[Imc-midwest-regional] Regional Indymedia Gathering in Urbana, Illinois.

Brian Hagy bhagy at onthejob.net
Fri Aug 24 20:10:28 CDT 2001


Hello folks.  I'm planning on spearheading this event, along with support
from the ever fabulous Molly Stentz, and the likewise uncanny Sascha.

please feel free to email me directly if you have any ideas or comments.
however, i suggest that for the most part, emails be sent to this list, so
that everyone can have a sense of what folks want out of this gathering.

thank you lainie for your offer to help out (we'll definitely use ya
somehow).  alos, thanks so far to elizabeth, paul, and sascha for
presenting some ideas for the gathering.


now, let's start dreaming a bit.  please send me any contact info for any
person, imc, grassroots media outlet, or any other interested group, so
that i may get in touch with said folks, to invite them.  if anything,
this list will also be used to create a large media list of all folks in
the midwest (and beyond) area.

also, any suggestions as to when this should occur?  i'm leaning toward
mid-to-end o' october (a kinda octoberfest for the grassroots and indy
medias of the area, eh!)  does anyone know of any big events which might
conflict with ours (major protests, major talks, etc.).  i'm sure every
weekend from here until the earth blows up will have some major thing
happening, but which weekend coming up soon is the least likely to be an
attended major event?

also, what formats (not necessarily topics yet) are people interested in?
hands-on workshops?  discussion circles?  lecture series?  performances?
teach-ins?  mumblings over dinners?  (of course, if you also have ideas
for topics, please feel free to indulge and play, and let us know).
lovefests?  experimental dialogues?  and so forths?

so, this should be enough questions to get us started at least.  looking
forward to developing ideas with you all.

from the cornfields of central illinois,
brian hagy
u-c imc

anyone going to dc for the end-o-september for the imf/wb
protest?





On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Sascha Meinrath wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I wanted to jumpstart discussion about holding the very first Regional
> Independent Media gathering in Urbana, Illinois this Fall.  Currently Brian
> Hagy, Molly Stentz, and I are going to work on the local logistics, but we
> will need your input and active support to make it a success.  First of
> all, please forward this e-mail to anyone you think would be interested in
> the event and talk to folks about the event.  [To get on the regional
> Indymedia e-mail list and keep up-to-date just go to: lists.groogroo.com
> and click on the Imc-Widwest-Regional link and sign up.]
>
> So, my first questions to get things started are:  do people think this is
> a good idea?  What would people like to see take place at this gathering?
>
> Please send responses to the imc-midwest-regional at urbana.indymedia.org list
> (not to me).
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Sascha Meinrath
> Urbana-Champaign IMC
>
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