[Imc-uk-process] Fwd: [Imc-communication] Re: [imc-finance] Ars Electronica Application / A global imc collective entity

[Tony]

>Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:12:53 -0800
>From: Petros Evdokas <petros at cyprus-org.net>
>To: imc-finance at lists.indymedia.org,
>    imc-communication <imc-communication at lists.indymedia.org>
>Subject: [Imc-communication] Re: [imc-finance] Ars Electronica Application /
>  A global imc collective entity
>
>
>
>Friends,
>
>In relation to problems which appear to be "only financial", such as 
>this (with many thanks to Evan and Clara for posting it):
>http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-finance/2004-March/002114.html
>
>The explorations which were wisely put forth by Brian 
><ski at indymedia.org> , here,
>http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-finance/2004-March/002118.html
>
>have applications far wider than just the global imc-finances work group.
>
>It's all related to that terrible problem which we keep starting to 
>look at and then keep abandoning. There's always "some deadline", 
>"some crisis", which does not allow us to invest time and effort to 
>deal with the deeper situation:
>
>* the need to create some kind of imc network- wide decision making 
>process, or at least some network- wide collective entity for 
>dialogues and for the work of liaisons on the many and varied 
>problems we face as a global network of radical political activists 
>and free media activists.
>
>We formed (re-oriented) the imc-communication list for that purpose, 
>and it still has not led to formation of that collective entity.
>
>In order for that to happen, we need the *active* participation of 
>individuals who have leadership roles among us (even if those roles 
>are not aknowledged or formalized), and also some sort of allegiance 
>by the technically oriented people among us, who actually hold all 
>the imc power and process in their hands. If we want to evolve, 
>whatever imc power and authority (yes, it does exist among us) which 
>is now vested within certain quarters, needs to be opened up to a 
>more democratic process.
>
>Petros
>cyprus imc liaison
>http://petros-evdokas.cyprus-org.net/
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