[Imc-india] Imc-Asia-Pacific MEETING 2

Tue Feb 22 11:10:43 PST 2005

Hello, Kamusta, Apa kabar, Mingala ba, Namaskaar, Kem cho, Li ho, Ho bo, 
Yiem longx, Annyong, Konnichi wa!

i'm wowi, originally from Perth Indymedia and now with Sydney Indymedia, 
both part of the Oceania network.
I also do work on newimc and www-features.. (often focusing on the 
Asia-Pacific region)

I've been steadily involved with the Oceania Network since being 
inspired by the energy of people I met at the Oceania Conference mid 
last year.
Of the people I met, was Alex of Imc-QC, Philippines, who had been 
brought to the regional conference suggested that perhaps Asian Imc's 
should create Asia-Pacific regional solidarity. Alex sent an invitation 
to Imc-Japan to initiate [1]

At the time it was felt that existing Asian Imc's needed support to 
survive before anything could form, and for more Imc's to come about in 
the region.

So, as a result the Asia-Pacific Solidarity Project [2] was started. 
Based in Oceania, the project was primarily to help upcoming 
Asia-Pacific Imc's (ie. Imc-Burma; now official, Imc-Jakarta; in the 
final stages of newimc, Imc-Thailand and Imc-Korea; in the early stages 
of newimc).. and also to help sustain existing Imc's. Oceania began to 
offer some monetary support, geek/skill support, and equipment to the 
neighbouring region.

After talking to a number of Asia-Pacific Indymedia Activists I realised 
that one way support from Oceania, was important, but not what was 
needed, and not what Alex was suggesting. Asia-Pacific Imc's needed 
solidarity, from _each other_ as well as Oceania, but more importantly 
_autonomy_, by sharing with people from who were encountering similar 
hardships solidarity could begin, and similar ideas could be brought 
together, as well as skills shared; all empowering acts that could lead 
to autonomous creating for the region..

At the first Imc-Asia-Pacific meeting [3] there was an overwhelming 
amount of productivity!
It was fantastic to see the many Asia-Pacific Indymedia activists that 
I'd spoken to working together in one space with Oceania Indymedia 
activsits, and the potential for this to continue, with strong 
solidarity growing between indymedia activists and collectives.

A decision was made at the first meeting, to start the Imc-Asia-Pacific 
list [5], for Communication, Collaboration and Solidarity.
Similar to Imc-Communication it could function as a message area, but 
like Imc-Oceania it could be a working group that brings together people 
who want to see the Indymedia project a sustained success across the 
Asia-Pacific region; so that Asian activists and people could have an 
independent voice.

For Indymedia's such as Imc-Burma the project remains experimental (and 
risky), and continues to require alot of outside support from Indymedia 
activists in other regions. An advantageous possibility afforded by the 
decentralised nature of our network! ;-)

It still remains vitally important to remember;
that whilst Asia-Pacific Indymedia activists build their projects, 
Indymedia activists from Oceania and the wider network community can 
reinvigorate and support their projects by offering solidarity in all 
forms: new skills, better security, site hosting, financial aid, 
hardware/equipment, _translations_, and ideas.

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If you would like to be involved in *Imc-Asia-Pacific* here are some ways:

Join the Imc-Asia-Pacific list:  
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-asia-pacific

Attend the next Imc-Asia-Pacific meeting:
scheduled for *Sunday 6th March* in #Asia [4], on irc.indymedia.org.
[ 12.30pm New Delhi | 1.30 Rangoon| 2.00pm Jakarta/Bangkok | 3.00pm 
Singapore/Perth/Manila/Taipei | 4.00pm Seoul/Pyongyang/Tokyo | 4.30pm 
Adelaide/Darwin | 5.00pm Sydney/Melbourne | 7.00pm Aotearoa ]

Agenda (feel welcome to add items): 
http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcAsiaPacificMeeting2

Take care, Ingat, Sampai Nanti, Twáme naw, Moog zoo, Ah kah pah tawn zew 
mah, Fari malshun, Peng an, Wa ki liao, Namasté, Annyong-hi, Sayonara.

love+solidarity..
..wowi.

[1] http://lists.cat.org.au/pipermail/imc-oceania/2004-August/001629.html
[2] 
http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcOceaniaAsia-PacificSolidarity     
-Please add items/docs/links!!!
[3] http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/AsiaPacificSolidarityMeeting1 
    -logs uploaded, minutes to come.
[4] http://chat.indymedia.org/?chans=asia
[5] http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-asia-pacific