[IMC-UK-Features] feature proposal: Go Indymedia, go! - Response to the SHIfT article

[Shiar]

On Thu, May 22, 2008 3:26 am, wietse wrote:
> In this case I agree with Tony and
> Guido that responding to the SHIFT article by bringing it to the middle
> column will bring more attention to the issue(s) than the SHIFT article
> would do on its own.

And why exactly do we want to hide from or avoid these issues? Because
they are 'controversial', difficult to engage with? Or because we don't
agree on them and don't want to show our disagreements publicly? Or
perhaps because, by facing them, we may admit things we don't want to?

> Instead of the feature I would suggest to contact SHIFT and ask them
> about publishing the response in their next issue.

As i said in a pervious email, i don't think they will publish it, given
the way that article was done. But it's worth a try of course.

> Also I think the
> response shouldn't be reffered to as a 'collective response'. If it was
> then it should include every opinion on the issue, within the imcuk
> collective..

Fair enough; i'll change to "IMCer" or something now. Just want to point
out, again, that none of the features or statements published in the
middle column before sought to represent "very opinion on the issue".

> However, I do appreciate people's effort put into writing the response
> and I think it should be published, just don't think the middle column
> is the best place..

Right. So would the Indymedia and Palestine topics (feature on these topic
pages only) be the best place?

-- 
Shiar