Trades Unions to be barred from Indymedia?
Ana Key | 22.04.2004 05:44
Indymedia guidelines say that it will not be a notice board for "hierarchically structured organizations".
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
While I appreciate the work of Indymedia Volunteers, I would also like to question some recent trends.
If you look at the editorial guidelines, Indymedia says it is not a noticeboard for "hierarchically structured organizations".
But is this now becomming a recipe for only reporting the actions of "pure" anarchistic, decentralised, non-hierachical horizontalist groups? (or those that claim to exhibit such admirable but difficult to realise features)?
What about Trades Unions? or Greenpeace? These have centralised hierarchies (in their different ways) . They also have grassroots activists. And they use a combination of both to resist the effects of capitalism.
Whilst I myself prefer to work in grassroots, non-(or less)-hierachical, local activist coalitions, I also recognise the work done by the other types of activist organisations.
However, these are becoming less likely to see the light of day on this website.
Take a look at the discussions by the IMC volunteers on
http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-features/2004-April/date.html
Here, people tie themselves in nots as they argue for the removal of all posts reporting actions by groups like the Anti-Nazi League, Globalise Resistance, Respect because their are SWP/hierachically lead organisations.
However, while I often get pissed off with these organisations (to say the least!), I think this censorship makes indymedia worse.
At least these are reports of some sort of (flawed)anti-capitalist action. I would still like to read about them! They are better than 80% of the crazed, random rantings and nonsense (like this) that usually fill the newswire!
THE 'NON-HIERARCHICAL' RULE IS SOOOOO CONTRADICTORY....RETHINK PLEASE!
However, dear Indymedia, you are still highly valued by myself and my friends. keep it up...and before you snapp back "were all volunteers, its hard work, don't dare criticise", A)Lots of us do other valuable shit like organise local protests and actions, 2) I'm getting involved to help Indymedia.
Rant over.
If you look at the editorial guidelines, Indymedia says it is not a noticeboard for "hierarchically structured organizations".
But is this now becomming a recipe for only reporting the actions of "pure" anarchistic, decentralised, non-hierachical horizontalist groups? (or those that claim to exhibit such admirable but difficult to realise features)?
What about Trades Unions? or Greenpeace? These have centralised hierarchies (in their different ways) . They also have grassroots activists. And they use a combination of both to resist the effects of capitalism.
Whilst I myself prefer to work in grassroots, non-(or less)-hierachical, local activist coalitions, I also recognise the work done by the other types of activist organisations.
However, these are becoming less likely to see the light of day on this website.
Take a look at the discussions by the IMC volunteers on
http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-features/2004-April/date.html Here, people tie themselves in nots as they argue for the removal of all posts reporting actions by groups like the Anti-Nazi League, Globalise Resistance, Respect because their are SWP/hierachically lead organisations.
However, while I often get pissed off with these organisations (to say the least!), I think this censorship makes indymedia worse.
At least these are reports of some sort of (flawed)anti-capitalist action. I would still like to read about them! They are better than 80% of the crazed, random rantings and nonsense (like this) that usually fill the newswire!
THE 'NON-HIERARCHICAL' RULE IS SOOOOO CONTRADICTORY....RETHINK PLEASE!
However, dear Indymedia, you are still highly valued by myself and my friends. keep it up...and before you snapp back "were all volunteers, its hard work, don't dare criticise", A)Lots of us do other valuable shit like organise local protests and actions, 2) I'm getting involved to help Indymedia.
Rant over.
Ana Key
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