[New-imc] Online form: Proposed new IMC! (Swahealing)

[jonafrica at avu.org]

Submitted by: David John Bwakali <jonafrica at avu.org> on Tuesday, July 29th, 2003 @ 11:53:38 pm (-0700)

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imc_name:
Swahealing

city:
Nairobi

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country:
Kenya

contact_name:
David John Bwakali

contact_email:
jonafrica at avu.org

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outreach:
We are from different parts of Kenya. On several occasions, we conducted brainstorming sessions with media practitioners and ‘media lovers.’ These were spontaneous sessions that discussed the African socieyt in general and \'media at the grassroots level\' in particular. From these discussions, people and issues emerged. It is this issues that these people will focus on.   

introductory_statement:
African culture places a big emphasis on collective effort. Virtually all the forty-two communities of Kenya have aspects of their respective cultures that clearly portray this emphasis. However, this unity is often compromised through power struggles that stem from divisive tendencies like hierarchical structures. The principles of Indymedia outline the kernel of action oriented unity that can propel media into a deeper level of truth as it is and not truth as we want it to be. These, are the principles that have drawn us into Indymedia.