About
Mission Statement
We are a non-profit collective of independent individuals committed to creating community-based media in Sarasota. We do this by making our own media, whether it’s through our website, newspaper, radio program, or any other means. We tell our stories and communicate the important happenings in our individual communities that are often ignored or misrepresented by other media outlets. We aim to empower the community by sharing our experiences, knowledge, skills and resources so that everyone’s voice is heard.
What do we do? Who Do I contact to get involved?
Workshops & Material Sharing
Aside from creating various outlets for the community to create their own media and get their voices heard, Sarasota Indymedia wants to decentralize the knowledge and materials neccesary to create media. We understand that many people are not able to create their own media because they might not have the technical knowhow, journalism skills or the material resources. We offer free workshops for groups or individuals on: journalism basics, media literacy, photography, audio editing, computer tech, etc. In addition, Indymedia hosts bi-weekly get togethers of Independent Journalists in Sarasota that go over the various issues and aspects that go into journalism in a supportive and collaborative environment.
In addition, we aim to provide the community with enough proper equipment (such as audio recorders, camcorders, digital cameras, community computer w/editing software, etc.) to further aide in the making of our own media.
Because we reject the controlling influence of corporate sponsorship and becoming a 501(c) 3 non-profit, any contributions go a long way in helping our all-volunteer collective empower more people in the community.
If you either have or want expertise and resources to produce media, please contact imc-sarasota-contact@lists.indymedia.org
Print Edition
The Sarasota Indymedia Print edition comes out every other month, and is a mix of news stories, interviews, commentary, analysis, art work, upcoming events, and anything else the Sarasota community wants to see. Anyone is more than welcome to contribute!
The print edition is put out to a wide variety of public spaces, community centers and businesses, around Sarasota. It is also made available here in pdf format.
For more info on the Print Working Group, contact: imc-sarasota-print@lists.indymedia.org
Web
Our website is our primary means of sharing news, commentary, events in the community, etc. We have an 'open publishing' policy, meaning anyone can publish their events and news stories on our website (as long as it abides by our pretty bare bones publishing policy). For more info on the Tech working group or if you have any questions about the website contact: imc-sarasota-tech@lists.indymedia.org
Film Nights
Every Wednesday @ 7pm in Big E's Coffeehouse, we set up film showings and discussions for local organizations, groups or individuals that seek to build community consciousness. For more info on the Film Night working group, contact: imc-sarasota-film@lists.indymedia.org
Radio
Although it might not always seem this way, but its actually the people who own the radio airwaves. Here in Sarasota, we are lucky enough to have our very own community-run radio station in WSLR (96.5 fm). Working closely with WSLR provides Sarasota Indymedia another medium in which to reach out to and report on their community.
For more info on the Radio working group, contact: imc-sarasota-radio@lists.indymedia.org
Outreach
We are always looking to get the word out that we can empower ourselves to do more than just talk poorly of the mainstream media. The best way to do outreach is to start producing media. In your community, there are probably 100 different stories that aren't being told by the corporate-controlled media. So ask us for a tape recorder, camera, or whatever, and get out there and starting getting those voices heard.
Other than creating your own media, you can also help spreading the word by: distributing flyers, helping us 'table' at different community events, distributing our print edition, etc.
For more info on the Outreach working group, contact: imc-sarasota-contact@lists.indymedia.org
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