From: "dannylambert" <danlambert-AT-sniffout.com>
Subject: AUT: Re: Fwd: International Directory of Collectives project
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 19:54:30 -0000



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Subject: AUT: Fwd: International Directory of Collectives project


> 
> > 
> > 
> > Dearest Anti-Authoritarians
> > i apologize for the length of this e-mail, but
> > please read on..
> > 
> > my warmest greetings to you! my name is nicole
> > marie, and i currently reside in
> > lawrence, kansas, as part of the the black cat
> > anarchist collective. i'm
> > currently working on a project that seeks to unite
> > all known anti-authoritarian
> > collectives by establishing a website specifically
> > for the purpose of keeping a
> > well organized and regularly updated listing (or a
> > number of listings - a
> > directory more or less) of all non-heirarchal
> > collectives --worldwide (this
> > includes collectively-organized local chapters of
> > larger organizations, i.e.,
> > earth first!, food not bombs, etc). it will be an
> > international directory of
> > collectives (IDC). today, september 20th, 2002, this
> > email will be sent out to
> > approximately 400 collectives, co-ops, infoshops,
> > and community centres from
> > around the world, as well as projects and
> > publications that are run by
> > collectives and/or help me in collecting more
> > contact information.
> >  
> > 
> > my reasons for doing this include the following:
> > * collectives often serve as 'centers' in their
> > communities. they notify people
> > around them of outside/upcoming events, promote
> > internal activity by scheduling
> > and holding events themselves, and generally keep in
> > touch with outside groups
> > to let them know what's happening in their area.
> > collectives are also the
> > people themselves! as a group, they can discuss,
> > analyze, and responsibly
> > decide what is best for their community.
> > 
> > * to have a complete, updated and organized listing
> > of these centers (the
> > collectives) would be priceless in times of
> > networking and outreach. it would
> > also be helpful to know where collectives are so, in
> > our travels, we can find
> > them and support them.
> > 
> > * the directory itself, as a website, can provide as
> > a forum for communicating
> > faster (in general), sharing project ideas, and
> > developing personal and
> > political bonds with neighboring communities.
> > 
> > * also, it would give those interested in
> > collectivism a visual of what is here
> > now, which could hopefully serve as inspiration for
> > more folks to begin
> > collectivising with a vision of what is to come.
> > 
> > * there are projects like this already on the
> > internet, but i've encountered
> > that the few i and my comrades have been able to
> > find often have outdated links
> > and contact information, or are geographically
> > centered towards one particular
> > area.
> > i'd like to make a site that is updated once a month
> > (at least), is evenly
> > representing different geographical areas, and has
> > the support and
> > participation of the involved contacts..
> > 
> > 
> > some definitions of a collective
> > ---------------------------
> > in order to lay some of the groundwork for this, it
> > seems necessary to state
> > some
> > (of the many [listed here are those i found most
> > pertinant]) defining qualities
> > of a collective:
> > 
> > a collective is..
> > 1. a number of persons or things considered as one
> > group or whole.
> > 2. of, relating to, or being a group of individuals;
> > involving all members of a
> > group as distinct from its individuals
> > 3. sharing and/or assuming responsibility by all
> > members of the group (as in
> > 'collective responsibility')
> > 
> > 
> > requirements
> > -------------
> > the only requirements set forth for participating in
> > this directory are:
> > - that the collective is
> > non-heirarchal/anti-authoritarian
> > - work in the collective is a collective
> > responsibility that all members share
> > - the collective helps in keeping IDC (the
> > directory) up-to-date by emailing me
> > with any new/changed collective information (mailing
> > address, web address, name
> > change, etc.)
> > 
> > 
> > permission
> > -----------
> > with these things in mind, i'm asking for the
> > permission of your collective to
> > participate in this project. this would mean posting
> > your group's [general]
> > location, contact information, and some focus of the
> > collective on the website
> > and therefore visible for all to see. i suggest
> > bringing this letter up at your
> > next collective meeting, discussing it as a group,
> > etc.. when/if you reply (and
> > there aren't any serious concerns), i'll send
> > another email in request for your
> > collective's most updated information, which will be
> > literally copied into the
> > directory listings. as people reply, the directory
> > will soon form. with high
> > hopes, i intend to have at least a skeleton of this
> > up online by october 1st
> > (2002).
> > 
> > *a word for security culture* >> it's not necessary
> > to be giving out any more
> > of a collective's information than necessary. all
> > that will be listed on the
> > directory would be the basic information that the
> > collective would advertise to
> > its community.
> > 
> > 
> > REPLY PLEASE!!
> > --------------
> > Please reply to this e-mail as quickly as possible
> > (if you're into this. please
> > don't reply if it's of no interest to your group-
> > i'm probably going to be so
> > swamped with emails in a day as it is!). and let me
> > know of any concerns your
> > group may have. i feel pretty strongly that this
> > directory could be a really
> > amazing resource, so i'd like to make sure that, if
> > i'm taking the initiative
> > to create it, i'll do it well and in a way that
> > others would agree with.
> > 
> > 
> > many thanks for your time and interest!
> > 
> > love and solidarity,
> > nicole marie.
> > 
> 
> 
> ====> 
> 
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