[Seattle-editorial] Re: FP: Seattle IMC Takes a Break

[sheri at speakeasy.org]

I'd like to say yes and get it up and tweak it if we need to :)

Sheri

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonathan lawson [mailto:jonathan at indymedia.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2004 11:24 PM
> To: seattle-editorial at indymedia.org, bwolf at oz.net, sheri at indymedia.org, 
> zapata at riseup.net
> Subject: FP: Seattle IMC Takes a Break
> 
> This statement: seattle.indymedia.org/en/2004/02/238096.shtml was approved
> by the collective last weekend and completed by a committee including me,
> Brenna, Sheri and Zapata.
> 
> The summary below is condensed from the letter--however since it's a
> little different, I cc'd Sheri, Zapata and Brenna to make sure the
> rewordings are acceptable to everyone.
> 
> jl
> 
> FEATURE PROPOSAL:
> 
> title: Seattle IMC Takes a Break- Website Remains Active
> 
> Responding positively to several months of organizational difficulties,
> members of the Seattle Independent Media Center have decided to take a
> three-month break in order to allow IMC volunteers to reflect, pay off
> debts, heal interpersonal divisions, and re-connect with the greater
> community. While the Seattle IMC website remains active, workshops and
> most other public events have been suspended. The group has closed down
> its original location in downtown Seattle.
> 
> <p>After three months, the group plans to hold community discussions
> leading towards the reorganization of Seattle Indymedia as a vibrant,
> community-based grassroots media resource. All interested community
> members will be invited to participate in this fresh start: a new
> opportunity to use media production and distribution as tools for
> promoting social justice in our region.
> 
> <p><a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2004/02/238096.shtml"><b>Read
> our full statement here.</b></a>
> 
> 
>