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Parent Article: IMC BUYS THE POST OFFICE; Community Media & Arts Center Planned |
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Re: IMC BUYS THE POST OFFICE; Community Media & Arts Center Planned |
by La Ley
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Current rating: 0
08 May 2005
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By now, it should be clear that there are least two "someones" posting under the same name. Regular reader, I recommend that you take up the suggestion of the legitimate somone and move the conversation to the mailing list or somewhere out of the line of fire. That way, we won't be saying inappropriate things to the wrong one. I apologize to the someone who is interested in setting up computer servers--you can understand the confusion, right? As for the other one, the troll, the one who wants to know my identity, you should know who I am by now, but just in case you don't, I'll reveal that information at an appropriate time and place in the near future. Stay tuned.
Moving on, I'd like to seriously address "community member's" concerns, because he or she does have a point. Racial and ethnic minorities have been generally underrepresented in the IMC events and projects in which I've participated. (Women have been well-represented, often taking on the lion's share of the responsibilities and decision-making roles, but again, I can only speak about the groups I've been involved with.) I don't think it's a matter of elitism or racism--I think it's a matter of communicating effectively to the entire community that these resources are out there for them to use. I will be making a personal effort to reach out to other groups, and I hope that other IMC members do the same. New IMC projects like WRFU will be an excellent opportunity to get new people in at the beginning. I'd personally like to see 90% minority participation and 50% non-English language programming :-) |
