#Indymediaback Funding Application 2025-02-036 indymediaback received

The following submission was recorded by NLnet. Thanks for your application, we look forward to learning more about your proposed project.Contact namehamish campbellphoneemailhamish@visionon.tvorganisation nameOMNcountryUKconsentYou may keep my data on record Project code2025-02-036project nameindymediabackfundCommons_Fundrequested amount€ 50000website synopsis The #indymediaback is a Fediverse project about rebooting the radical grassroots media network, Indymedia, by anchoring it in trust-based … Continue reading #Indymediaback Funding Application 2025-02-036 indymediaback received

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https://unite.openworlds.info/indymedia “Don’t Hate the Media, Be the Media!” UK #indymedia, near death, was ripped in two by internal social forces – https://archive.indymedia.org.uk/. These two “victorious”, blood-spattered parts promptly expired. The battle of open/closed, spiky/fluffy had NO GOOD OUTCOME. We need to remember this for the reboot. The idea is to:

The #IndymediaBack project is an initiative aimed at reviving the #Indymedia project

The #IndymediaBack project is an initiative aimed at reviving the #Indymedia project, a decentralized grassroots media network that emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The project was founded on the principles of open publishing, direct democracy, and anti-authoritarianism. This very powerful project was ripped apart from internal and external tensions and forces. The … Continue reading The #IndymediaBack project is an initiative aimed at reviving the #Indymedia project

Talking about the #indymediaback project

Q. A few comments on your excellent video. Your page layout is driven by desktop. Nowadays, people think mobile first. The rollback: an interesting idea. A. Yep it’s the #nothingnew part of the project, the original IMC was ripped apart buy internal arguments and bad process, so we are rebooting the project before this happened … Continue reading Talking about the #indymediaback project

#indymediaback is a #openweb project of consensus based radical grassroots journalism

The #IMC project is an affinity group – so we are planing to work through consensus and diversity of strategy to move the project past where it was ripped apart by internal stresses after 10 years of running as a successfully worldwide radical grassroots media project. To do this we have a #nothingnew policy beyond … Continue reading #indymediaback is a #openweb project of consensus based radical grassroots journalism

Rolling out the test #indymediaback projects

https://indymedia.hs2rebellion.earth https://roadstonowhere.openworlds.info https://indymedia.openworlds.info We have a #activertypub codebase ready for testing, we have two campanes that asked for instances. We have stable hosting paid up for the next few years. What we don’t have is any on the ground outreach/training/networking due the covide shutdown. We have limited tech dev needed to update the code from … Continue reading Rolling out the test #indymediaback projects

A call to action, clear diagnosis

What a waste of public money, this #fashernista career-building projects. When you think using social media is “natural,” remember you’re feeding #dotcons—platforms built on the worst parts of human nature. If you want civilization and society to have a future, you cannot keep supporting this. The #encryptionists sit at the heart of our current grassroots … Continue reading A call to action, clear diagnosis

Supporting Native Grassroots Projects in the Fediverse

To balance the current #mainstreaming outreach in the #Fediverse, we’re rallying support for several native grassroots projects. These initiatives empower underrepresented voices and strengthen community-driven networks. With funding applications submitted to NLnet, we invite your comments, feedback, and wide sharing of these proposals. Here’s an overview of the projects: A collaborative effort to create a … Continue reading Supporting Native Grassroots Projects in the Fediverse

Why does this matter?

This matters because the frameworks we live in—whether modernism, post-modernism, or the neoliberal #deathcult—shape how we understand reality, our place within it, and the potential for change. If we don’t recognize these structures, we remain trapped in illusions that prevent meaningful action. The role of ideology, modernist ideology offers a foundation of human history and … Continue reading Why does this matter?

Clear and urgent challenge, to step away from entrenched thinking

There are deep cultural and structural problem within the #openweb and tech spaces, which are often shaped by entrenched hierarchical thinking (#feudalism) and the inability to embrace horizontal governance models. This #geekproblem represents a persistent resistance to the solutions necessary for fostering the meaningful change we need, instead they’re defaulting to patterns that reinforce the … Continue reading Clear and urgent challenge, to step away from entrenched thinking

Application 2025-02-040 Makeinghistory received

The following submission was recorded by NLnet. Thanks for your application, we look forward to learning more about your proposed project.Contact namehamish campbellphoneemailhamish@visionon.tvorganisation nameOMNcountryUKconsentYou may keep my data on record Project code2025-02-040project nameMakeinghistoryfundCommons_Fundrequested amount€ 50000website synopsis The MakingHistory project is a collaborative initiative to create a decentralized, participatory network for documenting and sharing grassroots movements, … Continue reading Application 2025-02-040 Makeinghistory received