[Imc-uk-network] proposal to suspend indymedia uk front page for 6 months

[cactus at aktivix.org]

Hello m3Shrom

An interesting proposal - italy's dissolution was based in more of a  
crisis but has worked out very well for them and they have a strong  
decentralised network now with many new people involved.

But we would have to be clear what we were replacing it with and why.

Would the URL point to a list of existing sites?

This would leave many 'homeless' but it could be a radical way of  
highlighting the need for more collectives across the country and  
encouraging new groups to set up. This would need alot of energy from  
all of us to be prepared to go and talk to new groups / talk about the  
need for indymedia and alt media / how to's and if need be link with  
existing sites. If we just disappeared for 6 months we could be  
replaced by other media... so we would need to engage big time.

cheers tony



Quoting m3shrom at riseup.net:

> Hi there,
>
> I just want to put this proposal on the table for the upcoming meeting.
>
> The proposal is to stop the indymedia front page for 6 months while we
> sort out the technical and political problems of the network.
>
> The local collectives would still work to keep things going. I think this
> would help concentrate our efforts and publicly make a bold statement that
> we are serious about decentralisation and getting more people involved in
> reshaping Indymedia in the UK based on the realities of changing
> situations. The front page would have a statement asking people to get
> involved in the process and explaining the reasons for it.
>
> I think it's good to have this proposal discussed in case we can't move
> things forward at the network meeting.
>
> I think this is what Italy indymedia did a while ago.
>
>
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