[HacktionLab] Fwd: [mediateam] Radical Media Conference - meeting next Weds

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> From: Musab Younis <musabz at gmail.com>
> Date: 7 February 2011 07:03:01 PM GMT
> To: mediateam at lists.riseup.net
> Subject: [mediateam] Radical Media Conference - meeting next Weds
> 

> Dear Media Team,
> 
> I'm writing on behalf of a range of organisations helping to organise
> a Radical Media Conference this autumn. The conference has been
> initiated by Peace News, a small peace movement paper which has been
> around for 75 years.
> 
> We would really value your ideas, experiences and perspectives when we
> organise this conference. We want to make sure the needs and
> perspectives of a range of activists are included, so that the
> conference is as productive as it can be.
> 
> If someone from the Climate Camp Media Team would be willing and able
> to come to a meeting in central London 7pm on 16 February, that would
> be fantastic (sorry about the late notice!) There'll be a fare pool to
> reduce costs of travel. Please RSVP and details will be sent over.
> 
> If not, you would still be very welcome on our advisory email list, to
> throw in ideas and contacts.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Musab
> 
> -----
> 
> Radical Media Conference
> 
> To celebrate its 75th birthday, Peace News has initiated the Radical
> Media Conference, a major event to take place in Central London on 8-9
> October 2011.
> 
> This gathering will have three main purposes: to showcase inspiring
> examples of radical media practice; to further develop radical critiques
> of the mainstream media; and to enable activists, journalists and
> students to engage in training and skillsharing.
> 
> The Radical Media Conference (RMC) is also an opportunity for dialogue
> between radical media and mainstream media; and for radical media groups
> to come together to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing us,
> particularly in relation to the digital revolution.
> 
> The intention is to capture as much as possible of the RMC and to make
> it available on the web, and for there to be ongoing projects coming out
> of the RMC.
> 
> We have booked a venue, and approached a few major figures in radical
> media, who have confirmed their interest in participating, including
> Michael Albert, coordinator of the world's largest radical website,
> ZNet, and co-founder of both Z Magazine and the US radical publishers
> South End Press. The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust has given a
> generous donation that is part-funding the RMC; fundraising is
> continuing as there is a significant budget shortfall at present.
> 
> Contact point
> The contact person for the RMC Advisory Group will be Musab Younis of
> Ceasefire Magazine: 07890 108 073; musabz at gmail.com
> 
> Process
> The conference is being organised by a committee that includes Peace
> News, Ceasefire magazine, New Internationalist, Red Pepper,
> Undercurrents and visionOntv. This group has just met for the first time
> (26 January). We are also forming an RMC Advisory Group which will be a
> forum for feeding in ideas and proposals, and a route for radical media
> to become involved in the working groups that will do the hard graft of
> pulling the conference together. A list of contacts for different
> working groups will be available on 16 February.
> 
> The advisory group is not a decision-making body, but is a way for the
> RMC to draw on the best thinking and the widest range experiences in
> British radical media of all kinds. Involvement in the advisory group
> means: you will be listed in the conference materials as Supporter of
> the RMC; you will have a voice in (email) discussion of aspects of the
> conference; and if the RMC features a speaker from your group, you will
> meet their travel and other expenses.
> 
> 16 February
> There is going to be one face-to-face meeting of (part of) the RMC
> Advisory Group at 7pm on Wednesday 16 February. From then on, the
> Advisory Group will function by email, with the possibility of a further
> meeting (perhaps by phone conference/Skype) later in the year.
> 
> The groups invited to the face-to-face have been chosen to reflect a
> broad spectrum of radical media in Britain: they are not the only groups
> who will be invited onto the Advisory Group - we've chosen two folk from
> a wide range of categories to come to the face-to-face.
> 
> We're painfully aware that the invitation list is heavily
> London/South-East-centric. If you have suggestions for participants from
> outside the South East, please do pass these on to Musab. We will be
> proposing a travel fare pool at the 16 February meeting to help those
> coming from outside London.
> 
> The main purpose of the meeting on 16 February is to generate ideas. It
> will not be a place for making speeches, passing resolutions or reaching
> decisions. This will be a highly participatory process, with every
> attendee expected to, and being given the chance to, contribute their
> thoughts.
> 
> Please note: There will only be a short period for
> introducing/clarifying aspects of the RMC: more detailed discussion can
> take place after the meeting. A budget for the conference will be
> available at the end of the meeting. If you would like to be involved in
> fundraising, please do tell us in advance.
> 
> If you would like to, and are able to, attend the 16 February meeting,
> please contact Musab, who will send you an agenda and directions closer
> to the time.
> 
> The invitation is for only one person per organisation.
> 
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> To get to the Media Team Crabgrass, email press at climatecamp.org.uk to request access
> 
> 
> 
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