The Drum Beat 12 - Communication and Change News and Issues
PROGRAMMES
1. "Human Channel of Communication" - India - is an initiative launched by the Danish Assistance to the National Programme for Control of Blindness (DANPCB) in New Delhi. Volunteers from communities will be trained to interpret healthcare information for less literate members of the community, and to provide guidance and support for those members in gaining access to needed care. Contact Dr. Arbind Sinha [email protected]
2. "Sexual Abuse of Children, Child Pornography and Paedophilia on the Internet" - Global - on 18 & 19 January 1999, 300 child care and child protection specialists, Internet specialists and service providers, media practitioners, law enforcement agencies and government representatives met at UNESCO Headquarters/Paris to consider ways of combating paedophilia and child pornography on the Internet. The resulting action plan has been posted: UNESCO website. Contact Choy Arnaldo [email protected]
3. Media Against Conflict (MAC) - Liberia - is a cooperation of newspaper and radio editors to use media to promote peace, national reconciliation and stability in Liberia. "Peace and Reconciliation Messages" are disseminated on radio and in newspapers. MAC will also hold training workshops and discussions with government officials on cooperation with the media in the provision and dissemination of information regarding developments that have the potential to induce/ reduce conflict. Contact Medina Wesseh [email protected]
4. ROOTS FM - Jamaica - is a community radio station, established and operated by Mustard Seed Communities, on air since May 1998. Broadcasts 24 hours daily with "5 main programmes and a blend of educational - uplifting and peace-oriented programming couched in a bed of positive local music." Granting of a broadcasting license took 3 years of drawn out negotiations. Contact Jocelyn Jossiah [email protected]
5. Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information - USA - will hold special events to explore how communication technology can support consumers and patients in a partner-based health system. At the Partnerships' Technology Games, developers/vendors engage participants in hands-on demonstrations of innovative web sites and interactive health communication applications. Website. Contact Adriane Griffen [email protected]
6. Safe Motherhood Perinatal Programme - Mali - is a new maternal health programme powered by grassroots participation with a Rapid-Response component. District hospitals and local health centres are linked by radio communication and transportation. A community based monitoring system is augmented by awareness campaigns to improve timely referrals for health care. Contact UNICEF - Bamako, Mali [email protected]
7. Controlling Population Growth - Global - "Global Intersections" (GI), an internet-based news digest and information service of Population Communications International, presents news, features and commentary on population issues. World population will not stabilize until the middle of the 21st century, presenting substantial challenges to all nations - developed and developing. GI studies the social, economic, scientific, and political factors contributing to spiraling population growth. Website. Contact David Andrews [email protected]
8. Journalism Prizes - India - proceeds of Sainath Palagummi's book, "Everybody Loves A Good Drought" will launch India's first 2 journalism prizes for rural and mofussil journalists. Prizes include 20,000 Rupees, a tape recorder, and a camera for 2 people each year. Those selected will each publish 10 reports on the problems of marginalised sections in their area of work. Contact Sainath Palagummi [email protected]
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9. We are attempting to detail all programmes mentioned in "The Drum Beat"
in our Search section. A few of global scope to note:
- Institute for Global Communications
Click here. - Broadcasting for Child Survival
Click here. - Women, Religion and Media Seminar
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WEB SITES
11. The Community Networks Group is a research forum to examine the current and future role of information infrastructure by and for communities. It provides data and analyses to and from partnerships with equipment manufacturers, service providers, government groups and the media. Click here for website.
12. UNAIDS' "Best Practice Collection" is a collection of documents and materials regarding HIV/AIDS programming information and advocacy. Access to press releases, fact sheets and the Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic issued in Dec. 1997. Click here for website.
13. The Economic TeleDevelopment Forum is a source of information, ideas, and commentary on the relationship between telecommunications infrastructure investment, and enhanced community economic development. Click here for website.
GATHERINGS
14. The Africa Alive! Initiative is sponsoring a regional music event to create mass awareness of the dangers of HIV/AIDS and to promote prevention. Concert will coincide with the World AIDS Conference-2000 in Durban, South Africa. Contact Anne Akia Fiedler [email protected] OR
[email protected]
15. The National Council for International Health's 26th annual conference "Global Health, Poverty and Development" will be June 20 - 22, 1999 in Arlington, VA, USA. Conference website. Contact Al Nimocks
[email protected]
16. The 49th annual International Communication Association (ICA) meeting will be May 27 - 31, 1999 in San Francisco, CA, USA. Its theme is: "Communication & Contradictions: Embracing Differences through Discourse". ICA website. Contact Robert Cox [email protected]
MATERIALS
17. New publications: 1) "Reproductive Health and the Media in the Arab World, a workshop report," [in Arabic & English] documents the work of the regional workshop in June 1998, and provides elements for a learning module; 2) "Resources in Reproductive Health in the Arab World, a directory" is an inventory of films, publications and organisations. Contact: May Haddad [email protected] OR [email protected]
18. "Private Decisions, Public Debate: Women Reproduction & Population" ed. Judith Mirsky, deals with social realities which constrain or enhance women's opportunities to control their reproductive lives. Journalists from Africa, Asia and Latin America present case studies and report on subjects such as son preference, HIV/AIDS, and the influence of religion as it affects reproductive decision-making. Panos/London 1994. Available online at Amazon.com Contact Heather Budge-Reid [email protected]
19. "Sustainable Development & The Americas" is a list of Internet web sites which have information on sustainable development and have data from Latin America or relevant materials. Click here for website.
PEOPLE
20. IEC/KAP Specialist needed for project in Rwanda (USAID-financed public awareness campaign concerning the 1996 genocide law). Requires: 10 years of relevant technical experience, preferably in Africa, knowledge of USAID procedures, and management ability. To apply, send resume: CEH/Global, P.O. Box 18895, Washington, D.C. 20036 or fax: 202/955-3400. Include email address. Contact Michele Weatherly [email protected]
21. The Center of Mayan Women Communicators presents "Participatory Documentary Making". Complete a documentary with a Guatemalan partner. Share perspectives, ideas and credit for the work. Workshops are on theoretical and hands-on video and hands-on co-editing.
Website.
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