Discontinuity
13th October 2003, 23:14
This is a project of mine that has been in develop for some time, but has never really found a good support base. Obviously, we are all here because of Che and our love of socialism/communism (except, I suppose, the 'Opposing Ideology' posters).
Besides the excellent discussions, I see that there's also been very good work done to coordinate world-wide socialist activities. I've always tried to link together any socialist-minded (or at least well-intentioned) individuals I can find across the globe, but this site has done and can do a much better job than I ever could.
The problem with the informal connections, however, is that people often lose interest and drift away. I'd like to appeal to you all to help me create a more formal group, dedicated to spreading socialism in a constructive and peaceful fashion.
The main purpose of the group, obviously, would be to establish permanent ties between socialist-minded individuals around the world. One of the ways to do that, I think, would be to have a freelance group that could seek out the myriad socialist websites and help to improve/correct them, so that there's no danger of potential socialists being misled or disappointed by false information. And, although it's less of a concern, the more artistically inclined of the group could help to improve the aesthetics of said sites... If a site looks good, looks -clean-, it's more likely to be read and re-visited, plain and simple.
So what say you? I know that most of you will agree, and already do your red-flag-waving best to help each other out, but like I said, something more formal might last longer and do more to help.
What's Needed:
At least 1 well-informed and well-read socialist in Vancouver, London, Los Angeles, and New York. Anyone willing to help that lives in another major international city is welcome to, although representatives aren't nearly as important as:
*2-3 competent web designers, who are able to commit at least a small amount of time to improving sites
*1-2 proofreaders/editors, who have a fairly good knowledge of historical fact and political terms
*At least 1 member who is fluent in the following languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Arabic, and/or Chinese (whichever dialect is more widely spoken... I think Cantonese?)
I already have 1 or 2 friends who have HTML skill that I can bully into helping, but I need other people to help. Help me... help the cause. ;)
Besides the excellent discussions, I see that there's also been very good work done to coordinate world-wide socialist activities. I've always tried to link together any socialist-minded (or at least well-intentioned) individuals I can find across the globe, but this site has done and can do a much better job than I ever could.
The problem with the informal connections, however, is that people often lose interest and drift away. I'd like to appeal to you all to help me create a more formal group, dedicated to spreading socialism in a constructive and peaceful fashion.
The main purpose of the group, obviously, would be to establish permanent ties between socialist-minded individuals around the world. One of the ways to do that, I think, would be to have a freelance group that could seek out the myriad socialist websites and help to improve/correct them, so that there's no danger of potential socialists being misled or disappointed by false information. And, although it's less of a concern, the more artistically inclined of the group could help to improve the aesthetics of said sites... If a site looks good, looks -clean-, it's more likely to be read and re-visited, plain and simple.
So what say you? I know that most of you will agree, and already do your red-flag-waving best to help each other out, but like I said, something more formal might last longer and do more to help.
What's Needed:
At least 1 well-informed and well-read socialist in Vancouver, London, Los Angeles, and New York. Anyone willing to help that lives in another major international city is welcome to, although representatives aren't nearly as important as:
*2-3 competent web designers, who are able to commit at least a small amount of time to improving sites
*1-2 proofreaders/editors, who have a fairly good knowledge of historical fact and political terms
*At least 1 member who is fluent in the following languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Arabic, and/or Chinese (whichever dialect is more widely spoken... I think Cantonese?)
I already have 1 or 2 friends who have HTML skill that I can bully into helping, but I need other people to help. Help me... help the cause. ;)