[Imc-africa] an imc at the WSF in Nairobi, January 2007?

Sat Aug 26 05:26:26 PDT 2006

english beneath

Salut tous,
je suis tres heureuse que les choses sont en movement pour le FSM et je 
pense nous pouvons travailler avec un grande variete des perspectices, 
I voudrais ajouter que  nous avons besoin pour que le FSM Nairobi est 
une grande challange et une grande possibilite. Je suis pas sure si je 
peux venir, mais je vourdrais bien offrir assister avec le fundraising 
en niveau de Indymedia UK et les foundations european. Pour cela il 
faut faire une calculation des coutes, parce example: combien des 
IMCistas african sont interesse a participer, quelle sont les coutes 
pour espace, maison, transport en niveau de Nairobi.
C est important parce que il faut parler avec les foundations et autres 
qui peuvent et veullent nous aider toute suite. La foundation 
Umverteilen, qui nous a aide becoup pour Dakar et le fsm Bamako a nous 
demande de proposer un concept plus tot que la derniere fois, 
concretement apres l ete (du nord), alors toute suite.
amicallement et bien motive
fabian de Sheffield CMI, GB

Hello there,
I am very happy some things are roling and it seems we can draw from a 
variety of perspectives this time which is great...i would like to say 
we also need this because the WSF is gonna be a big challenge and a big 
chance.
I like the plan layed out as it was by Jay and John and it intrigues me 
to come and see how it will work out. Like Jay I am not entirly sure 
that I can make it, However I would like to offer assiastance in 
regards of fundraising among UK Indymedia and european foundations. For 
this we need to make plans more concrete soon and decide some sort of 
budget, including possibly the number of african IMCistas willing to 
come and join the Indysphere in Nairoibi, the cost of housing, 
technics, local transport for the convergence in Nairobi.
Also I may add, I would like to ask how much time we should calculate 
for the convergence...wouldn't it be great to start the meeting a 
little earlier (like a week) in order to get some socializing, training 
done before the WSF actually starts?
Anyway the foundation Umverteilen which did a big job assisting earlier 
meetings in Dakar and Bamako asked us to apply again, but early this 
time (!), possibly  as they said, after the (nothern) summer, which is 
now.

lots of motivation
Fabian from IMC Sheffield, UK

Am 25.08.2006 um 15:32 schrieb Glenda Loebell:

> Hello All
> This makes me feel really optimistic as much of my own
> experience in Africa especially within rural
> communities is the whole technical aspect.
> Access to electricity, alternative generators, solar
> energy etc.
> Computers/radios and the like are not a problem but
> energy is a big question.
> Also the burning issue is rural verses urban/city
> access.
> Another issue is of course continuity  and financial
> maintence when we all leave and how the communities
> will be supported/empowered in finding the money to
> continue the purchase of electricity or current.
>
> Absolutely important is the long term committment to
> sustainability.
> We have to offer train the trainer  of local
> cmmunities.
> Just a few thoughts that emerged from a small
> contribution of experience  we had in Sennegal and
> then in other small pockets of Cameroon.
>
> Keep on tracking.
>
> Glenda-Switzerland
>
>
>
> --- Judith Miguda-Attyang <migudaattyang at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I am very excited about the whole idea of having
>> Maseno University involved in this way. As I
>> indicated
>> to Chris at Antioch am juist waiting for formalities
>> to begin then I can beggin to involve the whole
>> administration
>>
>> Judith
>> --- M Coul <mcoule at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Salut
>>>
>>> Excuse moi d'intervenir en français.
>>> Je pense que c'est une très bonne idée qui nous
>>> permettra de partager les
>>> experiences mais aussi de de faire promotion et de
>>> renforcer IMC Africa.
>>> Nous (Malitchikan www.malitchikan.org ) adherons
>>> pleinement à cette belle
>>> initiative.
>>> MCoul (Membre du futur IMC Mali)
>>>
>>> 2006/8/14, Jay <idiot at jaysand.com>:
>>>>
>>>> SUMMARY:
>>>> There is an idea to put together a
>>> "convergence-based" IMC during the
>>>> upcoming World Social Forum in Nairobi (January
>>> 2007), that would also
>>>> help
>>>> provide training and infrastructure for other
>>> Kenyan and African IMCs in
>>>> the longer-term.  What do you think?
>>>>
>>>> ***
>>>> Hi imc-africa,
>>>>
>>>> Greetings from the U.S.  I know there has been
>>> some chatter on this list
>>>> and elsewhere about the World Social Forum
>> taking
>>> place in Kenya at the
>>>> end
>>>> of January 2007.   Even though I likely won't be
>>> able to get there, I'm
>>>> really excited that the WSF is coming to
>> Naorobi!
>>>>
>>>> I want to let you know about a talk that
>> happened
>>> here in the U.S. a bit
>>>> more than a week ago.  It was a conference call
>>> arranged by the Prometheus
>>>> Radio Project (http://www.prometheusradio.org),
>>> which supports and builds
>>>> low power radio stations in the U.S. and
>>> worldwide.  Prometheus recently
>>>> helped build a radio station in Tanzania and has
>>> been communicating with
>>>> people about building one with students at
>> Maseno
>>> University
>>>> (http://www.maseno.ac.ke/) which is in Western
>>> Kenya, about 400 km from
>>>> Nairobi.
>>>>
>>>> Prometheus is based in Philadelphia (where I
>>> live), and I've been talking
>>>> with the orgainzers for a while about connecting
>>> their Africa organizing
>>>> with imc-africa.  On August 3 Prometheus
>> arranged
>>> a conference call with
>>>> some of their organizers, as well as me, Sphinx
>>> and Chris from Antioch
>>>> College in the U.S. who has connections with the
>>> Communications department
>>>> at Maseno.
>>>>
>>>> We came up with the following idea:
>>>> We would work together, with activists from
>>> imc-africa as well as
>>>> indymedia
>>>> activists around the world, to put together a
>>> functioning
>>>> "convergence-based" IMC that would operate
>> during
>>> the WSF in Kenya.  This
>>>> IMC would include computers with video and audio
>>> capability hooked up to
>>>> the internet, enabling people from around the
>>> world to see
>>>> up-to-the-minute
>>>> coverage of the WSF, as well as a low-power
>> radio
>>> station that would be
>>>> able to broadcast over the air.  The IMC would
>>> provide a living model of
>>>> how an IMC could work in Africa, and it would
>> hold
>>> trainings and
>>>> information sessions there about how to build
>>> indepenedent media
>>>> institutions, especially around Africa.
>>>>
>>>> The IMC would also be a training-ground for
>>> students at Maseno who want to
>>>> be involved in their long-term radio project.
>>> After the WSF ends, the
>>>> equipment bought for it will go both to the
>> Maseno
>>> group and to IMC-Kenya.
>>>>
>>>> Prometheus wouldn't be able to put any funds
>>> toward the project, but would
>>>> be able to give techincal advice and possibly
>> send
>>> an organizer to Kenya
>>>> to
>>>> help set up the radio station and conduct
>>> trainings.  We would raise the
>>>> necessary money (about $5000 to cover the whole
>>> techincal infrastructure,
>>>> including the radio transmitter) through the IMC
>>> network.
>>>>
>>>> So, what do you think?  So far Sphinx has
>> e-mailed
>>> with Oloo from Kenya
>>>> about the idea (he's one of the local organizers
>>> of the WSF), and is going
>>>> to be in touch with John, Grace and others from
>>> IMC-Kenya to find out what
>>>> they think.
>>>>
>>>> Are any of you from imc-africa planning to come
>> to
>>> the WSF?  Do you want
>>>> to
>>>> be involved in making this possible?
>>>> It could be an interesting experiment, a
>> temporary
>>> IMC built together by
>>>> African IMC organizers and visiting
>>> internationals, that could provide a
>>>> small boost to IMC Kenya and IMC organizing
>> around
>>> the continent.
>>>>
>>>> With some hope for things to come,
>>>> Jay
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>> Judith Miguda-Attyang
>> Dept. of Communication and Media Tech.
>> P.o Box 333
>> MAseno, Kenya
>>
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