[Imc-sydney] German IndyMedia

[Cameron Gregg]

diet simon wrote:


> It's not so much about being appreciated - nice as that is - I fume at 
> such an important site not being available for mobilising international 
> solidarity action. There are a lot of good people in Germany glad to 
> pitch in if informed. This group blocks solidarity information. They 
> have some weird notion of being there to teach everyone alternative 
> journalism. To me that is a side issue or lucky by-product if it happens.
> 

Do remember its up to the German collective as to the purpose of their 
indymedia. If they only want original articles and not cross-posted 
unoriginal work, that is their right. Indymedia is a decentralised 
operation, each collective makes their own editorial policy.


> Imposing style rules discriminates against active people who may not 
> have the writing skills others dictate.

as above, their right to dictate what ever the hell they want, as is ours.

> 
> I want IndyMedia to be the point of a spear in fighting evil.

Well you can't dictate to every IMC what they should do.

> 
> I'd like to go the way of a letter of protest, as you suggest. How do I 
> get it published?
> 
> Publication might already get them to pull their horns in because they 
> are not in full agreement with each other. One wrote me that he doesn't 
> like their censorship, either. So if they're being publicly discussed, 
> they might do some house cleaning.
> 
> So, where do I write to exactly, Stacy? And thanks.


You need to follow a bottom up process to deal with this. Before 
emailing imc-communication, i suggest you email imc-europe with your issues.

Trying to disaffiliate before you have tried all other options is the 
WRONG way to go.

I must state that i BLOCK any proposal for disaffiliation at this stage. 
  I do not want the bother, the blowback, the bad will. or any of that. 
I maintain that this is still nothing to do with Sydney IMC.


http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-europe

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-communication

Cam