This is an organising space for the indymedia gathering happening around the counter-convergences to the forbes500 meeting in Sydney, August 2005. http://30a.org
Minutes from the meeting http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcOceaniaForbesSydneyMinutes

Time Table

Things people can participate in as IMC (all just a proposal at this stage)

• Friday
  • Dinner 7pm at the Landsdowne, cnr king and broadway Chippendale, then to duck and swan with subplottlers.

• Saturday
  • Internal IMC meeting. 1-4 at Social Forum. Petersham Tafe.

• Sunday
  • Indymedia workshop - ssf, 10.30am (75 mins)
  • Indymedia workshop - subplot 2.30pm (60 mins)
  • spokes council and discussion of IMC coverage - straight after spokes at STUCCO

• Monday
  • Drupal workshop - venue tbc (turella or subplot - tbc) - 4-6pm. most likely evening

• Tuesday
  • Coverage of actions

Proposed Gatherings

Organising Coverage of Forbes Actions

Open meeting to coordinate coverage of actions

Internal General Meeting - Discussion of current issues

• Subject: Current state of Aust. and any other IMCs including conflicts, networking, tech, new initiatives, various needs and strategising for the future.
• Agenda
  • Intros
  • re-evaluation of agenda
  • IMC reportbacks
  • state of the oceania network
    • follow ups on brisbane/darwin
    • networking with asian imcs
    • asia pacific indymedia ideas
    • redevelopment of oceania site
  • wto hongkong
  • video - oceania newsreal and engagemedia project
  • tech issues - lists, hosting, redundancy, security
  • future strategies - where to for IMCs brainstorm
• Mode: Internal Discussion
• Location: Petersham TAFE, SSF, check at the venue for exact room.
• Tentative Date: Sat 27th
• Tentative Time: 1-4
• Catering: bring yr lunch

Drupal

• Subject: Drupal installation, modules, configuration, and administration
• Mode: internal discussion group
• Location: Turrella Sydney IMC space
• Tentative Date: Monday 27 August
• Tentative Time: 6 - 8pm
• Catering: Felafels from Hijazi's

A few different indy or indy-related projects have been looking seriously at drupal as their cms lately. I thought it may be a good idea to share some of the information we have gathered through trial and error.

I can lead people through administration, and some configuration of drupal. Others may be able to teach installation and modules.

Proposed external workshops

SSF

• Subject: Indymedia, media activism and social movements.
• Mode: open discussion
• Location: ssf
• Tentative Date: 27th August
• Tentative Time: 10.30

Indymedia has become a vital part of the communications system of the global justice movement but is it living up to this challenge and what might make it better? What is the relationship between media activism, indymedia and social movements and what does the future hold? A participatory discussion.

Subplot

Media Activism and Social Movements Net based media activism emerged as a form in it's own right with the explosion of the anti-capitalist movements as an attempt to politicise the social relations of communication both within the movement and against the dominant media. But just how successful has it actually been? Is media activism just for socially inept geeks and the uber chic or is it much more? How effective is it being at communicating? Indymedia activists will facilitate an open discussion.

Subplot website: http://mutineers.blogspot.com/

2.30 Newtown Neighbourhood Centre

Waz's email from Dave from mutiny: http://lists.cat.org.au/pipermail/imc-sydney/2005-August/002881.html

Accommodation

Turrella

There is room for about 10 people to stay at Turrella (http://cat.org.au/where.html). Turrella is an old ice cream factory which is currently inhabited by a variety of artists, activists, various tradespeople, and a Muslim prayer group. It is currently the site of the cat@lyst and sydney indymedia spaces.

For people wanting to sleep at Turrella, you need to know that the residents have had bad experiences with groups of people attending activist events in the past, and have therefore requested that the following rules apply to guests:

• Clean up after yourself. This includes kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping areas.
• Be nice to the residents... they've put up with a lot to keep the space accessible for uses like this.
• Be quiet in the residential areas at night. Many residents have to get up early for work.

If all this is okay with you, let me know for sure that you are coming, and want to stay at Turrella by sending an email to stacy(AT)cat.org.au

-- AndMelb - 06 Aug 2005 -- StacyS - 07 Aug 2005 Added drupal workshop -- StacyS - 11 Aug 2005 Added info about Turrella -- AndMelb - 16 Aug 2005 -- AndMelb - 22 Aug 2005 Edited timetable
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