[Seattle-editorial] Re: FP: Where we're at

[Jonathan Lawson]

Thanks Judy.

I think given the overall situation, a feature like this is incomplete
without including some of the other writing and newswire posts on this
subject. My article should be included, and I think there were at least
three recent newswire threads, which acknowledge that there had been
questions.

Jonathan

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>subtitle: IMC UPDATE AT LAST
title: Where we're at four years later.

test:  A lot of people have been wondering what's going on at the IMC. The
few core collective members have been working hard at sorting through a
lot of issues that have come to a head in the last two months and taken us
off guard. One SPOKES council member, who likes to go by a3m, finally
found the time to reflect on what's been happening and put it all down.
The following is the first of what will be on-going updates on what's
happening with the IMC as we grapple with next steps and future planning.
Our apologies for taking so long, but sometimes it takes a while for the
dust to settle and the road to become clear again:

Well, lets not hear about gender imballances. For when it came to the last
few standing bodies, it has been a dead heat. And the old allies coming
foreward? Women for the greater part.

And while these few good men and women try to patch the bleeding left in
the wake of recent departures, there has been some nasty spillage. We
apologize for not taking time earlier to say whats going on. Truth is, we
have not been sure. And rather than respond to the rumoring and to the
heated calls to have heads roll, we have been pouring over unfinished
business, finding forgotten business and making future plans.

Since the Battle of Seattle, its been difficult to keep a singular vision
of the Seattle IMC. Without an event to rally us, there have been many
directions taken that "could" be seen as part of the mission. Some worked
well, others drained our time and resources without advancing the mission.

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