[Imc-radio] Re: my version of IMC Radio News Minutes 8-10-2004

[Dave Berliner]

Thanks for the correction in the minutes.  The CCHC piece completely slipped my mind until after I sent the minutes out.  I sent a pdf to the radio IMC list but it is awaiting approval.  On it, there are a list of MD recorders we can purchase on the back-market that still have microphone inputs.  I am looking into the idea of purchasing a portable dat; however, that would be quite expensive.  It might be possible to find someone to match some funds that are raised.  It never hurts to ask, I guess.  It is true that there was no agreement on coverage of the community wireless forum and media-geek is covering it, so it really isn't a priority. But I had mentioned it at the meeting and there were no objections.  There is currently a posting to the IMC website about a Food Not Bombs picnic at Hessel Park on Sunday.  I would like to visit and ask some people to talk about the program and-or food aid.

If there is time, I'd like to run Headlines, Soundbite, CCHC, (Food not Bombs), Greg

If anything else comes up please send me a mail.

dave
 


On Friday, August 13, 2004, at 02:24PM, Sandra Ahten <spiritofsandra at hotmail.com> wrote:

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>This is not exactly the way the meeting went down. Here is my version.
>Attending: Laura B., Sandra A., Dave B.,
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>>Sandra is going to email the radio list with an Appeals Fundraiser we 
>>intend on posting to the IMC website.  We are basically asking for 
>>donations or subscriptions.
>>"Just a thought:  Maybe we could have a Donations form available on the 
>>internet as well as a Subscriptions form."
>>Sandra made it clear that the IMC working groups are now more than ever 
>>before in need of independent funding and we are starting to become 
>>expected to raise money.  She was concerned that it might be a bad idea for 
>>working groups to have to fund themselves and that an independent funding 
>>source or fund raising working group should be more active in the attempts 
>>to raise money.
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>Actually, we discussed the need to raise funds for our own equipment and to 
>help support the IMC as a whole. I did express that if the same people who 
>were trying to produce radio also had to coordinate an event to raise funds 
>that I felt that it would be too taxing on those few folks. So in lieu of 
>that I suggested that Dave research what equipment that we needed and I 
>would put together a fundraising appeals letter that we could send to 
>various folks (not the radio email list necessarily). I would post the first 
>draft of the letter to the radio email list for discussion. The letter would 
>included the option of buying specific pieces of equipment or giving money 
>specifically so we could buy equipment.
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>>On this weeks show, at this point, it looks like we have, "Soundbite" and 
>>Another interview with Greg Springer concerning Tourism in Colombia.  We 
>>would like to mention the community wireless network gathering that will 
>>take place in the coming week.  Other stories will develop as the week 
>>comes to a close.
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>We agreed that the main story this week would be the audio from Heath Care 
>Consumers talk which Dave has on hand. This story would be supplemented by 
>the above two mentioned stories "Soundbite" and "Greg from Columbia"
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>>Last weeks show is currently available for download at the UCIMC website at
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>>http://www.ucimc.org/media/all/display/2940
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>Sandra is to contact Danielle, Paul and Clint to try to have a time when 
>they could get together and determine the best possible way to get archives 
>of our show to be in a permenantly accessible place on the web. If they are 
>not able to committ to doing that then we need to appeal to someone who can 
>and will help us do that in a timely manner. Sandra is having a hard time 
>sustaining her committment in lieu of the fact that the show is not 
>available for listening expect once a week on WEFT and then in a very very 
>spotty manner on the web.
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>Thanks,
>Sandra
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