[cma-l] Fwd: Declaration on the role of community media in promoting social cohesion and intercultural dialogue - adopted by the Committee of Ministers of Culture

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From: Pieter de Wit <pmgdewit[at]me.com>

Dear CMFE-members,

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted the
Declaration on the role of community media (CM) in promoting social
cohesion and intercultural dialogue, you will find the text in English
and French here:

http://www.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/declaration-community-media-adopted-11-02-09.pdf

http://www.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/declaration-community-media-francais.pdf

The Community Media Forum Europe (http://www.cmfe.eu/) has been
working as an observer with the Group of Specialists on Media
Diversity (MC-S-MD) of the Steering Committee on the Media and New
Communication Services (CDMC) of the Council of Europe since December
2007 and contributed actively to the drafting of this Declaration,
cooperating closely with AMARC Europe (htp://europe.amarc.org/).

We are pleased to see the positive results of this work and are
convinced that the declaration can support the further development of
CM across Europe. This declaration surely helps strengthening the
position of CM in national regulatory and legislation processes, e.g.
concerning financial support and access to communication
infrastructures. It also strengthens the presence of CM on European
policy level.

Please help distribute the document to CM and CM-federations in your
countries! The Council of Europe and the Ministers of Culture of the
47 member states need and deserve attention for this positive outcome.
 Please inform CMFE on publications, either on websites (links) or in
newsletters, so we can then inform the Council of Europe.

For questions, don't hesitate to contact CMFE via one of the contact
persons below.

Kind regards,

Pieter de Wit,
President CMFE
+ 31 24 3550559    mobile: + 31 6 34150581
email: cmfepdw[at]me.com
http://www.cmfe.eu/

Nadia Bellardi
Vice-president CMFE
+ 41 44 5672 411
email: pr [at] lora.ch

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