[New-imc] Re: [indymedia-bris] BRISBANE: membership criteria (j,k,m?)

[adam ceremuga]

Hello boud,
sorry we were taking so long to get around to it.
thanks a lot for your help! it is much appreciated.
i will get back to you shortly re the rest of the stuff

cheers
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Saturday, June 29, 2002, 3:26:50 AM, you wrote:

boud> Hi everyone, i've filled this document out on behalf of the
boud> brizzie crew, see my previous message for more comments.


boud> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2001-May/000155.html

boud> [THIS IS THE CURRENT DRAFT OF THE IMC MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA.  WE WILL SEND
boud> FUTURE DRAFTS AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE.]

boud> IMC MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA - DRAFT
boud> Each IMC and Global Working Group is expected to:
boud> a. Agree in spirit to the NIMC Mission Statement and Principles of Unity,
boud> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2001-May/000160.html

boud> Well, looking through the brisbane.indymedia.org site and knowing they
boud> were set up by people sydney/melbourne people we know and trust, and
boud> especially seeing the pages:

boud> http://www.brisbane.indymedia.org/about.php3
boud> http://brisbane.indymedia.org.au/edpolicy.php3

boud> it looks to me like they agree.


boud> b. Have a committed membership substantial enough to sustain a functional
boud> IMC,

boud> The site http://brisbane.indymedia.org has been up and running for
boud> many months and looks pretty stable to me.

boud> c. Have open and public meetings (no one group can have exclusionary
boud> "ownership" of an IMC),

boud> http://www.brisbane.indymedia.org/about.php3

>> Our general meetings are held fortnightly on Monday nights at the
>> Incubator; 264 Barry Parade, Fortitude Valley. 


boud> Open and public mailing lists:

boud> Australia and Aotearoa Indymedia organising list
boud> http://lists.cat.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imc-brisbane

boud> The indymedia brisbane organising/discussion list
boud> http://lists.cat.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imc-brisbane-fundraising

boud> brisbane imc fundraising collective
boud> http://lists.cat.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imc-brisbane-kill-your-tv

boud> (video and multimedia) indykids
boud> http://lists.cat.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imc-brisbane-space

boud> brisbane independent media space
boud> http://lists.cat.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imc-brisbane-tech


boud> d. Work toward developing a local Mission Statement or Statement of Purpose.
boud> Network Mission Statement may be adopted or used on an interim basis,

boud> Top of 
boud> http://brisbane.indymedia.org.au/edpolicy.php3

boud> but i'll put it in a separate mail for easy reference.


boud> e. Establish and publish an editorial policy which is developed and
boud> functions through democratic process, and with full transparency,

boud> http://brisbane.indymedia.org.au/edpolicy.php3

boud> f. Agree to the use of Open Publishing as described in the NIMC Editorial
boud> Policy [editorial collective comments: "We did agree that the term "Open
boud> Publishing" was one that is still being defined by the Global Network
boud> Collective, and we would wait and see what the results were before rewriting
boud> this criteria],

boud> Clear by practice.

boud> g. Adopt a decision-making policy that is in alignment with consensus
boud> principles which include open, transparent and egalitarian processes,

boud> http://brisbane.indymedia.org.au/edpolicy.php3
boud> (Quite an interesting and clear decision-making policy...)


boud> h. Have a spokesperson(s) willing and capable of participating in the global
boud> decision-making process and meetings as a rotating liaison/representative,
boud> with a clear understanding of the responsibilities that come with this role,

boud> adam is on imc-communication:
boud> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/imc-communication/2002-May/002086.html

boud> i. Participate in the key IMC Network Communication Methods that pertain to
boud> the health and vitality of the Network and that contribute to the work of
boud> the IMC. Assure that at least one person from your local IMC participates
boud> at any given time on the IMC-Communication list,

boud> [i'm still unclear how this is different from h., but i guess h. is thinking
boud> of face-to-face meetings...]

boud> Same answer as for h., adam says he's on several lists, and it's clear
boud> that IMC Brisbane is well integrated into the Oceania regional group.


boud> j. (NOT FINALIZED): Have no official affiliation with any political party,
boud> state or candidate for office (comments: but individual producers have
boud> freedom to do whatever they like and local IMCs can "feature" stories about
boud> various political parties and initiatives),

boud> i couldn't find it stated as such on

boud> http://www.brisbane.indymedia.org/about.php3
boud> http://brisbane.indymedia.org.au/edpolicy.php3

boud> but pollies are held in ill repute down under so i would be surprised
boud> if this were a problem...


boud> k. IMCs shall in no way engage in commercial for-profit enterprises. [We
boud> could add: The IMCN is committed to the decommercialization of information
boud> and will disassociate from any local IMC that decides to become a for profit
boud> media corporation.]

boud> Again, i couldn't find it stated.  This might be a bigger risk, probably
boud> it would be comforting to other IMCs if Brizzie people could comment on 
boud> this.


boud> l. Display a ³local version² of the IMC ³i² logo on your website and
boud> literature.

boud> Yes.

boud> m. Include the IMC Network current ³Cities List² on your site, preferably on
boud> the front page.

boud> There is a cities list, but it is not updated to the current file
boud> http://www.indymedia.org/cities.inc

boud> E.g., Jakarta, Bolivia, Euskal Herria are missing.


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