[HacktionLab] other ideas for hacktionlab Jan 2012

[Adelayde Skidmore]

On 05/01/2012 19:29, penguin wrote:
> > 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! ;)
>
> That would already be me and Beth, who had already signed up here :-P
> http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab/index.php/Winter_2012_hacklab_attendees
it's case sensitive, doh! 
>
> On 05/01/12 19:24, Adelayde Skidmore wrote:
> > 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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