The Boston Independent Media Center was a consensus based activist web publishing collective. The consensed Mission Statement and Editorial Policy explain who we were better than I can.
Wikipedia also has some things to say about the larger movement, which seem mostly true-ish to me...
The Archived Site is now available running from 2001 through 2020.
This is a static export from the original database and media archive. All interactive features are removed for security and safety. The site ran far longer than security support for the underlying software did so it collected a lot of spam. I did my best to remove this without harming legitimate content.
This is mostly how it was so many external links are likely broken. There are also references to email lists and addresses that may not exist or may not be actively monitored.
The Domain Name service for this site is still active but I've been unable to find any contact for who if anyone is managing the global Indymedia domain. If they stop paying the bills then this name will disappear (though the server and content will not).
If you are or know who is please contact me jon@jonproulx.com
Global Indymedia seems to have faded but I think it may be time to fan the embers back to life.
I have some ideas on the technical side for how to put together a similar open editorial pipeline. We'll see if I have time to do it...
If you're interested in the tech side of making this happen again get in touch. If you're interested in the editorial side watch this space (or also say hey it would be motivating to know anyone else was interested in using it)