[Imc-alternatives] new-imc membership criteria

[Jay]

imc-alternatives,

Here is the list of things a new-imc has to 
fulfill to join the network.  I vaguely remember 
there being an amended list that global projects 
would use as opposed to a local 
geographically-based IMC, but I can't find that 
now.  I think it had extra questions and 
multilingual and cross-continental 
participation.  Here's the new-imc form on the 
docs server: http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/NewIMCForm.

Jay

IMC MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
Each IMC and Global Working Group is expected to:
a. Agree in spirit to the NIMC Mission Statement and Principles of Unity,
b. Have a committed membership substantial enough to sustain a functional
IMC,
c. Have open and public meetings (no one group can have exclusionary
"ownership" of an IMC),
d. Work toward developing a local Mission Statement or Statement of Purpose.
Network Mission Statement may be adopted or used on an interim basis,
e. Establish and publish an editorial policy which is developed and
functions through democratic process, and with full transparency,
f. Agree to the use of Open Publishing as described in the NIMC Editorial
Policy [editorial collective comments: "We did agree that the term "Open
Publishing" was one that is still being defined by the Global Network
Collective, and we would wait and see what the results were before rewriting
this criteria],
g. Adopt a decision-making policy that is in alignment with consensus
principles which include open, transparent and egalitarian processes,
h. Have a spokesperson(s) willing and capable of participating in the global
decision-making process and meetings as a rotating liaison/representative,
with a clear understanding of the responsibilities that come with this role,
i. Participate in the key IMC Network Communication Methods that pertain to
the health and vitality of the Network and that contribute to the work of
the IMC. Assure that at least one person from your local IMC participates
at any given time on the IMC-Communications list,
j. (NOT FINALIZED): Have no official affiliation with any political party,
state or candidate for office (comments: but individual producers have
freedom to do whatever they like and local IMCs can "feature" stories about
various political parties and initiatives),
k. IMCs shall in no way engage in commercial for-profit enterprises. [We
could add: The IMCN is committed to the decommercialization of information
and will disassociate from any local IMC that decides to become a for profit
media corporation.]
l. Display a ³local version² of the IMC ³i² logo on your website and
literature.
m. Include the IMC Network current ³Cities List² on your site, preferably on
the front page.

NETWORK MEMBERSHIP
1. Network Membership is open to any group that accepts the above
criteria for membership. In the case of several requests from the same city
or region, we will encourage them to meet and work together.
2. Network Membership in the NIMC will be confirmed by the New IMC
Working Group, which is accountable to IMC-Process and ultimately to the
NIMC decision-making process.

DEFINING OUR TERMS:
For clarity and precision, we need to define our terms more carefully so
there is less room for misunderstanding. Also explains how we as a culture
(the IMC culture) use these terms.
* NIMC = Network of Independent Media Centers
* Open = means that diverse people and groups are welcome to attend and that
no attempt is made to exclude people based on their sex, race, gender,
class, age, ability or religion.
* Official affiliation = still being worked on
* IMC Network Communication Methods = international email lists, IRC
discussions and logs, phone calls and conference calls, and face-to-face
meetings.
* Local version = acknowledges the many variations of the name and the logo
that will occur depending on the language and culture of the local IMC.



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