Thanks from Notts Indymedia co-founder Wietse
Published:
August 05, 2010 11:07
by Wietse |
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As one of the people who initially kick-started this project and put a considerable time and energy into it, I want to thank everyone that has been involved over the years.
Sometimes, when you're so involved with a project, it is hard to let go. I moved away a couple of years ago and the fact that a handful of people (you know who you are!) have worked hard to keep the newswire clean, get new people onboard, print the numerous newsletters we started and get the new site up and running, shows that I had nothing to worry about.
Thanks to the great diversity of people posting articles to our newswire every day, independent media is alive and our project has become a valued and trusted resource in the activist and local communities. Notts Indymedia grew to become one of the most active local Indymedia groups in the UK. If anything, this reflects on the communities we are a part of: always ready to take on the corporate giants, initiate new things to better our communities and show that there is another world out there.
I would personally like to thank Alan Lodge (aka Tash) for the time and energy he has given to this project from day one. Without his hard work we might not have made it. The commitment and dedication he has always shown in his work to investigate the unknown and fight the unjust continues to be an inspiration to myself and many others in Nottingham and beyond.
Contact email: wietse@indymedia.org
Comments
Awww
Published: August 05, 2010 12:01
by
Mark B
Don't you just want to ruffle his hair and pinch his cheek?!
Well done us
Published: August 05, 2010 23:58
by
tash
Thought I would just chime in and say a well done us. & happy birthday. The indymedia project at large is 11 years old now. The 'alternative' media [in modern times] is about 40 years old now. I think much social change has been bought about and accelerated by these medias existence, in addition to the sad traditional mainstream outlets. With the line "think globally, act locally" in mind, it is so important that people do feel empowered locally into action. That media is there to consolidate and report those actions, hopefully to engage more people into activity. The total of all this, truly might change the world for the better. Nottingham Indymedia is part of a global network, thus we able to punch above our weight with the help of such an infrastructure. Technology is developing at exponential rate. We aren't able to keep up with the front end of this progress, no do we want to. ... but development on this new site has had usability foremost in our minds.
So dear readers, please read, use, contribute and try out our various medias to report and promote your activities, so the rest of us know what's going on.
Happy birthday us. Lots to do, we start now.
upwards,
Tash
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...and, while we're at it, thanks to Wietse too!
Without his initial enthusiasm and organising capabilities it seems unlikely that we'd ever have got off the ground.