[HacktionLab] other ideas for hacktionlab Jan 2012

[Adelayde Skidmore]

all these ideas are great and you can now add them to the wiki page at
http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab/index.php/Winter_2012_Hacklab as I've
re-enabled editing ;)

Remember if you're coming add yourself to
http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab/index.php/Winter_2012_Hacklab_Attendees

Yes, just me at the moment!  I'll buy the first round for everyone that
signs up, that's a promise! ;)



On 31/12/2011 12:59, m3shrom wrote:
> I liked your ideas there Alan!
>
> The following is a bit of blue sky thinking for what a good UK based
> media activist group / network might look like.
>
> I know that hacktionlab is often quite techie - although at the more
> accessible end of that I would hope - and that a lot of the following is
> more alt media orientated - but I think that there is a lot of scope for
> hacktionlab to really cross over with some of the other collectives that
> were involved in rebellious media conference.
>
> This is just a brain dump really - and not a specific proposal - more
> pub talk.
> --//
>
> *** Scope; Grass roots media activism on a UK and European level, a
> group or network to fill the gaps left by Indymedia and other similar
> groups including;
>
> * Collective production of media
> * Covering events with mobile computing set ups
> * Media activist training, internet publishing, making video, writing
> reports collectively
> * Film screenings
> * Networking & Publicity - appearances at conferences and events, using
> media and outreach projects to promote media
> activism and partner projects
>
> *** Specific Projects
>
> * Mapping Alt media activity
> This would continue the work of mapping existing media collectives,
> bloggers and campaign groups using media. The work would collect and
> collate contacts which can be used to promote future projects.
> This could be done using an online contacts system and emailing system.
> Specifically CiviCRM is one based on drupal which seems to work well.
>
> * Networking events
> A series of events bringing together relevant people to discuss tactics,
> share skills, and promote new projects. These would replace old
> Indymedia network events and would be more outwardly facing.
>
> * Publicity Materials
> Helping to organise, design, printing and distribution of publicity
> materials for projects which provide a platform for media activism, eg,
> bethemedia, network23, aktivix and other partners.
>
> * Workshop resources
> Networking existing resources for putting on workshops on media
> creation, publishing technology and open source software. Also creating
> publicity to make it easier to promote workshops. Working out where
> there are gaps in existing resources and aiming to fill the gaps with
> new materials.
>
> * Screening Packs
> Regular screening packs of films and publicity which can make it easier
> to put on film screenings for emergent groups.
>
> *** How to organise?
>
> Up until now we have mostly been volunteer only collectives with
> informal decision making structures. A viable option is to continue in
> this way and accept the limits that this brings. If you look at the
> scope of work it looks like what Indymedia did at it's most active.
> However, personally I think we could do it with our existing partners.
>
> But, with some of this work there is a fair amount of data that is being
> collected a more formal organisation may be more suitable to look after
> this data. There is a spectrum from forming a full charity and trying to
> fundraise for salaried positions and partnering with an existing group
> to handle small payments to cover events and specific funded project
> costs.
> Also a fair amount of work which is pretty boring or specialist. It may
> be that we  might want to pay people an hourly rate to do some of the
> data entry or other work that is far from exciting. A more formal
> organisational structure or partnering with a trusted existing body
> would help to access funding and mediate any difficult decisions or
> disagreements that may happen.
>
> In any case, how we organise in terms of structure and / or funding
> depends on the scope of activities that is chosen, and would probably
> need a fair amount of discussion and then some advice from other groups.
>
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