[New-imc] PROPOSAL: Manila IMC

[Shayne O'Neill]

I can vouch for these cats. I've been following the development of the
Manila IMC, and these folks have built a cool crew who "get it".


And if there are no objections, I'd like to start the 3 day proposal.

Shayne.

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"Must not Sleep! Must warn others!"
-Aesop.
Shayne O'Neill. Indymedia. Fun.
http://www.perthimc.asn.au

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, soluble fish wrote:

> To: NEW-IMC people
>
> Finally, the Manila IMC collective is now ready to get
> involved with the entire global imc network. We now
> have here our documents for the new-imc to read and
> decide for our proposal to be part of the network.
>
> for more details regarding the decision and discussion
> of the said documents, please visit these links:
> http://lists.indymedia.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imc-ph-manila
> http://lists.indymedia.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imc-pilipinas
>
> for our mock-up site, visit:
> http://manila.perthimc.asn.au
>
> in solidarity,
> jong pairez (Manila IMC volunteer)
>
> READ BELOW
> ---------------------------------------
>
> MANILA INDYMEDIA MISSION STATEMENT AND HISTORY,
> PRINCIPLES OF UNITY AND EDITORIAL POLICY
>
> Our Mission Statement:
>
> The Manila Independent Media Center Collective is an
> autonomous group of grassroots media activists
> committed in using media production and distribution
> as a tool for promoting social, environmental and
> economic justice in the local communities of Manila
> and the Philippines in general. It is our goal to
> further empower the marginalized Filipino people in
> their local communities, who are under-represented in
> corporate media production and content, and to
> illuminate and analyze local, national and global
> issues that impact the ecosystem, grass roots
> communities and individuals. We seek to generate
> alternatives to the biases inherent in the corporate
> mainstream media controlled by profit, and to identify
> and create positive models for a sustainable and
> equitable society.
>
> History of Manila IMC:
>
> In the beginning was the relentless numerous
> experiences of oppressed classes in the poor
> communities of Manila who are fighting for their
> lives. These experiences are stories of the poor
> people of which were never heard even in a blink of a
> whisper in the mass media, because their truth has
> never been an accepted truth in a society wherein the
> story-tellers of truth (corporate media) have been
> maimed by the prowess of profit and the bureaucratic
> structures of hierarchy.
>
> >From these situations came the emergence of the Manila
> Independent Media Center Collective, which aims to
> establish an alternative media project wherein the
> marginalized people themselves can directly speak
> their own stories of truth (through open web
> publishing) and tell the whole world about their
> plight and struggle for a better society. Because the
> empowerment of the grass roots (amidst the absence of
> authority) in reclaiming their own history is the only
> way for the oppressed classes to attain the need for a
> sustainable and equitable society as their ultimate
> interest. Manila IMC is sympathetic to these causes,
> because this just cause of the oppressed classes in
> the community is the collective’s fight.
>
> Manila Independent Media Center Collective was
> formally organized in July 22, 2003 after the
> Principles of Unity was consensually agreed by the
> diverse autonomous individuals of the working group.
> The collective was organized at the outskirts of
> Recto, Manila- the place where communities are
> suffering in urban decay and state violence takes
> place. Using only analog second hand cameras, pre-paid
> internet cards, second hand personal computers and a
> passionate telling of truth of the experiences and
> struggles of the oppressed people in the community,
> Manila IMC will fight and pursue helping the Filipino
> grass roots be heard and be recognized in the whole
> world through the surface of the World Wide Web.
> Draft:
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> MANILA INDYMEDIA MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
>
> Each member of Manila IMC working group is expected
> to:
>
> 1.	Agree in spirit to the Manila IMC Principles of
> Unity.
> 2.	Have a committed membership substantial enough to
> sustain Manila IMC.
> 3.	Have an Editorial Policy which is developed and
> functions through democratic process and with full
> transparency.
> 4.	Agree on the use of Open Web Publishing as
> described in the NIMC Editorial and Manila IMC
> Principles of Unity.
> 5.	Use a decision making policy that is in alignment
> with Consensus Principles which include open,
> transparent and egalitarian process.
> 6.	Participate in public meetings, discussions and
> collective decision-making.
> 7.	Manila IMC shall in no way engage in commercial for
> profit enterprises.
> 8.	Display a local version of the IMC “i” logo on our
> website, documents and literature.
> 9.	Practice a non-hierarchal tradition inside the
> collective.
> 10.	Defend Manila IMC as a local autonomous collective
> of grass roots media activists.
> 11.	Promote decentralism as a method of organizing a
> possible network of local IMC’s.
> 12.	Agree on the practice of mutual aide and
> cooperation in helping one another inside the working
> group and to the whole IMC network as well.
>
> ----------------------
>
> THE IMC-MANILA PRINCIPLES OF UNITY
> (Discussed and consensually approved last 22 July
> 2003)
>
> 1. IMC-Manila collective (IMC-MC) is based upon
> principles of equality, decentralization, and local
> autonomy. The IMC- MC is not derived from the
> centralized bureaucratic process, but from the
> self-organization of autonomous individuals and groups
> that recognize the importance of developing a union of
> networks.
>
> 2. IMC-MC considers open exchange of and opens access
> to information, a pre-requisite to the bldg. of a
> freer and just society.
>
> 3. IMC-MC respects the right of activists who choose
> not to be photographed or filmed.
>
> 4. IMC-MC is based upon the trust of their
> contributors and readers, shall utilized open web
> based publishing, allowing individuals, groups and
> organizations to express their views, anonymously if
> desired.
>
> 5. IMC-MC shall be not for profit.
>
> 6. IMC-MC recognizes the importance of process to
> social change and is committed to the development of
> non- hierarchical and anti-authoritarian relationships
> to group dynamics. Therefore, shall organize
> themselves collectively and be committed to the
> principle of consensus decision-making and the
> development of the direct, participatory democratic
> process.
>
> 7. IMC-MC will have a spokesperson(s) which should be
> determined under the principle of consensus. The
> spokesperson(s) should be willing and capable of
> participating in the global decision making process
> and meeting as a rotating liaison/representative, with
> clear understanding of responsibilities that come with
> this role.
>
> 8. IMC-MC recognize that a pre-requisite for
> participation in the decision making process of each
> members inside the collective is a contribution of an
> individuals labor to a group.
>
> 9. IMC-MC is committed to caring for one another as a
> collective and will promote the sharing of resources
> including knowledge, skills and equipment.
>
> 10. IMC-MC shall be committed to the use of free
> source code, whenever possible, in order to develop
> the digital infrastructure, and to increase the
> independence of the network by not relying on the
> proprietary software.
>
> 11. IMC-MC shall be committed to the principle of
> human equality, and shall not discriminate, including
> discrimination based upon race, region, gender, age,
> class or sexual orientation. Recognizing the vast
> cultural traditions within the collective, we are
> committed to building diversity within our group.
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> Manila Independent Media Centre
>
> EDITORIAL POLICY
>
> This was adapted from Perth Indymedia editorial
> policy.
>
> AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
>
> 1. To provide an open-publishing newswire in
> accordance with established indymedia policies and
> philosophy.
>
> 2. To maintain the newswire and website as a space
> that welcomes members of disempowered or marginalized
> groups.
>
> 3. To acknowledge that words have the power to cause
> injury, but those instances of injurious speech or
> writing should also be seen as opportunities for a
> critical or insurrectionary response.
>
> 3. To preserve the quality of the website as a useful
> media resource.
>
> NEWSWIRE PROTOCOL
>
> Manila IMC hosts an open-publishing newswire. Members
> of the Editorial Collective regularly monitor the
> newswire, keeping their eyes open for particularly
> significant, informative contributions to add to the
> centre-column features section.
>
> OPEN PUBLISHING
>
> Open publishing means that the process of creating
> news is transparent to readers. They can contribute a
> story and see it instantly appear in a pool of
> stories. Readers can see editorial decisions being
> made by others. They can see how to get involved and
> help make editorial decisions. If they can think of a
> better way for the software to help shape editorial
> decisions, they can copy the software because it is
> free and change it and start their own site.
>
> HIDING POSTS
>
> The Manila IMC Editorial Collective, in order to
> maintain the integrity of the newswire and the media
> commons it creates for our community of participants,
> may "hide" posts to the newswire when the content
> contravenes the guidelines that have been put in place
> (see below). All hidden posts (exceptions noted below)
> should be notified to the collective email list:
> imc-ph-manila at lists.indymedia.org so that the
> Editorial Collective has the chance to agree or
> disagree with the hiding of the post.
>
> NOTIFIABLE REMOVALS
>
> 1. Posts the author has requested be hidden.
> 2. Posts which are obviously incorrect or misleading.
> This includes attempts to spread disinformation or to
> impersonate another individual.
> 3. Posts that incite violence against disempowered
> members of the community. Threats to maim or kill.
> 4. Posts which publish identifying information without
> the individual's knowledge or consent.
> 5. Posts which use language, imagery, or other forms
> of communication to promote racism, fascism,
> xenophobia, homophobia, sexism etc., or any other form
> of discrimination. Persistent nuisance posts to the
> newswire or comments sections.
> 6. Posts that are deemed to be devoid of content or
> analysis and appear to be published with the sole
> purpose of disruption.
> 7. Abuse of others in the form of personal attacks.
> Indymedia is not a space for people to play out
> personal vendettas.
> 8. Posts that are pornographic, but not sexually
> explicit satire.
>
> NON-NOTIFIABLE REMOVALS
>
> 1. Unreadable formats for e.g., photos posted as text
> / text only posts without relevance nonsense/flooding.
> 2. Duplicate/Repetitive posts.
> 3. Advertising of products or for-profit services.
> 4. Notification or cancellation of events. Please use
> the events calendar. These may be moved to appropriate
> wire.
>
> Note:
> Hidden comments can be viewed by clicking on the link
> at the top of each article.
>
> IF YOU DON’T AGREE WITH A DECISION
>
> We strive to make decisions in the most democratic,
> transparent and accountable manner. If you have any
> questions or concerns regarding our policy or our
> practice, or would like to work with the Manila IMC
> Collective, please contact us at
> imc-ph-manila at lists.indymedia.org and refer to our
> statement at:
>
> COPYRIGHT OF FEATURES AND ARTICLES
>
> All posts made to the newswire are effectively covered
> by the principles of "COPYLEFT"
> (http://www.cat.org.au/maffew/cat/openpub.html). The
> author retains the moral right to be recognized as the
> author of the article in question, but the article is
> free for distribution for non-profit and educative
> purposes. Articles may be reproduced in full for any
> purpose and in any media provided the reproduction is
> subject to the same principles as laid out here, that
> is, the same representations of the COPYLEFT of the
> article must appear alongside the article.
>
> Under no circumstances may articles or features from
> the Manila IMC site be reproduced in full and in a
> fee-paying or for-profit medium. However, for-profit
> media may quote from articles or features in
> accordance with "fair use" copyright principles.
>
> Specific queries about reproduction of an article or
> feature can be referred to the editorial collective
> at: imc-ph-manila at lists.indymedia.org
>
> -------------------
>
> Manila Independent Media Center Collective Decision
> Making Policy
> http://www.consensus.net/ocac3.html
>
>
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