I am a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and while I have little respect for trade union bosses, I respect and trust my union. It is independent (ie it doesn't give money to Blair) and a member of the International Federation of Journalists, which was one of the first organisations to condemn police brutality in Genoa - and Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Botswana, etc. I don't want to propagandise on this site, but I wonder whether those who are actively involved in the IMC UK have considered joining the NUJ, if only to get a press card (which is meant to protect you from police harassment - at least in the UK) and the legal protection people like Mike Covell need when things get tough. Free-lance membership is affordable and I don't think anyone would be selling out by joining. So what do you Indymedia aficionados think?