[New-imc] SWAZILAND

[Jay]

Hi Daniel,

My name is Jay and I'm involved with the Philadelphia Independent Media 
Center, as well as the new-imc working group, the group that helps aspiring 
IMCs like yourselves through the process of joining the Indymedia 
network.  I'm really excited to hear that you're interested in forming an 
Independent Media Center!  I just wanted to let you know that the new-imc 
working group received your information, and that one of us will write back 
quite soon with some questions and some pointers of how to move ahead.

Looking forward to having a Swaziland IMC join the network,

Jay

At 9/7/2002, you wrote:
>Submitted by: Daniel Brett <swazis at union.org.za> on Saturday, September 
>7th, 2002 @ 5:17:37 am (-0700)
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>city:
>Mbabane
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>Swaziland
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>contact_name:
>Daniel Brett
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>contact_email:
>swazis at union.org.za
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>tech_name:
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>supporting_groups:
>Swaziland Solidarity Campaign
>Simunye news service
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>regional_focus:
>yes
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>critical_dates:
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>resources:
>We are unfamiliar with the technology behind Indymedia, but we are eager 
>to learn.
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>outreach:
>We are in contact with CANGO (Swaziland\'s NGO organisation), Swaziland 
>Youth Congress (SWAYOCO), People\'s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), 
>Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions (SFTU), Media Institute of Southern 
>Africa - Swaziland branch.
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>introductory_statement:
>The UK-based Swaziland Solidarity Campaign already runs the Simunye news 
>service (http://www.simunye.org.uk/), but we feel that Swazi civil society 
>should have full participation in their own media service without having 
>to go through a third party. As all opposition newspapers have been closed 
>down by the Swazi government and political parties have been banned, a 
>Swazi IMC would be a vital link between the Swazi nation and the 
>international community. Indymedia would be offering a wholly Swazi-owned 
>independent news service, thus empowering a nation that currently has no voice.
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