[New-imc] Approved Principles of Unity of IMC-Pilipinas

[Anthony Ian M. Cruz]

Following is the text of the IMC-Pilipinas
Principles of Unity as approved in a meeting on
Aug. 13, at the Vinzon's Hall, University of the
Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City:

Principles of Unity of IMC-Pilipinas
 
1. IMC-Pilipinas aims to establish and maintain a
non-profit, non-corporate, pro-people Independent
Media Center for the Philippines that will uphold
and advance the struggle against oppression and
exploitation (especially by forces of imperialist
globalization and war), a fight shared by the
Filipino and the world’s peoples. 

2. IMC-Pilipinas draws special inspiration from
the long and continuing history of anti-colonial
and anti-imperialist struggle of the Filipino
people and from the distinct role of patriotic
and democratic propagandists, writers,
journalists and netizens in social change. 

3. IMC-Pilipinas upholds the rights to free
speech, free expression and free flow of or
access to information. 

4. IMC-Pilipinas shall provide an information
infrastructure for people and views that are
deprived of access to the airwaves, tools and
resources of corporate media. This includes text,
audio, video, photography, internet distribution
and any other communication medium. 

5. IMC-Pilipinas respects the right to privacy of
persons and parties who avail of its open
web-based publishing medium. 

6. IMC-Pilipinas shall be committed to the use of
free source code, whenever possible, in order to
develop the digital infrastructure, and to
increase the independence of the network by not
relying on the proprietary software. 

7. IMC-Pilipinas shall promote collective work
the sharing of resources including knowledge,
skills and equipment. 

8. IMC-Pilipinas shall practice mutual respect,
mutual benefit, consensus, consultation, and the
independence and initiative of all persons and
parties interested in joining or supporting it.
No person or party or political belief shall
arbitrarily impose its will on any or all the
others. 

9. IMC-Pilipinas shall – by way of consensus and
consultation – choose a spokesperson who can and
would represent it in global decision-making
processes of Indymedia. 

10. IMC-Pilipinas shall be committed to the
principle of human equality, and shall not
descriminate, including discrimination based upon
race, region, gender, age, class or sexual
orientation. As such, it shall not act in a
manner that endangers, intimidates, or physically
harms any member of the group, including by
sexual harassment or acts of violence. It shall
strive to act in a respectful manner to its
members as well as the public. 


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