[New-imc] imc baghdad info

Mon Apr 21 08:41:12 PDT 2003

Hey Dave,

sounds cool in general, but I think they'll need tons of $$$ to do all
of this ... don't know if it's realistic. hope they succeed.

more below.

setting up a site goes very fast. do they know which software they want ?
There's an overview here: http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Devel/WebHome

Can you do the new-imc-communication with them ?

Bart

dave bonan wrote:
> folks,
> 
> this was passed on me by connecticut afsc members.
> 
> From: Peter Lems 
> To: AskAboutIraq 
> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:39 PM
> Subject: IRAQ: IndyMedia Baghdad - coming soon!
> 
> AFSC Iraq working group, regional directors and
> communications department: 
> 
> We need to support this. 
> 
> I have received an appeal for help with setting up the
> foundation for IndyMedia Baghdad. This will be
> initiated by the Iraq Peace Team and others. I believe
> we need to be involved. One suggestion is to use the
> human face of war page as a broadcast mechanism,
> another may be setting up and supporting student
> dialogue groups and video conferencing.
> 
> I am convinced that this would be an excellent project
> for Friends Meetings and AFSC offices around the
> country. 
> 
> I welcome your feedback.... 
> 
> Appeal below 
> 
> ****************** 
> 
> Dear Friends, 
> 
> I've been able to locate 4 of the students who we
> worked with on the dialogue exchange: Haider, Hamza,
> Walid & Majed. All are very enthusiastic about
> starting a newspaper & setting up something like
> indymedia baghdad.
> 
> Over the next few days, we are going to: 
> 
> - locate a house to rent, that can serve as an office
> for the project, as well as office/living space for
> VitW & friends here in Iraq.
> 
> - compile a list of equipment we have on hand
> (computers, printers, cameras, office supplies,
> etc...) 
> 
> - compile a list of equipment we *need* (computers,
> printers, cameras, office supplies, etc... LOL) 
> 
> - locate a printing company that can print 10,000
> copies a week, of an Arabic/English newspaper that we
> are going to start.
> 
> We NEED from you: 
> 
> - MONEY: start raising $$$ *NOW* - this project is
> going to need money to pay for rent, equipment,
> printing costs, and web costs, ASAP!!! We will work
> toward making it self-sufficient as soon as possible,
> but that, for sure, ain't right now! Voices is sending
> 
> a small group of people here (one in a week, a couple
> of more soon after) - so we need to send in money &
> equipment with them. 
> 
> - EQUIPMENT: for a fact, I *KNOW* that we're going to
> need at least 2 more computers, 1 more office printer,
> 2 broadcast-quality video cameras, and 2 digital
> cameras. Another satellite modem & satellite phone
> would be nice too (as well as $$$ to cover the costs
> 
> of the current sat modem over the next, several
> months). 
> 
> - WEB HELP: we need help, from the outside, on setting
> up a website for the newspaper and/or indymedia
> Baghdad, where we can post text, pictures, & video
> produced here - English *AND* Arabic. Some of these
> kids are very web savvy, but the infrastructure is NOT
> 
> in place for them to start doing web work from here
> right now. The war took out telecommunications in a
> *big* way - certainly for weeks, likely for months.
> 
> I (we, I hope!) are going to help out with advice,
> training, equipment & money - but this is going to be
> an Iraqi project, from top to bottom. These folks can
> finally speak for themselves - let's help them do
> that!
> 
> Please let me know how all of you can help 
> 
> PS: In addition to this, I will, of course, reconnect
> with schools & start-up the pen-pals project as soon
> as schools are again open here...
> 
> PPS: We should have one sat phone here in a few days,
> and can do another dialogue as soon as that happens. I
> believe John Alpert is either on his way, or maybe
> already here, to follow up on the DCTV dialogues too
> (many of the same kids). Please put John in touch with
> me as soon as possible! 
> 
> Peter Lems 
> American Friends Service Committee 
> 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia PA 19102 
> Tel: 215/241-7170  /  Fax:215/241-7177 
> http://www.afsc.org/conscience/Default.shtm 
> 
> =====
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> 
> Branzburg v. Hayes, 92 S.Ct. 2646 (1972)
> 
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