[IMC-UK-Features] Smash EDO Action Topic

[Shiar]

I'm CCing the process list as that's where this should be discussed.

On Sat, May 10, 2008 2:49 pm, thewallmustfall at riseup.net wrote:
> About a year ago I proposed a Smash EDO Action Topic (I am not sure if
> this is the right term - or is it major report)

It was back in 2006, first in June[1] and then in October[2]. The modified
proposal[3] was to have an Action Topic, which's the same as Major Report.

> There were no concerns raised abut this and i think it was agreed on

No, there were reservations[4] and that's why it's listed under "unagreed
topics" on the wiki page[5]. The reservations were basically that
Indymedia "should not be perceived as facilitating the organising of
campaigns". However, imo this argument is absurd as all that topic pages
do is to collect stuff in one place. The coverage of actions and campaigns
(reports and announcements) is already on the site and if the authorities
wanted to accuse us of facilitating the organising of campaigns, they can
do that anyway. You could probably argue this with the 'Indy blogs'
proposal, but that's another issue. Besides, we already do that for so
many similar things (Climate Camp, No Borders Camp, DSEi etc.) so i can't
see why Smash EDO should be an exception, given that it's been one of the
most successful campaigns in this country.

> Smash EDO have consistently used Indymedia for four years and there is
> enough content to justify its own page

Indeed!

> I'd like to propose it again

And i would like to second it. The proposal now would be:
URL: /en/actions/2008/edo
Title: Smash EDO
Description: Reports on the Brighton-based campaign against weapon
manufacturer EDO MBM.

> Could anyone sort this?

I would propose Thursday, May 15th, as a deadline to allow further
discussion if anyone still has objections or reservations.


[1]
http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-features/2006-June/0606-hn.html
[2]
http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-features/2006-October/1022-ip.html
[3]
http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-features/2006-June/0607-h5.html
[4]
http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-features/2006-June/0610-3u.html
[5] https://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcUkTopics#Unagreed_Topics

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Shiar