[cma-l] What's your station doing for Refugee Week? Join RWRadio and let us know

[Cathy Aitchison]

What is your station or community media group doing for this year's 
Refugee Week?  It's just over a month to go till Refugee Week starts on 
15th June, see:

http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk

Community radio has a strong role to play in Refugee Week, whether 
debating the issues, taking part in an event or training people to 
report on what's happening locally - and many stations have always been 
involved.

For this year's Refugee Week you're invited to publicise what you're 
doing via the RWRadio network, share some of your audio and even host a 
live programme.

Have a look at the Refugee Week Radio websites at:

http://www.refugeeweekradio.net

- info and live programmes and:

http://rwradio.ning.com

- network and on demand programme sharing. (Refugee Week Radio is 
endorsed by, but separate from, Refugee Week itself.)

Already there are stations and groups from across the country - from 
Exeter to Glasgow, from Preston to Norwich, with many more in between,
see:

http://www.refugeeweekradio.net/participating.htm

There are three easy steps to getting involved:

1. Join the RWRadio network at http://rwradio.ning.com

2. Tell everyone about yourself/your organisation - add your logo and 
some info, plus a link to your own website. You can also let everyone 
know what's going on in your area regarding refugees, asylum, 
anti-deportation campaigns, refugee integration, right to work,
citizenship, regularization of irregular migrants, refugee artists and
musicians, migrant communities, refugee support groups etc.
(By this we mean what people are doing all year round - people either 
from a refugee background, or supporting refugees in their area - as 
well as specific Refugee Week events.) You can use the blog on the 
network site to post the information.

3.  Load your audio for sharing on to the network site at:

http://rwradio.ning.com

(look for 'Add music').
If you have any relevant audio already recorded, or which could be 
recorded soon, please load it up asap and in advance of Refugee Week so 
that others can use it too. (MP3/20MB max).  Alternatively, tell us its 
URL for a link, if it's already online, eg. on www.getmedia.org.uk or on 
your www.canstream.co.uk site.

It doesn't have to be long - it could be:
~ a 30 sec/one minute set of voxpops from refugees or about refugees,
~ a 1-2 minute song from someone's home country, which they sing and 
introduce
~ a 2-3 minute interview with a refugee artist or musician, or
~ a 4-5 minute feature on a relevant issue or topic (no copyright music)
etc.

Some of the suggestions on the 'Simple Acts' website are useful and lend 
themselves to recording.  eg. the Refugee Week team have been 
encouraging high profile people to 'Define the word refuge' - see:

http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/simple-acts/twenty-acts/refuge/refuge.htm

Finally...
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If your station or group is interested in sending longer programme 
material, simulcasting or even hosting one of the days for the Refugee 
Week Radio live streaming schedule, please get in touch as soon as 
possible so we can reserve your slot.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes

Cathy Aitchison
020 8684 2445
Refugee Week Radio
http://www.refugeeweekradio.net
http://rwradio.ning.com

Refugee Week Radio is a project from London Link Radio (charity number 
1117356, a company limited by guarantee no. 5842325)

http://www.londonlinkradio.net