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Since 2000, Chicago Indymedia has served as a beacon for breaking news and in-depth information about popular activist movements in the Chicago area and across the world. Where the corporate media has been silent on struggles for positive change, Chicago Indymedia has provided a space to learn about and contribute to the many movements for a better Chicago and a better tomorrow.

Our work spans the range of media tools, including our regular monthly TV and radio shows which broadcast locally, nationally and on the internet.

Corporate media provides a one-way conduit. Not us. We invite and encourage grassroots participation through our media projects, our open newswire and our open comments mechanism — all dynamic and democratic tools we deployed long before blogs helped make the practice widespread.

You're reading this because you participate in the Chicago Indymedia community. And as a member of our community, we'd like to ask for your help. We need to raise about $5,000 in the next two months to retire some past debt, and to fund the coming year's operations. If you value Chicago Indymedia and if you can afford to make a donation, please give.

We can accept financial donations in two ways:

1. ONLINE donations of $10 or more, by using the "Donate" link below

NOTE: Online donations will be processed by Network for Good and the Illinois Justice Foundation, and will appear as such on your credit card statement. They are tax-deductable.

Please be sure to enter CIMC or "Chicago Independent Media Center" in the "Designation" field of the donation form.

2. by sending a CHECK written out to "Chicago Independent Media Center" (or "CIMC") and mailed to us at:

CIMC

c/o Goldhamer

P.O. Box 469

Chicago IL 60690

Everybody who donates gets a free Chicago Indymedia button — so be sure to include a mailing address where we can send our thanks. Supporters who donate more than $50 get a button and a free Chicago Indymedia t-shirt (be sure to include an email address and a size request). Supporters who donate more than $100 get a free CIMC t-shirt, a free CIMC button, and a full set of DVDs of "Chicago Independent Television", our nationally syndicated television show.

Finally, we are happy to take donations of either financial assistance or equipment. We always need computers, monitors, cameras, audio equipment, and anything else you think might be valuable to a public media outlet.

Please contact us if you would like more information about about donations or our work.

Thanks for being a part of the global Indymedia community, and for supporting Chicago Indymedia.

In solidarity,

The Chicago Indymedia collective