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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I think the possibility of creating Media Democracy is so unlikely as to not be worth debating.<br><br><div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3"><b>Ian Hickling</b><br></font></div><font style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:12pt;" size="3"><font style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">Partner</font></font><br><br><a href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);"><img alt="" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/2SkDsnIzSZgRbNnNKBSiwxiFhFQWRGV55mTjVL23fulnJpstZmYxeKrrYefY4qxiSgkMrAETld64XINLXCsujE_zI5gAsQyWeCWvHixcrNYtar3Sij4YlVBgN2NSQ-n2DsgZvrnpWZlfwCQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.transplanuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transplan_UK_weblogo_190x60.png"></a><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK time)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</font></i></div></div><br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:11:54 +0100<br>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Subject: [cma-l] How Can We Create Media Democracy? Media Democracy Festival 2015 #MDFest15<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">To help build a movement for<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MediaDemocracy" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">#MediaDemocracy</a> the Media Reform Coalition is holding a big <span style="font-weight:700;">Media Democracy Festival at Goldsmiths University on October 17th 2015</span>.</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Early bird tickets on sale for the next 24 hours:</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we-create-media-democracy-media-democracy-festival-2015-mdfest15-tickets-18678036510" target="_blank"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#333333"><span style="font-size:16px;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:21.8182px;">http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we-create-media-democracy-media-democracy-festival-2015-mdfest15-tickets-18678036510</span></font><br></font></a></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;"><font color="#333333" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:21.8182px;"><br></span></font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:x-large;line-height:1.2em;">Speakers</span><br></font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:21.8182px;">9am - 10am: Arrivals/ registration - Great Hall</span><br></font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">10am - 11.30am: Great Hall</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The day will start with some great speakers setting the scene and explaining why Media Democracy is so important. Confirmed speakers include:</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:700;"><a href="https://ar.al/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Aral Balkan</font></a></span></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A designer & social entrepreneur creating independent technologies that protect our fundamental freedoms & democracy.</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/n-fenton/" rel="nofollow" style="line-height:21.8182px;font-weight:700;color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Natalie Fenton</a><br></font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, Co-Director of the <a href="http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-research-centre/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre</a> and <a href="http://www.gold.ac.uk/global-media-democracy/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Centre for the Study of Global Media and Democracy</a>, a founding member of the <a href="http://www.mediareform.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Media Reform Coalition</a> and Board Director of <a href="http://hackinginquiry.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Hacked Off</a>.<span style="line-height:21.8182px;"> </span></font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:700;"><a href="https://twitter.com/KamBass" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Kam Sandhu</font></a></span></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A journalist and co-founder of <a href="http://realmedia.press/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Real Media</a>, an independent news website and aggregator that campaigns for public interest journalism and against mass media distortion. Kam has written and produced several short documentaries, and also founded <a href="http://www.realfare.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">RealFare</a>, where she spent over two years reporting on the effects of austerity on welfare and inequality before Real Media.</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:700;"><a href="https://www.nuj.org.uk/about/union-democracy/gs-dgs-and-national-officers/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Michelle Stanistreet</font></a></span></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Michelle is the elected general secretary of the <a href="https://www.nuj.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">National Union of Journalists</a> (UK and Ireland). Michelle worked as a journalist for 10 years at the Sunday Express newspaper as feature writer and books editor.</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:21.8182px;">11.30am - 12pm: Break, and the great chair re-arrange, Great Hall</span><br></font></p><h3 style="padding:0px 0px 8px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.2em;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Open Space Unconference</font></span></h3><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">12 - 6pm: Great Hall (with breakout sessions in various classrooms)</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The bulk of the day will be a self-organising open space unconference facilitated by <a href="http://johnniemoore.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Johnnie Moore</a>. Everyone will be free to propose a session that answers our central question: <span style="font-weight:700;">How can we create media democracy?</span></font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Sessions already lined-up include:</font></p><ul style="padding:0px;list-style:none;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;line-height:21.8182px;"><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Drew Rose from <a href="http://thebristolcable.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Bristol Cable</a> and <span style="line-height:21.8182px;">Danielle Batist</span> from <a href="http://positivenews.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Positive News</a> (<span style="line-height:21.8182px;">and the </span><a href="http://constructivejournalism.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;line-height:21.8182px;" target="_blank">Constructive Journalism Project</a><span style="line-height:21.8182px;">) </span>doing a session on <span style="font-weight:700;">Media Co-ops</span>.</font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec/contactsandpeople/profiles/williams-andy.html" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Andy Williams</a> from <a href="http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies</a> and Sam Kinch from <a href="http://hastingsindependentpress.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Hastings Independent</a> on <span style="font-weight:700;">Community Journalism</span>.</font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Jonathan Heawood from <a href="http://impressproject.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">IMPRESS</a> and Natalie Fenton from <a href="http://hackinginquiry.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Hacked Off</a> with an update on <span style="font-weight:700;">Leveson</span> and why a <span style="font-weight:700;">recognised press regulator could be good for small publishers</span>.</font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Mike Flood Page of <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Open Democracy</a>'s <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourbeeb" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">OurBeeb</a> will be asking <span style="font-weight:700;">does public service broadcasting have a future?</span></font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Matteo Bergamini from <a href="http://www.shoutoutuk.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Shout Out UK</a>'s and Susana Giner from <a href="http://www.youthmediaagency.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Youth Media Agency</a> on <span style="font-weight:700;">Changing Perceptions of the Youth in the Media</span>.</font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Open Democracy</a>'s Adam Ramsay on <span style="font-weight:700;">How Climate Change is Reported in the Media</span>.</font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Richard Hering from <a href="http://visionon.tv/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">visionOntv</a> on <span style="font-weight:700;">How to Build the Citizen TV Revolution</span>.</font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><span style="line-height:21.8182px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:21.8182px;">Bectu Writers, Producers and Directors branch members </span><a href="http://chesteryangfilms.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;line-height:21.8182px;" target="_blank">Chester Yang</a><span style="line-height:21.8182px;"> and </span><a href="https://www.bectu.org.uk/advice-resources/crewbus/891517ed336bc63566261723d2a45118" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;line-height:21.8182px;" target="_blank">Marcus Relton</a><span style="line-height:21.8182px;"> on their </span><span style="font-weight:700;line-height:21.8182px;">plans for a progressive internet TV station in partnership with the trade unions</span><span style="line-height:21.8182px;">.</span></font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></li><li style="padding:0px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Gail Bradbrook from <a href="https://compassionate-revolution.net/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Compassionate Revolution</a> on <span style="font-weight:700;">collective acts of civil disobedience</span> and media reform, looking at the legal side of sabotaging the media, <span style="font-weight:700;">brainstorming cheerful subversive actions</span>.</font></li></ul><h3 style="padding:0px 0px 8px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.2em;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></h3><h3 style="padding:0px 0px 8px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.2em;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Film</font></span></h3><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Alongside the open space they'll be screenings of related documentaries including:</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;"><a href="http://www.fourthestatedoc.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">The Fourth Estate</a> </span>with a Q&A with Director Lee Salter</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn%27s_Newspaper" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">El Diario de Agustin</a> </span>(Agustin's Newspaper), with a Q&A hosted by <a href="http://alborada.net/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Alborada</a>.</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:700;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Plus:</font></span></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">10 minute summary presentations running on a loop from <a href="http://tcij.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Centre for Investigative Journalism</a>:</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">The Centre for Investigative Journalism</span> – An introduction to the organisation</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">Data Stories</span> - Using data to find, write and explain news stories, from Excel to SQL</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">Interactive Storytelling</span> - The cutting edge of innovation in digital narrative methods</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">Advanced Online Research</span> - Tips and tricks for getting the most out of the internet</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">The FOIA: Problems and pitfalls</span> - Getting the most out of your requests.</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">Information Security</span> – Keeping your communication secure</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">Company Accounts</span> – ‘Follow The Money’ investigations into illicit finance</font></p><h3 style="padding:0px 0px 8px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.2em;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></h3><h3 style="padding:0px 0px 8px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.2em;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Workshops</font></span></h3><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Half hour taster sessions run by the <a href="http://tcij.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Centre for Investigative Journalism</a>.</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">15:00-15:30 </span><span style="line-height:21.8182px;font-weight:700;">Data Stories</span><span style="line-height:21.8182px;"> - Using data to find, write and explain news stories, from Excel to SQL, led by Juliet Ferguson.</span></font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">15:30-16:00 </span><span style="line-height:21.8182px;font-weight:700;">The FOIA: Problems and pitfalls</span><span style="line-height:21.8182px;"> - Getting the most out of your requests, led by Sid Ryan.</span></font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">16:00-16:30 </span><span style="line-height:21.8182px;font-weight:700;">Interactive Storytelling</span><span style="line-height:21.8182px;"> - The cutting edge of innovation in digital narrative methods, led by Marina Calland.</span></font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">16:30-17:00 </span><span style="line-height:21.8182px;font-weight:700;">Information Security</span><span style="line-height:21.8182px;"> – Keeping your communication secure, led by Tom Sanderson.</span></font></p><h3 style="padding:0px 0px 8px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.2em;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-size:xx-large;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></h3><h3 style="padding:0px 0px 8px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.2em;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-size:xx-large;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Party (and live crowdfunding)</font></span></h3><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">6pm - late.</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Live crowdfunding of media projects, spoken word, live music, and DJs. In the evening we're partnering with <a href="http://www.filanthropystar.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Filanthropy</a> to organise a party from 6pm - late in the Student Union. This will include the opportunity for 3 projects to pitch to the room and invite pledges of financial and other support from the crowd (who will be able to decide which projects get £5 of their ticket money, plus anything else they feel inspired to contribute).</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If you've got a media project that could really do with £500-1000 to help get you started then watch this space for the application form coming soon...</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">LIVE BAND: <a href="http://www.unitedvibrations.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">United Vibrations</a><br></span>We're very pleased that incredible local band and festival favourites <span style="font-weight:700;">United Vibrations</span> will be joining us for the party.</font></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 8px;line-height:21.8182px;letter-spacing:0.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;">SPOKEN WORD: <a href="http://anthonyanaxagorou.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Anthony Anaxagorou</a>, <a href="http://deannarodger.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Deanna</a><a href="http://deannarodger.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"> Rodger</a> and <a href="http://potentwhisper.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Potent Whisper</a></span><a href="http://deannarodger.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(15,144,186);text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"><br></a>These amazing wordsmiths will be kicking the party off with their inspirational lyrics and wordplay.</font></p></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Tickets: <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we-create-media-democracy-media-democracy-festival-2015-mdfest15-tickets-18678036510" target="_blank">http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we-create-media-democracy-media-democracy-festival-2015-mdfest15-tickets-18678036510</a></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">\\</font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br clear="all"></font><div><div class="ecxgmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Community Media Association<br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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