[Imc-tech] Re: break the blackout feature?

[Jay]

Sascha and all,

At 9/28/2002, Sascha Meinrath wrote:
>Having stories on poverty and local anti-poverty initiatives that coincide
>with the Break the Blackout conference sounds like a great idea.  Our
>tech-collective has been handling our website and I'm hopeful that someone
>can do a quick story on poverty in the area.  We also have a very active
>Living Wage movement locally, so there are some natural tie-ins already.
>I've cc-ed both groups so that folks who are interested can join the
>action.
>
>So would anyone be willing to create a feature for the UCIMC website for
>the weekend of October 4-6 -- the more features we have the better, so
>spread the word.  The only thing I ask is to please send both me and Jay
>an e-mail so I know that I can stop searching for someone and Jay knows
>that the UCIMC is on board.
>
>Let us know,
>
>--Sascha

Thanks for passing this along.  Definitely drop me an e-mail and let me 
know if you get a feature together this weekend.  If not, by the next time 
you do a feature on an anti-poverty organizing issue, perhaps 
"http://www.phillyimc.org/blackout" will be an active place for posting 
that kind of news.

Be in touch,

Jay

>On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, Jay wrote:
>
> > Hi Sascha,
> >
> > I know I owe you a couple messages.  I just read your recent e-mails and
> > want to respond when I have a moment later today.
> >
> > In the meantime, something else.  I've been involved in organizing for a
> > conference that's coming up next weekend in Philadelphia, the Break the
> > Blackout media conference.  <http://www.kwru.org/conference>  The
> > conference will bring together grassroots anti-poverty organizers from
> > around the U.S. with independent media makers and media-democracy
> > activists.  I think it's going to be a great event.
> >
> > As part of using Indymedia's resources to support the conference and the
> > anti-poverty movement in general, I've been trying to inspire local IMCs
> > around the world to do features next weekend (October 4-6) about local
> > anti-povery efforts, or about anything relating to the struggle against
> > poverty, especially where it converges with independent media.  Do you
> > think the UC-IMC maybe be able to pull something along those lines together
> > for next weekend?  I'm just thinking about something small, but with IMCs
> > all over the world posting small features, things grow pretty
> > quickly.  I've already had some positive response from India, Argentina and
> > Uruguay about the idea . . . so join in! :)))
> >
> > If you aren't doing features nowadays, could you pass this message along to
> > someone who is?   Be sure to let me know if there's a feature up so I can
> > let everyone at the conference know.
> >
> > Thanks!  I like the idea of multiple IMCs focusing on the same issue at a
> > coordinated time, but each in its own way . . . ,
> >
> > Jay
> >
> >
> >