How
to get involved at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center updated
January 7, 2006.
Become a member of the UCIMC! Visit the membership
page for more details or stop by the IMC. We are now located in our new building, the old downtown Urbana post office at 202 South Broadway. Use the Elm Street entrance to the basement where you will see the UC IMC sign.
The
UCIMC is organized into Working Groups which each have
responsibility for different areas of the Center's operations. A
good way to get involved is to attend a meeting for the Working Group
that most interests you. You can also sign up to be on any of
the Working Groups' e-mail list, as noted below. You may attend the
IMC's Steering Group meetings to get a sense of
the overall workings of the IMC.
Unless
otherwise noted all IMC Groups meet at the IMC's downtown Urbana building at 202 South Broadway. The IMC is open to the public, so please feel free to stop in. All group meetings are open to the public and all groups are eager to accept new members!
Urbana-Champaign
Independent Media Center Working Groups:
General
Membership
Description: This group is
made up of everyone who is a member of the IMC. The General Membership
is responsible for setting the general direction of the IMC and is the
only group that can change the U-C IMC's governing
structure document. Anyone can become an IMC member -- visit the
the membership
page or
IMC for details.
Meetings: bi-annually, on the 1st Saturday
afternoon of April and the 1st Thursday Evening of October.
E-mail list: imc@ucimc.org
To join the E-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc
Steering
Group
Description: This is the group
charged with the regular planning and decision making that affects all
IMC working groups. Each working group
appoints two members to the steering group, but participation and
attendance is open to everyone.
Meetings: First and third Thursday of the month 8-9pm @
IMC
E-mail: The
Steering Group does not have its own e-mail list -- all communication
takes place on the general IMC list (imc@ucimc.org).
Finance
Description: Takes care of fundraising
activities, including policies, soliciting funders, grant-writing,
fiscal sponsorships, and overseeing retail sales of books, periodicals,
supplies, arts and crafts.
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Wed. of each month 7:00
- 7:30 PM @ IMC
E-mail list: imc-finance@ucimc.org
Space
Description: Takes care of the IMC building, booking of spaces, tenants, etc.
Meetings: The second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 8pm @ IMC
E-mail list: imc-space@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-space
Librarians
and Archivists
Description: Responsible for building and
maintaining the IMC's progressive library project and archive of media
materials.
Meetings: Mondays at 7pm
Website: www.ucimc.org/library
E-mail list: imc-librarians@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-librarians
Books to Prisoners
Description: UC Books to Prisoners accepts book request letters from Illinois inmates, finds books that meet their needs, and sends them out with a personalized letter.
Meetings: Saturdays at 3pm
Website: www.books2prisoners.org
E-mail list: bookstoprisoners@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/bookstoprisoners
Outreach
Description: Outreach developed out of a recognition that the IMC needs to
continue to increase its membership base and diversity, to keep current
members well informed about their organization, and to present a
consistent and complete public presence to the community.
Meetings: The Outreach group is not meeting during the summer of 2005. However, its work goes on in every thing UC IMC does. Please contact the group via its email list.
E-mail list: imc-outreach@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-outreach
Print
Description: This group assembles the IMC's
monthly newspaper the public i.
Meetings: Thursdays 5:30 PM @ IMC.
E-mail list: print@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-print
RAGG
- Resource and Action Group for Girlz and Womyn
Description: RAGG is a local grassroots
partnership of girls and women whose aim is to provide safe spaces,
resources and activities to foster creativity, self-expression and
empowerment.If you are interested in being a core organizer for this group email ragg-info at ucimc.org
Meetings: Not Currently Meeting
Website: ragg.ucimc.org
E-mail list: imc-girls@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-girls
Radio News Description:
Coordinates the production of the weekly IMC Radio News Program, heard
on WEFT 90.1FM on Mondays at 5:30 PM and syndicated through allied
media outlets.
Meetings:Tuesdays from noon to 1 PM
Website: radio.ucimc.org
E-mail list: radio@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-radio
Shows
Description: Coordinates booking of bands and
shows for IMC performances.
Meetings: Every Thursday, 7:00 pm
Website: shows.ucimc.org
E-mail list: shows@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-booking
Staff
Description: Staff are the volunteer members of the IMC who keep
the UCIMC space open to the public. Staff shifts can be scheduled when you are available to volunteer. For more info or to voluinteer to staff a shift, please contact the Staff email list..
Meetings: Irregularly Scheduled
E-mail:staff@ucimc.org
To joint the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-staff
Tech
Description: Is responsible for the tech and
equipment needs of the Center, including the IMC website, computer
networking and electronics. This groups needs people with experience in
these areas or who are looking to learn.
Meetings: TBA -- join the e-mail list
E-mail list: tech@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-tech
Video
Description: Is responsible for the video tech
and equipment needs of the Center, produces short and long-form video,
and sponsors programming onto public-access TV.
Meetings: Tuesdays at 7 PM
E-mail list: video@ucimc.org
To join the e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-video
WRFU 104.5 FM
Description: WRFU is an IMC-affliated and
fiscally sponsored working group that is building a low-power community
radio station. We will be on the air by late summer 2005, broadcasting
throughout Urbana and Champaign. WRFU's programming will be chosen by
airshifter groups that choose their own formats, coordinated through a
collective station structure. We operate within the consensus-based
organizational structure that the IMC uses.
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Tues. of each month 8:00
- 9:00 PM @ IMC-- join the e-mail list
E-mail list: rfu@lists.chambana.net
To join e-mail list: http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/rfu
