[cma-l] FW: community radio workers threatened and killed

[Phil Shepherd]

I am interested in helping to convene a co-production network through which
we could as CMA members and friends speedily respond to news such as the
deeply saddening recent events in El Salvador.  As well as individual
responses from stations and projects we could then co-commission and quickly
produce short stings / flashes / appeals to be made available to all
community stations wanting to use them.  We already have Get Media as a
resource to help this happen but its the co-production side that needs
developing.  Please let me know via this list if you have any thoughts on
this and if you would attend a planning session on co-content creation and
sharing at or around the date of the CMA AGM on 17th April.

Phil Shepherd
Somerset Film 


On 05/01/2010 17:19, "CMA-L" <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: kate wrigley
> <wrigleykate at hotmail.com>

Dear all,

I heard back from Amnesty today (I had
> asked them to look into the
case, and it turns out they already were) - their
> urgent action is
attached.  The threats against the radio workers are quite
> chilling.
Cristina and others at Radio Victoria will be delighted to hear
> from
community media workers in the UK.  I have contacted AMARC.

With best
> wishes,

Kate

> Subject: Re: [cma-l] FW: community radio workers threatened
> and killed
> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:20:53 +0000
>
> Just googling, finding
> some more information:
>
> http://www.share-elsalvador.org/news/082309-action.htm
>
>
> http://deepdishwavesofchange.blogspot.com/2009/07/death-squad-resurgence-again
> st-radio.html
>
>
> Report on 27/12/2009 by Kate:
>
> http://www.indymediascotland.org/node/17993
>
>
> Radio Victoria:
>
> http://www.radiovictoria.org/ingles.htm
>
>
> On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:22:22
> -0000, Al Garthwaite
> <al at southleedscommunityradio.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hello
> everyone
> >
> >
> > Please see email below which I have just received. Any
> advice to Kate
> > (email address below) - and indeed to all of us - on what
> action to
> > take, and spreading the word, would be much appreciated.
> >
>
> >
> > Does anyone else know more about this? AMARC?
> >
> >
> > All best
> wishes
> >
> >
> > Al
> >
> >
> > Director
> > South Leeds Community Radio
> >
> Hillside
> > Beeston Road
> > Leeds LS11 8ND
> > +44 (0) 113 387 6468 / 07957
> 152107
> > al at southleedscommunityradio.org.uk
> >
> www.southleedscommunityradio.org.uk
> >
> > South Leeds Community Radio is a
> company limited by guarantee with
> > charitable aims, no: 06884452
> >
> >
> Listen to our broadcast streaming over the internet on
> >
> www.southleedscommunityradio.org.uk
> >
> >
> >
> > From: kate wrigley
> [mailto:wrigleykate at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: 27 December 2009 02:32
> > To:
> al at vera-media.co.uk
> > Subject: community radio workers threatened and
> killed
> >
> >
> > Dear Al,
> > I have received awful news from people I have
> been in contact with in El
> > Salvador, and need to work out how to get the
> message out to as many
> > community media people as possible. The community
> radio station is
> > Radio Victoria, in Cabañas, El Salvador, which has been
> doing some
> > really wonderful community journalism. The community, and the
> radio
> > station, has been fighting a mining bid by a Canadian company, due
> to
> > its environmental and social impact. Those opposing the mine have
> faced
> > violence and threats for their work, particularly local
> environmental
> > groups and radio journalists. In June, one member of the
> community was
> > tortured and murdered, and another was almost dragged away
> from a radio
> > interview by armed men. Since then, things had seemed to
> settle a bit,
> > but last week I heard that another community activist had
> been murdered,
> > and journalists had recieved some very clear threats. Then
> tonight, I
> > received another e-mail from them, that another community
> leader had
> > been shot dead, and her 2 year old son wounded in the attack.
> Things
> > are moving so fast, and the local police and procurator fiscal have
> so
> > far failed to act to protect people, or properly investigate the
> >
> murders, calling them 'common delinquency'.
> > I have sent an e-mail to
> amnesty, and the procurator fiscal, but am
> > trying to work out how else to
> get the word out. I will send you the
> > full details tomorrow, as I need to
> put everything together into one
> > e-mail in English, and would really
> appreciate any ideas you have. It
> > would be great if you could try to
> spread the word, and put me in
> > contact with anyone else who might be able
> to do the same.
> > Thank you Al,
> >
> Kate
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