[IMC-US] Yead End Compilation of Stories?

[sheri at speakeasy.org]

hi onto and everyone,

that was beautiful.  i think a compilation like this is a fabulous idea and perhaps this could be sent out as a "newsblast" onto the imc-news list (which has about 30,000 people on it, i'll have to ask those who know).  but it is a great way of highlighting key stories and showing a linear and nonlinear flow to the coverage and the work of people doing the critical work in the world.

the newsblasts have been a tradition since the wto in seattle and for a number of key protests throughout the years.  the newsblasts were highlights of the "best" stories for that protest/event/action/issue.  you can check out some of them on the imc-news archive list here:

SF - Action against the NAB
http://archives.lists.indymedia.org/imc-news/2000-September/000344.html
Atlanta - School of the Americas
http://archives.lists.indymedia.org/imc-news/2000-November/000345.html
Quebec - FTAA
http://archives.lists.indymedia.org/imc-news/2001-April/000349.html
Genoa - What Happened?
http://archives.lists.indymedia.org/imc-news/2001-July/000355.html
September 11 Aftermath
http://archives.lists.indymedia.org/imc-news/2001-September/000359.html
South Africa - WSSD
http://archives.lists.indymedia.org/imc-news/2002-September/000364.html

and more

anyway, an idea for sharing it to a broader audience who might be interested in the work of this group/site.

love
sheri

> -----Original Message-----
> From: onto [mailto:onto at riseup.net]
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 08:11 PM
> To: 'Working Group for IMC-US.'
> Cc: 'IMC-US Editorial'
> Subject: [IMC-US] Yead End Compilation of Stories?
> 
> So the (linear) year is almost over.
> 
> It was a pretty good one for indy.us, don't yathink? I mean, lots of new 
> volunteers, cities all over syndicating, national networking between 
> imcistas, a couple media conferences, story collaborations, skill 
> sharing, new imc's being built, imcistas being mayor, borders smashed, 
> health care fought, offices occupied, police fought, racists confronted, 
> critical mass spreading, streets reclaimed, solidarity demos galore, 
> gardens maintained, mountains blocked, trees sat-in, Common Ground 
> Collective born, Encuentros, the labor split, the 6th Declaration for 
> the Lacandon Jungle, Counter-Recruitment, Tent Cities, Toledo, Living 
> Wage campaigns, M19, J20, S24, Biodev, Immokalee defeating Taco Bell, 
> CMRN, Anti-walmar campaign, Cindy Sheehan, Malik Rahim,
> 
> On the other hand, there was also the Federal Grand Jury, the death 
> Penalty executions, The rise of anti-immigrant racism, CAFTA, the FBI 
> killing of Ojeda Rios, Tasers, Katrina, Rosa Parks death, Utah rave, 
> border deaths, Pirate radios being shut down. In other words, the state, 
> capitalism, patriarchy and the many headed hydra of racism, sexism, 
> classism, ableism.
> 
> 
> I was thinking maybe we could write a story of stories of 2005. 
> Documenting the sociology of insurrections we cover so well here on 
> indy.us, compiling a list of state terror, corporate crime, 
> interpersonal tragedy. Somethigng  weaving together coherence out of the 
>   archival chaos.  Perhaps, just links?
> 
> Well, If anyone can connect every story in 2005 into an essay, with 
> intro and conclusion, I'll make them dinner anytime they come to 
> brooklyn or san diego. Forever. Forever ever.
> 
> Maybe a nonlinear history of 2005 would be better. . .
> 
> Well. We could do this in January too.
> 
> http://indymedia.us/en/feature/archive
> 
> nonlinear love,
> onto
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