[Imc-wales] uk network meeting in Wales?

[ana]

Is it worth calling for an irc meeting for this?

ana

Hywel Bishop wrote:
> i agree that given that we've had a cymru-imc meeting in cardiff 
> already that it would be best to have the next one somewhere else but 
> the proposal we need to discuss here is whether the next UK wide 
> meeting could be held somewhere in wales. having it in aber would be 
> great, although there might be some resistance from some ppl given 
> the distance, but this to me is in no way a reason to not have it 
> there.
>
> in terms of the timing of the gathering i suppose this would be 
> largely up to the group / part of wales that hosts the event. so if 
> it was in aber those in aber organising the event would set the time. 
> that said, from what i can gather, there is a reasonably urgent need 
> to have a meeting so ideally this would happen this side of xmas. 
>
> id love a few days in aber!! anyone in aber up for this? do it, do 
> it, do it!!! 
>
> pob hwyl
> hywel
>
> On 27 Sep 2007 at 12:16, Mair wrote:
>
>   
>> Hia Hywel / Helo Hywel and all
>>
>> Mair yma o Gaernarfon, da i ddeud helo!
>>
>> It's mair here from Caernarfon. I wasn't able to get to the last meeting in 
>> Cardiff but ive been following everything on the network and am hoping to be 
>> able to get to the next 'get together'.
>>
>> Is there any idea of when it's going to be as that would help me clarify my 
>> thinking about where is best?
>>
>> I agree it would be better to have the meeting in Wales, im just wondering 
>> if the next meeting could be in Mid Wales, say Aberystwyth as our meetings 
>> will then have been held in three different areas of Wales, a good thing in 
>> itself to get people from the different communities involved, i guess? There 
>> might have been a meeting in Aber that i missed!
>>
>> Yr eiddoch yn gywir / Yours sincerely
>>
>> Mair
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Hywel Bishop" <bishoph1 at Cardiff.ac.uk>
>> To: <imc-wales at lists.indymedia.org>; "ana" <anap at riseup.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 12:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Imc-wales] uk network meeting in Wales?
>>
>>
>>     
>>> hi all
>>>
>>> i agree with ana that a gathering somewhere in wales could be a v
>>> good thing for us as a new collective. we'd all get a better
>>> understanding of how indymeida currently operates and it could push
>>> us forward as a collective.
>>>
>>> an important issue we'd need to think about is the fact that as a
>>> collective we're spread out over a wide geographical area, which
>>> would probably mean that the organisation would fall to groups(s) in
>>> one of the areas (north, mid, south) where members of the collective
>>> live.
>>>
>>> how do ppl in south wales feel about hosting the gathering? we could
>>> do it in the pad (although its small) and from informal chats ive had
>>> with others in the area we might be in a position to house between 15-
>>> 20 (maybe more?). pad has no internet access at the present, but im
>>> sure some of those who'd come would make it there mission to sort
>>> this out, so that would be a bonus.
>>>
>>> is there enough energy, given other commitment (we've all got loads,
>>> i know) in south wales for this? if not cardiff, where? suggestions?
>>> i do think that it shouldn't be in london, again, again...
>>>
>>> cheers
>>> xx hywel
>>>
>>> On 25 Sep 2007 at 17:00, ana wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I had an informal conversation with one of you lot in the camp ;)
>>>>
>>>> The imc uk network needs a gathering/meeting soon, and it looks like it
>>>> will be in London (again) unless there is an offer from somewhere else...
>>>>
>>>> Having it in London is really not the best option because of the
>>>> centralisation issue and also for the long distances that people need to
>>>> travel to come. We have always tried to have them up north.
>>>>
>>>> Hosting it in Wales could potentially give a lot of energy to this
>>>> collective, so how about it? The issue of accommodation, I also spoke to
>>>> some other people in the camp and I think we can manage in people's
>>>> friends' friend's houses (or something like that).
>>>>
>>>> Can we have a discussion here and decide for a yes or a no, then send
>>>> something to the uk-network list?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any consideration :)
>>>>
>>>> ana
>>>> ldn
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