[Imc-london] Re: FBI Party - Indymedia Birthday gig venue

[Maqui]

resonate at spc.org wrote:
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>K
>But Initial worries would be that we would organising the tricky element,
>ie security for the party of 800... without a bar.
>
>I guess i alway feel better when there is a bar, 'couse the fundraiseing
>is a very clear exchange - with door to activisty parties there is always
>the sense of you have to let me in if i have no dosh as your activists!!!

yes, i see resonate's point here, but i also think that people is capable 
to understand that indymedia is a volunteer run project, and that funds 
need to come from donations and or fundraising activities.

i think that if we organise a 'proper' party, i mean with bands, dj's, 
etc... and if this party is to go on for a few hours (if not all night) 
then there should be no proble in asking people for a contribution of £3 
- 4 or even 5 quid at the door. i personally don't buy this 
activist=always everythig for free.

c'mon, 'activisty' doens't necessarily means free, does it? .. although i 
agree, it should always be as cheap and accessible to all as possible.


>I do think if its a fundraiser, i'd be more happy about letting people in
>for free/donations, with a bar than charging people then having no alcohol
>to serve them when they run out and security (Us) constatly letting people
>in and out to source beer - security would be a bit messy!!!

yup i see the point here too, and i agree that if we could run the bar, 
then the door could be donations only. but if peeps decide to go for this 
mudge's offer, and bar is definitelly not a possibility, then we can 
always make this very clear in the party flyers, int the web site, and 
email flier.

what about if with the, let's say, £5 damage at the door, people got a 
free can of beer courtesy of london-imc? .. just and idea ... but maybe a 
nuff one :-)

what is clear though, and i agree woith resonate again, that a 
non-alcohol party not sure it would go down too well with the punters. so 
probably people going to tomorrow's meeting in holloway could try to 
negotiate this? ... dunno.
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>we'll see what they say tomorrow anyway - lokk'in fwd to hearin.

yes great deano can make it!, and big shout to you if you are willing to 
get on coordinating this one. i can't go tomorrow either, but if people 
decides to go for this party, i will be able to help out before and 
during the event. i am sure we can pull more "friends and family" too 
help too.

also, how much of an indy-london, or indy-uk this party should be?. I 
mean, there was an email from poon (cambridge-imc) offering to help out. 
possibly people from other kollectives in the neetwork may also want to 
help. this is is we are quick(ish) deciding and if we announce it soon in 
the network list i guess.

then, tony wrote in another mail:

>The idea of having party on 27th is fine to me - as long as we have 
>all the help we need -

the same as andi, i think it'd be better to do it the weekend after that 
(saturday 4th nov) for two main reasons: a) it gives us one extra week to 
get it together, and b) i'm not sure if it is wise to do it the same day 
as indy-london is doing a stall in the bookfair. nit sure if we are that 
able to divide in two events the human resources we seem to have.

and to finish, andi also wrote:

>PS: this is actually crucial - if that venue fits 800+ people
>we better get advertising the event straight away to fit that
>potential.

true, especially now thet the pre-christmas party "season" is starting 
soon. people tends to do lost's of that in the run up christmas for some 
reason. 

it will need plenty of publicity and oiutreach to get the crowd there, so 
i'd propose that after deano (and whoever else can make it tomorrow to 
holloway) fedds back in this list, then we decide in next wednesday 
meeting if we are definitelly going to do the party.

i mean apart from mudge's bands and PA ... we will need to decide if it 
is going to be an all nighter or not, and it if is, then it will probably 
need to separate rooms (if possible), some visuals, and maybe a cinema 
room that proved very successful in the past two Rclaim The Future 
parties indy got involved.

All in all, i think we need at least some 20 people or so on the night.

Ah! .. i forgot ... i quite like andi's FBI = Five Birthdays of 
Insurrection party theme :)
this would be the pounchline to get people up there, and to link it to 
the fundraising efforts for new servers, blah, blah ...

ok ... i'll shut up for a while now :-)

maqwui



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