[Imc] IMC notes 12-17-00

[Peter Miller]

IMC Notes
12/17/00
at 1006 S. Garfield

Attending:  Gwen Witherspoon (visitor from Philadelphia/R2K protests), James
Jacobs, Pauline Bartolone, Mike Lehman, Ellen Knutsen, Danielle Chynoweth,
Peter Miller, Sascha Meinrath, Sarah Kanouse, Will Scott, Eric Hiltner, Cope
Cumpston, Paul Kotheimer, William Gillespie, Brent McDonald, Sehvilla Mann, 
Sarah Carsey, Maria Silva, Mark Enslin.

Eric's Exercise on IMC Evaluation
Danielle reads the criteria for evaluating the IMC that were written last week.
(Eric might be able to email them to the list.)

We discussed what to do with all the information.  People will meet.  People
will discuss evaluation while working on the space.

News Updates:
Completed/in progress
·       Mural Project--Brent and Maria covered it (photo and video).  Maria will
give a photo to Paul R. and Brent will write a story, both of which will go on
the website.
·       Fundraiser for UAW workers from Henderson, KY.  Mike L. will write a
short story and post it on the website.  Peter may try to produce an audio
story.
·       Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice--Peter went and will write an
update.
·       Gesuntheit! Board Visit--Mark Enslin participated; he and Sascha will
write it up.
·       Several news stories for last Monday's WEFT program--all were good
(Danielle on the Urbana Project for Educational Democracy, Pauline on Champaign
City expansion and Urbana economic development; Brent on the UI tuition
increase; Molly on the mega-cow farm)
·       Peter posted this week's Labor Hour headlines to the IMC site.

Upcoming
·       Urbana Human Relaitons Commission ask Urbana to appeal a court decision
overturning a ruling against a landlord.
·       Champaign Unit 4 schools--judge threatened to take over the district if
they don't end segregation.
·       Gregory Eugene Brown 's killing by Champaign Police.  eric will brent
cope mike william peter and danielle volunteered to help cover it.  Paul will
help produce and distribute.
·       Nuclear weapons research at UIUC.  William proposed a project, Sarah
Carsey, Peter, Mike L., and Sehvilla will work on it.
·       A sub-critical nuclear test happened in the US last week but wasn't
reported in the US press.  Talk to Maiko Covington about its coverage in Japan
(mcovingt at uiuc.edu).
·       Low-power FM killed.  Paul Riismandel will do his program on it (Sun.,
Dec. 24, 10:30 a.m.)

Formatting for news program and production tips were sent out by Paul R.

Librarians Update
Ellen and James reported on progress.  Databases and draft policies are in
progress.

Fundraising Update
Sascha reported that it's going great!  The fundraising focus group spawned a
grant-writing focus group.  Founding funders:  We're up to $1,000/month!  If
people have ideas about how to raise money (selling things, etc.), send the
ideas to Sarah Kanouse.  Sascha, Molly, Brian, Pauline, and Sarah K. are the
fundraisers.

Tech Update
No report.  Liaison needed with fundraising group.

Equipment Update
Mike L. sent a list of available equipment to the news list.  OFFICE EQUIPMENT
is needed for the IMC.  Let Mike L. (rebelmike at earthlink.net) know about things
that you can donate.

Outreach Update
Paul Riismandel is trying to organize a trip to Springfield where they're
working on getting a radio station up.  They want us to go to help share some
energy to their efforts.  We need to set a date:  Monday, January 22, or the
24th, or the 26th.  Date will be finalized over email.

RFU Update
Bad news.  NPR and the National Assn. of Broadcasters succeeded in attaching
their anti-low power FM rider onto the appropriations bill.  Only a very small
number of frequencies will be available if the president signs the bill (which
he will).  

Space Update
Lease still needs to be signed.

Design charrette happened on Friday, a couple issues remain.  Proposal for use
of space: From Jan 15 - May 15, outside has sign & sandwich board, inside front
has office, bulletin boards promoting our work, and a production space; middle
has an isolation room/audio production room; back is a performance space and
dark room.  In spring, re-assess needs and start moving into the back. 
Remaining issue is whether to knock down and move out a wall.  We need
furniture and equipment, pictures of how we see the space being used/laid out,
and .  If anyone wants a tour, see Sascha.

Peter described the wall question.  Peter described a proposal to move a wall,
replacing an ugly wall that creates a small ugly room and a wide hallway, with
a "glass wall" (made of window panes) that would expand the room and shrink the
hallway and give visual access to the room.  Moving the wall has the advantages
of improving the middle room and making it a usable and visual "newsroom", a
change which will promote the importance of media production in the space and
unify the IMC spaces (front, middle, and back), while maintaining a secure
production area.  

Discussion:  Aside from technical warnings about building the wall, no
objections were raised.  

Make a list of priorities for tasks to be accomplished:
·       tear down front wall - SM, ML, WS, SK
·       painting - PK, EK, WS, 
·       cleaning - PR, PM, PK, EK
·       signage - SM, ML, DC, 
·       build window in front of middle room - SM, ML
·       hang door on closet - SM, ML
·       wire for phones/computers/electricity - PR, EK
·       tear down middle wall - PM, ML, SM, WS
·       build glass wall - PM, DC/d, EH, ML, WS/d, SK, SM/d (/d=interested in
design)

Space Change Coordinators are:  SM, PR, SK, ML

·       Furnishing and setting up the space - MS
Later...
·       dark room - 
·       sound isolation room

Drop off furnishings at IMC any time; better to drop off at IMC on or after
Jan. 11.

Timelines
Shoot for painting and construction done by January 10.
Opening Fri, Jan 19, 8 p.m.

Notes on approaching construction:  be thoughtful of peoples' efforts, etc.
We'll load waste materials into a truck, and not get a dumpster.

Drawings of the space:  Danielle drew windowed suitcases for minidisc storage,
and a shoe with flowers as means of using recycled materials to decorate the
space and make usable furnishings.

Other:
Latino/a coalition needs a meeting and storage space.  They meet monthly and
would need a file cabinet.

Annc:  At 2:30 today, Gwen will talk at SDAS about the R2K arrests in
Philadelphia.  Proposal to gain support for R2K defendents.  Asking people to
sign commitment to do commuity service hours for those arrested in
philadelphia.

Next meeting date is 12/31/00 at the IMC (218 W. Main)at noon, Sarah K. will
facilitate.

Meeting concluded at 2:10 p.m.
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