is Seeking Sustainers!
by
VMC
On Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122694007753464&index=1
In order for the VMC to continue producing independent media and support diverse social movements by providing coverage for them, it requires sustainers. For as little as $5 or $10 or $20 a month, you can become a sustainer (and receive some great goodies too!). Join the 10-day drive to reach our goal for sustainability and own your own media.
Please email
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
if you are able to become a
sustainer, and which method of payment outlined below works best for you.
Why should I support the Vancouver Media Co-op? Because the Vancouver Media Co-op supports you!
The Vancouver Media Co-op is your source for local, independent news. Our model - reader funded, collectively run, open publishing - creates a space for critical, high-quality, democratic media in Vancouver. But VMC is much more than a progressive news-site! VMC puts mutual aid and community-building into practice by regularly hosting workshops and skills training.
We're not complaining about the state of the mainstream media. We're changing the very system of news production in the city. Become a sustainer today for as little as $5 a month and your money will go directly towards owning your own media!
Just in the past month, VMC has uploaded audio from the struggle for Teztan Biny/Fish Lake, covered the 62nd anniversary of the Palestinian Al-Nakba, provided video coverage of housing activists' action to reclaim the Olympic Village, released videos from the G8 university summit teach-in, and analyzed the impacts of Independent Power Projects in the Bute Inlet. VMC has also released an exclusive leaked copy of the Boreal Forest Agreement, which was negotiated in secret and publicly announced
this week.
********************************
HOW DO I BECOME A SUSTAINER?
********************************
You can become a sustaining member for $5/month, $10/month, $20/month or any other amount that suits you. Every penny makes a difference and in return, all sustainers receive three free subscriptions to the Dominion, a tshirt and stickers, and you are entered into a draw to receive awesome sprizes including fair trade organic goodies and great reads!
1) Pay with your credit card securely online through PayPal:
http://www.mediacoop.ca/join
2) Pay by direct withdrawal or a one-time cheque installment. Download our sustainers form and please fill out and return by mail or we can arrange to pick it up from you directly. Download form here:
http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/Support_VMC3_0.pdf
3) Securely email or call in your credit card information or banking information for direct deposit. For credit cards, please provide name, billing address, credit card number, and expiry date. For direct withdrawal, please provide name, full address, bank name, branch address, account number, branch id, and institution number. Please email this information (this is kept secure) to vmcsustainer@gmail.com
********************************
NOT SURE? MORE ABOUT THE VMC
********************************
The Vancouver Media Co-op (VMC) is a unique participatory and grassroots media project that is member-run.
Unlike corporate media, grassroots media means that Vancouver Media Co-op reporters talk to people directly affected by government policies first: Indigenous land defenders, neighbourhood residents, cyclists, immigrants and refugees, poor people, queer and trans communities, low-income and working families.
Unlike most other publications, including independent media projects, the VMC relies on and facilitates the active participation of hundreds of activists, journalists, readers, and ordinary concerned people to contribute stories, photography, press releases, personal accounts, and videos in an open-publishing format that receives hundreds of daily hits.
In addition to user-driven media, an open and democratic collective - open for you to join - produces high-quality news and events coverage as well as in-depth investigative reporting.
Some highlights of VMC coverage over the past year include: Cutting edge journalism during the Olympics with over 40 independent
journalists, 16 posts daily, 1 million hits during the first week end, a sophisticated on-the-ground street news aggregate, and footage which aired internationally including on Democracy Now! . Exclusive stories on Indigenous struggles including Cheam fishing cases and resistance to pipelines in northern BC, investigative reporting on defense and private security contractors in Vancouver; and daily accounts from the Urban Women's Anti-Violence Strategy week of events. . Video coverage of local events including march against police brutality, environmentalists actions against Enbridge pipeline; build a better BC rally; and protests against shelter closures.
The VMC also produces a fortnightly print broadsheet called Balaclava!; hosts journalism, video and graphic design trainings; provides media skills workshops upon request for communities and groups such as youth at the Purple Thistle Centre; and organizes social events and film screenings. These have all proven to be hugely beneficial to grassroots groups, youth, and DTES residents seeking to empower themselves to create their own media!
The VMC is a local of a national Media Co-op network which is formally organized as a solidarity cooperative. The Media Co-op also has locals in Halifax and Toronto, and produces the Dominion magazine, which has released special issues on Canadian Foreign Policy, Canada's Mining Industry, Tar Sands, 2010 Olympics, and a current issue on the G8/G20.
