Aotearoa Indymedia Conference a Roaring Success
Update: The minutes of the conference are now online.
Over the weekend of 2nd - 4th of December, the second Aotearoa Indymedia conference was held in Wellington. A range of people from all over the North Island converged for a film screening and 2 days of discussion and workshops (Sadly, nobody from the South Island was able to attend).
Friday: On Friday, the Wellington Indymedia Collective organised a screening of Tuhoe - a History of Resistance and some short films from the 3rd Oceania Indymedia Newsreal. In a first for the Wellington Indymedia Collective, the Tuhoe film was almost entirely in Te Reo Maori. The films recieved a good reception from all who attended.
Saturday: Saturday saw all day internal discussions on such topics as the role of Aotearoa Indymedia, future initiatives, the editorial policy, local Indymedia collectives and much more. Some changes already made include a revised editorial policy and new policies on the editorial collective and local collectives. Additionally, the wiki has been cleaned up and updated. The minutes of these discussions will be posted on the newswire shortly.
Sunday: A number of workshops were held on Sunday, with people skill-sharing on such things as use of the wiki, video/filming and digital photography. Thanks to all the volunteers who ran the workshops!
Aotearoa Indymedia is here for you. We welcome and encourage your feedback, and invite all of you to contact us and get involved in any way you want.
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Re: Aotearoa Indymedia Conference a Roaring Success
thanks to everyone who contributed to the conference!
if there is no local collective where you live and you'd like to start a group in your town, then have a look at http://indymedia.org.nz/mod/info/display/collectives/index.php
An Indymedia group in every town of Aotearoa - that'd be just amazing!
also, there are plans for and Aotearoa Indymedia Convergence in early 2007. If you want to stay in touch with Indymedia you should subscribe to the national email list. You can do that here http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-aotearoa
You can also join one of the local email lists so you know what's happening in your region (ie. film screenings, meetings etc.) You can find a list of e-loops here http://indymedia.org.nz/mod/info/display/lists/index.php
Get involved with YOUR Indymedia Centre by contributing (post articles here http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/index.php?function=publish) to the site and by joining or starting a local group!
Don't hate the media - be the media!
Re: Aotearoa Indymedia Conference a Roaring Success
Aotearoa Indymedia is here for you. We welcome and encourage your feedback, and invite all of you to contact us and get involved in any way you want.
shouldn't that say all but one of you??