Korea Independent Media Center

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proposed_imc_name:

Korea Indymedia

proposed_imc_url:

http://korea.indymedia.org

current_url:

http://indymedia.cast.or.kr

city: 

Seoul

state:

NA

country:

South Korea

contact_name:

Miwon

contact_email:

piacereina@gmail.co

contact_phone:

tech_name:

Bum

tech_email:

bumbarian@hotmail.com?

tech_phone:

focus:

regional_focus

critical_dates:

NA

supporting_groups:

Migrant Workers Television, Korean Women's Environmental Network, Korean Anarchist Network, Seoulidarity, Blood Sisters Korea, Migrant Workers Film Festival, Center for Health and Social Change, Imagination for International Solidarity, LaborNet Korea, Global Peace Academy,

introductory_statement:

We are working to bridge the gap between Korean social movements and the world. In addition, we are working to provide Korea with a functional model of a non-hierarchical open publishing independent media collective.

resources:

We have many experienced activists from diversity of organizations, many with independent media and technical backgrounds. We have our own server.

outreach:

We have contacted many organizations via e-mail, telephone, and in person explaining our objective and ways they can be involved. We have also created fliers and distributed them at demonstrations explaining the lack of international media coverage of the grassroots activists' perspective. We also have a bilingual working group blog that is networked within a Korean progressive portal website.

identity_makeup:

Our collective consists of people representing over six nationalities: Korean, Nepali, USA, Bangladesh, Japanese, Austrian, and who speak even more languages. About over half of the core members are Korean. Full-time activists, filmmakers, artists, computer programmers/designers, students, teachers, white and blue collar workers.

steps_represent_diversity:

One step that we must take is to ensure that language does not become an impediment for participation. Raise awareness of privilege or marginalisation based on nationality, gender, race, personality, or abilities. Discuss these and work towards creating a process for evaluating and confronting any inequalities that exist.

steps_involve_new_workfields:

We have conducted Language exchange workshops in the past. We will work to continue to do so, as well as holding tech and art workshops. We will also share resources, including computer and video equipment.

username:

Miwon