[IMC-US] what we want from indyconference

[sheri at speakeasy.org]

hi,
i would like to second bht's comments about vision.  i have been reading anything i can get on on movement building and how movements succeed and how we achieve our goals.  and imagining what it is we want and sharing our visions and collectively visioning, is critical to that process.  in freedom dreams, the black radical imagination (book by kelley), he talks about how knowing and sharing the world we want in concrete and abstract is a key piece to any of our efforts toward change.

i also would like to see us talk about strategy and how we're working as a network.  some time for serious reflection.  what is working and what isn't working.  what can we easily change and what can't we change.

some people have said they think indymedia as a network is a plateau and is "stuck".  is this true and what does it mean?  how do we grow as a network in a way that is consistent with our vision and principles.  how do we increase our ability to collaborate with each other.

what's the next steps in terms of open publishing?  do we need a conversation about the technology and what kind of product we're sharing with the community?

since i'm rambling here, i'd also love us to talk about how we're collaborating or not with our allies (along the full spectrum of allies) and that means in social justice and media reform.  what's our role as media makers and independent media developers with the media reform & democracy & justice movement(s).  how can we strengthen that relationship?

vision, strategy, where do we want to be in 5-10 years, where are we really NOW in order to understand how to move toward those visions.....

much peace,
excited to see folks face to face
sheri
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bht [mailto:bht at indymedia.org]
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 09:15 PM
> To: imc-us at ucimc.org
> Subject: [IMC-US] what we want from indyconference  
> 
> the one thing i want from the indy conference, the only thing i want to
> talk about is vision.  as i have repeated time and again, what do people
> want from this site.  what do people want from this life.  why are we
> doing this.
> 
> what do we do when all of our dreams come true?
> 
> again, hokey shit.  i dont care.  personally, i try to do everything in
> the context of how i would do things if i lived in the perfect world, the
> world that i fight for.
> 
> it is hard to do that when we are trying to work together and we know
> absolutely nothing about what each other wants.  so, perhaps it would be a
> good way to start by listing what about the imc you volunteer with is
> going well.  what you think is right and what you would want to propagate.
> 
> i think it is important to reflect as best as possible what we want, and
> break as far from the constraints that have been ingrained in our lives.
> bht
> 
> > I think we should set aside a good amount of time at the upcoming
> > conference to
> > talk about this in person- it seems like others feel this way too.
> >
> > would people like to use this list to begin figuring out how/what we want
> > to
> > talk about at this conference?
> >
> > max
> 
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