[cma-l] Fwd: AMARC 25e Montreal Symposium

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From: secretariat at si.amarc.org <secretariat at si.amarc.org>

21st Century Key Communication Challenges at the heart of the 25th
Anniversary of AMARC Celebration

Montréal, November 11th, 2008.

Dozens of community radio practitioners and stakeholders met in
Montreal, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of AMARC and reflect on
the challenges of community radio broadcasting. AMARC, in
collaboration with Media at McGill, partners and stakeholders, organised
the international symposium « 25th Anniversary of AMARC : Development
and Empowerment through Community Radio » , November 7th, 2008 in
Montreal. The symposium was covered by Radio Centre-Ville and CKUT and
the podcast is available at
http://www.amarc.org/montreal

The participants honoured Michel Delorme, first president of AMARC and
Evelyne Foy, first Secretary General, as representatives of thousands
of community radio broadcasters that have contributed to AMARC
successfully accompanying the development of a global sector of
community radio during the last 25 years. The participants also
debated the Montreal Declaration adding new points to include the
changes in world context since the creation of AMARC, including the
appearance of new technologies, media concentration, globalisation.
The participants also decided to start a community media research
network. The final version of the Montreal Declaration will be
published shortly.

The participants interacted on the presentations, among others of
Melissa Cabana of Oxfam Quebec, of Frank LaRue, UN Special Rapporteur
on Freedom of Expression; Ian Pringley of the Commonwealth of
Learning, on the relation between communication and human development,
communication rights and on the promotion of social justice and human
rights. The closing session of the Symposium was opened to all and Amy
Goodman from Democracy Now, was the key note speaker. The
presentations are available at http://www.amarc.org/montreal

Through service to members, networking and project implementation, the
World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC, brings
together a network of more than 4,000 community radios, Federations
and community media stakeholders in more than 115 countries. AMARC
advocates for the right to communicate at the international, national,
local and neighbourhood levels and defends and promotes the interests
of the community radio movement through solidarity, networking and
Cooperation. For further information visit http://.www.amarc.org

Marcelo Solervicens, Secretary General AMARC (514) 982-0351
Secretariat at si.amarc.org