[Imc-arizona] need $$ help for IMC-AFRICA at World Social Forum

[Steev Hise]

hi jay,
  I have very mixed feelings about the Social Forum model, especially 
after going to my first one last weekend, the Border Social Forum.

I think Indymedia should only be heavily involved (in terms of time 
and/or finances) if it is actively engaged in (constructively) 
critiquing the social forums. I see them as fundamentally instruments 
of liberal NGOs now, tho they may be rescueable.  Therefore indymedia 
MUST have a more critical and nuanced view of them than previous 
coverage.

Also if there will be an Alternative Social Forum in Nairobi similiar 
to the one in Caracas, I would urge very strongly that imcistas get 
involved with that and that more coverage is done of it.

Regardless, personally I have way too many things going on in this 
hemisphere, especially in january, to go to the WSF or to do 
fundraising or other activity around it.

my 2 cents,

steev


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