Indymedia G8 2005

These pages have been the collaborative space for discussions and preparations for indymedia reporting of the G8 in Scotland July 2005. The G8 Summit ran from 6th-8th July 2005 at Gleneagles hotel in Perthshire, Scotland. The main protests and events were from 2nd-8th July.

Reviews and thoughts of G8 Reporting Organisation

• ImcUkWritingAltMedHandbookDraft : Indymedia and the Politics of Participation - Reporting the G8 in Scotland, 2005 (written 2006). A "Sam and Annie" article submitted to Routledge's forthcoming Alternative Media Handbook

• ImcUkG8TechReview : Running the tech for a major Media Centre some ideas from the Edinburgh experience
• FieldIMCHowTo : Field Indymedia Stirling review
• ImcUkG8Dispatch : A personal report about (doing) Dispatch in Edinburgh

Indymedia Organising Planning and Logistics for G8 Reporting

But please - no confidential information!

IMC G8 2005 Organising / Working Pages

Organising Notes:

• ImcUkG8MediaConvergence : Independent Media Planning Convergence Notes - London, 14-15 May 2005 - A good introduction to what is being planned

• ImcUkG8EsfNotes : G8 Planning Notes Post ESF 3rd April

• ImcUkGatheringG8Notes1 : G8 Planning Discussion at ImcUkGatheringSpring2005 5th March

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Working Pages:

• ImcUkG8MediaCentres : Multiple Media Centres Planning - Edinburgh - Glasgow - Convergence - Mobile

• ImcUkG8MediaActivistResourcePage : A welcome and info page for media activists coming to the 2005 G8

• ImcUkG8Tech : Tech Issues + Planning

• ImcUkG8Outreach : Outreach materials, flyers, posters etc

• Audio / Radio Groups Coordination: http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/AudioGroup

• ImcG8LegalGuide : Guide to Scottish Law / Advice for Media Activists

• ImcUkG8Travel - Info on different transport to scotland

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Content Pages:

• GoE2005ReportingIssues : Issues Regarding Reporting
• GoE2005IssuesAndContacts : Coverage of Issues behind Actions Planning

See also:

• ImcUkG8PolicingLog - Keeping a track on security and policing
• ImcUkG8PressCoverage - Keeping a track on press coverage (not yet active) (I think Cambridge have this covered at http://www.cambridgeaction.net/g8-lies)?

For corporate media G8 press coverage see:

• PGA G8 Press Archive (copies full stories) : http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/resistg8/media/index.htm
• Cambridge Action Network Media Monitor (links with press contact details) : http://www.cambridgeaction.net/g8-lies
• Dissent! Media Matrix (links but allows clasification) : http://del.icio.us/dissent
• IMC Scotland Other Press Section : http://www.scotland.indymedia.org/otherpress/

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Indymedia Communication Links and Info

Note: Now being collected here: ImcG82005Contacts

Main IMC G8 2005 Organising Email List (public archive)

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-g8-2005

One way low traffic announce list for most important updates

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-g8-2005-announce

Private non archived IMC G8 contact list at

imc-g8-2005-contact atnospam lists.indymedia.org

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Other Working Groups Communications

Audio / Radio

https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/g8radio

Photo

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

Tech

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-uk-tech

Video

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-uk-video

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Scotland Communications

Indymedia Scotland G8 Wiki Pages

: http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcScotlandG8

IMC Scotland List (for discussions about IMC Scotland)

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-scotland-discussion

IMC Scotland Contact (private archive contact list)

imc-scotland-contact atnospam lists.indymedia.org

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Indymedia G8 Reporting Websites

IMC uk G8 Section

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2005/g8/

Indymedia Scotland

http://scotland.indymedia.org/

Indymedia Scotland Section on Indy uk

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/scotland/

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Indymedia G8 2005 - Collective Experience of Reporting Large Mobilisations

A quick look through the following documents will give a good idea of the kind of things that will be needed:

• UkNetworkMajorReports
• ImcATXConf05MassMobWorkshop
  • ImcATXConf05PreManifestacion
  • ImcATXConf05ManiFestacion
  • ImcATXConf05PostManifestacion
• GroupOfEight2003EvianEn

Also because of the geographic distances between cities and places (eg Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth etc) it's clear the most appropriate previous Indymedia organising model for looking at is that for Evian G8 2003: see http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/Global.GroupOfEight2003EvianEn

What's clear is that while the Indymedia networks can provide a good communication structure and invaluable experience from previous large mobilisations, the level of ideas, creativity, planning and participation will require input from many media groups both nationally and internationally.

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Basic G8 Information

Note This info now being collected on these individual pages:

* ImcG82005MobilisationInfo - Basic info on groups mobilising for G8 and links to websites

* ImcG82005EventsForReporting - - G8 Events List for Reporting - actions, protests, counter-conferences etc

There are various groups mobilising and plans for various counter conferences, convergence centres, campsites and so on, all of which could be split around various locations such as Glasgow / Edinburgh / Perth / Sterling etc (see dissent maps section for an idea of the distances etc).

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-- Page Created: 01 Dec 2004

• VideoConversion02.pdf: Guide to converting video into DivX/XviD for web publishing

• G8VideoManual01.pdf: Version 1.0 of the G8 video manual!