[Imc-africa] Fwd: Kenya/WSF Conference Call Notes

[Glenda Loebell]

WE HERE IS SWIITZERLAND ALSO HAVE EQUIPMENT
GETTING IT TO KENYA IS NO ISSUE AT ALL-CHEMA IS A PART
OF THIS NETWORK
THERE ARE VERY SECURE GROUPS OF WOMEN/CHILDREN
PROJECTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN ACCESSING
TRAINING FOR HOW TO USE A COMPUTER/RADIO IN THEIR
EVERYDAY LIVES AND WITH TRANSFER POSSIBILITIES TO
RURAL AREAS
PLEASE INDICATE EXACTLY WHEN THE NEXT CHAT WILL BE AS
WE NEED TO PLAN TO BE A PART OF IT

GLENDA

--- Jay <idiot at jaysand.com> wrote:

> Hi imc-africa,
> 
> Here are notes from the conference call between
> members of the Prometheus 
> Radio Project, Chris from Antioch, Sphinx and,
> briefly, yours truly.
> 
> Jay
> 
> >Conference Call 9/29/06
> >Re: convergence LPFM radio station at WSF Nairobi
> in January 07
> >People present:  Sphinx, Petri, Hannah, Siyade,
> Jay, Chris
> >
> >—Chris: Are these conference calls free for people
> in Africa? If not
> >is it possible to explore options for conferencing
> that they could
> >afford?
> >—Sphinx:  Possibly Skype [at end of call, Siyade
> said she will research this].
> >—Hannah:  So this call is for brainstorming, with
> attention to
> >logistics and funding.
> >—Chris:  Has emailed Judith about her wanting to
> contribute any
> >information to this call and was not able to check
> email before this
> >call to see if she sent us anything. My sense is
> that she has not been
> >able to get any agreement from the administration. 
> Also another
> >Maseno Communications professor Charles Juma has
> joined the IMC Africa
> >list and wants to become involved.
> >—Siyade: Someone from Prometheus should subscribe
> to the imc-africa
> >list. [Sphinx will put all Prometheus people on the
> list (Hannah,
> >Siyade, Petri)].
> >—Hannah: Could Sphinx give us an update on what's
> been discussed on
> >the imc-africa list?
> >—Sphinx:  Jon from indymedia Kenya will coordinate
> for the convergence
> >radio station.  He has a meeting with Grace and
> Oloo. Jon is trying to
> >see if WSF can provide space for the station within
> its main area.
> >Additionally, he has identified a guest house not
> far away that could
> >be used to house people and for some work.  Someone
> else is working on
> >fundraising for tickets.
> >Jay:  Recommends working on securing both spaces
> since the WSF may not
> >make final decisions on allocation of space for
> awhile yet and there
> >needs to be some space secured.
> >—Sphinx:  CT Butler (from Food Not Bombs), who is
> involved with
> >consensus training, is interested in doing training
> at the WSF.
> >—Hannah:  Has there been a discussion on the
> imc-africa list about the
> >kinds of workshops planned or desired?  Prometheus
> needs to receive
> >this information as it develops.  Also if there is
> any information
> >about the logistics of the proposed guest house
> please forward to
> >Prometheus.
> >—Chris:  Has anyone reported on the legal
> requirements for LPFM
> >transmission in Kenya?
> >—Sphinx:  I asked Judith and Charles to research
> this information but
> >they have not gotten back to me yet.  Also two
> other people have been
> >asked.  Another person has volunteered to be a
> Swahili translator and
> >he too was asked to help with this.
> >—Hannah:  AMARC global may have some of those
> documents.
> >—Petri:  I will try to get that information up on
> the computer now.
> >Ordinarily we'd have support from AMARC Africa but
> it (AMARC Africa)
> >recently closed.  Petri will be at the upcoming
> AMARC conference in
> >Jordan and will try to establish contacts with
> folks currently working
> >in Africa.
> >—Sphinx and others:  Brief discussion of the kinds
> of quarrels and
> >issues that have come up to cause splintering and
> loss of cohesion at
> >AMARC Africa.
> >—Sphinx:  A few people have written to the
> imc-africa list stating
> >that they want to come to Nairobi and need
> transportation support.
> >—Jay:  Also there's been enthusiasm expressed that
> there would be LPFM
> >radio at the WSF Nairobi..
> >—Sphinx:  A woman in Germany (Daphne?) offered to
> gather equipment to
> >donate to the event in Nairobi.
> >—Hannah:  She should get in touch with Prometheus
> ASAP about equipment.
> >—Jay:  The parts list provided by Prometheus was
> great.  And we still
> >are in budget (about $5000). We haven't started
> fundraising for that
> >yet as we're waiting for some numbers from Jon in
> Kenya.
> >—Hannah:  What's happening with conversations
> between Petri and Chris
> >vis a vis Antioch?
> >—Chris The new president at Antioch College, was
> the head
> >of the Ford Foundation in Cairo before coming to
> Antioch. Petri and
> >Chris are trying to set up a conversation with him
> that would lay the
> >groundwork for a future project but more
> specifically in the short
> >term support travel expenses for WSF Nairobi.
> >—Petri:  Prometheus gets numerous requests for
> international work.
> >Petri has spoken with some people at the Ford
> Foundation about
> >possible funding for a future project that would
> involve students,
> >possibly from Antioch, that would work with
> Prometheus on such projects.
> >—Sphinx: The equipment list that Petri sent is
> great.  There was some
> >discussion on the imc-africa list and questions
> about specifically
> >what kinds of equipment are needed from local
> vendors.
> >—Petri:  Mainly hardware type items--like plumbing
> pipe and wood, rope
> >and wire to put up the antenna, some audio gear
> like a CD
> >player...because it's good for people to become
> familiar with things
> >that can be obtained locally rather than it seeming
> like everything is
> >coming from elsewhere.
> >—Sphinx:  There's been discussion about making the
> radio station ready
> >to broadcast at the beginning of the conference, so
> starting work on
> >it at least a week before the conference begins. 
> Sphinx would try to
> >get to Nairobi about 1 month before the conference
> opens.
> >—Petri:  It certainly makes sense.  We have some
> commitments at
> >Prometheus just before the WSF Nairobi, and so that
> work will affect
> >who would be going and when.  Maybe 2 people from
> Prometheus would go,
> >one for pre-work and another later.
> >—Hannah:  The limitations of the staff at
> Prometheus are real. We
> >might want to think about others who could be
> helpful, such as Erez
> >Gudes who has worked in Africa before.
> >—Sphinx:  We'd like to start with the radio station
> on January 13. On
> >the issue of location, we want to get Maseno on
> board.  And we need to
> >figure out what to do if Maseno doesn't come on
> board.
> >—Chris:  When I was in Kisumu I was in contact with
> some other groups
> >who were connected to  Fransciscans who has been
> involved with
> >community radio in the past. Their current work
> (with micro-financing,
> >HIV education) seems impressive. I would contact
> them if it turned out
> >that Maseno could not get involved.  However, I
> would want to be
> >certain about Maseno's plans before contacting
> these other folks.
> >—Sphinx:  What was the situation like for Petri at
> the WSF in Caracas?
> >—Petri:  There were already existing community
> radio stations in
> >Caracas so what I did was training rather than
> event radio.  One thing
> >to consider is whether to purchase a transmitter
> there or bring it.
> >It would require that someone be there 2-4 days
> before putting up the
> >transmitter, to navigate markets, purchase items.
> There 
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