[Imc-birmingham] 'The Revolution Will Not Be Funded'

[phunkee]

Hey,

At the recent Schnews gathering in Brighton a couple of people stated 
that as a network we don't really explicitly discuss politics.

So here goes - this was discussed recently on irc and also relates to a 
recently established list to discuss "payment for imcs" - You can read 
this list here: http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/payment-discuss
Believe it or not there are a minority of US based imcistas who are 
pushing to legitimise payment for what we all recognise as volunteer 
based work.

Here's a couple of links, including a radio show you can listen to, that 
focus on exposing the 'non-profit industrial complex' and shows how 
corporate money channelled through major foundations have insidiously 
co-opted radical political movements and 'community leaders':

*The Revolution Will Not Be Funded - Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial 
Complex* - http://www.southendpress.org/2006/items/87662

*Against the Grain - A Program about Politics, Society and Ideas *

'Mon 4.30.07| Nonprofit Blues

Progressive nonprofits dominate the left-liberal landscape. Should the 
fact that these groups are accountable to their funders -- often private 
foundations -- give us pause? And why are more and more people on the 
Left using the term "nonprofit industrial complex"? Violence prevention 
educator Paul Kivel and community activist Eric Tang contributed essays 
to The Revolution Will Not Be Funded.'

http://www.againstthegrain.org/audio4.30.07.mp3

phunkee