[New-imc] Re: new-imc volunteers in US needed urgently!!!

[Squash Capitalism]

boud writes: 

> hi everyone, 
> 
> ####
> SUMMARY
> We now have (at least) seven (7) pending applications 
> for new IMCs in the USA, without any new-imc volunteers to
> help them.
> The new-imc working group urgently needs US (or at least
> N.America) based volunteers to help guide new imc applicants
> in the US.
> Please redistribute this call to US Indymedia collectives. 
> #### 
> 
> We now have (at least) seven (7) applications for new IMCs in the US
> from groups who are eager and enthusiastic and have already created
> websites and/or mailing lists and contacted the new-imc working group
> since December:  
> 
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/new-imc/2003-February/003442.html 
> 
> Several of their requests have simply gone unanswered. 
> 
> i've just helped IMC Arkansas through the process, despite the fact
> that i'm badly placed to judge local conditions and will be less
> affected by the recognition of an IMC Arkansas than Indymedia groups
> and people in the US (i'm an IMC Poland volunteer). Apart from michael
> albert's recommended "decide according to the extent to which
> you would be affected by a decision" principle, there's also the
> practical fact that approving new IMCs will not be scalable if we
> do not find new volunteers. 
> 
> jay has turned up and is likely to help, but he's only one person
> and it's unhealthy to rely on just one person. 
> 
> The new-imc process has been described here:
> http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/NewImcHowHelpUs 
> 
> and there are several other new new-imc meta-documents at:
> http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/NewImc 
> 
> NIMC is growing exponentially (i.e. doubling each year, rather than
> adding the same number each year) and the number of new US
> applications per month is not going to decrease.  If noone talks
> them through the process, they're either going to be frustrated 
> and give up or else they'll reinvent the wheel and develop some
> other de facto new-imc process.  Or the new-imc working group might
> feel pressured to internally approve groups which will turn into
> sects or have other pathological problems which distract everyone
> from more constructive stuff. 
> 
> solidarity
> boud 
> 
> 
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hi, 

we just got on the network, and we still have a lot of work to do, but we 
will work with Lawrence, KS and Kansas City, Missouri. 

solidarity
aaron
arkansas indymedia