[Imc] UCIMC reporter in Israel . . .

[Duane Whittingham]

I also want to remind we do a show on Shortwave and WQNA FM in
Springfield. I know UCIMC and WEFT is main goal but we will be
happy to also run his reports, maybe even live from there if it
works out. Duane.


Sascha Meinrath wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> As some of you may know, the UCIMC Steering Group has decided to support
> sending our own stringer to Israel to report on what is happening there.
> Andrew is available to answer questions, give updates, and provide content
> for radio shows and other media outlets.
> 
> We are also looking for people to make donations to help defray the costs
> of Andrew's reporting.  Please let me know if you're interested and stay
> tuned for updates on our website from the Occupied Territories.
> 
> Below if Andrew's first update and contact information,
> 
> In solidarity,
> 
> --Sascha
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 08:52:24 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Andrew Kennis <andrewintheoccupiedterritories at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Andrew at indymedia.org
> To: Clint Popetz <cpopetz at cpopetz.com>
> Cc: sascha at ucimc.org
> Subject: From Israel . . .
> 
> Hey Clint and Sascha,
> 
> First and foremost: will send you an hour's worth of footage later tonight
> from a demo today (we are 8 hours ahead of you guys, keep in mind). Am
> about to go to a mass demo in Tel Aviv within the hour. That's the quick
> and short of it, more details below . . . *but* here's the second most
> important thing to note: pass on the following number to any and all radio
> programs interested in getting the scoop on what's up from someone
> on-the-scene in Israel and the occupied territories:
> 
> (011)(972) 5661-5072
> 
> Can get calls for free, as Israel is like most normal places in the world
> (save for the U.$., of course). We're 8 hours ahead of you but am rarely
> sleeping and doesn't look promising that that's gonna change. So call
> whenever.
> 
> Ok, now I can finally give you a scoop on how my trip has gone.
> 
> As expected, I've jumped right into the thick of it and have suffered as a
> result - I've had about 3 hours of sleep in the last three days on top of
> jet lag. Last night was spent at a party at an Arab Israeli neighborhood
> in Tel Aviv, called Jaffa, which is a fascinating place (may account for a
> story in and of itself, within the next few days). Almost took off to
> Jenin today but was denied a seat with a van that had *some* Indymedia
> folks being that I was so "fresh off the boat" and the risks for the
> others, residents of Israel and all, were too great to be bringing along
> someone so new to here. Was a bit disappointed about that, but I
> understood and I have other contacts and all. In fact, made more than few
> new ones at a demo that I went to today at the Gaza Strip checkpoint,
> where Sharon had been previously planning on invading (for now, those
> plans have been cancelled and probably more accurately put, postponed, and
> thus the demo went ahead as planned). The demo was organized by an
> Arab-Israeli non-violent direct action group. Anyhow, the good news is I
> got some amazing interviews! Am about to go to a mass demo here in Tel
> Aviv. Hope to be in one of the two occupied territories come Monday or
> Tuesday.
> 
> Thanks again for all your help will be in touch again after the demo
> today,
> --AK
> 
> p.s. Feel free to forward this e-mail to any other relevant folks and/or
> lists at the UCIMC.
> 
> p.s.s. This e-mail account will be the one I am using here, so use this
> one until I get back.
> 
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