[imc-alberta] Fwd: Summary Indy/ASF Meeting, Wed., Nov. 24, 2004

[sheryle]

Beautiful minutes, Lynette.
As for a next meeting, I won't be able to attend one until mid December when my exams are over.

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On 11/26/2004 at 11:15 AM ESPA/Lyn X wrote:

>MINUTES Wed., Nov. 24, 2004; 6:10 PM
>
>Indymedia Revival Meeting & Alberta Social Forum Brainstorming
>
>In Attendance: Allan Sheppard, Katie Oppen, Waldemar Belczowski, Sheryle
>Carlson, Robert Wilde, Lynette Bondarchuk
>
>AGENDA TOPICS
>
>1. INDYMEDIA GENERAL - REVIVAL OF EDMONTON/ALBERTA COLLECTIVE
>
>2. ALBERTA SOCIAL FORUM (ASF)
>
>
> 1.  INDYMEDIA:
>
>a) Website:
>
>. General: we now could have access to our previous domain. It looks like
>we
>could use Vancouver (which soon might be BC-IMC) IMC's bandwidth but we'll
>need to come up with funds and human resources to maintain it. Waldemar
>notes that we have been offered assistance rebuilding.
>
>. Issues: questionable content issues and eventual policy: Questionable
>content (racist, homophobic, etc.) needs to be dealt with; Waldemar wants
>to
>avoid censorship in favor of 'flagging and hiding'; Sheryle suggests we use
>UN guidelines to determine said content and our decision, if necessary, to
>prevent such postings; Waldemar notes that Indymedia has already invested
>much time and effort on this topic and we might be well served to further
>review what has been done already; more discussion is needed on this.
>
>Waldemar suggested we hold another Indymedia meeting as soon as we could to
>work through the previously divisive issues such as the censorship
>question,
>to determine procedures/policies re admin, maintenance and cooperation, and
>to hammer out the ASF project.
>
>Positions To Fill
>
>1) Moderators to monitor the various posting lists for objectionable
>content, and to monitor postings to ensure that they were listed in the
>appropriate category.
>
>2) Programmers And Web Geeks to maintain tech needs
>
>3) Membership Services Coordinator/recruiter(s) to respond to problems with
>subscribing, posting, etc.); outreach and membership drives; other general
>networking activities
>
>4) Features policy nominating/seconding postings to feature/
>
>Waldemar mentioned WIKI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page ) where
>anyone can edit postings.
>
>
>NEXT MEETING
>
>Topics To Deal With:
>
>Censorship policy, features criteria, other general content, administration
>and maintenance (participants can (hopefully) attend in person or if that
>doesn't work, remotely via email or phone).
>What is the soonest date that works for the greatest number of people? Is
>the first week of Dec enough notice? Please email back.
>
>
>Still need to discuss:
>General Administration:
>. internal communications strategies (keeping working members abreast of
>what each committee is doing,              resolving conflicts, delegating
>of duties, etc.).
>. increasing participatory involvement with the listserv and website.
>. financing - paying for bandwidth and other administrative needs.
>. other? Please forward your suggestions.
>
>
>2. ASF:
>
>Three Components Suggested:
>. Indymedia Presentation/Workshop
>. Speakers on Indymedia and/or Media Democracy
>. Film Screenings
>
>a) Presentation/Workshop: Indymedia 101; an Open Call for others to
>participate in a Alberta Indymedia Revival; Sheryle suggests components on
>outlining how to 'become the media', media analysis (media literacy 101),
>discussion regarding journalistic integrity, etc.;
>
>b) Speakers on Media Democracy: Waldemar suggests bringing in an expert (or
>more) to present; Lynette discourages us from trying to bring in a speaker
>for this year, as she thinks it is far too late for us to try this without
>creating high stress and no guarantees of success (recommends we take at
>least a year in advance to take on this kind of multidisciplinary
>presentation); Waldemar suggests we might find good (and affordable) local
>speakers, and Allan is willing to put out some feelers for such speakers.
>
>c) Independent Film Screenings: a combination of local and other noteworthy
>productions.
>
>
>Issues identified (by L. ) include logistics of:
>. determining what films would be screened.
>. reserving theatre (or smart classroom) to ensure we have the venue and
>equipment required.
>  Ideally we will have a bottomliner/liason with the ASF to ensure that all
>works smoothly.
>. media/advertising/outreach.
>. person or group to arrange speakers.
>
>Still need to discuss:
>. financing - how do we pay for this production?
>  Sheryle suggested we might approach APIRG; she will look into it.
>. coordinators/bottomliners/committees (for all components).
>. volunteer coordinator/recruiter.
>. travel, accommodation and per diem for coordinators or other participants
>while in Calgary).
>
>
>MEETING ADJOURNED AT APPROX. 8 pm.
>
>
>SUMMARY
>RE Indymedia: please respond re availability for next meeting. We would
>like
>to convene the first week of Dec if possible. That meeting will also deal
>with ASF organizing.
>We also need people willing to make short-term commitments to help produce
>the Indymedia ASF project.
>
>
>
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