Lancaster Indymedia

www.lancasterIMC.org
Introduction LIMC is also not an objective source of media—we are just more honest than mainstream news outlets about where we stand. We are drawn particularly to the stories of struggle and triumphs ignored or misrepresented in the corporate media and openly work with positive change agents, community action groups and organizations working non-violently to create a more equitable and sustainable society for people and the environment.
We consider the wisdom of equality and the open-exchange of skills and information essential to eliminating media-injustice and encouraging self-organization and leadership while expanding innovative forms of democratic media; we hold these values also to be prerequisite to the creation of a healthy society. Our mission is to help with the establishment of a more sustainable and just society through literacy and participatory media-making projects.
Democratization of the media The LIMC is particularly interested in illuminating the stories of people or groups who have often been ignored, marginalized or distorted by mainstream media. While it is true that some people need their stories told, we also believe people need to tell their own stories, in their own words. The LIMC is an all-volunteer, non-profit grassroots organization dedicated not only to the illumination of injustices wherever they may occur, but also to the stories of triumph and hope and anything related to the common good. Our intention as a grassroots organization is also to educate the community about issues related to media justice.
Formal Consensus We make our decisions based on the principles of formal consensus rather than majority-rules. What this means is that everyone’s ideas or views are equally represented and everyone takes part in the decision process. We believe that egalitarian, decentralized and non-hierarchical decision-making should be practiced inter-personally between members if it is going to work during formal meetings. Please read the section on formal consensus for a more detailed description.
Indymedia verses the pigs The critics of Indymedia have labeled it a biased left-leaning media and point out that often times dissenting views within this context (moderate, right-leaning, conservative, pro-Israel, etc) are marginalized or often censored including criticisms of either political demonstrations or indymedia itself—and the fact that indymedia is still greatly unfamiliar to the vast majority of people is in its own way damning evidence that indymedia has in large part been, as it is said, preaching to the choir. It is the intention of our collective to not only provide equal access to democratic media tools, but to reach beyond the choir; to allow open-access to everyone regardless of social or political orientation so long as they respect the simple principles provided within our editorial policy.
More than just a website The core collective is composed of representatives from each of the working groups who have committed themselves to fulfilling specific roles and tasks related to sustaining the LIMC and its various projects. People in the Collective relay inter-group communications, fundraising and financing and answer frequently asked questions from the community at large.
We are everywhere—we are you! Lancaster-IMC is composed of seven working groups [editorial (content), web (design), tech (server), visual media (print/audio/video projects), radio, community outreach and space (LIMC physical space)]; People from these all-volunteer collectives help moderate the newswire on a rotational basis to reduce burn-out and centralization of responsibility. Presently, moderating the website requires at least 3 hours a day by any given moderator.
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