[Imc-cymru] Wales United Kollective?

[Genny Bove]

Yeah, I am already a member of the sfcymru forum.  Although I came to 
Social Forum Cymru in May, unfortunately I didn't get to any of the 
alternative media workshops so wasn't aware of the discussion around 
this topic.  Anyway, I'm not against posting to that forum in principle, 
just that in practice and with limited time, the option of posting an 
item to indymedia uk and ticking a box for it to also be posted to a 
Welsh indymedia site is very attractive (ie I'm more likely to do 
this).  Also, it's very user-friendly and easy to post pictures etc.

Does the existence of the sfcymru forum mean that a Wales indymedia site 
is not needed?  I think it would be possible to have both, so that at 
least there's a Wales regional button on the uk list.  Re. the issue of 
whether indymedia is isolated from existing activist networks, are you 
just talking about Wales?  I'm not aware of this criticism myself.  If 
it's a Wales issue, then maybe having a Wales site would rectify it...

CymruEuropaPress wrote:
> Genny,
> From the Social Forum Cymru(Wales) in Aberystwyth (end April - May 1st 
> 2006.
> www.socialforumcymru.org.uk <http://www.socialforumcymru.org.uk>  ) a 
> number of people supported the idea of developing an 'Indymedia Cymru' 
> type space linked to the SFCymru site Forum.
> This Forum was & is hosted by the Cynefin y Werin / Common Ground website.
>  
> This space IS NOW OPERATING in an embryo form AT:
>  
> LATEST INTERNATIONAL, EUROPEAN and NATIONAL NEWS
> www.cynefinywerin.org.uk/forum/ <http://www.cynefinywerin.org.uk/forum/>
>  
> Please contribute to it.
>  
> The advantage of this model was seen in that it is linked to the 
> all-Wales activist networks who came together to form the Social Forum 
> Cymru and who's activities are described and discussed on the Themed 
> Networks sections on the Forum.
>  
> This model of Activist Network - linked 'Alternative Media' was also 
> discussed in various Media Activist Seminars/Workshops at the European 
> Social Forum in Athina/Athens in May 2006 and will be developed at the 
> European Preparatory Assembly(ESF) in Frankfort Am Main, Germany this 
> November coming.
>  
> The weakness of the Indymedia United Kollectives model is seen as it's 
> general isolation from the existing Activists Networks.
>  
> Hwyl, Salud.
> BranAurMariachi
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