The ugly harassment and bullying of darwin indymedia - has included hate/race campaigns on NZ and sydney indymedias.

"Violations of basic ethics against darwin imc" - by Oz indymedia
by striker Monday July 31, 2006 at 07:30 AM
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"I still see no reason why Darwin imc should be deprived of its domain. We have seen threats published from other imc groups and individuals in the area to "block" Darwin's domain from being returned. I consider those threats to be unethical, irrelevant to imc procedures and process, and out of turn. It will come to a fight - a much deeper fight than any of them suspect - if they try to block Darwin any longer."

"Darwin case has revealed that a number of imc groups "down under" are in violation of the POU and Ed Pol"


"Petros Evdokas" (new-imc)

To:  imc-darwin@lists.indymedia.org
Subject: Re: [imc-darwin] to imc-aotearoa-ed: please hide abusive personal attacks

CC:  imc-aotearoa-ed@lists.indymedia.org

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boud wrote: > hi imc-aotearoa-ed, > >



There are 41 articles/comments found in this search on your website, > of which most seem to be personal attacks against mick of the > new-Darwin-IMC-getting-reorganised - many of them are from mid-April 2006: > >

 http://indymedia.org.nz/mod/search/dosearch/index.php?dosearch=1&searchtext=lambe > > i seem to remember that you hid some similar personal attacks earlier, > though i don't remember when that was. > >

i suggest that you hide these. > > solidarity >

boud
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Hello Boud,

I wanted to thank you for this letter. It is actually connected to the root causes of the problem: there is a carefully orchestrated disinformation campaign aimed at character assasination of Mick Lambe (easy to do, given Mick's style), and aimed at maintaining a political climate which keeps "justifying" the injustices of global and regional indymedia against Darwin imc. The more I research this issue, seeing past the passions, and also the way the passions are being generated, manipulated, channelled, directed, the more I become convinced of what I wrote in the paragraph above.

It is a conscious and malicious project. It's not possible anymore to sort out the issue by looking at the "tit for tat" publications of nastiness, or by trying to assign equal blame as some might try to do. I have seen that there are some constant parts of this conflict, which I take to be a more basic ground of its reality. A good indication of this reality is the remark by Nigel, who wrote "if you can find *one* example of Mick "attacking" any other activist on any IMC before the DIM debacle was imposed on them, I'd appreciate it.":

 http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-darwin/2006-June/0614-n8.html

Also, I have statements from Justin and from Mick which I trust, both indicating the the publication of personal or nasty items by Mick and others in darwin-imc were consciously chosen as a tactic after all other democratic procedures failed, the tactic was suspended when their domain was temporarily returned, and resumed again when the domain was taken away from the group (in violation of indymedia procedures, and still with no cause, and with no due process for the group). They say that the publication of disturbing items will stop when the domain is returned.

I believe that this is their intention and that it is honest. The public record proves them correct. Also, I have come to see that certain other individuals and groups who are involved in the Darwin conflict, who have been maligning Mick and other Darwin-imc members publically so far have been dishonest, unreliable, impossible to negotiate with or to reach through logic. I don't even know why we tolerate them in indymedia.

In fact, the Darwin case has revealed that a number of imc groups "down under" are in violation of the Principles of Unity and of IndyMedia's Editorial Policy, and if there were opportunities to audit these imc groups, they would lose - *should* lose - their imc domains in a minute. So far, while I see so many violations of basic ethics (both in the sense of the activist community's ethics and in the sense of journalist ethics), such as these publications:

 http://indymedia.org.nz/mod/search/dosearch/index.php?dosearch=1&searchtext=lambe

I still see no reason why Darwin imc should be deprived of its domain. We have seen threats published from other imc groups and individuals in the area to "block" Darwin's domain from being returned. I consider those threats to be unethical, irrelevant to imc procedures and process, and out of turn. It will come to a fight - a much deeper fight than any of them suspect - if they try to block Darwin any longer.

And so far, if I had to choose sides (I'd prefer not to) I'd choose to dissafiliate *them* and to support Darwin-imc which is still fully affiliated and not in violation of anything. I hope it will not come to a fight and that these pseudo-editors, pseudo activist journalist posers will come to their senses before it's too long.

I still see no reason for Darwin imc to be penalized for having committed no crime, and to be denied due process.

Thanks again, Petros
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The "powers-that-be" running Oz imc



Cam (sydney imc) to DIMC "You have to co-operate with the indymedia powers-that-be if
you want to be part of it.

 http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/resolve/2006-March/0310-cl.html

That is the way things are.

That is all I am saying. THAT IS THE WAY THINGS ARE.

It may not be right, it may not be just."

Mick DIMC - "We do not recognise any "powers-that-be" - that is heirarchical and not what indymedia is about. If that is the reality and innocent people must suffer it - there needs to be some change."

Cam quoting Mick - We do not recognise any "powers-that-be"

Cam - Ok, it seems they don't recognise you either.

Consider that an opportunity Mick. Stacy can be won over.

It may not be the way you like doing things, but if you really
really really want the domain back, maybe you would consider this
option.

There are many others that would block a new-imc application if you are
involved.

One of the most vocal, as you are aware, is and_ from
melbourne IMC. From my conversations with him, he will be allot harder to win over than Stacy is.

I would recommend you approach and_ and tell
him you want to put things in the past and start again. Be nice about it, be humble."
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