[imc-atlanta-ed] [IMC-US] Atlanta: People's Media Center already in the works

Wed Apr 18 06:21:38 UTC 2007

that's a mighty long cc: list up above.  Are all of the atlanta imc people
on one list, perchance?

The Poor News folks should be pretty easy to contact- they are based here
in the SF Bay Area.  If contacting them thru the email address on the
website doesn't work, I can round up a couple of email addresses.

I have found that they seem to... overlook... Indymedia in terms of
publicizing events, getting out the word about what they do, etc.  And
they've got some folks who have very strong personalities.  In other
words, they might be a bit hard to work with.  Or not.  (My partner just
told me that he recently heard Tiny talking on the radio about how they
had gone broke years ago and written a book and etc, but really, it's a
question of priorities-- cuz they do still exist and do stuff, and what
they see as effective- probably if they see Indymedia as having resources
to contribute, we'd be welcomed in some way or other...)

USSF is not on my personal/political radar. I don't know what I'm doing
after I get over this laryngitis and I have a fear of committing to things
that are going to cost a lot of money.

-Mahtin

On Tue, April 17, 2007 9:47 pm, roblock at riseup.net wrote:
>

> I found a couple of articles about the PNN's plan for a Peoples Media
> Center and The Peoples Press Room. It looks like a great project:
>
>
> Another world (of media production) is possible (2 diff stories with the
> same title): http://www.poormagazine.org/index.cfm?L1=news&story=1736&pg=1
> http://www.poormagazine.org/index.cfm?L1=news&category=71&story=1742
>
>
> There is a part of me that want to make sure we have our shit together
> before we go to other people asking for/ offering help. We have very little
> idea how many IMCers will be attending the USSF, If we will need or be
> able to provide facilities to produce media, if we need or will be able to
> provide money.
>
> Its been my expierience that many progressive groups in the south,
> particularly POC lead, are territorial, and I would like to make a good
> impression on them especially in terms of knowing what we need and can
> offer. At this moment I dont know if anyone other than 3 of us from the
> Houston IMC collective that are going from the IMC network.
>
>
> These things said, I am probably blowing my concerns out of proportion.
> It
> would be really helpful to know if PNN and the Peoples Media center have
> secured a space, if they need help staffing (and if there would even be
> room for more people to work out of there), and if they would be
> intrested in collaborating.
>
> If they are open to collaborating and we would not a drain on their
> resources, I think this would be less stressful than starting from scratch
>  as well as a great chance to meet some new media activists, and
> concretly help out the USSF and spread the word about IMC at the same
> time.
>
> QUESTIONS:
> Is there anyone in Atlanta (or elsewhere) who has contacts with PNN?
> Is there anyone on the US List who would be intrested in making contact
> with PNN and/or being a liason? Who on this list is planning on attending
> the Social Forum?
>
>
>
> On Tue, April 17, 2007 11:52 pm, Echograph wrote:
>
>> Given that we are getting a late start in setting up a IMC center,
>> Maybe it would be better if Indymedia team up with these folks rather
>> duplicate their efforts.
>>
>> On Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at 01:21  PM, Amy L. Dalton wrote:
>>
>
>>> Second: recently I have learned that there is already a People’s
>>> Media
>>> Center being set up in conjunction with the US Social forum. My
>>> understanding is that it is being coordinated by Poor
>>> Magazine/PoorNewsNetwork (PNN), and that it will involve both a
>>> workspace to empower grassroots reporting and a coordinated training
>>> mechanism. I am seeking more details but that is what I know.
>>>
>>> In some ways, this answers John's recent note:
>>>
>>>
>>>> i wonder if it would make more sense to just ask the forum
>>>> organizers for some space in the official forum to set up a
>>>> particpatory journalism kiosk with...in my experience setting up
>>>> convergences getting the internet hookup in time is often the most
>>>> annoyingly time-sensitive and failure-prone showstopper...
>>>
>>> Perhaps since this very mammoth task is already being undertaken, it
>>> can allow for indymedia folks to focus on getting coordinated coverage
>>>  flowing over the indymedia wires, and supporting the training needs
>>> that the PMC folks have identified.
>>>
>>> Amy
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