[Imc-g8-2005] convergence feedback

[Anarcho Babe]

Yes, we have enough venues for that, but not enough manpower/workforce.
Would be brilliant if this could be taken on by somebody, but not me.

cheerio Ulla



On Wed, 18 May 2005 11:23:00 +0000 GMT, justin <justin at captainsof.com> 
wrote:

> On the subject of fundraising.. Maybe we can organise an indymedia 
> benefit gig at the IMC base in edinburgh or glasgow or some other 
> appropriate venue. Could be like a welcoming party at the start of the 
> week. Its a bit late notice but i know a couple of bands that would be 
> interested in playing that can fill venues of up to about 500 capacity 
> (eg hell is for heroes).
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ionnek <ionnek at aktivix.org>
> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 16:53:45 To:imc-g8-2005 at lists.indymedia.org
> Subject: [Imc-g8-2005] convergence feedback
>
> hi all,
> just a quick feedback from the media convergence for those who were not 
> there. It was a rather uplifting weekend, very productive. I would guess 
> we were about 60 people, from several uk imcs and other media projects, 
> from scotland, italy, spain, germany, england.
>
> We started with a very focussed update on G8-preparations so far, 
> including alt.media collaborations. I think the powerpoint presentation 
> will be available through the wiki soon, very helpful for local 
> presentations. Then we proceeded to form working groups, based on what 
> people wanted to discuss, projects individuals or groups had already in 
> mind. This session was extremely concentrated. By lunchtime, the working 
> groups were clear and we had an idea on what people were interested in, 
> who to contact etc. The lunchbreak was voluntarily shortened, groups had 
> their first meetings, then we had a feedback session, reshuffled the 
> groups to bring together the results under various aspects (training and 
> outreach, location and logistics, content input and content output), and 
> ended the sessions with another feedback before dinner. Minutes from the 
> video, radio, pic, content and tech group will be posted here, or have 
> been posted already. Many people stayed in the evening. On Sunday, the 
> working groups and feedback sessions continued until about five, and in 
> the evening, there was an indymedia birthday fundraising party at 
> ramparts.
>
> Throughout the weekend, the atmosphere was very productive, empowering. I 
> think the crew of the institute for autonomy had a part in that - the 
> environment they created was very welcoming, clear, friendly, supportive, 
> from the breakfast buffet to the healthy fresh food and a neverending 
> supply of coffee. And the feeling that this convergence was something 
> that everybody involved really wanted to happen.
>
> The imc-g8-2005 list continues to be a hub for people to hook in, but 
> many groups set up their own lists. People have started to work on a 
> number of projects, but there is one thing that we didn't discuss at all: 
> Fundraising. It looks to me that we will need a lot of money. Even though 
> we all work for free, we'll need to pay for things like connectivity, 
> some rent, some cheap gear. Maybe we could have some local imc parties?
>
> best
> ionnek
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