Waves of Change's blog

ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA

July 27, 2007
The Alliance for Community Media is a national organization in the US supporting Public, Educational & Government Access.

The Alliance for Community Media is holding their annual conference in Minneapolis.Lauren Glynn Davidian received the George Stoney award for her work with Chittenden Communit

MEDIASHED.ORG

July 24, 2007
Media Shed creates public media installations.

MediaShed is the first "free-media" space to open in the east of England. It's a place wheremembers can come hang out, learn, propose some training, create and propose new projects using free-media or show things they have made on one of our screening nights. The MediaShed is designed to be as open and accessible as possible, welcoming.

OPEN CHANNEL-FOUR DECADES IN MELBOURNE

July 17, 2007
Melbourne is one of the first cities to initiate public access in Australia.

Native Hip Hop

July 15, 2007
A women's hip hop group brings native music to LA.
Los Angeles-based Cihuatl Tonali is a powerful female lyricist group that combine feminine energy with political, cultural, social and economically charged lyrics.

THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA

July 11, 2007
How to gain true community media in a Pay-per system such as SABC?

From Mzansi, Indymedia Joburg Publication SABC: A VOICE FOR THE PUBLIC OR A VOICE FOR THE STATE? by Mpumi Magwaza The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) facilitated a march to the public broadcaster (SABC) on the 16th of November 2006. The march included local social movements and traditional healer's organization.

COMUNICACION POPULAR (HONDURAS)

July 10, 2007
Some attempts at community media in Honduras.

RASA FM LIVES!

July 7, 2007
Rasa FM was a project of South Africa Indymedia in Soweto.
Sun, 07/08/2007 - 02:56 Indymedia RASA FM South Africa Soweto This interview was made in March 2006 in Durban RSA.My name is Molefi Ndlovu.

Presentation by Mavic Cabrera Balleza on Community Media

July 4, 2007
Community media is devoid of profit making.
WOMEN IN COMMUNITY RADIO: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES (summary from a panel presented in Geneva 2003 as part of WSIS) Community media is an attempt to counter power. It is devoid of profit orientation and wants only to provide the means for cultural expression. It supplies news and information at the community level. The viewing of media as a powerful media of social change lies at the heart of discussions on media.

OURMedia 6 - Japanese

July 3, 2007
Our Media/Nuestros Medios is an international organization supporting media education and community production.
OURMEDIA/NUESTROSMEDIOS 会議のテーマ
持続可能な未来：
２１世紀におけるコミュニティ、オルタナティブ、市民メディアの役割と課題