[New-imc] Online form: Proposed new IMC! (IMC London)

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Submitted by: Ana A <penasana at yahoo.es> on Saturday, October 5th, 2002 @ 3:50:26 pm (-0700)

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imc_name:
IMC London

city:
London

state:


country:
UK

contact_name:
Ana A

contact_email:
penasana at yahoo.es

contact_phone:
n/a

tech_name:
Andi E

tech_email:
andi at syndicate.org.uk

tech_phone:
0044-(0)7770-265-196

supporting_groups:
See field: \"What kind of outreach have you done to bring together a diverse group of people?\"

regional_focus:
yes

critical_dates:
n/a

resources:
Regarding server space and bandwidth, Indymedia London already has secured space on a server and bandwidth and is thinking about using MIR code.

Regarding organisational skills: Many members of Indymedia London have been with Indymedia UK ever since it started in May 2000. The maintenance of the newswire of Indymedia UK and the various feature middle columns on Indymedia UK is mostly done by members of Indymedia London who also have trained new volunteers to do this. Being with Indymedia UK since it started up, members of Indymedia London have successfully encouraged a variety of local and UK-wide collectives to participate in Indymedia UK, as well as assisting Imc-Ireland and Imc-Wales to start up. Furthermore, the call for a UK-wide network meeting for collectives and individuals interested in participating in Indymedia UK or in setting up an IMC came from members of Indymedia London. That UK-wide network meeting took place in Manchester on September 14/15th.

outreach:
Indymedia London emphasises on collective spirit and decision making process. At the moment, Indymedia London consists of activists who have been with Indymedia UK ever since it started, and several action groups in the London borough of Hackney who autonomously run their subsection within the UK site, see http://uk.indymedia.org/index.php3?resist=hackney. Indymedia London is in regular contact with London Reclaim the Streets, the Wombles, Rising Tide, the No Borders Network, Critical Mass, the Social Centre Network, Rhythms of Resistance, and Genetics. Indymedia London is actively involved and holds meetings in the London Activist Resource Centre in Whitechapel, and collaborates with ComTech in Brixton, see http://www.communitytechnology.org.uk/ . Some members of Indymedia London are setting up a Public Access Internet Point in a squatted social centre. Indymedia London cooperates with the Nationial Union for Journalists (NUJ), see http://media.gn.apc.org/nuj.html , and sev!
 eral of its members have opted to obtain a NUJ Press Card. No member of Indymedia London is a member of any political party.

introductory_statement:
What is Indymedia London?

Indymedia London is growing out of the decentralisation of Indymedia UK. Indymedia London will continue to participate actively in Indymedia UK together with other groupss and regional collectives in the UK.

Indymedia London is a platform for all who want to publish their news from \'the street\', for local London issues, and to discuss subjects wich are not, or only rarely being published in the corperate media. Indymedia London is committed to the Open publishing system but has an Editorial policy which stipulates reasons for postings to be hidden.

Indymedia London invites reports and debate about independent media, action collectives, netactivsm, the enviroment, basis-democracy, freedom of speech, and welcomes all collectives or individuals working towards social Justice. Indymedia London invites all who are concerned about the globalisation of the neo-liberal new world order, and want a better world people who live on this planet.

Indymedia London is an open community and reflects in the variety of backgrounds of its members the multicultural and nomadic reality of life in London. Members of Indymedia London do not necessarily live in London all the time. Working within Indymedia London is based on commitment and trust. Issues are discussed in open mailing lists, and decisions are made in face-to-face meetings on a consensus basis.

Indymedia London holds public general meetings which are announced in the calendar, and private working meetings of subgroups. Subgroups run publicly archived email lists and are free to restrict posting to their lists for members only. Indymedia London has a publicly archived general email list (imc-london at lists.indymedia.org). Autonomous collectives working within Indymedia London are free to use private email lists which are archived for its members only.