[New-imc] ALASKA

[Jay]

Hi there Kammi, Karen, Billy and all of IMC-Alaska,

Yay!  An IMC in Alaska!!

This is Jay from the Philadelphia IMC, and also from the new-imc working 
group.  I'm really excited to hear a new-imc is forming in Alaska.  I'm 
usually the one on the new-imc working group who responds to new-imc forms 
that come from U.S.-based IMCs.  So, hi. :)

 From Kammi's message and from the form you submitted you sound like you're 
on the right track.  I assume you've looked at 
"http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/NewImcHowTo" and are following along 
closely.  You've sent in the form and I'm sure you're doing a lot of 
organizing.

As that document says, the real thing to do is organize organize 
organize.  So, what I say is to keep on organizing -- having meetings, 
doing outreach, making media, etc. Communicate in person and via e-mail (do 
you have an e-mail list yet?  If not, contact listwork at indymedia.org), pass 
around the principles of unity and other things, and when you feel as if 
you're ready to respond to the membership criteria drop the new-imc working 
group a line again and we'll make sure we get someone to work with you to 
help you through the rest of the process.

Some questions that aren't in the "GlobalNewIMCHowTo" document you want to 
ask as you're going along:
-- what are your thoughts about calling yourself "IMC Alaska" vs. 
IMC-Anchorage, IMC-Juneau, etc.
-- what kind of outreach are you doing to people across 
race/class/economic/geographic lines
-- what are you doing to reach out to people in rural areas, especially 
those without computers
-- have you had any dicussions about conflict resolution and gender 
equality and how to make those discussions an ongoing part of your organizing?

There's a lot more to think about it, of course, but these are starting 
questions.  Like I said, you certainliy sound like you're on the right 
track.  Keep on doing what you're doing and just do more of it!

Keep in touch and feel free to ask any questions as you go along,

Jay


At 11/22/2003, Kammi Matson wrote:

>Hi!
>My name is Kammi Matson.  I am part of a group that turned in a proposal 
>for a new imc in Alaska in October of 2001!  Well, now TWO years later, we 
>are trying to pull this together again.  So, I'm wondering what do we need 
>to do now?  Should we re-submit another new-imc proposal?  Can we move on 
>to the next step of creating a Personal Statement that is more in depth 
>about what resources we have and how we are organizing ourselves?  We 
>would really like to get back on track and have this site up ASAP!!! 
>Please let me know what's the next step for us.
>Thanks.
>Kammi
>
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>Submitted by: Karen Button  <moonmagick at wildmal.com> on Wednesday, 
>November 26th, 2003 @ 12:39:35 pm (-0800)
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>imc_name:
>IMC Alaska
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>city:
>Anchorage (as a start)
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>state:
>Alaska
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>country:
>USA
>
>contact_name:
>Karen Button
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>contact_email:
>moonmagick at wildmal.com
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>contact_phone:
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>tech_name:
>Billy Finley
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>tech_email:
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>tech_phone:
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>supporting_groups:
>Alaska Community Action On Toxics, Alaskans For Peace & Justice, Eyak 
>Preservation Council, Alaskans Concerned About Latin America
>
>regional_focus:
>yes
>
>critical_dates:
>None
>
>resources:
>People Resources: community & volunteer organizing, research & writing, 
>design & layout, guerilla advertising;
>Tech Resources: Mac & Windows computers, film scanner, printer, copy 
>machine, digital & video camera, digital slide projector, mini-disc 
>recorder, relevant software
>
>
>outreach:
>Because Alaskas population is small, many people end up working with a 
>variety of organizations whose focus is to bring about positive change in 
>the realm of
>environmental, economic & social justice. Over time, these groups evolve, 
>reorganize & change, yet many of the same people continue doing the work 
>of the movement. Some of us have worked together in these various groups & 
>continue on-going connections with them, so bring the energy of these 
>groups together. (Issues include environmental justice, peace/anti-war, 
>native rights & sovereignty, environmental conservation.) We expect to 
>continue doing outreach so as to create space for those who\'ve felt 
>disenfranchised to have a voice, for themselves as well as for the greater
>community to hear. In addition to work within the state, some of us have 
>networked outside the region as well, in particular with Media Reform and 
>Tools for Change.
>
>
>introductory_statement:
>As with many communities in this country, we have lost the diversity of 
>opinion in our mainstream media. Issues that most affect communities are 
>often not discussed in depth or are not covered. This has been especially 
>frustrating as the missile defense system is installed in alaska. There 
>has been little public debate although this will affect Alaska for decades 
>to come & is an issue of international significance. Alaska is 
>strategically significant to the military and is often treated as a 
>developing nation by the resource extraction industries ­ among them 
>logging, fishing, oil and mining. Alaska is on the frontline of the Arctic 
>National Wildlife Refuge debate, where cultural, environmental and 
>national securityissues collide. These factors shape Alaskas media 
>perspective, which is often from an economic baseline. We need independent 
>media & the Indymedia network provides a framework for that. The network 
>has done much of the hard work of agreeing on principles, missi
>  on, process, etc. It feels like a natural to link into. In addition, it 
> gives us the opportunity to be part of a greater collective voice, 
> working in a democratic way to build relationships around the world & 
> across cultures.
>
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