[van-announce] Media Democracy Day

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From: shniad at sfu.ca
To: shniad at sfu.ca
Subject: [pr-x] Media Democracy Day
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 10:19:25 -0700

Media Democracy Day

Saturday October 18
11:00am to 8:00pm
Vancouver Public Library (Central branch, 350 W. Georgia)
FREE

Independent Media Fair: Vancouver's largest gathering of media alternatives
(11:00am to 5:00pm)
Multi-Media fair: Independent video productions, documentaries and more
(noon to 4:00pm)

Workshops: Discuss the issues, learn new skills

11:00am to 12:30pm
Web Publishing: From blogging to the lessons of Indymedia
No Logo Media Education: Taking action on the commercialization of schools

1:30pm to 3:00pm
Future Focused Journalism: Making sense of the choices, reporting the
solutions
>From Talk to Action: Media activism in Vancouver, and how to get involved

3:30pm to 5:00pm
More Voices, Better Media: How Co-op Radio makes diversity work
Challenging Mega-Media: Toward a democratic response to corporate power

Keynote (6:00pm to 8:00pm)
Veterans of the Vancouver Sun: On the hollowing out of mainstream
journalism, and what might fill the vacuum

Organized by the Campaign for Press and Broadcast Freedom 
Sponsored by: Vancouver Public Library, SFU School of Communication, SFU
Faculty of Applied Science, Information Policy Committee  BC Library
Association, Canadian Association of University Teachers, College Institute
Educators Association (CIEA), BC Teachers Federation (BCTF), Canadian
Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Institute for Media Policy and Civil
Society (IMPACS), Adbusters, BC Government and Service Employees Union
(BCGEU), Communication Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP), FM 102.7 Co-op
Radio, Vancouver Independent Media Centre, Canadian Union of Public
Employees (CUPE), East End Food Co-op
More info: www.presscampaign.org <http://www.presscampaign.org/>  or
604-602-1204 


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