[New-imc] 6 new imc US orphans

[boud]

<crosspost new-imc, imc at truffula.net>

**new-imc**

jay, someone else from the US region,
    There are at least 6 US orphan new IMCs. Rogue looks 
organised, but someone who knows local groups and the situation
(e.g. is it reasonable to ask them to do more outreach to
indigeneous groups, people of colour, feminist groups, 
LGBT groups, workers' rights groups?) really ought to handle
this.  (2nd qn: their networking with IMC Portland - given
the IMC Portland problems, again it makes more sense that someone
local handles it.)

And a 3rd qn: they don't seem to have a general decision-making
procedure, though they do have a procedure for deciding on 
editorial questions, and they don't seem to be aware that 
consensus is a lot more than just "trying to achieve consensus".


**IMC Rogue**

hi, i'm a new-imc volunteer and hope that someone who lives reasonably
near you (e.g. in the US/Canada/Mexico) can help talk you through the
new-imc process. 

You look well organised, at least electronically, and are into good
communication :). But my questions above are probably not written very
clearly or sensitively and hopefully someone else more local from
new-imc will contact you soon. For more on consensus i suggest:

Food not Bombs' practical guide 
http://consensus.net/ocaccontents.html  On Conflict and Consensus

http://www.geocities.com/collectivebook/index.html
the Collective Book on Collective Process


BTW, one suggestion which i think i *can* ask you directly:

It would be great if you could start a regional mailing list with IMCs
that are geographically close to you. How you define the region is up
to you and your neighbouring IMCs, and of course it would only make
sense if it is used. But it could help a lot in making global (10Mm)
communications easier if local US (1Mm) issues and coordination and
solidarity could be separated from global coordination.


solidarity
boud


On Sat, 15 Feb 2003, boud wrote:

> In any case, here are the five recent US applications AFAIR, anyone
> from USA or elsewhere is welcome to help - hints for new-imc 
> volunteers are here:
> 
> http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/NewImcHowHelpUs
> 

The 6 US orphans:

(1) IMC Ashland/Rogue Valley/Klamath-Siskiyou 
(not yet through step 3, but Memb Crit sent)
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-February/003388.html

* mission statement + editorial policy
http://indymedia.truffula.net/draft_policy_v2.html

* Their mailing list is here:
http://truffula.net/mailman/listinfo/imc

* Their membership criteria are here:
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-February/003434.html

* They haven't yet (step 3) filled out the form at
http://newimc.indymedia.org to get their contact data base password
and give us other info


(2)-(6)
> Binghamton  (arc is helping out here, i think?)
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-January/003304.html
> 
> Southern Tier of New York State (not yet through step 3 - request form)
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-February/003360.html
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-February/003377.html
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-January/003348.html
> 
> Kansas City, Missouri
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2002-December/003149.html
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2002-December/003187.html
> 
> Lawrence, Kansas 
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-February/003367.html
> 
> South Dakota (not yet through step 3 - request form)
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-February/003399.html
> 
> The above links are not complete. Check out:
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2002-December/
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-January/
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-February/
> for more links.
> 
> 
> If someone is helping out with one or several of the above,
> please say this to the new-imc list. IMHO, it's OK to have more
> than 1 person helping out, but better at least 1 than 0.