[cma-l] An evening with the Cyprus Community Media Centre, Friday 7 October 2011, 6.30pm , European Institute, LSE, London

[Salvatore Scifo]

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Message sent in behalf of Michalis Simopoulos 
<michalis at cypruscommunitymedia.org>


*THE ASSOCIATION FOR CYPRIOT, GREEK & TURKISH AFFAIRS
in collaboration with the
CYPRUS COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTRE*


invite you to a panel discussion on
*Friday 7 October 2011 at 6.30pm*

*European Institute
London School of Economics*
Canada Blanch Room
Cowdray House, 1st floor (Room J116)
Portugal Street, London WC2A 2AE


*AN EVENING WITH THE CYPRUS COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTRE:
MEDIA ACROSS THE DIVIDE IN CYPRUS*

This evening discussion will showcase the work of the Cyprus Community 
Media Centre (CCMC), a not-for-profit organisation that works to 
encourage community media in Cyprus, and to support local organidations 
in communicating their message to the public. Representatives of CCMC 
will talk about the challenges of working in the media across the divide 
in Cyprus, the opportunities for improving trust and understanding 
through the media, as well as the impact of its work since its opening 
in late 2009. A Question and Answer session will follow.

*
Speakers *

*Larry Fergeson* is the Project Manager of the Cyprus Community Media 
Centre. He holds an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from 
Texas State University, and an MA in Conflict Resolution from Portland 
State University. He has lived in Cyprus since 2005 working with civil 
society organisations island-wide to promote peace and reconciliation. 
Larry has over 15 years experience as a radio and television 
producer/presenter and media related consultancies for the European 
Union and United Nations. He is also trained facilitator in the 
Structured Democratic Dialogue methodology process.

*Beran Djemal* is the Outreach Officer for the Turkish Cypriot community 
at the Cyprus Community Media Centre. She holds a BA in Political 
Science from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and 
an MA in International Conflict and Cooperation from Stirling 
University, Scotland. She has been active in civil society for many 
years, most recently with The Management Centre of the Mediterranean, 
working in fields such as peacebuilding, human rights, and 
inter-cultural learning. Beran has previously worked as a journalist at 
Afrika and Cyprus Today newspapers, and has collaborated on a freelance 
basis with ARD TV (Germany), Le Figaro and Le Monde (France).

*Michalis Simopoulos* is Project Coordinator of the Collaborative Media 
Initiative at the Cyprus Community Media Centre. He holds a BA in 
History and Politics from the University of Nottingham, and an MSc in 
International Relations from the London School of Economics. He 
previously worked in the Press Office of the Cyprus High Commission in 
London, and has worked in research on public policy issues and 
international development with INDEX Research and Dialogue (Cyprus), and 
transitional justice and reconciliation at International Conflict 
Research (Northern Ireland). He currently serves on the board of the 
Cyprus Island-Wide NGO Development Platform.

*Sophia Arnaouti* is a member of the Management Committee of the Cyprus 
Community Media Centre, representing the Peace Centre Cyprus, of which 
she is the Vice-President. She holds an MA in Conflict Resolution from 
the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford and a degree in 
Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology from the School of Philosophy, 
University of Athens. For the last two years Sophia has worked at the 
Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance. She is trained in mediation and 
negotiation and has worked as a mediator in the UK, has gained field 
experience in Sri Lanka, and has participated in Peacekeeping training 
for the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, UK.

Chairman: *Alper Riza QC*


To find Cowdray House, walk past the main entrance of the LSE in the Old 
Building on Houghton Street, follow the road as it turns left, with the 
Waterstone's Economist Bookshop on your right hand, and then at the 
T-junction turn right.


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