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This orientation is part of a four part series originally developed as part of the 2015 Membership Meeting.
Privacy | Infrastructure | Movement
Orientation
Welcome to May First/People Link. This page provides an overview of what May First/People Link is, how you can participate, and how you can take advantage of the membership benefits.
Introductions
Go around - everyone introduces themselves.
History
- People Link: Alternative Internet provider that began in 1995
- Media Jumpstart/May First Technology Collective: Collectively run Internet consulting firm that began in 1999
- Merged in 2005 to form a Membership Organization
- 2011: Partnership with Laneta, MF/PL becomes bi-national organization
Organizational Documents
- Political Environment: identifies the crisis we are facing in the world and the role technology can play in getting us out of it.
- Mission: we are a here to build the movement
- Goals: we have both movement building goals and technology infrastructure goals
- Structure: we are a democratic organization with an elected leadership committee
- Statement of Intentionality: we recognize the role of oppression in all movement building and particularly within technology
Movement Building
- Long term relationship to the US and World Social Forum
- Anchor for the northeast region for the Media Access Grassroots Network
- Involved in Coop and Free software movements in Mexico
Using Hosting Benefits
- Members Link on home page - check your email and all common links
- Two webmail programs: Horde and Roundcube. You can also check your email from your phone app or your favorite desktop computer program.
- Control panel - add web sites, email adresses, etc.
- Status - if something is working right, check the status page for the latest information on the status of our network
- Ask a question using our support site.
Note:
See TracWiki
for help on using the wiki.