[Org4j-announce] Conference: Media Democracy Nov 16-18

[Organizing 4Justice]

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting *a conference on Media
Democracy in Ottawa on Nov 16-18*, in partnership with the Ottawa Working
Group of the Media Co-op <http://www.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/12828>.

You can read below for a bit more of a description of what the conference
is about; at this point, we are seeking input for the programming part of
the conference, as well as volunteers to help plan and put it on. *Please
fill out either of these forms if you have something to offer:*

   - If you have suggestions for workshop topics or speakers, or would like
   to propose a session you’d like to (help) put on yourself, please click
   here: http://bit.ly/QS4LYd


   - If you would like to help plan the conference, and/or help out on the
   day of, please click here: http://bit.ly/OvdzPM



*More about the conference*:

Who is this for?

   - committed users of community media, especially of different
   ethnocultural communities
   - media makers
   - activists and people concerned about social, economic, and
   environmental justice
   - youth

What need / problem are we addressing?

   - don’t like the ‘mass media culture’
   - not adequately represented through media: for own communities, and to
   others
   - want to build skills and understanding of making better / more
   relevant media
   - want better connections between different media communities

Outcomes:

   - Connect: with like-minded people; with media makers; with ideas and
   inspiration
   - Cultivate: an apply-able understanding of principles of media literacy
   (incl. media making)
   - Create: improve media-making skills and perspectives; a network of
   media makers/activists; a media coop organization in Ottawa
   - Conspire: to come up with plans to have more effective, healthy
   community media
   - Launch of Media Coop idea in Ottawa: people are aware, able to use,
   become members



For more information or any questions, please email org4justice at gmail.com

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