Waves of Change

The Other Black Radio: North Carolina Voices for Justice by Bruce Dixon, Black Agenda Report When, for the first time in decades, the FCC opened up a licensing window for new full-power FM community radio stations, mostly in rural areas around the country, the Pacifica Foundation, Prometheus Radio and several other outfits made a specific attempt to raise the number of African American owned and run community radio stations in the South. Out of their efforts, more than a hundred grassroots organizations, quite a few of them black, applied for new station licenses, especially in the South.

La Jornada:

■ La idea surgió en 2002, ante el “cerco mediático de la tv comercial”

Popular barrio de Caracas será sede de televisora comunitaria
■ La zona es conocida por la violencia y el narcotráfico

■ La antena se ubica en el cerro La Bombilla, por lo que la cobertura será amplia

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The role of community media Even though many media outlets ha

COMUNICADO URGENTE

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En el día de la fecha, viernes 25 de abril, después de la actividad que lleváramos adelante en el centro de la ciudad a 17 años de la detención y muerte de Walter Bulacio, y tras haber tenido una entrevista en el Diario Clarín, en el camino de regreso a su casa, nuestra compañera María del Carmen Verdú fue atacada por dos individuos en moto, que alcanzaron a romper el vidrio de su auto, y se retiraron haciendo señas de pasarse la mano por el cuello a guisa de degüello.

This edit is made from Digital Connectors videos that were posted on youTube. Thanks to Polina, who did the edit.

 

 

SCHOOL NET IN NAMIBIA: How comic books are promoting open source free software.

CORK COMMUNITY TV GIVES VOICE TO THE VOICELESS The Irish "rising tide" isn't lifting all boats. This interview with Eddie Noonan and Emma Bowell shows how other voices are heard in Cork, Ireland.

Sarah Peisch died on January 9, 2008. She had lived in Puerto Rico for 17 years and had become a dedicated leader of the community. RIMX and SON were the artists of the mural painted in her honor.

Paraguay, 16 de abril de 2008
AMARC preocupada por acusaciones del Presidente de Paraguay contra radios comunitarias

04 May, 2008 We would like to appreciate that the present non-political Care Taker Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh recently formulated

This is from NarcoNews:http://www.triquicopala.com/articulos.htm
Two Triqui Community Radio Reporters Assassinated
Lawlessness, Assassination and Impunity in Oaxaca By Nancy Davies
Commentary from Oaxaca April 11, 2008