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Arab Spring conference calls for right to communicate

Mar 12, 2012 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

Tunis, March 12th, 2012 (AMARC REPORT). More than a hundred associative and community media representatives, freedom of expression activists and delegates from international organizations supporting media called for the institutionalization of the right to communicate for democracy in the region during the closing of the first AMARC Conference in Mashreq and Maghreb on "Community Media and the Arab Spring", that was held in Tunis, on March 9 and 10, 2012.

First-ever UNESCO community media chair named

Feb 08, 2012 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

AMARC - Prof. Vinod Pavarala, Dean, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, University of Hyderabad has been chosen to be the first ever UNESCO Chair on Community Media. The four-year appointmnent will serve as a knowledge and resource centre for the study and promotion of community media, including such things as community radio, participatory video, and other citizen-driven initiatives with media and communication technologies.

Community Media and the Arab Spring Conference to be held in Tunis March 2012

Jan 23, 2012 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

Press Release from AMARC: January 17, 2012. The Middle East and North Africa Community Media Working Group, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) the Community Media Network (CMN) in partnership with International Media Support (IMS), Oxfam Novib and EED SIDA, among others, organize the first international conference on Community Media and the Arab Spring, to be held in Hotel Majestic, Tunis, March 9-10, 2012. For registration and further information please visit here or contact AMARC at secretariat@si.amarc.org

Alternative news in the Philippines

Nov 21, 2011 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

Bulatlat.com is a donor-supported alternative news website in the Philippines. Reporters cover local and international news, with a human rights focus. Bulatlat also covers alternative media developments, such as the launch of Radyo Sagada, a new community radio station. The Philippines remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world to do journalism, and radio journalists have been particularly targeted in recent years. In such an environment, it takes serious commitment for ordinary citizens and professional journalists alike to stand up and deliver the news. But they’re doing it nonetheless.

Rabble goes print

Apr 11, 2011 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

Rabble.ca has launched a weekly print edition for the election period -- the rabble rouser – available online for readers to download, print and share with friends. The alt-media website has also launched a special election web section that includes national and regional coverage.

Voices without frontiers

Mar 28, 2011 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

FROM AMARC:
Montreal, March 25, 2011 Calling for the celebration of human diversity in society, Radio Voices Without Frontiers (RVSF) traveled the world for its fourteenth time this March 21st 2011 in a multilingual radio marathon against discrimination. Produced by the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) in collaboration with community radio producers and stations from around the world, the international broadcast commemorated the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Community media and diversity

Feb 24, 2011 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

Dublin, 24 February 2011. The European section of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-Europe) initiated today a three-day conference in Dublin, Ireland, to highlight community media’s contribution to plurality and diversity in Europe and define actions to reinforce the community radio movement and the right to communicate in Europe. The conference is being organised by AMARC and hosted by CRAOL, the Community Radio Forum of Ireland. For further information on the Conference go to http://www.europe.amarc.org/conference_euro_2/

Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Community Radio Initiators

Feb 24, 2011 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

From Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication:
(BNNRC)The second “Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Community Radio Initiators” took place on 23 February 2011 at IDB Bhaban meeting room, Agargaon, Dhaka. The program was organized by Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) under the support of UNICEF Bangladesh. A total of 25 representatives from 14 Community Radio initiators from different parts of the country, along with Patricia Portela de Souza, Communication for Development Specialist, UNICEF and Syeedul Hoque Milky, Program Communication Specialist, UNICEF have participated in the workshop. Mr. AHM Bazlur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer, BNNRC welcomed the participants.

New internships at Rabble

Jan 31, 2011 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

Under the tag line "fetch stories, not coffee," Rabble.ca is offering two new six-month internships, with honoraium. One of the interns will concentrate on podcasts, while the other will work on a media tool kit for activists. The positions are part-time, and the competition closes Feb. 18.

International broadcast campaign addresses violence against women

Dec 16, 2010 - Posted by Patricia Elliott

A media release from the World Assoc. of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC):

Montreal, December 13, 2010. Reinforced by the exchanges at the AMARC 10 World Conference, the Women International Network of the Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-WIN) celebrated the 16 days of activism against gender violence with an international campaign broadcast from November 25 to December 10, 2010. As indicated in La Plata Declaration, "Community radios express their solidarity and denounce all forms of sexual and gender violence, from domestic violence to armed conflict.” Visit: www.amarc.org/16jours . The campaign was broadcast by local community radios and networks and on the Internet in several languages and in all continents. The AMARC-WIN 16 Days Campaign highlighted activities, groups and individuals who are committed to denounce and fight against gender violence and to encourage each and everyone in their various capacities to act to eliminate it.