[New-imc] Singapore Activists hope to set up Indymedia

[jongpairez at riseup.net]

hello new-imc,

jong here from manila indymedia.
is there anyone in here can provide assistance to singapore activists who
desire to put up their own local imc?

where can i get the url for IMC FORM so i could suggest them to sign up
and finally we can start them to get them in process.

thank you.

jong
manila.indymedia.org

>    1. Singapore Activists hope to set up Indymedia chapter
>       (Seelan Palay)
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> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:05:05 +0800
> From: "Seelan Palay" <seelanpalay at gmail.com>
> Subject: [New-imc] Singapore Activists hope to set up Indymedia
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> Greetings Indymedia,
>
> My name is Seelan Palay, an activist from Singapore. I recently attended
> an
> info-session on Indymedia in Jakarta where Indymedia coordinators from
> Indonesia, Philippines and the United States were present. Looking at how
> oppressive Singapore is in terms of freedom of speech, press and assembly,
> they were hoping that we could set up an Indymedia chapter in Singapore.
>
> Singapore is ranked 141 out of 167 countries for press freedom by
> Reporters
> Without Borders. All press is under the government managed Singapore Press
> Holdings. All protests are illegal, even one-man protests. If you remember
> during the 2006 IMF/WB summit in Singapore, scores of activists were
> denied
> entry, and the only protest that happened was of 10 locals, who were
> surrounded by herds of police in one spot for 3 days. You can watch a
> video
> of that event here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY1ilenkPaM
>
> During the 2006 summit, I was going to distribute factsheets on the
> impacts
> of IMF policies. I was arrested, had my room searched and my computer
> confiscated. News of that event is here -
> http://singaporeelection.blogspot.com/2006/09/seelan-palay-arrested-for-giving-out.html
>
> The collective of independent direct action activists I am in have
> continued
> our struggle for free speech, press and assembly and took action for this
> year's World Press Freedom Day as well -
> http://jg69.blogspot.com/2008/05/singapore-activists-mark-world-press.html
>
> Our next action will be for the Anti-G8 International Day of Solidarity.
>
> I did ask for  Manila Indymedia to help give a heads up on our
> interest/initiative. I will prepare all the documents/statements we will
> have to come up with and the form to submit to NewIMC, however this email
> is
> to give you initial information to gain trust and keep in touch.
>
> Seelan Palay
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