[Imc-fiscalissue] Fiscal statement position

[meghan at ucimc.org]

I too will have to miss the meeting tonight. One proposal could be 
adopting the statement of the video group, though I'm sure that won't get 
far at Steering so that's maybe not too proactive.

My suggestion for a rough starting place would be:
Because of our 501(c)3 status, the UC-IMC sometimes acts as a conduit 
between funders and other IMCs. This is a service we provide only at the 
request of these other organizations, and each IMC retains complete
autonomy and decision-making power regarding its finances. The Indymedia 
network operates on principles of autonomy and non-hierarchy, and the 
UC-IMC strongly affirms these principles.

but more elegant, perhaps.

-Meghan

On Wed, 25 May 2005, Bob Illyes wrote:

> I probably will not be able to attend the meeting tonight,
> so a brief statement of my position follows:
>
> I think we should state what we do in a way that credits us
> for our contributions without representing that we are in
> any sense in charge, because 1) we aren't in charge, but
> rather are simply serving the IMC movement, and 2) claiming
> we are in charge in some sense is offensive between non-
> hierarchical organizations of volunteers.
>
> It is particularly harmful when we represent that UCIMC is
> in any sense superior to foreign IMCs, who rightly are
> particularly sensitive to US arrogance. Even if this did
> no harm to the IMC movement, which I believe it does, I
> don't think imperial America is something that any of us
> want to be associated with in any way.
>
> Bob
>
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