[Reader-list] resurrecting india imc

[geert lovink]

what do reader members think of an independant media center
in india? see: www.indymedia.org. please mail sheri about your
thought on what an imc-india could look like. best, geert

From: "Sheri Herndon" <sheri at indymedia.org>
To: "Patrice" <patrice at xs4all.nl>; "Geert Lovink" <geert at xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 7:15 AM
Subject: FW: [New-imc] resurrecting india imc


> can either of you share some thoughts about imc-india?  i was under the
> impression that it wasn't working and yet here's an email from siv saying
> he's been in communication with someone from india and working on the
site.
> i'm wondering about your thoughts about these folks, how to inspire more
> connections between media folks in india and the imc site and/or if other
> models are more appropriate.
>
> thanks!
>
> sheri
>
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> From: Sivaraman Balachandran <sivbala at yahoo.com>
> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:30:49 -0700 (PDT)
> To: new-imc at indymedia.org
> Cc: vidhi.parthasarathy at teldta.com
> Subject: [New-imc] resurrecting india imc
>
> hi all,
>
> my name is sivaram (or siv if you prefer) and am
> involved with seattle imc.  i'd like to make a request
> to get the india imc link on the left hand column of
> links on the imc web pages.
>
> the india imc was alive at one point, then closed
> down, and removed from the links column because, at
> the time of removal, there weren't a core group of
> people that were willing to run the site.
>
> however, the webpage india.indymedia.org has been
> active and currently, people are posting to the india
> imc newswire but there are no front page stories.
>
> there is also a list serv.  i've contacted the list
> administrator, vidhi, whom i've cced and we're psyched
> about getting the india imc rolling again.
>
> by this weekend or next week, we hope to have a
> collective of folks.
>
> i've also spoken with a core techie at seattle imc and
> was told that the india imc site needs some minor
> active/cgi/php scripting.  the india-imc folks should
> be able to tackle these tasks to get the site up and
> running.
>
> if you have any questions, please feel free to contact
> me.  thanks.
>
> sivaram