[IMC-US] what we want from indyconference

[Tribal Scribal]

I can't afford a trip to Texas, but i would like to throw my 2 cents into 
this conversation. Three of my concerns with Indy have always been Outreach, 
outreach and outreach. That's not simply me being cute (well, not completely 
;), but conveys my long-held belief that we need to be linking sites and 
inter-acting with more 1)activist organizations; 2)communities; and 3)other 
independent media.

Without ongoing efforts/programs built on outreach & networking that 
"plateau" mentioned below becomes a black hole. People forget, new people 
maynot know about us, and of course info glut grows: it's keep moving or 
die. I'd like to see a network-wide outreach program, as well as concerted 
outreach for each site.

d.o.



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>From: "sheri at speakeasy.org" <sheri at speakeasy.net>
>Reply-To: "Working Group for IMC-US." <imc-us at lists.ucimc.org>
>To: "Working Group for IMC-US." <imc-us at lists.ucimc.org>,imc-us at ucimc.org
>Subject: Re: [IMC-US] what we want from indyconference  Date: Sun, 23 Jan 
>2005 21:47:08 +0000
>
>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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