be the media!!!!!!!!!!!

indymedia doesn't have a team of people working on it - it is the media of the people, i.e. whoever posts on here.

much less dramatic than being worried about the SWP, its more a case of people not bothering. but now you have so its ok.

anyway the streets is where stuff actually happens, not on the screen that you're looking at NOW.

"If this is because the SWP is involved in these events, then shame on you for putting your own narrow, sectarian prejudices before the needs of the anti-war movement".

probably more to do with nobody posting the stuff on the newswire??

if you want STWC events, news, whatever, you need to put it up yourself.

How can STWC put Tony on trial when he isn't there? Are there speakers for the defence? What about the other guilty Labour MPs (and the rest)? Wouldn't it have been a good idea to have the trial outside where people who can see it, can see it, if you see what I mean, see. Got carried away there, sorry.
But it is preaching to the converted.

"How can STWC put Tony on trial when he isn't there? Are there speakers for the defence? What about the other guilty Labour MPs (and the rest)? Wouldn't it have been a good idea to have the trial outside where people who can see it, can see it, if you see what I mean, see"

come on, a bunch of leninists are hardly going to allow people defense at a trial? or hold in the open? Just be gald the SWPie student ain't been order to build a gulag.

que cheesy music

From looking at the site, the manchester region imc collective doesn't seem to be that active - there's only four features up from this year on there.

There's not so many recent newswire posts on the labour conference, but I reckon it might be worth a feature if someone wants to write it. Do you want to get some information together and make links / give the address of relavent posts and other sources of info? You could post on the newswire, or go to the contact page and find the features email list and the manchester list and propose something there.

Perhaps people see blair as a symbolic figurehead of system, and his personal movements as not big news.

Maybe the people of Manc don't want the spooks knowing whats what!
You already know about the "main" demo because this is public knowledge( ie. police approved).
Don't know what time the gun slinging hang gliders arrive but I think its before the sewer rats rise up!

meet at All saints - near the Metropolitan University -

 http://www.manchesterstopthewar.org/

Manchester anti war movement is a lot of different groups and includes people in swp as well as even labour and libdems and non party people and other groups

so stop moaning get involved come on the demo or hold a peace vigil

just dont moan about people not posting on indymedia
not everyone uses the net or knoes how to do postings

It seems there's only two postings on the newswire about the
Labour Party conference before this weekend, so it didn't
sound like much was to happen. How would it therefore be a
main feature?

It's not relevant who or what is involved (chip shoulder on), if it's
not posted, or there's nothing much happening. Rather than
whingeing, post news items....sigh.

And features shouldn't be made of everything that appears on
the newswire I reckon, so the number of features doesn't say
anything about how active the Manc Indymedia collective are,
more about what's happening in Manc that people post to the
newswire!

Somewhere on this page, probably under process and lists,
will be an address for the Manc IMC group, so anyone can
suggest features.

Just few points about Jenny's posting.
1. The publicity for the two STW events were posted up on UK indymedia one month go along with downloads of the publicity as pdf files. As well as on the Protest diary
2. The events (Trial and Demo) were all on two websites, the Gtr Manc'r one www.manchesterstopthewar.org & www.mancsagainsttanks.org.uk. along with lotsa downloads, as well as the national STWC website and the Globalise Resistance website
3.30,000 leaflets with the Trial were distributed around the North West. (along with 50,000 leaflets just advertising the demo, plus 3000 posters
4. A Press release was done via the national STWC as well as locally. Thats why it featured on GMR, Galaxy, Smooth FM, Radio Muharram, Imagine FM
5. A press Conference was held on Friday 12th March, covered by Sky, BBC, Japanese Broadcasting Company, Galaxy, Imagine FM, Syrian News Agency, City Life
6. The Trial was covered as well as the demo by Sky news global, BBC News 24, and the Japanese Broadcasting company (equilent of the BBC) who were doing a feature/documentary on the two STW events.(viewing figures in Japan 20-30 million)

If you have any more suggestions as to what we could have done, suggestions are always welcome. What I can suggest is, that if you would like to subscribe to the Greater Manchester Coalition to Stop the War email message list.  ANSWERmancheste@aol.com. Then you could take responsibility for posting them on the Manchester Indymedia website,and that would be very much appreciated.
You are also welcome to attend the meetings and bring ideas along, next one after Wednesday 17th March will be on Tuesday 30th March @ 7pm The Friends Meeting House, Mount St
The point you make about the SWP is just plain silly.

Richard Searle
Press and Communications Officer
Greater Manchester Coalition to Stop the War
(PS. Yes I'm in the SWP)

But if the SWPpies want something to happen. It will happen regardless. Why not go and do something more productive instead?