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

[Glenda Loebell]

Hello Fabian
Are you the same person from Berlin who organised the
Caravan?
If so then you must remember the experiences we had in
Dakar not all neg. but certainly worthwhile
evaluating.

I have again asked questions around who/how will a
budget be drafted and how will people be included in
expressing their requests.
Many  African activists (African Diaspora) are part
time employed and meeting their own travel expenses
are quite hard when  many are supporting immediate
families here.
Many of our African activist here in Europe are not
fully employed or flush with money.
If you have a funding proposal I can also submit it
here in Switzerland  to the same people who gave us
our money the last time. we would need to do it in
time as many doo not give money short notice.

If it is you then you are able to do it in both German
and English.
I  look forward to hearing from you in the near
future.
I will be in SA for the month of Sept. 
Warm regards
Glenda




--- fabian <fab at in-no.org> wrote:

> 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
> 
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