[Imc-africa] Conference Call on Friday 29th September 2006.

[Peter van Heusden]

Thanks for this Jay. I've read through the transcripts. A couple of
clarifications:

Firstly, there are people in Jo'burg affiliated with IMC South Africa
who have experience running a low power radio station. This is from the
project  that Erez Gudes and others helped with. It would be good to get
some of them to Nairobi if a low power project is planned (licensed or
unlicensed). Unfortunately, as far as I know, they're all men. Nicolas
(nicolas at red.org.za) knows more.

Secondly, is the 'company' Sphinx was talking about that Fabian approach
Stiftung Umverteilen? We need to get a funding proposal in to them ASAP.

Peter

Jay wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
> At 10/2/2006, Peter van Heusden wrote:
>   
>> Hey Sphinx
>>
>> I'm confused... a Conference Call on the WSF-IMC on a US shared-call
>> line?? Why??? As I see it from this list, most of the interested in a
>> Nairobi IMC is from Africa and Europe...
>>
>> Anyway, so what happened? Who participated? Is there a transcript / MP3
>> of the call available somewhere?
>>
>> Peter
>> IMC-South Africa
>>     
>
> The conference call was a follow-up to the call a few weeks ago, before any 
> organizing for the Nairobi/WSF IMC happened, between members of the 
> Prometheus Radio Project (http://www.prometheusradio.org), an organization 
> that builds low-power radio stations mainly in the United States, but with 
> some experience worldwide (recently in Tanzania), Chris form Antioch 
> College who has connections with Maseno University in Kenya, Sphinx and 
> yours truly.
>
> Before the first call, an idea was brewing for Prometheus to help build a 
> station in conjunction with Maseno and connect it with some independent 
> media organizing at the WSF.  During the first call we came up with the 
> notion that there could/should be a convergence-based IMC at the WSF, as 
> long as there was support for the idea from Indymedia organizers in Kenya 
> and throughout Africa, and that Prometheus would support the project by 
> working, most likely with Maseno, to build a low-power radio station there 
> that could be used throughout the WSF, and then move to Maseno 
> University.  The first call resulted in this e-mail I sent to the 
> imc-africa list a few days afterward: 
> http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-africa/2006-August/0814-kb.html.
>
> A lot of great organizing in Kenya and on the imc-africa list has happened 
> since the first conference call!  Prometheus organizers aren't on the 
> imc-africa list (well, weren't -- a couple are going to join), so, this 
> call was a follow-up to make sure Prometheus knew what has been going 
> on.  Plus, for Prometheus to dedicate money, time and techincal expertise 
> they need to know the radio station they help build will have a life after 
> the WSF, so they also wanted to check in with any progress that has been 
> made involving Maseno.   So, this call was an update from the one that 
> happened before, meant to keep Prometheus in the loop, and certaiinly not 
> any substitute for organizing that's being done on the imc-africa list and 
> in Nairobi.
>
> I know Sphinx tried to find a way to connect John in Nairobi and a couple 
> others on the call.  I joined the call late and left early so I don't know 
> if that was able to happen.  I think Chris already sent notes from the call 
> -- I'll try to dig them out of my e-mail and forward them along.
>
> I don't know if Hannah, Petri and Siyade from Prometheus have joined this 
> list yet, but if so, hi.  They're fantastic organizers and really nice 
> people as well!
> Jay
>
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