[imc-baghdad] current fundraising proposal?

[Andrew Stern]

thanx for the info julia.Å if you could post any relevant info about 
travel from there to baghdad, border etc that would be great.Å i know 
communications are sparse from iraq, but if there is anything others 
should know once you make the journey, if you could try to send it to 
the list that would be great.Å good luck on your journey, be safe and 
i'll see ya there!Å how long will you be there?

cheers,
andrew

>I have just arrived in Amman
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>The process for Journalist accreditation is still going to the 
>intercontinental, getting press accreditation from the Jordanian 
>office there.Å They then give you a pass to cross the border when 
>you need it.Å There are also notices posted for journalists forming 
>convoys for the journey in.
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>Julia
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>æ‚‚‚‚‚Original Message-----
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>æFrom: Sheri Herndon [mailto:sheri at indymedia.org]
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>æSent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 05:31 AM
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>æTo: imc-baghdad at lists.indymedia.org
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>æSubject: [imc-baghdad] current fundraising proposal?
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>æ
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>æhi everyone,
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>æ
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>æi wanted to be able to send a proposal about the project to a few 
>people i know
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>æ®regardless of whether it's an imc) before i leave tomorrow at midnight.Å if
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>æthere's a current proposal for the newspaper (phase 1) and the other requests
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>æfor more media making (phase 2), please send it to me.Å i'll do my best to
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>ægenerate some interest and get some people aware of the project.
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>æ
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>æmuch peace and thanks for the great work to all of you.Å
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>æ
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>ælove
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>æsheri
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>æ
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>æ
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>ææ1ÆÝPrinting update
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>ææ2ÆÝWhere to send
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>ææ3ÆÝSummary for website
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>ææ4ÆÝContraints to publishing
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>ææ5ÆÝPolitics
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>ææ6ÆÝGetting into Iraq
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>ææ
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>ææDear All,
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>ææ
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>ææ1ÆÝWe've run into some snags in getting the paper
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>æælayed out & published. It looks like we'll have it
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>ææprinted and ready for distribution on Thursday or
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>ææSaturday (Sunday at latest).
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>ææ
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>ææ2ÆÝMuch thanks to everyone involved in setting up the
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>ææwebsite. It is appreciated. Thanks also to
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>ææChristopher, Jacquie, Spike & Mike for volunteering to
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>ææpost the paper. I'll send it to all of you, along with
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>ææthe extra articles that didn't make the cut this week.
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>ææInshallah (God willing), we'll post for ourselves
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>ææsoon...
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>ææ
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>ææ3ÆÝPlease write this yourselves - you're welcome to
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>ææuse language from the proposal...
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>ææ
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>ææ4ÆÝOur major problems, so far, and in no particular
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>ææorder, continue to be:
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>ææ
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>ææa. limited electricity (fairly self-explanatory ;-))
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>ææ
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>ææb. limited communications (no phones at all, except in
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>ææsome neighborhoods, and then only w/i those
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>ææneighborhoods - no intra-city phone service)
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>ææ
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>ææc. security concerns limiting movement after dark, and
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>ææeven during the day - especially for women
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>ææ
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>ææd. no money to pay transportation costs for people
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>ææcoming to the hotel to drop off
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>ææstories/edit/type/talk/etc... gas prices have
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>ææskyrocketed, relatively speaking, and cabs are much
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>ææmore then folks can afford - especially if they need
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>ææthem to cover events too...
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>ææ
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>ææe. no office space. the paper itself has no money
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>ææwhatsoever, so no money for renting a place. voices
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>ææwill let them use space when we get a house, but our
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>ææsearch has been unsuccessful so far. part of that
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>ææproblem is that the 2 groups have somewhat different
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>ææneeds/goals. another part is the requirement that
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>ææforeigners pay an entire year's rent ahead of time (or
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>ææat least 6 months at once), and, again, no money to do
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>ææthat. but, inshallah, we'll find something soon...
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>ææ
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>ææf. very limited equipment. we have 2 laptops (mine and
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>æævoices') on which we've installed arabic fonts, so we
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>ææcan type/edit stories in arabic on them. but neither
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>ææhas arabic-windows, so we can't use any publishing
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>ææsoftware to lay-out the arabic text for the newspaper.
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>ææthis is a *MAJOR* hassle. if we could get at least one
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>ææcomputer here w/full arabic-language support, that
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>ææwould be very, very, very helpful!
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>ææ
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>ææ5ÆÝFolks working on this tend to be anti-Saddam,
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>ææanti-Occupation, but we are pro-actively trying to be
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>ææas inclusive of all points-of-view as possible, and
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>ææpresenting ourselves this way too. Most Iraqis I've
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>ææspoken to are a divided on whether or not they want US
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>æætroops to remain, but all are pretty well united on
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>ææfearing total chaos (crime) and the possibility of
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>ææcivil war if the troops just pull out (not that that's
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>æælikely to happen anytime soon, lol). Anyway, the point
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>ææis that I hope folks on this list would be supportive
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>ææof all opinions being expressed through this project,
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>ææregardless of whether we, personally, agree with them.
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>ææI understand that this is the general
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>ææapproach/philosophy to indymedia, but just want to be
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>æævery clear...
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>ææ
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>ææ6ÆÝThe situation has changed since I entered. My
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>ææunderstanding is that currently you have to apply for
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>ææpermission (not a "visa" - those don't exist) through
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>ææthe Iraqi embassy in Amman, Jordan, and that only
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>ææjournalists and NGOs are being allowed in. Most
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>ææjournalists are staying at the Intercontinental or
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>ææHyatt hotels in Amman, and you can probably get info
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>ææon renting a car/joining a convoy at those hotels.
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>ææWe're at the al-Fanar hotel on Abu Nuwas Street (next
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>æædoor to the Palestine), until we find a house. Anyone
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>ææworking on this project is welcome to come live with
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>ææus at $11/night at the Fanar, or whatever we work out
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>ææfor the house (either free or maybe $50/wk if folks
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>ææcan swing it). Regardless, anyone at all is welcome to
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>ææcome visit with us, in either location, at any time
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