[Seattle-editorial] Fwd: [IMC-Seattle] IMC -- what next meeting tomorrow (Tuesday the 13th)

[Sheri Herndon]

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Hello Everyone,
   Margo and I hope you all had a refreshing and restoring holiday
season.  We look forward taking up where we left off from the last time.
At the end of last meeting people seemed ready to take on the next steps
of moving the IMC forwards and resolved to move through the conflicts of
the past few months.  We are excited to see where we might go.
 
Tomorrow is the second meeting Margo And I are facilitating to help you
all determine what to do next.  As we remember it, the purpose of the
meeting is three fold.  1) to deal with any immediate decisions that
need to get made.  2) Concretely addressing ways to constructively
address conflict, and 3) to consider proposals about what next steps to
take to determine the middle term future for the IMC.  The proposals
ranged from putting IMC to sleep (for a short or longer time) to moving
to a new space elsewhere and continuing.
 
While there are strong differences about 3rd set of proposals, there was
a consensus about the need to handle conflict constructively and that
all voices are needed in this time of crisis.  There was also agreement
if not consensus that moving out of the current space is a priority and
that give notice to LIHI that we want to get help in getting out asap.
There was strong agreement that we could meet most if not all of our
financial obligations if we could work well with each other.  And there
still is a need to rebuild trust in each other for that last to happen –
no small matter.  
 
We hope that you come to Tuesday nights meeting with a sense of the
political importance of the IMC project both in Seattle and Globally as
well as its historical importance to date.  ( Not to mention the
critical need for truly independent media in this moment).  Whatever yor
perspectives Margo and I encourage you to come with open hearts and
critical minds.
 
Please come with concrete thought through proposals and an openness to
the proposals of others.
 
7:00 (Please arrive at 6:45 we have lots of work to do and will start
promptly at 7:00)
 
See you there.
 
Bill & Margo
 
Our note from the last meeting:
Notes from IMC Facilitation, First Meeting
 
Interim Structure
*	Consensus
*	Membership policy?
*	Naming conflictual views 
 
Things that were  to be decided (Everyone at the meeting was given voice
and consensus making tatus)
*	Financial Issues
*	CT & space owed LIHI
 
Agreements that were Made
*	Rich and Walt comprise the interim spokescouncilspokes council
and they will only make decisions that need to be made between general
meetings. All major decisions are to be posted on the list for at least
three days for comments
*	Notify LIHI that we want to move ASAP and to initiate the
movement toward closing the current space and pay them $ 
*	All those present at this general meeting can participate in
discussion and decisions for this meeting 
It was agreed on that we aim to end vilification/and move toward
constructive conflict resolution
We need to get into place a clear process for conflict resolution,
problem resolution Daylight conflict, harmful rumors
No one accused policy without being talked to
We hold each other responsible
No mean spirited abusive language used toward each other
 
Topics projected for discussion
  these are different peoples ideas of the best things to do in order to
move forward at the moment.  
Talk about spokescouncilspokes council in short term
What to say to LIHI tomorrow and give $
Live within our means
Close space, make media
IMC - locate bookkeeper
Clarify structure, process and documentation
New structures: board, employees, and practice that work
Agree on explicit process for financial record keeping- written review
Empower working groups for more autonomy
New “To Do’s” and new structures – then do them!
 
What next? (there were a lot of positions for keeping going and for
taking a rest)
wrap up responsibility for the space on third avenue
 hibernate, reawaken
seek/seed another active space (more than one group put this forward)
move into inexpensive place, immediate evaluation of where we are
Put IMC to sleep to allow for re-imagining media working in Seattle
Six month hiatus except for teach and editorial working groups
Improve the process and culture of membership
Becoming a community requires that the IMC is owned by the community
 
 
 

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