[Imc-midwest-regional] Cleveland IMC

[Dana Williams]

Sascha and others,

Incidentally, the Cleveland IMC will be turning in its finalized "new IMC"
application *tomorrow*. Cleveland had an IMC briefly in early 2000 for a short
period of time, but it quickly ceased being active. But, since last winter, a
new, larger, and more dedicated collective has taken the reins and has been
working through re-starting/re-forming/re-vitalizing the Cleveland IMC.

I thought it might be interesting for others in the midwest to know this. (Is
Cleveland in the "midwest"? Who knows! These regions are so variable and aren't
defined well-- that's my degree in geography talking.) Either way, hopefully
soon, we'll be joining the official ranks.

Looking forward to collaborating with our neighbors... including Indianapolis!

Peace,
Dana
w/ Cleveland IMC

--- Sascha Meinrath <sascha at ucimc.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> This is just an FYI that Indianapolis has put in official word that it's
> going to start an IMC.  We should be on the lookout for ways to lend
> support; also, if you know folks in Indy who might want to help out,
> definitely put them in contact with Roy (cc-ed above).  It would be great
> to have another IMC in the area!
> 
> --Sascha Meinrath
> Urbana-Champaign IMC
> 
> ***
> 

> ATTACHMENT part 2.1 message/rfc822 charset=US-ASCII
> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:41:37 -0800
> To: new-imc at indymedia.org, imc-process at indymedia.org
> From: red_royh at yahoo.com
> Subject: [IMC-Process] Online form: Proposed new IMC! (Indymedia
> Indianapolis)
> 
> Submitted by: Roy Harrigan <red_royh at yahoo.com> on Friday, November 15th,
> 2002 @ 2:41:37 pm (-0800)
> 
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> imc_name:
> Indymedia Indianapolis
> 
> city:
> Indianapolis
> 
> state:
> Indiana
> 
> country:
> USA
> 
> contact_name:
> Roy Harrigan
> 
> contact_email:
> red_royh at yahoo.com
> 
> contact_phone:
> 
> 
> tech_name:
> Roy Harrigan
> 
> tech_email:
> 
> 
> tech_phone:
> 
> 
> supporting_groups:
> Butler Student Progressive Caucus
> Indianapolis Womyn’s Forum
> Butler Green Coalition
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> regional_focus:
> yes
> 
> critical_dates:
> 
> 
> resources:
> We have pulled together several individuals who are proficient in web design
> who will make up the core of our technical community. We also have access to
> a high speed [T3] line. 
> 
> outreach:
> Although small, we manage to hold small local forums at local colleges, high
> schools, indy book stores, and at large social gatherings. We hold discussion
> groups at least once a week posting fliers in stores, schools, coffee shops,
> and anywhere else we can reach the right demographic. We never manage to get
> more than 30 people together, but considering we have only been doing this
> for a few months, we have made excellent progress getting diverse groups of
> people together to learn and share ideas. 
> 
> introductory_statement:
> Although not know for its radical nature like Berkeley or Eugene,
> Indianapolis does have its own distinct progressive voices. Too far away from
> other metropolitan areas like Chicago and Detroit, we often are ignored by
> the progressive community in these regions. What we seek with Indianapolis
> Indymedia is a local Indianapolis forum to report, inform, organize and reach
> out to Indianapolis’ progressive community. We seek to break the strangle
> hold that corporate opinion makers have here and provide an alternative for
> those who want the whole story. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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