[IMC-Boston-Discuss] Ps: the office

[Sofia JarrinT]

I forgot to mention that I'm not too worried about
finding a new place when we're ready to do so. I just
did a quick search on Craig's list and there's lots of
people looking to share office space for $100-150.
Ideally, though, we can find something for free...

cheers,
sofia

--- Sofia JarrinT <sofiajt at yahoo.com> wrote:

> hi dave,
> Thank you so much for the feedback. Yes, I think it
> poses no harm to revisit this.  For example, are the
> 6
> terminals ours or are they Mass Global's? Are we
> assuming we could use them at all times?
> 
> How often do we get calls?
> 
> I think having an office that we're actually using
> would be awesome, please don't get me wrong.  I
> envision it as a place for people to work on pieces,
> do  video and audio editing, where we can hold
> meetings, etc. 
> 
> I just feel that we're working a little bit
> backwards.
>  We're just beginning to do fundraising, and I would
> love to invest some of the money we made last
> Saturday
> on making more money (t-shirts?), on purchasing that
> equipment that working groups have been talking
> about
> getting (for example, a cheap audio gadget for the
> radio group to do interviews), on publishing print
> Indynews.
> 
> We also don't have enough people to take care of the
> office, and although I think you've been amazing at
> doing so (thank you doesn't say enough!), we will be
> better off when we have more people.  I'm all for
> doing more outreach.
> 
> in solidarity,
> sofia
> 
> --- dave smith <davewreckoning at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > I would dispute that having a central location
> where
> > our biz is situated is 
> > not working out it .  I come here to check the
> > office e-mail and to take 
> > adavantage of the resources it offers (internet,
> > printer, regional calling) 
> > to do the work I do for the IMC, also I am, as far
> > as I know the only one 
> > fielding messages left on our voice mail.   So
> yeah,
> > having this resource 
> > here has become pretty important to my
> participation
> > in indymedia.  Beyond 
> > that, we have an awesome resource here IF WE
> ACTUAL
> > START DOING OUTREACH, we 
> > have access to 6 computer terminals here, 5 with
> > internet access.  If we do 
> > start getting more volunteers, having a central
> > location where they can come 
> > in and do work would be great, also there is
> > everything you need here to 
> > work on a story if you do not personally have a
> > computer and whatnot.
> > 
> > This office could potentially be the most
> important
> > resource that we have 
> > and, a public place where folks can tap in to what
> > we are doing and where we 
> > have resources on hand so folks can participate. 
> > Sophia's proposal is 
> > having the ironic effect of making me realize this
> > and I will come to the 
> > next meeting with a proposal for a plan to
> maximize
> > the office's use.  
> > Advertising its availability and actively
> recruiting
> > vollunteers, coming up 
> > with tasks that folks could help out with, beefing
> > up the other press 
> > section + running of the dispatch for example.
> > 
> > We can definately revisit this at the meeting but
> > there is no harm in 
> > getting the conversation off the ground
> beforehand.
> > 
> > Also we definately do need a phone.  We are
> > considered a press outfit by 
> > some folks and get called pretty often.
> > 
> > cheers,
> > David
> > 
> > 
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