[Imc-uk-features] [Imc-london] Who should do features?, was Re: Feature prposal:

[Doug.]

>Well, if it didn't challenge SOCPA I think its pretty amazing the number
>of
>SOCPA arrests it attracted. The text was proposed to the list and at that
>stage
>anyone would have been free to suggest amendments.
>
How do you know they were all SOCPA arrests? During that event they were
obviously targeting certain people who do not usually attend SOCPA protests,
say no more! The police will use any old excuse to arrest people.  I have
videoed them arresting people just for not giving their names and adresses
during an anti-SOCPA demo.
>
>I take it that you don't approve of this particular challenge to SOCPA.....
>
I approve wholeheartedly and videoed the event. I only wish there were more
like it but it seemed more a challenge to Parliament itself than to the criminalising
legislation it churns out on a regular basis.
>
>I am making the assumption that the reason you want to see SOCPA promoted
>more
>is that you want more people to get involved. The point several people have
>made is that you or anybody else is free to propose a feature at any time.
>That
>no-one has doesn't mean that INDYMEDIA is ignoring it at all.
>
>ftp
>
In the light of the several responses to my messages on the subject I do
now feel much more inclined to work on features. Let me just clarify though.
Suppose I merely propose a feature and nobody objects, if I then go to the
trouble of researching and writing it is there a guarantee that it won't
then be vetoed? I accept that others are free to 'edit' it before it goes
up.

Doug.

>Quoting "Doug." <smithx at lineone.net>:
>
>> Its theme was 'Sack Parliament' and SOCPA wasn't even mentioned in the
>> feature.
>> Compared to this there are frequent events which actually challenge SOCPA.
>>
>> Doug.
>> >
>> >
>> >And I find it funny that you think an event with over 30 SOCPA arrests
>> wasn't
>> >a
>> >SOCPA feature.............
>> >http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/10/352912.html
>> >
>> >ftp
>> >
>> >Quoting Shiar <shiar at riseup.net>:
>> >>
>> >> P.S. I find it funny that you include immigration with the
>> >> "internationally related"!!
>> >>
>> >> Doug wrote:
>> >> > I've just done a rough survey of UK features for 2006.
>> >> >
>> >> > 51 are internationally related, including immigration.
>> >> > 42 are UK related.
>> >> >
>> >> > The last SOCPA feature was 2-7-06 and the last Critical Mass feature
>> >was
>> >> > 4-10-2005.
>> >> >
>> >> > There seems to be a definite bias here.
>> >> >
>> >> > Doug.
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Sorry to be rude, but this's bollocks. Especially with detention
and
>> >no
>> >> >>borders stuff, Indymedia has always been a primary source, not only
>> for
>> >> >>detainees and activists but also for the mainstream media themselves.
>> >> >>London people can tell you about their experiences with the Guardian,
>> >BBC
>> >> >>etc.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>The thing is, I didn't have internet access till now today, and seems
>> >no
>> >> >>one else could be bothered to publish the feature for me. I've done
>> that
>> >> >>now and it's up :)
>> >> >>
>> >> >>I'll see if i could add a few paragraphs about Harmondsworth.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>--
>> >> >>Shiar
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Doug wrote
>> >> >>> I'd just like to point out that this has already appeared in the
>> >> >>> mainstream
>> >> >>> media, while some worthy news items that the mainstream media
>> >> >>> repeatedly
>> >> >>> ignores are also igored by IMCUK. Do we really want to be a pale
>and
>> >> >>> always
>> >> >>> late shadow of the mainstream?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Doug.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>Hi,
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>I'd like to propose the following feature for the uk startpage.
>I'm
>> >> >>>> CCing
>> >> >>>>imc-london too cos I suppose they'd like to have it on London
>> startpage
>> >> >>>>too?
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>I also propose that we don't wait 24 hrs but publish it tomorrow
>> >> >>>> morning
>> >> >>>>at the latest. I mean it's basically the same information as that
>> in
>> >> >>>>357282, which has been a breaking news all day. Also, If I had
some
>> >> >>>> time
>> >> >>>>tomorrow, I'd like to add a section about Harmondsworth, or maybe
>> UK
>> >> >>>>detention centres  in general.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>--
>> >> >>>>Shiar
>> >> >>



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