[Imc-africa] introductions & update from UC-IMC

[Jay]

Hi Danielle, Jason and imc-africa,

This is Jay from the Philly IMC.  Danielle, we know each other, but 
Jason, I don't know if we've met.  In any case, hi hi hi!

I'm so glad to hear you two are going to be at the WSF!  I'm sorry I 
can't join you, but, as I'm sure you've seen through being on this 
list for just a little while, there will be tremendous things 
happening at the IMC in Nairobi and some wonderful organizers coming 
from Kenya and around the world.

As for how you can provide support, in the short run funding is 
clearly key..  I know this is more of an imc-finance list matter than 
an imc-africa list matter, but Jason, if you and Prometheus are able 
to connect to exchange bank account numbers and whatnot to enable a 
money transfer, the faster we're able to get the money allotted by 
imc-finance to us for radio equipment into the Prometheus account the 
better.  I don't know if you're waiting for some kind of more 
official statement from imc-finance working group before making that 
move.  If you are, let me know and I'll do my absolute best to pester 
enough people to make that happen.

Happy holidays all, whatever you celebrate, and if you don't 
celebrate anything, happy non-celebration to you!
Jay


At 12/15/2006, you wrote:
>Hello!
>
>My name is Danielle Chynoweth, active with the UC-IMC since 2001 and IMC's
>since 1999.
>
>Jason Turner is the new UC-IMC Treasurer (and therefore the Treasurer for
>the Global IMC fund).
>
>Jason and I are excited to meet up with you all in Narobi and provide
>support where we can.
>
>A few notes about our skills so we can plug in: I have been producing and
>teaching radio production to youth and adults for 12 years and helped
>build WRFU with Prometheus last year. I learned formal consensus from CT
>Butler ten years ago.  The UC-IMC has used these techniques with great
>success - glad to see that CT will be there.   I plan to produce some
>radio pieces about the WSF for radio.indymedia.org and Free Speech Radio
>News.  I would be happy to work with visitors to the IMC to train them in
>radio production and work on these pieces.
>
>Jason has run the finances for various activist groups for 5 years.  He is
>new to IMC, but not new to Independent Media - he is part of a Chicago
>distro collective of books and zines about African and African-American
>history and politics.
>
>I will repeat on this list the things I have been discussing with Sphinx
>and Andy Gunn:
>
>The UC-IMC is committed to raising $1000 towards the project and finding
>2-4 computers to leave in Kenya.  So that donors can get tax exemption, we
>are collecting and disbursing funds through the UC-IMC.
>
>This group can be the decision making body of where the money goes.  We
>have had some discussion here that the money would fund Sphinx's ticket
>since that appears to be a high priority.  We are in a position to front
>the money to buy the ticket right away and pay the fund back with
>fundraising in progress.  We have a large fundraising event scheduled
>later this month.
>
>Jason and I will be arriving Sunday, January 14 and 9:20 pm and leaving
>Friday, January 26 at 11:20 pm.
>
>Our tickets were relatively cheap - $1140 round trip from British Airways
>from Chicago to Narobi through London - so try British Airways when you
>are searching for tickets.  I found this price by calling them - it was
>much higher on the web.
>
>We have applied to the WSF, but not received confirmation or media
>credentials - is there something I should do?
>
>Warms regards to everyone on the list.  Thank you for all the work you do.
>
>in solidarity,
>
>Danielle
>
>
>
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