[New-imc] WELCOME IMC-SCOTLAND
Tony
cactus at zetnet.co.uk
Thu Mar 20 03:36:05 PST 2003
Hello All
As i heard no comments against imc-scotlands application - they are
now part of the imc network. Welcome Scotland.
cheers tony
Scotland: Your contact person can use the password he/she should have
received to update the
* http://www.indymedia.org/contact contact data base
And
* contact http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/dns for
getting official aliases like http://paris.indymedia.org
Any problems contact me.
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>Hello Communications and Process list
>[Spanish translation below]
>
>The Scotland application for IMC status has passed through the
>new-imc list. If we hear nothing from these lists before March 17th
>we will presume there are no Questions or problems with their
>application, and they can proceed to set up their site.
>
>See below for their documents and info:
>
>I have been in contact with the IMC-scotland group since they first
>applied and must say they are very organised and productive. For 6
>months they have been using a page on the imc-uk site to practice
>until this application goes through, and have been doing alot of
>outreach and trainings, involving many groups and individuals across
>scotland in the process.They have servers sorted and good tech
>support, and i hope this application can sail through.
>
>cheers tony
>volunteer on new-imc list
>
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>Hola listas de Comunicaciones y Proceso:
>
>La solicitud de Indymedia Escocia para completar su estatus de IMC ha
>seguido ya el proceso establecido en la lista new-imc. Si no hay ninguna
>objeción en estas listas antes del 17 de Marzo, vamos a presumir que no
>existen dudas ni problemas sobre el proceso y el establecimiento de
>IMC-Scotland, y que, por lo tanto, IMC-Scotland puede proceder a
>establecer su página web y adherirse formalmente a la red global de
>Indymedia.
>
>Adjunto debajo los documentos e información de IMC-Scotland.
>
>He estado siguiendo el proceso de IMC-Sctoland, y también he estado en
>contcto con el grupo de IMC-Scotland desde que empezó a trabajar. Puedo
>asegurar que IMC-Scotland es un colectivo bien organizado y productivo.
>Durante los últimos 6 meses IMC-Scotland ha estado utilizando una página
>própia dentro de IMC-UK. Esto no solo ha ofrecido la oportunidad para
>practicar i consolidar IMC-Scotland, sino también para darse a conocer y
>organizar talleres prácticos. En este proceso se ha conseguido que varios
>grupos en diferentes sitios de Escocia se hayan puesto a trbajar
>colectivamente en el proyecto IMC-Scotland. También cabe mencionar que
>IMC-Scotland tiene un servidor própio y suficiente apoyo técnico.
>
>Espero que esta solicitud llegue a buen fin.
>
>Solidaiamente
>tony
>volunteer on new-imc list
>
>
>It would be too much for me to get the whole document translated now
>- if it is need please write to me and i will arrange it straight
>away.
>
>========================================================
>
>Here is the document required to apply for
>IMC-SCOTLAND
>through the new imc process.
>
>Two contacts are:
>General Contact: Ulla (imc @ fempages.org)
>Tech Contact: Harry (imctech @ j12.org)
>
>Space Bunny (lists @ j12.org) will be our global communications contact
>on the imc communications listserv.
>
>Thanks so much - and e-mail us any problems, complaints, as are gushes
>of approval!
>
>Note by going to www.imcscotland.org you can get see the full history
>of this document, and other background.
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
>
> What is Scotland Indymedia Center / IMC-SCOTLAND?
>
> The Scotland Independent Media Center (IMC-SCOTLAND) is an
> non-corporate, anti-authoritarian network of independent media
> makers, media activists, and media outlets, and is the local
> organizing unit of the global Indymedia network. Indymedia was
> founded in direct action reporting and the Global Days of Action,
> and it in this path we walk in.
>
> IMC-SCOTLAND Reasons for Having its own IMC:
>
> IMC-Scotland is an official IMC in all but name only. It has
> regular meetings with good attendance in multiple cities,
> currently Glasgow and Edinburgh. It has put on workshops on tech
> and media activism, throws on regular alternative and
> anti-capitalist movies (including showing the European IMC
> Newsreel), and regularly updates the sub-page it was given on
> indymedia.org.uk. However, IMC-SCOTLAND, while grateful to the
> rest of Indymedia UK, has had its growth significantly hampered
> by not being a fully independent IMC. First, the current web-page
> allows posting of features with only the utmost of technical
> difficulty by manually hacking together HTML. This is a skill
> IMC-SCOTLAND has tried and is trying to spread, however this
> process excludes non-technical people from posting features to
> IMC-SCOTLAND. Although we realize that IMC-UK is switching to Mir
> and this may correct many of the technical issues IMC-SCOTLAND is
> facing, we have no firm deadline, and would rather have the
> autonomy to solve our own problems. We also realize that IMC-UK
> is attempting to use a network architecture for decisions, however,
> at the current moment that process has just begun and at our
> local meetings members of IMC-SCOTLAND have unanimously decided
> in favor of local autonomy, co-operating with IMC-UK and remaining
> in the network, but limiting our dependence on the network. Removal
> of this load should work in the favor of both activists in Scotland
> and IMC-UK. Also, There are many activists
> in Scotland who have expressed interest in an independent
> IMC-SCOTLAND newswire, and cite the high-turn over rate of the
> IMC-UK newswire as intimidating and a reason why they aren't
> posting. Lastly, the name IMC-SCOTLAND has been in use for
> almost a year now, and is becoming known among the local activism
> and media community, and the inevitable question is: 'Where's the
> web-page?' or 'Why is scotland.indymedia.org not working?'. We
> have recently convinced the server www.ibiblio.org to host us and
> our streaming media for free, and with the aid of ibiblio staff
> have already commenced setting up versions of both Mir and
> DadaIMC and hope to have dadaIMC fully running by the end
> of March. On March 7-9th Indymedia Scotland is hosting a 3-day
> Guerilla Camcorder weekend in Glasgow, with workshops on media
> activism and video editing. We expect this to be a large and
> well-attended event. Indymedia Scotland also
> intends to remain fully active in the Indymedia UK network, and
> will only be strengthened by the changes it is suggested. We are
> sending multiple representatives to the Lancaster IMC UK network
> meeting. Since both dadaIMC and Mir support full RSS syndication,
> we also plan to continue syndication with IMC-UK. We believe our
> own IMC would strengthen IMC-SCOTLAND's active participation
> globally, in the UK network, and locally.
>
> IMC-SCOTLAND Mission Statement
>
> The Scotland Independent Media Centre is a network of activists
> that are committed to using media and journalism as a tool for
> social change. As a network, we will make decisions through a
> consensus process and do our best at representing the diversity of
> our local communities. Though currently based in Edinburgh and
> Glasgow, the IMC-SCOTLAND will attempt to cover issues anywhere
> in Scotland that are not being given adequate coverage by any
> other media. The Scotland Independent Media Center will also work
> to network with existing independent media and publications that
> are committed to social, ecological, and economic change
> throughout Scotland, the UK, and beyond. The IMC-SCOTLAND will
> continually oppose hierarchy within its structure.The Scotland
> Indymedia Center advocates and promotes media democracy through
> video showings, skill-share workshops and teach-ins, which are to
> be open for the benefit of all. Along with web publishing, we will
> also hopefully produce print resources and videos to spread media
> democracy amongst those who may not have access to on-line
> resources. The Scotland Independent Media Center will actively
> oppose racism, homophobia, classism, sexism, mobbing, nationalism,
> and any other form of domination and discrimination within our
> framework and within the framework of society. As a collective, our
> attitude is assertive, and where necessary confrontational, and we
> will defend and keep free the space we are helping create. Mainstream
> corporate media exist to propagate the power of capitalism, attempting
> to hide their corporate interests underneath the banner of objectivity
> and impartiality. IMC-Scotland is proudly a network of subjective
> voices reporting the reality of their own lives, and their passionate
> desire for a world large enough to hear all of our voices.
>
> We believe that Scotland is only as large as our collective
> imagination, and that since we are a regional media center, we
> will include other parts of Scotland by allowing them to have as
> much autonomy as they wish, including full access to all features
> of the site and moving main IMC-SCOTLAND meetings from city to
> city so one group does not centralize undue influence on
> IMC-SCOTLAND. This process has already admirably worked with the
> two IMC working-groups set up in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland
> UK.
>
> IMC-SCOTLAND How to Join
>
> IMC-SCOTLAND is a regional IMC network, with a single web-site
>http://scotland.indymedia.org (assuming we get approved) available
> to the many groupings of independent media activists in
> Scotland. This is a network that maximizes autonomy by having all
> decisions being made from the bottom up.
>
> Other IMC-SCOTLAND groups may and hopefully do form in other parts
> of Scotland. These groups should abide by the IMC- SCOTLAND
> editorial\newswire policy and Principles of Unity\Mission
> Statement. When they do, they are an official IMC-SCOTLAND
> group. They are subscribed to the
> imc-scotland-discussion at lists.indymedia.org listserv to which all
> meeting minutes and proposals are sent and we meet with all other
> groups, when they form, at least face-to-face biannually to
> discuss IMC- SCOTLAND. Decisions are made by active
> consensus. This means that consensus is reached by IMC-SCOTLAND
> about issues effecting the IMC, and that this consensus implies
> both active participation in the consensus process and in getting
> the work done. Region groups in Scotland all have the ability to
> autonomously communicate using face-to-face meetings and
> listservs,to help create front-page IMC features and regulate
> IMC-SCOTLAND with respect to our newswire and editorial policy. If
> there is any conflict between members of IMC-SCOTLAND, it will be
> solved through meetings, discussion, and possibly
> mediation. Currently IMC-SCOTLAND groups in Glasgow and Edinburgh
> meet together at least monthly and locally more often.
>
> IMC-SCOTLAND Principles of Unity
>
> The Scotland Indymedia Center:
>
>a) Agrees in spirit to the IMC Mission Statement and Principles of
>Unity
>
>b) has a committed membership substantial enough to sustain a
>functional IMC.
>
>c) has open and public meetings (no one group can have exclusionary
>"ownership" of IMC-SCOTLAND). Currently such meetings are held nearly
>bi-weekly, although that is subject to change given circumstances.
>
>d) has a local Mission Statement and a Statement of Purpose.
>
>e) has established and published an editorial policy which is
>developed and functions through democratic process, and with full
>transparency.
>
>f) agrees to the use of open publishing as described in the IMC
>Editorial Policy, with the understanding that clarification of the
>terms and practice of open publishing is constantly evolving and is
>subject locally to the approval of IMC-SCOTLAND. If there is a
>conflict between IMC-SCOTLAND and any global decision-making process,
>IMC-SCOTLAND will exercise full autonomy. IMC-SCOTLAND is also
>currently investigating options like GNU licenses and Creative Common
>licenses as a way to take open content publishing to the next level of
>evolution,
>
>g) has adopted a decision-making policy that is in alignment with
>consensus principles which include open, transparent and egalitarian
>processes and active participation in the work of running the IMC,
>
>h) has a participant(s) willing and capable of participating in the
>global decision-making process and meetings as a rotating liaison/
>representative, with a clear understanding of the responsibilities
>that come with this role,
>
>i) will participate in the key IMC Network Communication Methods that
>pertain to the health and vitality of the Network and that contribute
>to the work of the IMC. At least one person from the Scotland IMC
>will participate at any given time on the IMC-Communications list.
>
>j) has no affiliation with any political party, state or candidate for
>office, although individuals have freedom to do whatever they like and
>local IMCs may "feature" stories influenced by various political
>parties and initiatives.
>
>k) does in no way engage in commercial for-profit enterprises and is
>committed to the decommercialization and decolonization of information
>and so will disassociate from any other IMC that decides to become a
>for-profit media corporation.
>
>l) will display a _local version_ of the IMC logo on our website and
>literature.
>
>m) will include the IMC Network current Cities List on our site,
>preferably on the front page.
>
> Scotland IMC Editorial Policy
>
>
> The process for making changes/additions/deletions to featured
> content on the website is:
>
> A request is presented at the weekly meetings detailing the
> requested changes. Anyone may request changes to the website.
> For the changes to be made a consensus must be reached by the
> IMC-SCOTLAND network if the change effects the whole website.
> If a IMC-SCOTLAND network request receives two rejections it will
> not be acted upon, rejections must be sent to the
> imc-scotland-discussion list within one week of the initial
> proposal. One week after the initial consensus if two rejections
> have not been registered the website will be updated at its
> earliest convenience. The feature request originator may make
> further updates to the feature without further consensus.
>
> Members of the IMC-SCOTLAND network who participate in
> maintaining the site will update the site.
>
> Suggestions for helping the editorial process run smoothly:
>
> An editorial request should be made at the meeting of the working
> group or through the imc-scotland-discussion listserv. Always
> feel free to contact the IMC-SCOTLAND network at
> scotland at indymedia.org or imc at imcscotland.org . A consensus
> process will approve or reject the request.
>
> Make requests as specific as possible, i.e. include all wording,
> url's, etc. Having a specific, well-formed request will allow the
> website to be updated more quickly.
>
> In most cases, post it to the imc-scotland-discussion listserv
> first, then make the request. Write a short introductory paragraph
> summarizing the content of the posting. The introductory
> paragraph will appear on the front page with a link to the actual
> posting.
>
> Scotland IMC Newswire Policy
>
> The Scotland Independent Media Center is a grassroots collective
> committed to using media production and distribution as tools for
> promoting social and economic justice. Through this work, we seek
> to promote diversity and unity in the progressive community
> throughout Scotland and the rest of Great Britain, further
> the self-determination of people under-represented in the media,
> and to illuminate and analyze local and global issues that impact
> ecosystems, communities and individuals. We are dedicated to
> generating alternatives to the corporate media and to identifying
> and creating positive models for a sustainable and equitable
> society, particularly in Scotland since it is our local community.
>
> In accordance with the Scotland IMC's overall mission, the online
> newswire is designed to empower individuals to become independent
> journalists by providing a direct forum for
> presenting media, including text articles, audio and video
> recordings, and photographs, to the public via the internet.
>
> IMC-Scotland has the following maxim it would like to apply to
> publishing: The article should be relevant, written for
> IMC-SCOTLAND and not spam.
>
> The Indymedia Scotland website operates on a system of 'open
> publishing' i.e. anyone can upload a written report, image or
> audio clip directly to the site through an openly accessible web
> interface, given the guidelines detailed.
>
> Indymedia Scotland encourages:
>
> . Grassroots coverage of important social and political
> issues, especially those ignored my mainstream media.
>
> . A focus on events and issues relevant to people living in
> Scotland.
>
> . Announcements of any forthcoming actions or campaigns (in
> the Calendar section).
>
> . Comments added to any news report on the site.
>
> . Participation in Indymedia Scotland is encouraged!
>
>Also, please remember Indymedia Scotland hides and may delete:
>
> · Language or imagery which is racist, sexist, anti-semitic,
> bullying, mobbing or homophobic, or in any other way
> discriminatory and domineering.
>
> · Commercial advertising.
>
> · In-factual or misleading reports.
>
> · Repeated posting of any text, image or audio clip.
>
> . Party political propaganda.
>
> . 'Spam' includes 'tofu', spam relating to activism that is
> mass-posted.
>
> . Postings by individuals who have a pattern of behavior that
> leads to the above mentioned discouraged postings.
>
> After stories have been published, they can be edited, linked or
> even deleted by IMC-SCOTLAND. We like to link related stories, so
> that they appear grouped together on the summary pages. For
> instance, this can be used to display together:
>
> sound bites from the same event; a picture with text about the
> same thing; a lower quality real audio or quick-time file with a
> higher quality (but slower to transfer) MP3 audio clip for radio
> stations to re-broadcast; a video in real video or quick-time with
> a freeze frame picture; a group of stories about the same issues;
>
> The newswire is an open-publishing resource, as detailed by
> above. The newswire is not intended for promotion of commercial
> enterprises, advertisements, religious diatribes, or as forum for
> sociopaths to abuse the community. To serve this end, the network
> is empowered to delete posts that are sexist, racist, homophobic,
> pornographic, fascist, or repetitive (spam). The decisions to
> make newswires center-column features on the main page will also
> take place through an IMC-SCOTLAND active consensus process.
>
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