[Imc-g8-2005] Content and Issues

[GarconDuMonde]

hi nick, all,

N.P. Gill wrote:
> I have been thinking about the anti-militarism topic for the G8 site. I
> have written a very brief introductory paragraph. I'm assuming that
> anti-militarism will have a start page of its own, like the topics in
> the main IndyMedia site. it will then have a newswire down the side and
> all that. Is this right? And features will be added underneath the
> intro, which will act like a start-page special?

well, as i understand it, it works thus:

==> antimilitarism is a topic, will (does) have it's own startpage
==> g8 is an action/event, will (does) have it's own startpage

==> g8 ==> antimilitarism  	}
AND				} (sub-pages) both exist
==> antimilitarism ==> g8  	}

all the startpages have the newswire with posts that had that
topic/action ticked.

a regionalstartpage.special or topic.startpagespecial will be top of the
relevant pages. i.e. an antimilitarism topic.startpagespecial would be
top of:

==> antimilitarism topic startpage
==> g8 action ==> antimilitarism subaction-topic startpage

a g8 action.startpagespecial would appear top of:

==> g8 action startpage
==> antimilitarism ==> g8 subtopic-action startpage


> As co-ordinator I suppose I should be speaking to different groups about
> getting some content there. If anyone has any suggested groups please
> let me know. Below is the introductory paragraph as it stands... I can
> write a longer version expanding out the issues if this is what is
> required. [Will there be a READ MORE link? If so, I'll put more stuff
> there]

startpagespecials *can* have a READ MORE link, so you can definitely
write as much as you like. but be sure to make the abstract make sense
on it's own, as many people will not click on the 'read more' link.

a good example of how this was done previously was with the thessaloniki
archive: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/09/270178.html (man, did i
really remember that link still!). you will see that there was an
introductory paragraph, then several sub-sections on the page (split
using <h2> tags, iirc, but you can check in the admin page) with lots of
links to other pages and references.

TEXT:
> The G8 nations are involved in military activity at every level. They
> declare war and invade countries; they maintain massive military
> capability both at home and in bases abroad; they fund the military
> capability of smaller nations around the world; they provide homes (and
> export licenses) for major arms companies producing the major military
> hardware in the world today; they host military fairs and exhibitions.
> 
> The military activity of the G8 is closely connected to their other
> activities – for example, their role in maintaining a global economic
> hegemony, their need to maintain oil supplies, their promotion of
> corporate interests in all corners of the world. These activities can be
> studied in the other sections of the IndyMedia G8 2005 website. For now,
> though, the following quote is apposite:
> 
> "For globalisation to work, America can't be afraid to act like the
> Almighty Superpower that it is. The hidden hand of the market will never
> work without a hidden fist. McDonalds cannot flourish without
> McDonnell-Douglas, the designer of the F-15, and the hidden fist that
> keeps the world safe for Silicon Valley's technology is called the
> United States Army, Air force, Navy and Marine Corps." - Thomas
> Friedman, Star Columnist for the New York Times, 1999
> 
> [Anti-military events at G8 2005] - to be completed
> 
> Faslane blockade - http://www.faslaneg8.com/
> 
> [Anti-military groups at G8 2005] - to be completed
> 
> CND, Stop the War, Voices in the Wilderness,

:-) this looks good. and is a good length, too, for an introductory
text. two comments, tho:

1. you might like to include more links to background from the actual
text, e.g. to wikipedia links if there are any on such general themes as
'military activity,' 'corporate interests,' 'global economic hegemony.'
of course, i know that these may not exist, but there may be related
articles/background - even on imc-uk - that could or should be included.

2. i'm not sure about the quote: who care's what the ny times star
columnist says? although it is an interesting quote from the heart of
corporate america.

-- 

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	--gdm

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