[Imc-sydney] resignation as liaison

[Stacy S]

I'll still be subscribed, and I'll have a looksee at the site every now and 
then, but I won't be doing much as I have started law school and will be 
very busy.

salud,
stacy


>From: Pyewacket Cat <pyewacketcat at hotmail.com>
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>To: Discussion list for organising Sydney IMC <imc-sydney at indymedia.org.au>
>Subject: RE: [Imc-sydney] resignation as liaison
>Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 08:43:27 +0000
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>Does that mean you'll still be around?
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>________________________________
> > Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:06:32 -0700
> > From: malcreada at gmail.com
> > To: imc-finance at lists.indymedia.org; imc-sydney at indymedia.org.au; 
>imc-communication at lists.indymedia.org
> > CC:
> > Subject: [Imc-sydney] resignation as liaison
> >
> > Hello all,
> > This email is to let you know that I will no longer be able to fulfill 
>the duties of liaison to the imc-finance list for both Sydney and Arizona 
>indymedia's.
> > I am starting law school soon, and so will not have time to pay 
>attention to imc-finance matters.  However, I am also deeply concerned 
>about the state of the indymedia structure regarding money.  I am mainly 
>concerned that there is a centralized structure (UCIMC) that claims to be 
>accountable to the entire network, but in reality, makes decisions 
>regularly without the knowledge or consent of the network.  This is not 
>entirely the fault of UCIMC, owing to the fact that the vast majority of 
>collectives are not involved in, and may not even know about, the 
>imc-finance group.  However it creates a defacto consolidation and 
>imbalance of power which I believe will inevitably be either abused by 
>UCIMC or manipulated by outside parties who wish to harm the indymedia 
>network.
> > The consulta, an attempt to involve and inform the network, has stalled 
>due to the same problems.  I believe that this failure shows the weaknesses 
>of the current structure.
> > I believe that in light of these circumstances, the only responsible 
>course of action is to dismantle the financial structure of indymedia as 
>soon as possible.  It can be re-instituted at a later date if the group is 
>able to achieve a quorum of involvement from the network.  Because I don't 
>have the ability to pursue this course of action, I feel I must resign 
>rather than continue to be complicit in the current situation.
> > For these reasons, I can no longer continue to be a liaison in good 
>faith.
> > salud,
> > stacy
> > --
> > "I hear people forget they are talking about fellow human beings when 
>they talk of the undocumented travelers.  Some brag about carrying a gun so 
>they can pick one off to teach the others a lesson... Just because our 
>country is threatened by outside forces, let us not sink into the mindset 
>of pre-war Germany.  It was their sense of vulnerability that opened their 
>minds to suggestions that all their economic woes were due to a people they 
>considered foreign and socially marginal."   --Carol St. John
>
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