[New-imc] Re: Zimbabwe IMC ready to go...

[M R]

I like the extenuating circumstance choice.

-Mike


--- evan at protest.net wrote:
> One thing we could do is kind of weird. We should
> point
> zimbabwe.indymedia.org at a temp page which has a
> logo and says something
> about zimbabwe indymedia joing the network then we
> could redirect to the
> current url until you've finished the process.
> 
> Or we could say this is an extenuating circumstance
> and link
> zimbabwe.indymedia.org directly and wait on the
> cities list for later. I
> personally would be find with that but then i've met
> and talked with you
> in person which makes a difference. What do the rest
> of you all doing new-imc work thing?
> 
> in solidarity,
> evan
> 
> On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Zimbabwe Indymedia wrote:
> 
> > Hey y'all
> >
> > Update from Zimbabwe again. Thanks MR for the
> comment - you're more right
> > than you know; we had to abandon our Bulawayo
> meeting yesterday because we'd
> > been told that the govt goons had heard about it,
> and were coming for us
> > with large sticks. Discretion being the better
> part of valour, we cancelled
> > and ran.
> >
> > The few of us who regrouped figured that a way
> around this constant
> > intimidation would be to put an ad or two in a
> newspaper asking more people
> > to join the online process list, after having a
> look at the site as it now
> > stands. To do this, we'd quite like to advertise a
> stable url. Don't want to
> > push the process list into moving ahead with
> registering zimbabwe.syntac.net
> > as zimbabwe.indymedia.org if you don't feel that
> we're quite ready, but it'd
> > be nice to have the url...!
> >
> > Onward!
> > Zim Admin
> >
> >
> > >From: M R <miketivist at yahoo.com>
> > >To: Zimbabwe Indymedia <zimimc at hotmail.com>,
> rabble at protest.net
> > >CC: new-imc at indymedia.org
> > >Subject: Re: [New-imc] Re: Zimbabwe IMC ready to
> go...
> > >Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 12:11:22 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > >Because of the repression and insane tactics in
> the
> > >Zimbabwe election I think we need to get this
> site up
> > >soon.
> > >
> > >The posts on the Zim site are pretty informative
> &
> > >definitely not stories making it to the US press
> &
> > >likely not elsewhere either.  By making such
> coverage
> > >available, especially before the voting takes
> place,
> > >can let others in the Zimbabwe community know
> that the
> > >truth is coming out and to have the courage to
> vote
> > >their convictions.  This site could have the
> power to
> > >affect lives there.  At the very least, these
> indy
> > >reporters are risking theirs getting involved in
> > >illegal, non-government coverage.
> > >
> > >-m
> > >
> > >
> > >--- Zimbabwe Indymedia <zimimc at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > hi gang
> > > >
> > > > here's the thing. many of the people who are
> > > > interested in the imc are
> > > > barely computer literate, and have troubled
> access
> > > > to email. the meetings in
> > > > harare, and tonight bulawayo, have been held
> at the
> > > > back of people's houses
> > > > because the police are after us, will beat us
> if
> > > > they find us (these
> > > > gatherings are illegal) and have stooges in
> internet
> > > > cafes looking over our shoulders.
> > > >
> > > > this hasn't, however, stopped people reading
> and
> > > > approving the imc
> > > > principles of unity (printed out and
> distributed at
> > > > meetings). we don't have
> > > > an email audit trail, unfortunately, because
> we've
> > > > been too busy mobilising
> > > > and training folk on how to post stuff.
> > > >
> > > > bearing in mind the limited time available (8
> days
> > > > to elections and upheaval
> > > > thereafter), though understanding that you've
> little
> > > > in the way of proof
> > > > that this is more than just a virtual
> community,
> > > > what do folk think?
> > > >
> > > > cheers, ever
> > > > zim admin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: Evan <rabble at protest.net>
> > > > >To: Zimbabwe Indymedia <zimimc at hotmail.com>
> > > > >CC: <new-imc at indymedia.org>
> > > > >Subject: Re: Zimbabwe IMC ready to go...
> > > > >Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:37:02 -0800 (PST)
> > > > >
> > > > >basically you really need to read through the
> new
> > > > imc process documents at
> > > > >newimc.indymedia.org and go through the
> process
> > > > before we can setup thE
> > > > >zimbabwe.indymedia.org domain name for you.
> The site looks good, but the
> > > > >point of the process is to get folks to
> particpate
> > > > in the network and to
> > > > >make sure that you are familure with the
> indymedia
> > > > workings. Also we like
> > > > >to do this so that the new imc is reflective
> of a real group and not just a virtual project.
> > > > >
> > > > >That said we do have a process for new imc's
> which form right before a
> > > > >major action. Basically we include them in
> the upcoming events listing on
> > > > >the global indymedia site and we can do a
> feature about it. I know at some
> > > > >times we've also given then
> imcname.indymedia.org
> > > > domain name out early
> > > > >just not listed them on the cities list until
> > > > they've gone through the process.
> > > > >
> > > > >I think we should definately do the upcoming
> > > > actions and feature, but what
> > > > >do people think about the domain name?
> > > > >
> > > > >in solidarity,
> > > > >evan


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