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+**Indymedia exists:**
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+* to enable radical people & groups in the area to publish their news and read news from others with similar interests
+* to be a gateway to alternative culture and politics in the area
+* to facilitate free speech and exchange of news by the wider community, except where this contradicts our politics.
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+**Who we are**
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+Indymedia organises itself along broadly anarchist principles including a believe in decentralisation and participation, and a rejection of hierarchy, capitalism and other forms of oppression. We are an open collective, and welcome anybody who broadly shares our views to play an active role in Indymedia.
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+**Rationale**
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+We want to offer an alternative to the mainstream corporate media. This is needed because the mainstream media normally act in the interests of those in our society that are powerful; and because many people & groups are oppressed and disenfranchised by these powerful interests – they do not have a platform from which to speak with their own voice.
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+It is important that the area has its own voice that is clearly identifiable as independent, vociferous and active
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+**How Indymedia fulfils its mission**
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+* We will actively challenge the concept that media belongs to corporate interests, and promote citizen journalism and grass-roots reporting.
+* We will maintain the Indymedia website with (at a minimum) the following functions:
+* Open publishing whereby people can post their news in their own words.
+* Producing high quality feature articles to capture important radical news and movements within the area.
+* An open publishing calendar for people to advertise their own events.
+* We will be accountable and transparent to site users. This includes:
+* Having public and clear editorial guidelines, so people know in advance what may be published on the site.
+* Being open about the reasons why any specific content is removed from the site.
+* Having public and easy-to-find communication tools where anyone can engage with or question decisions about the running of the site.
+* We will strive to be inclusive and to involve a diverse range of people. This includes:
+* Actively encouraging people to take part in the collective, with a specific focus on groups that are oppressed by our society and/or under-represented within the Indymedia Collective.
+* Making decisions based on the principles of consensus and in a non-hierarchical manner.
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+**Affiliations**
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+This Indymedia instance is part of the #openweb fedivers and Global Indymedia network. We endorse the Global Indymedia Principles of Unity. We subscribe to the PGA Hallmarks.