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FundingproposalFunding Application for Independent Media Centre at WSF in Nairobi, Kenia 13th to 25th January 2007by Indymedia Network Description of applying group:The Indymedia network is a global network of media activists. http://www.indymedia.org IMC_in_Africa is a working group of Media Activists from Africa and the rest of the world, engaged since 2003 in the promotion of independent media in Africa. Projects of IMC Africa involved a conference in Dakar, Senegal to the theme of media in Africa, the promotion and assistance of various African IMCs and earlier this year the preparation of an Independent Media Centre at the WSF in Bamako, Mali. IMC Working Group Other KEY ORGANIZERS/SUPPORTERS:
Project PlanVisionOrganizers in Kenya, throughout Africa and around the world will work together, both on-line and in face-to-face meetings, to build a temporary independent media center (IMC) in Nairobi, Kenya, to provide communication during the January '07 World Social Forum. This "convergence-based" IMC will provide text-based, audio, and (potentially) video coverage of the World Social Forum, both on-line and through a local low-power radio station, enabling independent media coverage of the WSF during the forum itself as well as access through the world wide web to the WSF by an international audience. The IMC will also be a hub for trainings and hands-on media-making workshops throughout the World Social Forum. The IMC plans to be open from January 13 to January 25. The WSF itself takes place from January 20-25 2007. BACKGROUNDThe World Social Forum (WSF), a global meeting of activists who oppose capitalist globalisation, has been held annually since 2001. 2006 polizentric WSF in Bamako, Mali was a historic event, as this is the first time that the Forum took place in Africa, and is a key stepping stone to the WSF 2007. Historically Indymedia has had a close relationship with the WSF, as the Indymedia network of volunteer-run Independent Media Centres grew out of the same movement against neo-liberalism and for humanity that led to the World Social Forum. The Indymedia network has helped spread the world from the WSF from 2002 onwards, ensuring that an Independent Media Centre is available at each WSF to allow diverse voices from the Forum to be heard. Indymedia always understood the NGO based process of Social Forums in need of critical interventions to ensure its connectivity to grass roots activism and information autonomy of local communities and basis groups. As for Independent Media Africa continues to be a challenge. While large parts of the populations in Africa still do not have access to democratic and independent media, they are lacking specifically access to more interactive media like the internet that enable not only to receive news but also to produce news globally. Local, private and pirate radio stations and even small scale newspapers form a strong force of independent media in many African countries. They are maintained by devoted media activists. The WSF gives a great opportunity to continue networking between these local activists as much as discuss chances and possibilities to increase the use of the internet for networking and eventually producing more African news for within and beyond Africa. It was with this background in mind that we developped an Independent Media Centre at the Bamako WSF in January 2006. This IMC was a very enriching experience with a very positive outcome. A report can be found at https://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/WsfMali2006Report PLANFor the WSF in Nairobi, we would like to continue this work by setting up again an Independent Media Centre within the WSF. In order to facilitate this, Media activists from IMCs in Africa, Europe and America will travel to Nairobi to document the WSF there using the written word, digital photography, video and audio recording. Additionally we hope to create an atmosphere of creativity and critical discussions around the issues at stake for Independent Media in Africa and globally. Our programme of activities will include: 1) Travel to Nairobi and set up an convergence based Independent Media Centre where activists can get together, network, mutually learn and produce and publish their stories from the WSF. 2) The creation of a local radio station to cover the WSF. 3) Provide daily coverage of the WSF using an Indymedia website as a portal to upload stories, photographs and audio programming from the WSF. 4) Host workshops to discuss the relevance of Indymedia and independet media in general with African and other (media) activists. 5) Host workshops on the practical use of open publishing of news and stories within the framework of Indymedia. 6) Host workshops to teach the practical use of a radio station that should run throughout the WSF and hopefully beyond. 7) Host a series of film showings. 8) Create the spirit and enthusiasm among local activists in Nairobi and Kenia to resume and energize the formation of a permanent IMC in Kenia. Target GroupsThrough this program we hope to reach out to local and African activists during the WSF in Kenia, to connect African Media activists with each other and with Activists from around the world and to foster the use and discussion on Independent Media among African activists. We specifically hope through the function of workshops and the atmosphere of mutual co-operation to motivate new activists into making use of the liberating power of new and old media. Budgetdraft by Sphinx with some add. points by fabian == 1-All necessary parts for radio station (with most parts purchased locally) = 3000 USD 2-TWO Computers to run automation and audio editing as well as other computers for use in the indymedia Center=??? 3-Space rental/bandwidth/other logistics for the IMC itself= 2000 USD Fabian: 3b- food and local transport 2000 Dollar 4-TRANSPORTATION FOR DELEGATES AND VOLUNTEERS: I check through a few websites last night and this is how flight tickets cost look like. FROM AFRICA: - Jennifer Ehidiamen (f)- Nigeria =900 USD -Three delegates from forming IMC Mail= 1540)3=4620 USD -Uganda (Bukulu Haruna)-(3 delegates) = (360)3=10,80 USD -Kola-(m) Forming IMC-Nigeria =900 USD -South Africa-(3 delegates) = (600)3=1800 - charles j. othina(m)-Kenya -Peter Makori (m)-Kenya -Judith (f) ?Kenya -Grace (f)-Kenya -Oloo (m)-Kenya -John(m)-Kenya -Lemuya (m)-Kenya FROM OUT OF AFRICA -Hannah(f) and Siyade(f) Prometheus radio will run workshops on building and operating a Low Powered FM and can food box antennas (contennas). 1400 =2800 USD -C.T. Butler(m) co-founder of FoodNotBombs?? is coming to do train the trainer workshops on non-violent social change and consensus organizing. = 1499 USD - Stephanie(f) in Berlin is collecting equipment around Europe for the Convergence IMC = 1000 USD -Glenda(f)- doing mobilization for the event in Switzerland= 1200USD -Sphinx-(m) IMC-Ambazonia-USA= To run workshops on softwares used by the indymedia network, the nots and bolds of indymedia from new imc process to indymedia to IMC-Satellite = 1600USD -Ange(m)-IMC-Brazil surely do workshops on audio streaming and radio = 3000 USD - Farhana Khan(m)-Bangladesh to share organizing skills = 2015 USD TOTAL OF ALL THE ABOVE TICKETS= 22,414 USD -Chris Antioch College-(USA) connecting with Maseno University and other grassroots organizations in Kenya. = (it is not yet clear if she will come to Kenya?). -Jay (m)?IMC-Philly one of the main organizers of the Convergence WSF-IMC= Not yet clear if and when he will come to the event. - -Fabian-IMC-Sheffield for a while now we?ve not heard from Fabian and thus do not know exactly about his plans. I am now intending to come and offer workshops as well (video edit, indymedia story, open publishing) -Dunk-(?)IMC-Ireland- Will be coordinating activity from online. 5- I wish to think that we?ll cook our own food which in itself will be another opportunity for more socializing. But if we were to make calculation that each person will at least need a 5dollar meal a day following the info from John?s mail on the guesthouse, and we were to assume that all are there on January 7th, to be involved with the pre-13th January workshops and that all returned flights are for 27 January, two days after the end of the forum, get. We get the cost of food at: 5(20days)(26 delegates)=2600 USD Fabian: I think we should reduce this right away.... self cooking will be more fun and cheaper... OVERALL TOTAL -radio = 3000USD -Logistics = 2000USD -Flight tickets =22,414USD new: -Food/local transport = 2000 USD new: = 29,414 USD. |