<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Jaqui,<div><br></div><div>Couple of suggestions in an effort to be positive and start the ball rolling.</div><div><br></div><div>Community media isn't recognised within film lottery funds and not really within arts lottery funds either in some parts of the country. I know some people have been supported with Big Lottery, we have too, but it is hit and miss.</div><div><br></div><div>I think rather than spend years seeking recognition within existing structures, we might push for community media to be the next 'good cause' within the lottery itself. Perhaps ask for a 'pilot' fund to start with. (I know it is a slim chance but we could make a good argument for it... some of the structures here are, in our view, 'discriminatory' towards community media, if others pitched in with their experiences we could see if there is a pattern).</div><div><br></div><div>Also, any fund should be UK wide, it is really difficult to build a sector where funding, criteria, policy and frameworks are fragmented and it makes it almost impossible to work with others in the UK on projects of mutual concern/benefit within community media.</div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div><div>Marilyn</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 4 Sep 2009, at 11:02, Jaqui Devereux wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Dear all<br><br>I write to remind you that things like petitions are only one element in <br>any campaign. The CMA notes the "letting off steam" of some of the <br>recent posts on this subject - we would suggest that rather than the <br>sector tearing<br>itself apart, it would be better just to sign, or not sign, the <br>petition. Then to come up with positive suggestions for increasing the <br>pressure on the government to commit to the kind of funding levels <br>envisaged in 2003 in the Anthony Everitt report (current calculations <br>would make the fund around £6 million - of course we would want a bit <br>more than that and we want it to cover community TV as well as radio).<br><br>Some of you have produced jingles for the campaign and profile raising - <br>if you want to use these on air please feel free to download them. <br>Please feel free also to upload any you have made. The jingles can be <br>found at:<br><br><a href="http://allthevoices.commedia.org.uk/">http://allthevoices.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><br>To upload your jingles please follow this link:<br><br>http://allthevoices.commedia.org.uk/admin/<br><br>And upload your audio file using these details:<br><br>Username: upload<br>Password: publicpassword<br><br>Then send an email to tech@commedia.org.uk to let us know that you've <br>uploaded your jingle, we will publish it to share.<br><br>Also just to let you know we are seeking a meeting with Stephen Timms MP <br>who has taken over the job of steering the Digital Britain agenda, also <br>the Secretary of State Ben Bradshaw. I have to say that they would <br>regard the sector as a bit of a laughing stock if they ever saw some of <br>the recent posts to the list.<br><br>All positive suggestions welcome!<br><br>Best wishes<br><br>Jaqui<br>-- <br>Jaqui Devereux<br><br>Director<br>Community Media Association<br><br>15 Paternoster Row<br>Sheffield<br>S1 2BX<br><br>+44 114 279 5219<br><br><br>Join the CMA now for discounts, networking,<br>workshops, streaming, information, support<br>and a voice for community media<br><br>www.commedia.org.uk<br><br>Access to the media for people and communities<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>cma-l mailing list - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br><br>Community Media Association - www.commedia.org.uk<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>To manage your mailing list subscription please visit:<br>http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Marilyn Hyndman</div><div>Northern Visions/NvTv</div><div>23 Donegall Street</div><div>Belfast</div><div>BT1 2FF</div><div><br></div><div>Tel: 028 9024 5495 ext 207</div><div>Fax: 028 9032 6608</div><div><br></div><div>NvTv </div><div>Belfast Community Television</div><div>Free-to-Air on Channel 62/Freq:799.276MHz</div><div>Live on line: <a href="http://www.nvtv.co.uk">www.nvtv.co.uk</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.northernvisions.org">www.northernvisions.org</a></div></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>