[Imc-alternatives] sharing

[lancaster-imc at riseup.net]

Sounds plausible. Go for it! Michaelv

> I wonder if it'd be useful to get a small group of people to write up a
> short manifesto calling on activists and activist organizations to Share
> as much information as possible?
>
> I'm thinking a brief 1-3 page manifesto, and then collecting lots of
> signatures, comments, and organizational endorsements.
>
> The focus could either narrowly target groups with websites (and
> particularly groups with networking websites), or it could be more broad
> and try encourage sharing everywhere.
>
> Framing terms - radical democracy, openess, sharing, transparency.
>
> A Couple Goals
> 1) Growing the Movement vs Growing your niche  (solution: growing the
> movements grows your organization)
> 2) Unleashing the Creativity and Power of Millions of (part-time)
> activists
> 3) Increasing the Skills Level
>
> What Should be Open
> -all your publications  (books, videos, leaflets, images, etc)
> -all your programming code that you produce (or hired consultants to
> produce)
> -internal organizational documents that would be of use (ex. fundraising
> letter, strategic plan, budget)
>
> This fits with the IMC vision as IMC sites are already sharing.  And it
> fits with our goal of including networking in a future imc-alternatives
> site.  As more and more activist networking sites appear, we need to
> mobilize thousands of grassroots activists to take a strong stance in
> favor of sharing data - otherwise organizations won't make it a
> priority.  In the ideal future, organizations will prioritize sharing
> and integrate it into their websites from day one.
>
>
> Is this a good idea?  If it is, I could start an off-the-list group of
> people who'd work on it.
>
> Aaron
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