This symposium will discuss how we label and certify Our Media. We will workshop a strategy to lift the profile of grassroots community media and assist producers to identify trustworthy organisations. Issues include:

• Do we need certification? • What would it consist of? • What is the new role for peak bodies? • What kind of registries and directories are needed to make people aware that these alternatives exist? • Can we unite online and broadcast community media into a strong and identifiable movement?

DETENGAMOS EL GENOCIDIO EN COLOMBIA

La Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas, CAOI, alerta a la comunidad internacional que el Estado colombiano, administrado por el gobierno de Álvaro Uribe, es responsable de un genocidio indígena. La represión indiscriminada lanzada contra los Pueblos Indígenas colombianos ya ha causado 19 muertes en solo quince días.

Includes English Summary

Fuente: Comunicaciones CAOI

Monday October 13 2008 marked the beginning of MobileActive08 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Over 350 participants from more than 40 countries attended the first of the three-day event, whose theme is “Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technology for Social Impact”.

More info: http://www.mobileactive08.org/

More people are tuning into community radio stations for the local content and specialised music programs they offer. The 2008 Community Radio National Listener Survey was released and has revealed a loyal following of Australians who tune into their local community radio station each month.

Source:http://www.cbonline.org.au/index.cfm?pageId=44,179,3,1585

Download Full Report
http://www.ourmedianetwork.org/files/FullNationalListenerSurvey2008.pdf

DECISIONS OF THE 52ND MEETING OF THE IPDC BUREAU
The Bureau proceeded with the examination of 81 projects and decided to allocate US$ 1 830 730 to 68 approved projects
http://www.ourmedianetwork.org/files/decisions_52nd_bureau.pdf

OURMEDIA 8 (2009) -
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROPOSALS

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OURMedia 7
Identity, Inclusion, Innovation – Alternative Communication in a Globalized World
11-15 August 2008 - Kofi Annan Centre for Excellence in ICT. Accra, Ghana

COMMUNIQUE

About 120 communication experts, meeting in Accra, have endorsed a blend of modern information and communication technologies with traditional and other alternative media forms to disseminate information for development in the globalised world.

The participants, from Africa, the Caribbeans and the Americas, served with spring water in calabash, had sat enthralled as Professor Kofi Anyidoho, a Ghanaian poet, welcomed to them into the country with a traditional poetic performance.

Landmark International Communication Conference, OURMedia 7, Opens in Accra

A landmark international communication conference, OURMedia 7, opens at the Kofi Annan Centre for ICT Excellence on Monday, 11 August 2008 at 9:30 a.m. The highlight of the Opening Ceremony is a new creative piece by Ghanaian Poet Professor Professor Kofi Anyidoho, Director of the African Humanities Programme at the University of Ghana.

The theme of OURMedia 7 is: Identity, Inclusion, Innovation – Alternative Communication in a Globalized World.

Deseamos informen si pueden pagarnos un pasaje para estar en Ghana en agosto.
Saludos cordiales.