by Michelle Thomas — for EngageMedia, Australia
source - http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Michelle/news/channel-31-in-melbourne...

RED DE SOLIDARIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE AMARC Informa
02 de junio de 2009
Denuncian acoso a televisora comunitaria Umbrales TV

Presuntos funcionarios de la Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL) del gobierno chileno junto a personal de carabineros se hicieron presentes en las dependencias de la emisora "con evidentes intenciones de hacer ingreso al recinto con impensadas consecuencias", de acuerdo a un comunicado público fechado el 28 de mayo y firmado por la emisora. El local de la emisora se encontraba cerrado, por lo que no pudieron ingresar.

Guy Collender, Communications Officer at London International Development Centre shares the results of a recent meeting to examine the impact of technology in Africa, particularly mobile technology.

Read about it on The Guardian website, and please post comments!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/katineblog/2009/may/22/mobile-phone-te...

Listen to the presentations, download PowerPoint slides etc:
http://www.lidc.org.uk/news_detail.php?news_id=55

The organizing Committee in Colombia has accepted 105 proposals from over 20 countries for the forthcoming OM8 Conference in Rionegro, Medellin, Colombia 27-30 July, 2009.

El Comité Organizador en Colombia ha aceptado 105 propuestas de más de 20 países para la próxima Conferencia en Rionegro, Medellín, Colombia 27-30 Julio, 2009.

Proposals have been received from / Se han recibido propuestas de:

Book launch of  Info-Rhizome: Report on Independent media in Chinese-speaking world (2008/09)
writes Oiwan Lam

Details of the book is here: http://interlocals.net/?q=node/316

You can download a free version here: http://interlocals.net/?q=node/314

Writes Nalaka Gunawardene

Can good communications help combat swine flu? This is the question I ask - and try to answer - in my latest op ed essay, just published by MediaChannel.org at:
http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2009/05/05/good-communications-to-...

Here's an excerpt:

by Sokari Ekine

Tactical Technology Collective (www.tacticaltech.org) is an international
NGO that provide human rights advocates with guides, tools, training and
consultancy to help them develop the skills and tactics they need to
increase the impact of their campaigning.

The following guides and toolkits are available online, as downloadable
files or they can be posted to not-for-profits in a book/CD format, free
of charge.

1. 'Mobiles in-a-box', designed to support campaigners to use mobile
telephony in their work.
English: http://mobiles.tacticaltech.org

8th OURMedia Network / Red Nuestros Medios International Conference
Rio Negro, Antioquia, Colombia July 27-31, 2009

Convocatoria a Propuestas (Español) / Fecha Limite de Recepcion Marzo 30, 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS (English) NEW Submission Deadline EXTENDED TO MAY 11, 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submit your paper or panel proposals to ourmedia2009@gmail.com using the form

The World Social Forum meeting in Belem,Brazil (Jan 27-31, 2009) has set up a streaming video page at http://www.wsftv.net. These posts are also available in hi res for transmission on global channels.

Experts Consultative Meeting on Good Practices in Community Media
9-11 February 2009, UNESCO, Paris, France

A group of 16 experts consisting of community media researchers, practitioners, network leaders and representatives of associations/organizations selected worldwide will participate in the Experts Consultative Meeting on Good Practices in Community Media, to be held from 9 to 11 February 2009 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France.