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About IMC-Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Independent Media Centre (IMC-Winnipeg) is a loose collective of individuals working to provide an alternative source of news and reporting to Winnipeg and surrounding regions. IMC-Winnipeg is affiliated with Indymedia.org and operates a website which is available to any member of the public for posting news or comments, in accordance with the 'open publishing' model of IMCs around the world.

IMC-Winnipeg has no official affiliation with any political organization or party, nor with any government or government agency, nor with any corporation or business interest. IMC-Winnipeg does not receive funding or endorsments from any commercial project or interests, nor from any political campaign or candidate.

Membership in the IMC-Winnipeg Collective is open to any individual who accepts the Indymedia Network Principles of Unity (below), and is otherwise constrained only by the principles of 'meritocracy' -- those who contribute gain the right to participate in consensus decisionmaking. There are no fees or other requirements.

Our main mission at IMC-Winnipeg is to provide a centralized news service which all individuals, activists, and public interest groups in Manitoba can make free use of.

This service is intended to facilitate reporting on events, networking, planning and the sharing of reliable information. This service is also intended to serve as a media outlet for activist journalists, and to provide coverage of news that will surpass and even embarrass that of local mainstream media outlets.

Editorial policy is determined through consensus decision-making, in accordance with our Mission Statement. IMC-Winnipeg reserves the right to remove any posting which interferes with our mission or which may result in a libel action, except where the collective agrees to invite the suit.

The Indymedia Network Principles of Unity:

The following is a draft of the Principles of Unity for the entire IMC network. This document was based on principles culled from 18 months of at large interaction on the IMC Process list serve. Those principles were discussed and debated among approximately 70 IMC members from around the world at the Press Freedom Conference in San Francisco on April 27-29, 2000. A working group was formed to present the draft document to all of the local IMC's for feedback ...

This document is a work in progress and an attempt to state the basic principles for which we all stand ... All bracketed items are part of the priciples of unity but have been specifically identified as in need of further definition, clarification and "wordsmithing."

  1. The Independent Media Center Network (IMCN) is based upon principles of equality, decentralization and local autonomy. The IMCN is not derived from a centralized bureaucratic process, but from the self-organization of autonomous collectives that recognize the importance in developing a union of networks.
  2. All IMC's consider open exchange of and open access to information a prerequisite to the building of a more free and just society.
  3. [All IMC's respect the right of activists who choose not to be photographed or filmed.]
  4. All IMC's, based upon the trust of their contributors and readers, shall utilize open web based publishing, allowing individuals, groups and organizations to express their views, anonymously if desired. **see: Open Publishing document)
  5. The IMC Network and all local IMC collectives shall be not-for-profit.
  6. All IMC's recognize the importance of process to social change and are committed to the development of non-hierarchical and anti-authoritarian relationships, from interpersonal relationships to group dynamics. Therefore, shall organize themselves collectively and be committed to the principle of consensus decision making and the development of a [direct, participatory democratic process] that is transparent to its membership.
  7. [All IMC's recognize that a prerequisite for participation in the decision making process of each local group is the contribution of an individual's labor to the group.]
  8. All IMC's are committed to caring for one another and our respective communities both collectively and as individuals and will promote the sharing of resources including knowledge, skills and equipment.
  9. All IMC's shall be committed to the use of free source code, whenever possible, in order to develop the digital infrastructure, and to increase the independence of the network by not relying on proprietary software.
  10. All IMC's shall be committed to the principle of human equality, and shall not discriminate, including discrimination based upon race, gender, age, class or sexual orientation. Recognizing the vast cultural traditions within the network, we are committed to building [diversity] within our localities.

For further information on IMC-Winnipeg and how you can be part of this alternative news service, please email us at: imc-winnipeg@lists.indymedia.org.

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