[wordup] Announcing the "GULFWAR-2" discussion list

[Adam Shand]

I don't know anything about this, but I thought the potential for a 
non-mainstream news source on the war was a good idea.

Adam.


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From: Andy Carvin <acarvin at benton.org>
To: "'declan at well.com'" <declan at well.com>
Subject: introducing the GULFWAR-2 list
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 09:14:31 -0500

Hi Declan,

I just wanted to let you know I've set up a new listserv for people to 
share news from the war. I was the coordinator of the SEPT11INFO list on 
September 11, and I thought it would be a good idea to set up a similar 
independent forum today.

thanks,
Andy Carvin
acarvin at benton.org


Introducing the GULFWAR-2 Discussion Group

(please feel free to redistribute)

As the war in Iraq enters its first full official day, I have decided to
volunteer and establish GULFWAR-2, an email forum to give people around 
the world the opportunity to share news, questions and comments about 
the war directly with each other. I am especially interested in seeing 
the discussion group used as a way of disseminating news from 
non-mainstream, alternative media outlets, though news from all sources 
will be welcome.

I am not setting up this list specifically as either a pro-war or 
anti-war forum, but merely a place where people can share information 
and ideas with each other and engage in constructive discussion. The 
forum itself is independent of any funding or political/organizational 
affiliation. For the immediate short term the list will be unmoderated 
in order to allow for the most rapid distribution of news and 
information; if it becomes warranted later on, I may enlist a group of 
volunteers moderators to help manage the flow of traffic.

To join the list, simply send an email to

gulfwar-2-subscribe at yahoogroups.com

You'll then be added to the list. You can also join the list or follow 
the discussion via the list's homepage on yahoogroups:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulfwar-2/

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by email.

Thanks for your interest,
ac

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Andy Carvin
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation

acarvin at benton.org
http://www.benton.org
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
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