Waves of Change's blog

Rural Information Conference

July 3, 2007
First Call for Papers ICT 2007
International Conference on Rural Information and Communication Technology
August, 6-7th, 2007, Aula Barat, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jl. Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, Indonesia

Hannah Sassaman on Democracy Now

June 22, 2007
Prometheus leader, Hannah, leads a song for Radio Barn Raisings.
Hannah, one of the leaders of Prometheus Radio, leads a song for the new station in Tennessee.

AMARC REPORT ON COMMUNITY RADIO

June 16, 2007
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Evaluation Text

MEDIACT IN KOREA

June 16, 2007
Mediact in Korea is a resource for many types of alternative media.

From Mediact's Web Page: The Media Center is part of the public cultural infrastructure, aimed at raising the nation's media literacy, which is necessary for the 21st century era of visual information.

BURN STATION

June 15, 2007
Burn Station is Rama's invention.

"BURN STATION is a multipart project travelling through Europe, investigating the different aspects of free culture (free software community, open source policies, organizational strategies and independent distribution) from a

COMMUNITY RADIO IN NICARAGUA

June 15, 2007
Radio Primerissima is very popular in Nicaragua.

This small station is very popular in Nicaragua.A good way to keep up with news about Nicaragua is to listen to the station on line, or read their timely news posts:http://www.radi

STREAMING COMMUNITY MEDIA IN USA

June 15, 2007
PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS
WITH ONLINE OR STREAMING VIDEO:

CALIFORNIA
Nevada County TeleVision
http://www.nevadacountytv.org

Midpeninsula Community Media Center
http://www.communitymediacenter.net

COLORADO
Denver Open Media
http://denveropenmedia.org

FLORIDA
City of Tampa Television
http://www.cttv15.net

GEORGIA
dctv23

DIRK'S BELL STORY

June 15, 2007
Community Space
Sometimes the simplest communication is the best.

Dirk Koning founded the Grand Rapids Media Center, which became a global model for what community media could be. This video is a story he often told about a very basic need of a small village for a communication tool.

 

QUOTE, UNQUOTE, COMMUNITY MEDIA IN ALBUQUERQUE

June 15, 2007
While in New Mexico, I visited the public access center in Albuquerque. Housed in a condemned courthouse (asbestos?, roof leaks? or the desire of the "public servants" to build a newer one and rake in the graft?) The new courthouse is the center of recent news.