Dear Friends,
Hello and welcome to the Australian Centre for Democracy and Justice's 11th eBulletin
Contents:
1. Second forum for 2007: Current State of Community Media in Australia
2. Community Responses to the Howard Catastrophe
3. ACDJ Endorse the Melbourne Social Forum
4. Membership
5. T Shirts Now on sale!
6. Other organisation's events
1. Forum Current State of Community Media in Australia
The second forum in our Community Media series looks at the current
state of community media in Australia, the challenges it faces and the
place it needs to have in the mediascape. This especially relevant
given the recent changes to media ownership laws as well as the coming
of the digital spectrum.
Community Media is the space where a huge diversity of voices can be
heard. The arena where community represents itself and has a genuine
impact. For a just and democratic society, communities must control
their own destiny. Community media can play an active role in this
empowering of communities through engagement, interaction, exposure to
new ideas and by providing a space for discussion and debates about
local issues. Community media provides a space for the grassroots to
speak and contribute in the increasingly economically rationalised
media.
When: 6:30 for 7pm start Tuesday 17 April
Where: Stork Hotel [504 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne]
Cost: $5 (free for ACDJ members)
Contact: centre@democracyandjustice.org for more details
Speakers:
* Peter Lane has worked in community media for 30 years. He is
committed to media as a tool for community development and individual
growth, and to civil access to information and communications
technologies. Peter works in training, project development and
management, and production, and is currently Chair of Channel 31
Melbourne.
* Moderated by Terry Johal, ACDJ director and lecturer in the communications faculty at RMIT
This is the second in a series of three forums on Community Media that ACDJ will be running.
The 3rd forum looks at the “future” of community media and its
relevance if any but also looking at the offer that social networking
and globalisation bring.
More details to follow.
2. ACDJ Endorse: Community Responses to the Howard Catastrophe
The Melbourne Social Forum's (www.melbournesocialforum.org) Friday's
(April 20th) opening night is entitled "Community Responses to the
Howard Catastrophe". This public forum will feature inspiring speakers
at RMIT's Storey Hall, a discussion to envision a just and sustainable
Australia after Howard. Speakers for this include:
- Helena Norberg-Hodge - International Society for Ecology and Culture
- Stephen Mayne - Founder of Crikey.com.au, an online independent news service
- Aunty Sue Rankin - a Kulin Nation Woman, Mother, Grandmother and Elder
- Verity Burgmann - Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne
6:15 - 7:00: Music and culture sponsored by the Latin American Solidarity Network
7:00 - 8:30: Speakers
8:30 - 8:45: A raffle, including subscriptions to New Internationalist,
DVDs, books and other goods (every ticket to Friday night includes
entry into the raffle)
8:45 - 9:15: Laughter for World Peace and Wellbeing by facilitator Cris Popp
3. ACDJ Endorse the Melbourne Social Forum
The Australian Centre for Democracy and Justice have endorsed the 2007
Melbourne Social Forum (www.melbournesocialforum.org) which will be
held at CERES Environment Park on April 21 and 22.
We are encouraging everyone in Melbourne to get down and participate this fantastic event.
Keep an eye out for our workshop on Lobbyocracy: the hypocrisy of democracy.
4. Membership - SPECIAL OFFER
Thanks to our friends at Ocean Press and Husta La Victoria St Bookshop
we have 20 copies of The Emerging Police State by William Kunstler to
give to the next 20 people that join up as members of the Australian
Centre for Democracy and Justice. This book, valued at $23 is available
to memberships which start from as low as $20 a year.
Our Membership scheme is three tiered, with students/concessions being
$20, full price/waged $40, solidarity/household/organisation $100.
OurCommunity.com.au kindly processes our memberships and you can sign
up at their site:
http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/membership/membership_details.form?membershipId=715
Alternatively you can print out a membership form at:
http://www.democracyandjustice.org/images/Membership%20form.pdf and
send it back to us.
Donations can also be made through the OurCommunity.com.au site at:
http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/acdj.
5. Australian Centre for Democracy and Justice T-Shirts now on Sale!
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corporation? Sick of wearing clothing made in conditions that
constitute human rights abuses? Stuck for ideas for Christmas presents
and don't want to give all your hard earned dollars to corporate bully
boys that hardly need more money? Concerned about how attractive you
are?
We've just the thing for you. Stylish, no-sweat, Australian Centre for
Democracy and Justice T-Shirts. For a meager $25 (inc Postage and
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goes straight to your favorite non-profit: The Australian Centre for
Democracy and Justice.
Order forms are available at:
http://www.democracyandjustice.org/images/tshirts.pdf or just send us an email and we'll fix you up.
6. Other events and ideas
If you have any ideas for things that you would like to see the
Australian Centre for Democracy and Justice do or forums you'd like to
see us run then please don't hesitate to contact us. We're always
looking for new ideas and new people to get involved in our work.
If you’d like your event included in this list please email us at
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