[New-imc] Re: [IMC-Process] Tennessee IMC approval DEADLINE Fri 06 June 2003

[ana]

i admin the process list & can tell that this posting
only appeared in the admin interface today, 30th of
may.

So i think this deadline should be postponed. it's
technicatlities & technology bullocks but otherwise
we'll be giving only 1 week for comments.

ana-uk (and one of this list's moderators)

--- Ryan Smith <kaldari at monsterlabs.com> escribió: >
Below are the responses for the Tennessee IMC to the
> indymedia 
> membership criteria points.
> 
> Ryan Smith
> http://www.tnimc.org/
> 
> 
> a. Agree in spirit to the NIMC Mission Statement and
> Principles of Unity,
> 
> TNIMC: We have reviewed the NIMC Mission Statement
> and
> Principles of Unity and are committed to the spirit
> of
> this document.
> 
> b. Have a committed membership substantial enough to
> sustain a functional IMC,
> 
> TNIMC: We started the imc process by having a series
> of meetings.  In these meetings we began the process
> of establishing an identity as a group. Right now
> our
> membership is made up of mostly lefty types who are
> interested in doing progressive media.  We have a
> good
> balance of male and female although we could use
> more
> women's voices in our group.  The core group is made
> up of about ten people who are enthusiastic about
> the
> imc and committed to seeing it happen in tennessee.
> Then we have the people who show up at meetings and
> offer to help out in various specific ways to making
> the imc happen and this group is probably about
> twenty
> people.  Finally we have the supporters such as
> people
> who have come to the fundraisers or given us their
> support in spirit and use the website for posting
> etc.
>   This is the largest group and is probably about
> fifty
> or sixty people. We have set up an editorial group,
> media, tech and community outreach. Each of th ese
> groups have made commitments to do imc related work.
> 
> c. Have open and public meetings (no one group can
> have exclusionary "ownership" of an IMC),
> 
> TNIMC: Our meetings have been open and announced
> over
> the listserv.  So far we have had seven public
> meetings and our teach in which was a media
> training workshop and we also had our fundraiser.
> Generally meetings are announced over the listserv
> when one of the members of the group feels there is
> a
> need for something to meet about such as the
> budget, features, education, community outreach or
> other issue.  No group has claimed exclusionary
> ownership of the imc and it has been treated as a
> community resource by all the members of the group
> thus
> far.
> 
> d. Work toward developing a local Mission Statement
> or
> Statement of  Purpose. Network Mission Statement may
> be adopted or used on an interim basis,
> 
> TNIMC: Our Mission Statement is:
> Believing that the flow of free information cannot
> function if only the wealthy have access to the
> media,
> the Tennessee Independent Media Center intends to be
> a
> community forum for the voices and viewpoints
> generally ignored or misrepresented by the corporate
> media.  We also want to facilite organizing through
> the coverage of events and activities going on
> locally.  We also intend to spark open debates and
> inform people in a thorough fashion. By encouraging
> everyone to participate, we hope to give and receive
> a
> full picture of the issues and how they are
> interelated.
> 
>   e. Establish and publish an editorial policy which
> is
> developed and functions through democratic process,
> and with full transparency,
> 
> TNIMC: Our Editorial Policy is:
> The Tennessee IMC is committed to the free and open
> publication of news, information, announcements and
> stories which are in the spirit of the Independent
> Media Center Movement.  We reserve the
> right to edit material for accuracy and to restrict
> material which is viewed by the editorial collective
> as hate speech.  Hate speech may include but is not
> limited to stories which demean an individual
> on the basis of their sexual orientation, race,
> gender, religious belief, physical ability, mental
> health, occupation or country of origin.  If an
> article is submitted to the newswire which is deemed
> to be hate speech the editorial collective reserves
> the right to hold such story from publication until
> the collective can meet and decided up publication.
> All decisions made by the editorial collective will
> be
> made on a consensus basis and where consensus
> failson
> a 3/4 majority vote.  Any person is encouraged to
> publis h on the IMC and members of the editorial
> collective will attempt to reach out to members of
> the
> community for content.  The IMC is especially
> interested in the voices of the disenfranchised and
> excluded voices whose ideas and stories are not
> heard
> in the mainstream media.
> 
> f. Agree to the use of Open Publishing as described
> in
> the NIMC Editorial Policy
> 
> TNIMC:We currently allow and encourage open
> publishing
> in the newswire section of our IMC website:
> http://tnimc.org/
> 
> g. Adopt a decision-making policy that is in
> alignment
> with consensus principles which include open,
> transparent and egalitarian processes,
> Regarding consensus, we have adopted the principles
> of
> the peace coalition.  In all efforts we strive for
> consensus as the modus operandi of the TN IMC.  When
> consensus is not possible we will make decisions by
> 3/4 majority vote.
> 
> h. Have a spokesperson(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,
> 
> TNIMC: We will be certain to maintain a list of
> members who are willing to function as spokespersons
> for the global IMC and be certain that these persons
> have a clear understanding of the responsibilities
> that come with this role.
> 
> i. 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.
> Assure that at least one person from your local IMC
> participates at any given time on the
> IMC-Communications list,
> 
> TNIMC: We will be certain to participate in key IMC
> Network Communication Methods that contribute to the
> health and vitality of the Network and will be
> certain
> that at least one person participates at any given
> time on the IMC Communications list.
> 
> j. (NOT FINALIZED): Have no official affiliation
> with
> any political  party, state or candidate for office
> (comments: but individual producers
> have freedom to do whatever they like and local IMCs
> can "feature" stories  about various political
> parties
> and initiatives),
> 
> TNIMC: As a collective, we have no affiliations with
> any political party, state, or candidate for office.
> 
> k. IMCs shall in no way engage in commercial
> for-profit enterprises.
> 
> TNIMC: The Tennessee IMC is committed to operating
> outside of commercial media, and as such, will never
> engage in commercial for-profit enterprises.
> 
> l. Display a "local version" of the IMC "i" logo on
> your website and literature.
> 
> TNIMC: We currently display the official IMC "i"
> logo
> on our website and are in the process of designing a
> local version.
> 
> m. Include the IMC Network current ³Cities List² on
> your site,  preferably on the front page.
> 
> 
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