Another communication is possible!

16/01/2004
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Civil society voices at the World Social Forum 2004 took to the airwaves today from Mumbai, India, with the message "Another communication is possible!" Community broadcasters from all continents of the world are collaborating on the joint broadcast organised by the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC). They include producers from Radio Lora (Switzerland), Radio Tierra (Chile), Simbani Africa News Service, AmmanNet (Jordan), Sri Lankan Association of Community Broadcasters, Mass Line Media (Bangladesh), Sheffield Live! (UK), Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, Radio Sagarmatha and Radio Lumbini (Nepal) and Voices (India). The World Social Forum 2004 has adopted "media, culture and knowledge" as one of its nine core themes highlighted in conferences, practical workshops and cultural events. Alongside the five day broadcast, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and other civil society organisations are holding a conference at the World Social Forum to showcase civil society media, information and communications initiatives. The conference will reflect on the results of civil society involvement in the recent World Summit on the Information Society and consider strategies for strengthening the movement for communication rights. "Whose Information Society? Communication Rights and Media Alternatives" will be held at the World Social Forum on 20 January 2004, from 9.00 - 12.00am in Mumbai, India. It has been organised by AMARC in cooperation with Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Agencia Latinoamericana de Informacion (ALAI), Isis International and others. - End - Notes "Whose Information Society? Communication Rights and Media Alternatives" World Social Forum, 20 January 2004, 9.00 - 12.00 Venue D134, NESCO Grounds, Mumbai FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: AMARC, International Secretariat Email : amarc@amarc.org Web : www.amarc.org +1-514-982- 0351
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