[IMC-US-tech] Re: [IMC-US] Re: Acorn Active Media Worker Collective Offer: (Sascha Meinrath)

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Regarding this:

>>4.  Has there been a nation-wide call-out to get diversified tech
>support?  I would rather see a diversification of support for the
>project than for us to be as urbana-champaign centric.  If the outreach
>hasn't been done, let's do it.  If it has and we've turned up nil, let's
>clarify the mission of ACORN and if appropriate go forward.<<

>There's been several rounds of invitations to join the IMC-US project
including invites on Global Indymedia e-mail lists and individual e-mails
sent to each IMC.  It can also never hurt to have another round of
invitations.<

Were there features about the proposed US-IMC put up on some or any of the 
national IMC sites?
I ask 'cuz it seems to me that would be a good way to reach folks who aren't 
already hooked-up w/us and whose email addresses may not be in our files.


d.o.

>From: Sascha Meinrath <sascha at ucimc.org>
>To: Garth Liebhaber <garthliebhaber at care2.com>
>CC: imc-us at ucimc.org, <imc-us-tech at ucimc.org>
>Subject: Re: [IMC-US] Re: Acorn Active Media Worker Collective Offer: 
>(Sascha Meinrath)
>Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 18:42:39 -0600 (CST)
>
>Hi All,
>
>I definitely agree that this discussion is useful -- however it turns out,
>I'm certain that the end result will be good for the IMC-US.  Below are
>answers to Garth's questions.
>
> > 3.  I would like to know ACORN's mission statement.  I would even go so
> > far as to block the ACORN proposal until we know so.  If that has been
> > laid out already in this discussion; I did not see it in my reading.  I
> > also think we should keep the discussion for ACORN on this list; Sascha
> > has been acting as liason for the group and it would serve us well to
> > not have more mix-ups and unnecesarily repeated questitons, etc.
>
>Here's Acorn Active Media's draft mission statement:
>
>"Acorn Active Media engages in software, website, and technical
>development in support of the global justice movement. AAM is an
>employee-owned collective whose members are themselves activists;  the
>projects we work on are chosen based on members' interest in working on
>them. Our commitment to our clients goes beyond typical business ethics --
>we are personally committed to the work that employs us."
>
>Here's the legalese from Acorn's bylaws:
>
>Article II Purpose
>
>This corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational
>purposes, including for such purposes the making of distributions to
>organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3)
>of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future
>tax code.
>
>The purpose(s) of this organization shall be:
>
>Section 1. Media Production: to foster the creation of websites, software,
>and other technical projects.
>
>Section 2. Education: to promote individual and community empowerment
>through technical training.
>
> > 4.  Has there been a nation-wide call-out to get diversified tech
> > support?  I would rather see a diversification of support for the
> > project than for us to be as urbana-champaign centric.  If the outreach
> > hasn't been done, let's do it.  If it has and we've turned up nil, let's
> > clarify the mission of ACORN and if appropriate go forward.
>
>There's been several rounds of invitations to join the IMC-US project
>including invites on Global Indymedia e-mail lists and individual e-mails
>sent to each IMC.  It can also never hurt to have another round of
>invitations.
>
> > 5.  IMC is not CNN.  It is a non-corporate, non-authoritarian project.
> > It has limitations compared to CNN, yes, and by default will never match
> > certain aspects.  But there are also many IMC attributes that CNN will
> > never match.  Right now it is important we keep IMC, and not try
> > creating another CNN.
>
>I couldn't agree more.
>
>--Sascha
>
> > i share sascha and max's frustration with this new concern; i also would
> > like to know if the people concerned are blocking this proposal or not,
> > and if they are, i would like them to come up with a viable alternative,
> > but it seems to me that further discussion of this is yet another stall 
>in
> > this project, and in my opinion, there have been enough of those.
> >
> >
> >
> > It's 2004 - time to gear up for November's Presidential election. Which 
>candidate do you support? http://www.care2.com/go/z/election04
> >
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