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Indy "Posting Parties" Held in Sacramento
Access Sacramento supports the growth of Indy Media in the Capital City and hosts two upcoming posting parties to teach how easy it is to publish your thoughts.
Hello Friends of Indy Media!
Access Sacramento hosted a successful "Posting Party" here in our media lab last evening (7/14/04). Steve used the PC and projector to walk through the various levels of how a simple posting of an article or event can be handled. JoAnn Fuller of Common Cause commented how easy and helpful this posting process was and how important it would be to so many groups in the Sacramento area.
There is a wide frustration among worthwhile organizations interested in progressive politics, environmental issues, urban planning, security/defense, etc. and the struggle to get the word out through the local media including the Sacramento Bee.
The group decided we needed to "build" the indy media community from the ground up by hosting more "Posting Parties" here at Access Sacramento and other sites in the community. The goal would be to bring a message, press release, article or statement, sit at a computer with an experienced "indymedia type" looking over your shoulder, as needed ;>), and demonstrating just how easy and quick the process is. Within 15 minutes, you will see your message posted on the local site... "WOW, did I do that?"... a great beginning.
Soon postings from individual Indy media users will grow here in River City... the more postings, the more potential editors... the more interested editors who realize they won't have to "do all the work", the more the need for a distinct Indy Sac site and as Susan said, "Don't ya know there are plenty of "whistle blowers" in our Capital City interested in posting interesting stories from the seat of the 5th largest economy in the world?"
Take control of getting your "news" out to the world and get involved at one of these upcoming "Posting Parties". Here are the dates and times... but come prepared with "something to say" and it shall be done, by YOU "right before your eyes".
Ac/Sac has 15 working PC's and Mac's with high speed access to the internet, ready to go. Stop whining about "corporate control of media" and become the media, publishing your thoughts, pictures, videos and more at one of these sessions. Ron Cooper, Access E.D. (916) 456-8600 #112
Posting Party #1
Saturday July 24
10-12 Noon
Access Sacramento
Mendicino Room/Media Lab
4623 T Street
Sacramento, CA. 95819
Posting Party #2
Friday August 6
6-8 PM
Access Sacramento
Mendicino Room/Media Lab
4623 T Street
Sacramento, CA. 95819
Access Sacramento hosted a successful "Posting Party" here in our media lab last evening (7/14/04). Steve used the PC and projector to walk through the various levels of how a simple posting of an article or event can be handled. JoAnn Fuller of Common Cause commented how easy and helpful this posting process was and how important it would be to so many groups in the Sacramento area.
There is a wide frustration among worthwhile organizations interested in progressive politics, environmental issues, urban planning, security/defense, etc. and the struggle to get the word out through the local media including the Sacramento Bee.
The group decided we needed to "build" the indy media community from the ground up by hosting more "Posting Parties" here at Access Sacramento and other sites in the community. The goal would be to bring a message, press release, article or statement, sit at a computer with an experienced "indymedia type" looking over your shoulder, as needed ;>), and demonstrating just how easy and quick the process is. Within 15 minutes, you will see your message posted on the local site... "WOW, did I do that?"... a great beginning.
Soon postings from individual Indy media users will grow here in River City... the more postings, the more potential editors... the more interested editors who realize they won't have to "do all the work", the more the need for a distinct Indy Sac site and as Susan said, "Don't ya know there are plenty of "whistle blowers" in our Capital City interested in posting interesting stories from the seat of the 5th largest economy in the world?"
Take control of getting your "news" out to the world and get involved at one of these upcoming "Posting Parties". Here are the dates and times... but come prepared with "something to say" and it shall be done, by YOU "right before your eyes".
Ac/Sac has 15 working PC's and Mac's with high speed access to the internet, ready to go. Stop whining about "corporate control of media" and become the media, publishing your thoughts, pictures, videos and more at one of these sessions. Ron Cooper, Access E.D. (916) 456-8600 #112
Posting Party #1
Saturday July 24
10-12 Noon
Access Sacramento
Mendicino Room/Media Lab
4623 T Street
Sacramento, CA. 95819
Posting Party #2
Friday August 6
6-8 PM
Access Sacramento
Mendicino Room/Media Lab
4623 T Street
Sacramento, CA. 95819
For more information:
http://www.sacramento.org
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There is a Sacramento Indymedia meeting planned for this Saturday, July 24 at 10 AM. For details, go here: http://sfbay.indymedia.org/news/2004/07/1688964.php
It looks like the purpose of this meeting is to train people in how to post information and better use the Central Valley Indymedia site. Is that correct?
I think it is great that people in Sacramento are getting together to hold workshops and training sessions so more folks can learn how to use this valuable resource. What I would like to ask, however, is: When can we have a general meeting to discuss the Central Valley Indymedia project? http://sfbay.indymedia.org/centralvalley/
In addition to getting more people from Sacramento involved in posting articles we need to bring in a new person or two (from Sacramento) on the editorial board. Right now, Doug from Modesto and I are the only ones from the Central Valley who are active on the Indybay editorial board.
A couple of people from Sacramento have indicated an interest in being on the editorial board. So, we need to discuss what the tasks, rights, and responsibilities are of being on the board. Also, we need to further discuss the idea of an independent Indymedia site that would service the Central Valley. A Central Valley site could have a complete section for news and information from Sacramento, Modesto, Fresno, and other regions. We could have a section on environmental justice, immigrant rights, and labor. Each section would have its own Center Page. But, in order to move forward, we need to become a more collective body. We will need to write a mission statement and apply to Indymedia to have our own site. We may decide that we are not ready for that development yet. Moving towards independence will involve some fund raising, a certain level of technical expertise, and a commitment of time. Those are all things we should discuss at a meeting in the not to distant future.
I guess the first question to ask is: is Sacramento interested in hosting the kind of meeting I have outlined in the above paragraph? If so, lets throw around some dates. If Sacramento is not interested in hosting the meeting, we can hold it in Modesto or Fresno.
In Solidarity,
Mike Rhodes
Editor
Community Alliance magazine
P.O. Box 5077
Fresno Ca 93755
(559) 978-4502
AllianceEditor [at] comcast.net
http://www.fresnoalliance.com/home/
It looks like the purpose of this meeting is to train people in how to post information and better use the Central Valley Indymedia site. Is that correct?
I think it is great that people in Sacramento are getting together to hold workshops and training sessions so more folks can learn how to use this valuable resource. What I would like to ask, however, is: When can we have a general meeting to discuss the Central Valley Indymedia project? http://sfbay.indymedia.org/centralvalley/
In addition to getting more people from Sacramento involved in posting articles we need to bring in a new person or two (from Sacramento) on the editorial board. Right now, Doug from Modesto and I are the only ones from the Central Valley who are active on the Indybay editorial board.
A couple of people from Sacramento have indicated an interest in being on the editorial board. So, we need to discuss what the tasks, rights, and responsibilities are of being on the board. Also, we need to further discuss the idea of an independent Indymedia site that would service the Central Valley. A Central Valley site could have a complete section for news and information from Sacramento, Modesto, Fresno, and other regions. We could have a section on environmental justice, immigrant rights, and labor. Each section would have its own Center Page. But, in order to move forward, we need to become a more collective body. We will need to write a mission statement and apply to Indymedia to have our own site. We may decide that we are not ready for that development yet. Moving towards independence will involve some fund raising, a certain level of technical expertise, and a commitment of time. Those are all things we should discuss at a meeting in the not to distant future.
I guess the first question to ask is: is Sacramento interested in hosting the kind of meeting I have outlined in the above paragraph? If so, lets throw around some dates. If Sacramento is not interested in hosting the meeting, we can hold it in Modesto or Fresno.
In Solidarity,
Mike Rhodes
Editor
Community Alliance magazine
P.O. Box 5077
Fresno Ca 93755
(559) 978-4502
AllianceEditor [at] comcast.net
http://www.fresnoalliance.com/home/
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