymedia overview"

> An updated version to post on the newimc site.  Comments?
>
> Jay
>
> GLOBAL INDYMEDIA OVERVIEW
> (updated June 7, 2002)
>
> This document is a general introduction to the inner workings, or lack
> thereof, of the global Indymedia network.  This document is especially
> intended for people in local IMCs who are curious as to how they can
become
> more a part of international indymedia organizing, though individuals can
> also use the information within to know how to get involved.
>
> WHAT IS GLOBAL INDYMEDIA?
> That's a good question.  In one sense, global Indymedia is a thriving
> organization composed of hundreds of activists from around the world who
> communicate regularly via e-mail to coordinate the forward development of
> an international network of independent media projects and community-based
> media centers.  In other ways, the whole idea of "global Indymedia" is a
> myth.  People who are helping organize "global indymedia" do so primarily
> via the internet, in virtual space, communicating via e-mail lists and
> meeting sporadically on the "irc.indymedia.org" IRC chat server (type
> http://irc.indymedia.org in your browser or find an IRC program at
> http://www.mirc.com), often in the #indymedia channel.  Sometimes they get
> together in the real world to help coordinate event-based IMCs, primarily
> around anti-globalization events such as those in Seattle for the WTO
> protests in '99, Washington and Prague for the World Bank/IMF protests in
> 2000.  Indymediacs also gather sometimes at independent media conventions
> and sometimes  gasp!  they even visit each other just for fun.  In a very
> real sense, global Indymedia is a loose organizing network of individual
> activists who support each other and each other's independent media
> activities.  In that way, global Indymedia is a virtual entity, a network,
> a big ball of energy that no one can quantify.
>
> Over the last two years, individuals who are interested in harnessing the
> power of Indymedia to produce inspiring, informative media, have come
> together to work on a number of international Indymedia projects, such as
> the features in the center column of the http://www.indymedia.org web site
> as well as international print, audio and video productions.  You will
find
> information about how to get involved in these projects below.
>
> WHY SHOULD YOUR LOCAL IMC GET INVOLVED?
> Indymedia is nothing if the real-life, local IMCs are not strong.
However,
> the idea that each local IMC is part of a thriving international network
> helps inspire local IMCs to do good work.  In turn, when people in local
> IMCs become involved with global Indymedia projects they build strong
bonds
> between the local, real-life, community-based Indymedia organizing and the
> global independent media "movement."
>
> HOW CAN YOUR LOCAL IMC GET INVOLVED?
> Recently global Indymedia has begun to have bimonthly meetings on the
> "irc.indymedia.org" IRC server.  Each local IMC is strongly encouraged to
> have a liaison attend the global meetings.  These meetings will be a place
> for liaisons from local IMCs to discuss their local IMC's reaction to
> issues that effect the global Indymedia network. For information about how
> to be involved in the meetings, contact imc-communication at indymedia.org.
>
> On an ongoing basis, other than making an effort to visit people at local
> IMCs when you travel, and/or trying to get to any regional independent
> media gatherings or events an IMC is covering, the best way to get
involved
> with global Indymedia organizing is to participate in the global Indy
> e-mail lists.  Some local IMCs are making an effort to have at least one
> member on each list.  Below is a description of the global Indymedia
lists.
>  All of the lists would LOVE to have representation and involvement from
> all local IMCs.
>
> INDYMEDIA E-MAIL LISTS:
> You may sign up for all lists and view all list archives through
> http://lists.indymedia.org.  Having someone from your IMC active on the
> lists marked with an * are strongly, strongly suggested to keep in tune
> with what's happening throughout the network.
>
> * Imc-communication at indymedia.org
> The purpose of this list is to develop better communication between the
> local IMCs and to initiate a global Indymedia communication structure.
> Every IMC is asked to have someone on this list.  The person from your IMC
> on this list will bring issues being discussed throughout the network back
> into your local meetings so you can discuss them there (and of course pass
> a summary of your discussion back to the list).
>
> * Imc-process at indymedia.org
> People have used imc-process as a place to discuss the organizational
> structure of Indymedia.  It has also been a list for people to raise any
> and every issue they feel is important to the network.  Lately it has also
> been the list that formally accepts new imcs into the network.  Your IMC
> should have at least one person following conversations here.  People are
> also posting process documents and having process discussions on the web
at
> http://global.indymedia.org.au and http://internal.indymedia.org.
>
> * Imc-finance at indymedia.org
> An imc-finance list exists for people working on the financial aspects of
> the global Indymedia project, including accepting, encouraging and
> organizing donations, and figuring out how to spend what we raise.  So far
> almost all of the donations to Indymedia have gone to local IMCs, but some
> people and foundations have expressed interest in supporting the global
> Indymedia entity, which in turn would support the local IMCs, especially
> formation of local IMCs in the Global South.  We are asking each IMC to
> have a member participating on this list.
>
> * Imc-proposals at indymedia.org
> This list is primarily for proposals and communication that the
> imc-commwork working group (described below) decide should go out to every
> IMC contact. Each local IMC should have someone on this list, and when a
> proposal/issue appears s/he should raise the issue in his/her local IMC.
> We are moving toward developing a place for focused discussion of these
> proposal, and to creating a decision-making process for how to put these
> discussions into action.
>
> Imc-tech at indymedia.org
> This is the list for people who are working on general indymedia technical
> issues and programming concerns.  There is also a list for people working
> on the web code that underlies the indymedia sites at
webcoders at cat.org.au.
>
> Imc-print at indymedia.org
> A global print team has developed through this list to work on
network-wide
> print projects such as the PDF project (a weekly printable page of IMC
news
> coverage).  The project has printed sporadically, and could always use a
> burst of energy from new participants.  IMC-print team members often work
> on articles together through the print.indymedia.org web site.
>
> Imc-video at indymedia.org
> This is a list for international communication about and coordination of
> IMC video projects.
>
> Imc-audio at indymedia.org
> This is the place for discussions about IMC audio projects.
>
> Imc-editorial at indymedia.org
> People on imc-editorial have been working on issues such as the editorial
> policy for the www.indymedia.org news wire, and on broader issues related
> to how to present the content on the www.indy site.
>
> www-features at indymedia.org
> This is a list for people who are coordinating the features that appear on
> the center column of the www.indymedia.org page.  Anyone can suggest a
> feature to this working group by e-mailing the suggestion to the list.  If
> you have a feature idea to suggest, or an upcoming event to have listed in
> the top right corner of www.indymedia.org, post to this list.
>
> Imc-newswire at indymedia.org
> This working group focuses on keeping the www.indymedia.org newswire
> healthy by hiding posts that don't fit into Indymedia editorial policy.
>
> Imc-presentation at indymedia.org
> This group coordinates the way the www.Indymedia site looks (fonts, type
> colors, etc.)
>
> Imc-commwork at indymedia.org
> This working group tries to improve network-wide IMC communication, most
> recently by organizing bi-monthly global IRC meetings.
>
> Syndication at indymedia.org
> Come here for discussions about all aspects of syndicating your center
> column feature stories to the "features-wire" on the www.indymedia.org
> site, as well as other syndication issues.
>
> Translation at indymedia.org
> This list is an organizing group for the Indymedia translation team.
> People on this list are developing the system by which translation team
> volunteers will translate things like Indymedia process documents and
> www.indy center column features.
>
> Imc-global at indymedia.org
> The purpose of this list isn't exactly clear, but people have been using
it
> as a place to discuss general issues that effect the whole network, such
as
> what to do with donations and what kind of general ideas people have for
> the future of Indymedia.
>
> Listwork at indymedia.org
> People on this list are working to coordinate the creation and management
> of the indymedia e-mail lists.
>
> General-discussion at indymedia.org
> This list is for discussion of issues surrounding the variety of questions
> people send to the general at indymedia.org e-mail box.  The people on this
> list are using the helpdesk.indymedia.org system to answer those varied
> requests.
>
> New-imc at indymedia.org
> The new-imc working group helps welcome aspiring IMCs into the network by
> answering their questions about Indymedia and by working with them as they
> advance through the new-imc process (described on
> http://newimc.indymedia.org).
>
> HOW DOES YOUR LOCAL IMC SHARE CONTENT WITH GLOBAL INDYMEDIA PROJECTS?
>
> Text features:
> If you have a feature that you think has international relevance, send
> notice about it (and the proposed text, which would be helpful), to the
> www-features at indymedia.org list.  Features for the www.indy page should
> have some kind of international relevance and should include links to
> articles on a local IMC newswire or on the www.indy newswire.
>
> Photos:
> Post interesting photos from your local IMC that you think have
> international relevance to the www.indymedia.org newswire.  In the future,
> when the PDF project is active, you may also suggest your best photos to
> the imc-print at indymedia.org list for inclusion.
>
> Audio:
> Please communicate with the imc-audio at indymedia.org list about your audio
> ideas and adventures.  You may also find information about Indymedia audio
> at http://radio.indymedia.org.
>
> Video:
> Please communicate with the imc-video at indymedia.org list about your video
> visions and accomplishments.  You may also find information about the
> Indymedia newsREAL, a monthly compilation of Indymedia video being
> broadcast on Free Speech TV (http://www.freespeech.org) at
> http://satellite.indymedia.org.
>
> FOR MORE INFORMATION:
> There is some information about how to organize an IMC at
> http://process.indymedia.org.  While that site is quite out of date, there
> are a couple "blueprints" from event-based IMCs that give good advice
about
> how to put together local event-based coverage.  You can also get to a
> global Indymedia "to do list' at http://todo.indymedia.org, and find some
> imc-tech information at http://tech.indymedia.org. If you have any general
> questions about Indymedia or anything related, direct them to
> general at indymedia.org.  Remember that the volunteers who answer those
> requests are quite overtaxed and may take a few days to get back to you.
> Of course you may send any questions related to forming a new-imc to
> "new-imc at indymedia.org".
>
>
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