[Imc-africa] 2 -Future of kenya.indymedia.org : as a radio network with an IMC ?

Thu Feb 1 13:07:44 PST 2007

hi 
in response to last post:

I was one of those outside the whirlwind during the WSF, ive added a lot of stories and added comments to the imc-kenya site during that time and since. id give a go at colloborating to clean if that assistance is required from imc-kenya people on the ground.
what exactly was or is possible from there: emails able to send out but computers not able to access imc-kenya.? 

if this is the case id suggest its left up and imc-kenya material, that hopefully will come and keep coming now that strong links have been made after the WSF, be emailed to outside links who upload it for those on the ground untill the tek situation improves. This is exactly the process i was working on during the wsf, taking mails and uploading the news under ((i)) Africa.

i also believe that a momentum of sorts has been created by the imc-radio team /imc-africa /imc-kenya /prometheus radio heads going and doing what they did in naoirobi. having a site up would help for building the network and possbiley serve as an incentive to sort tek problems.

if there is audio recorders and other radio things there, then perhaps audio stories could be done, emailed or posted to the outside imc-kenya team, then those stories uploaded to site with the audio links. but this also might mean that the imc-kenya might become more a reference for a more radio type site/ collective. these could also be sent around the local / african / amarc simbani stations under "imc-kenya" collective work. My understanding is that radio is the tool of communication out there, why not take the IMC story down a new avenue and work with that. Makes sense seeing as it was the radio heads that were supporting for the wsf. id be really on for pursing this as that is what we tried to establish as part of the listening nodes and radio support here from barcelona. And im hoping that soon, we might be using the radio tool/network in far more creative ways than as present. 
It was also mentioned that mobile phones are taking off there. I know they are probably a bit behind here, but in no time the phones will be able to pick up terrestrial radio and maybe net radio too. if that was the case then the imc-kenya as a radio network with the site as a support tool, then that might have huge potential...?

anyway, they are just a few thoughts

happy imbolc to all (celtic spring - febuary 1- a new dawn.......)

dunk

Global Listening  Nodes
https://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/WorldSocialForum2007#Global_Listening_Nodes

"It is hoped that this experiment will create a new space for global civil society to work in and out of from, both during the WSF and beyond."

Indymedia radio support for WSF 2007 from Kenya
http://www.indymedia.org/en/2007/01/878667.shtml

http://kenya.indymedia.org/

Fun Peace <fuspey at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: 

Danielle Chynoweth <arthousefarm at gmail.com> wrote: Josh and I were working with John B and Kipp from Nairobi on the
website.  My current understanding is this:

- Kenya.indymedia.org is on ahmisa, is using an old version of
sf-active, and generally is flaky and sucks.

- John B, Douglas, and others from Kenya IMC would like to post things
now and again to the website, they would also like listserv
functionality.

- Josh's friend (IMC techie - can't remember his name) has set up a
new version of the Kenya IMC site using Mirror (sp?) on an indymedia
server.

- When I left Kenya Kipp was trying to get with Josh to learn how to
use the site.  My hope is that they did some training today which is
the day they return from Maseno University.

- I promised to make sure documentation got in  the hands of John B to
maintain the site.  I plan to discuss with Josh when he returns to the
states.

- In the meantime, I think the kenya.indymedia.org site should remain
- perhaps several of us should kill spam.  I know some folks offered,
but in the whirlwind of technical problems I have lost track of who
you are.  If you want to help, send me an e-mail and I will get you
admin access.  This access will be temporary - until the site is
decommissioned.

regards,

- Danielle

On 2/1/07, Peter van Heusden 
 wrote:
> kenya.indymedia.org currently lives on ahimsa, a server which will not
> be doing Indymedia work for much longer. Experience during the WSF
> suggests that Internet access from Kenya is very hard, and it is
> unlikely that IMC Kenya has the ability to maintain this site on a
> regular basis. Already the newswire is attracting spam.
>
> Could this  site be frozen (i.e. no posting to newswire) and migrated to
> another server, such as stray.indymedia.org?
>
> Peter
>
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