[New-imc] SAN ANTONIO (initial contact)

[Jay]

Hi there Cal,

This is Jay from the Philadelphia IMC.  I'm also involved with the 
new-imc at indymedia.org working group, the group that helps aspiring IMCs 
like your own through the first steps of joining the Indymedia 
network.  Glad to see you want to climb aboard!

The below form looks great.  Sounds like you've been doing a lot of work 
toward putting together your IMC.  Have you been in touch with people from 
other IMCs in Texas, or other close-by IMCs?  I don't know if anyone from 
any of those IMCs happens to be on the new-imc e-mail list right now, but 
if so, maybe someone who fits the bill would be a great "sponsor" through 
the new-imc process.

In the meantime, if you already haven't, take a close look through all the 
information at you'll find at 
"http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/NewImcHowTo".  That should give you 
a good overview of the steps an aspiring IMC takes.  It's a long road 
sometimes, but well worthwhile.

So, here's to the hope that someone from an IMC in your region steps up to 
work with you as you wheel and deal your way through this next stage of 
organizing, especially as it relates to joining the Indymedia 
network.  Either way, feel free to ask any questions to 
new-imc at indymedia.org.  Someone on the list will try to come up with an answer.

Good luck!

Jay

At 5/25/2004, cal at rudopeace.org wrote:
>Submitted by: Cal Brower <cal at rudopeace.org> on Tuesday, May 25th, 2004 @ 
>3:21:09 am (-0400)
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>proposed_imc_name:
>San Antonio Indymedia
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>proposed_imc_url:
>sanantonio.indymedia.org
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>current_url:
>N/A
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>city:
>San Antonio
>
>state:
>Texas
>
>country:
>United States of America
>
>contact_name:
>Cal Brower
>
>contact_email:
>cal at rudopeace.org
>
>contact_phone:
>210-410-7553
>
>tech_name:
>Cal Brower
>
>tech_email:
>cal at rudopeace.org
>
>tech_phone:
>210-410-7553
>
>focus:
>regional_focus
>
>critical_dates:
>
>
>supporting_groups:
>Revolutionary United Dissident\'s Organization, InfoShop #13, Food Not 
>Bombs San Antonio.
>
>introductory_statement:
>We would like to start an Indymedia in San Antonio in order to organize 
>more people in the global movement. San Antonio has a very large, very 
>diverse population, yet we still lack an organized network and community 
>of activists. We want to confront this problem as we expect that by 
>starting an independent media in San Antonio we can raise awareness about 
>local issues such as the PGA Village deal, and broader, international 
>issues such as the war in Iraq global economic and social justice, and 
>environmental issues.
>
>resources:
>We do not have a dedicated server of our own, but could easily provide one 
>hundred megabytes of space and a gigabyte of transfer every month until we 
>are able to get one. We have several people with years of work in web 
>administration, graphics design, and community organization. We have a few 
>digital cameras and camcorders.
>
>outreach:
>Our infoshop, though small, provides a place for the local community to 
>work in and is a great place to work on projects, learn new things, and 
>get involved in community organizing. Projects such as our independent 
>newspaper, The Flounder, raise issues and promote equality, and have been 
>a great foothold to get people from our community involved in local and 
>global projects such as Food Not Bombs, and Indymedia.
>
>identity_makeup:
>Because of the nature of San Antonio, a very large, diverse population 
>spread out over a very large, broad area, local community organization 
>efforts have been difficult. However, our collective is small, yet 
>diverse, with people of completely different backgrounds working for the 
>same goals. Our collective is a generally good representation of the local 
>community of San Antonio.
>
>steps_represent_diversity:
>Our group needs more people aware and involved in the local community- 
>which is one of the reasons we\'ve decided to join the Indymedia network, 
>to become a larger, more representative community and organizing force.
>
>steps_involve_new_workfields:
>Workshops, Workshops, Workshops.
>
>
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