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The locals of the Media Co-op have separate decisionmaking structures from the network as a whole. They also have different approaches to making media.
I'm posting this to create a space for locals to post (or link to) their bases of unity and any other policies they have. This, for the benefit of sharing with other locals, and to inform policy making at the Media Co-op.
This comment was posted by someone calling themselves "irritable mom," at the end of this thread. I thought it was worth reposting:
just so you all know, you are not in private, having a conversation in your living room or at some party. anyone can read this. you might think you are being clever with those nasty little digs here and there and taking the hard line slam dunking that point right home, but really, you are just coming off as rude and arrogant. --and i'm not just talking about swearing, it's the attitude of intolerance.
It might be interesting to remember that sometimes people who live outside of the world of political activism visit these sites because they are sick of listening to all the b.s. on the corporate news and heard of this thing called 'independant media' so they stop by to check it out. and this is what they find? abrasive, mean spirited people.
would you talk like this on a crowded bus? or in a classroom, or where you work, or at a dinner table? in front of your kids, or your grandparents?
you are not on the streets right now involved in some heated altercation. you are sitting in front of your computer, probably in a comfy chair maybe with your lovely cat or dog nearby. is this really the place to take out your frustrations? there's plenty of opportunities to vent your spleen with blogger or wordpress, this isn't a private blog site, it's a public news and communications service, it's supposed to facilitate dialogue.
so what is the point of being so mean? it makes it impossible to actually participate in or even read through the comments -because in order to sift through everything there is so much nastiness it's hardly worth the effort to get to the place where there is productive dialogue going on.
it really takes the charm out of open communication and public debate when so many people seem only interested in blowing their own horns and stonewalling anyone who disagrees or has other, perhaps, conflicting information.
This past week saw the largest crackdown on public protest in Canadian history, with approximately 1,000 people arrested in the streets of Toronto as they stood up against the G8 & G20.
Most are now out of jail, but still dealing with the repercussions. Until Thursday, July 8th at noon, the first month's payment of any new sustainer will be donated to the Movement Defence Committee, which is taking care of crucial legal follow-up.
Residents of London, Ontario protested of Olympic greenwashing, staging a die-in at RBC:
The local protest was part of a wider day of action, which was called by the Indigenous Environmental Network, with others who supported action against Olympics sponsors, Olympics greenwashing, the Albertan tar sands, and native oppression. Local activists here in London, Ontario know of other Canadian protests in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Montreal. There even was an event in London, England, which was timed to coincide with the Canadian protests.
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