[Imc-wales] more on an indymedia site for Wales - please read

[Mair]

Dear Genny and everyone else

Thank you for this Genny
That's very clear.
I'm willing to meet up for our first face to face meeting at wherever is 
most convenient for all on list .. as long as i have plenty of notice.
I have no idea where people are mostly based within this group?

I live in Caernarfon but as i am a carer for my parents i spend a great deal 
of time in Denbigh as well, so if the inaugral meeting is to be in North 
Wales, i dont mind where we meet across the North really.
If there are people based in South and mid Wales, what about Aberystwyth or 
Newtown.??
If we can't meet face to face before Christmas, perhaps we can arrange a 
telephone conference before then?
This worked will for us as a group as regards facilitating the Faslane 
action.
I don't know what 'internet relay chat is Genny' . . ??
I have NO idea as regards technology im afraid.

What I can offer, is ,what i have started already is

 introducing the initiative to others
respond to any tasks needed ( except technology) (!)
translate stuff
read, analyse and prepare reports etc . . .ive been a Policy Officer in a 
previous life
press work

What i am looking for from the group?
inspiration and a sense of solidarity as working as an activist can feel 
preety isolated
increase my knowledge base
develop my confidence in writing articles etc

Can't think of anything else immediatly

Yr eiddoch yn gywir / Yours sincerely

mair






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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Genny" <vg at genny.force9.co.uk>
To: <imc-wales at lists.indymedia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:37 AM
Subject: [Imc-wales] more on an indymedia site for Wales - please read


> Indymedia for Wales
>
>
> Hi Mair and everyone
>
> I'm sending this to the wales indymedia list (the one that's working on a 
> regional site within uk
> indymedia) and to some other people not on the list who've said they may 
> be interested in helping
> with this project.
>
> Mair asked what the next step is now in getting this up and running.
>
> I think that's up to us really, but it would be really helpful if people 
> could have a look through
> some of indymedia uk documentation, because this gives a good feel for how 
> it all works.  If you go
> to https://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcUk, there's lots of useful 
> information, especially on
> this page: https://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/UkNetworkSnapshot.
>
> Some of the practical things that need to be decided/done are (just the 
> things I could think of -
> there may well be more):
>
> - design and agree on a home page for wales (we can use a template from 
> another region as a starting
> point)  Alan was going to do some preparatory work on this, but I haven't 
> heard from him so not sure
> if he's still able to do this.  If you're reading this, Alan, maybe you 
> can let us know what the
> situation is.
>
> - work out how we're going to make the site accessible to people whose 
> first or preferred language
> is Welsh.
>
> - have a few members of the group who can learn how to do admin/moderation 
> and share this knowledge
> with other people.
>
> - think about how we're going to encourage other people and groups to join 
> in with this project
> including contributing news items and writing features for the site. 
> Personally, I think that we'll
> need to do outreach work, explain to people what indymedia is all about 
> and how they can report
> their news, maybe including running practical workshops.
>
> We need to start talking and meeting to make these things happen.  We can 
> do some of that through
> this group, we can set up meetings on irc (internet relay chat)if we've 
> got enough people who want
> to communicate in this way, and when we're ready, as many of us as 
> possible probably need to meet
> face to face.
>
> So, where should we meet?  When should we meet? What can people offer to 
> achieve the things on the
> 'to do' list?  What have I missed out?
>
> Please reply with your thoughts.  I don't know how many people on this 
> list are there because they
> actively want to make this happen, and how many are interested but don't 
> have the time to be
> actively involved.  If you can say whether or not you'd be able to come 
> along to a face-to-face
> meeting somewhere in Wales, that would be helpful I think (along with any 
> limitation on the distance
> you'd be able to travel to a meeting).
>
> For anyone who's not joined this list (your email won't have [imc-wales] 
> in the subject line),
> please join it now if you want to be involved - go to
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-wales to sign up.
>
> OK, enough from me.
>
> Genny
>
>
> Mair wrote:
>>
>> Dear Genny and everybody else on the list.
>>
>> Ive managed (at last) to post a message to this list!!
>>
>> My name is Mair and i live in Caernarfon, although i currently spend a
>> portion of my week in Denbigh.
>>
>> Im looking forward to supporting the task of facilitating an indymedia
>> presence for Wales within imc-uk.
>>
>> What do you see as the next step now Genny and is there anything i can
>> do to support the initiative.?
>>
>> Yours sincerely
>>
>> Mair
>>
>>
>>
>>
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