[IMC-US] Re: [Imc-us-editorial] may day feature!-from Boston

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bht and all-

i agree with bht on some level, although i think that it's hard to understand completely in an email. but i do hope we can consider keeping the action / breaking news section available.  for instance, the inauguration coverage combined various imc radios, reporters, and online folks adding things.  the only negative part of this is that it is mainly the same folks doing it (like bht) so i could see how it would get tiring.

i like this collective idea of sharing resources and spreading information.  people in st. louis were able to use the us-imc to get updates, check pdx radio, and hear about their stl comrades.  it provides a sense of unity between us who are working togethr. 

just my 2 cents :)
- betsy 

BE THE MEDIA
www.stlimc.org

-------- Original Message --------
From: bht <bht at indymedia.org>
Apparently from: imc-us-bounces at lists.ucimc.org
To: "Working Group for IMC-US." <imc-us at lists.ucimc.org>
Subject: [IMC-US] Re: [Imc-us-editorial] may day feature!-from Boston
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:21:06 -0700

> pete, all, i beleive you know where you are posting :-)
> 
> however, i doubt many folks are really hearing what i am saying!  since 
> the beginning of this project, folks have been trying to use this as a 
> way to subvert global imc, and it is really easy to, because with global 
> imc there is process and people that know it...whereas here, you can 
> just jump in and do anything.
> 
> but it is important to at some point discuss these relations, because 
> having an imc that calls itself 'us imc' and having that imc cover world 
> news, well to me it starts to reflect what the us as a country does.  it 
> disregards other peoples and cultures and lives to be the best it can.  
> even if that means stepping on a few 'little' people.
> 
> from the beginning of this project i was against it being called 'us 
> imc' because it is just another affirmation that this land is the united 
> states and that is okay.  each time folks propose a feature or attempt 
> to use us.indy in a way that i feel would be encroaching on global imc, 
> i will call it out...and probably write an email like this shortly 
> thereafter.
> 
> i understand that emails like this suck to read, as i think they suck to 
> write.  however, i think it is overall worse to just steamroll the rest 
> of world network of imc's becasue we have alot of access and alot of time.
> 
> last night i was thinking about this statement:  think globally, act 
> locally.  and pete, everyone else, dont take this personally.  but i 
> have found that many united statesians take the first part of that 
> statement to think like they are the world or the the status quo they 
> live in is the global standard.  i think thats why alot of liberals 
> liket o use that statement :-)
> 
> okay, i will stop now.  but one of these mails will come after each 
> attempt to globalize the united states by you all on this list or any 
> list that i am on. 
> 
> all that said, i wont be able to do much for the may day stuff.  i used 
> to make those speacils with all the compiled information from around the 
> country, wont be doing it this time.  i know that there are action in 
> portland and the northwest.  portland imc web radio will be broadcasting 
> and taking calls.  feel free to call in to chat with the dj's about 
> maydya or to report from where you are.  the number is now and will be 
> for a long time 1-800-939-7973.  feel free to program that into a cell 
> phone, since it is the same number we use all the time and we do alot of 
> special coverage!
> 
> bht
> portland imc volunteer
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