[CMA R] MakePovertyHistory Radio: G8 Are You Listening?

[Alan Fransman]

Community Media Association

News Release

30 June 05

MakePovertyHistory Radio: G8 Are You Listening?

The Community Media Association in conjunction with the Make Poverty 
History coalition and Edinburgh’s Telford College, ETC FM is 
broadcasting "Make Poverty History Radio" from Edinburgh on Saturday 2nd 
July.  Make Poverty History Radio will be the focus of a global 
Community Media campaign to reinforce the call from activists in 
Edinburgh and across the world for an end to poverty and unfair trade rules.

Make Poverty History Radio is a multinational collaboration of community 
media organisations in Scotland, the rest of the UK, Europe and Africa 
that are working together to send the Make Poverty History message from 
Edinburgh to the G8 leaders.  Community radio stations in the UK and 
overseas have pledged to rebroadcast Make Poverty History Radio worldwide.

Make Poverty History Radio is on air on 87.7FM across Edinburgh and will 
also be streamed over the Internet at http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/ 
and the Community Media Association website.

Make Poverty History Radio will capture the mood and scenes from the 
historic rally with live reports from supporters traveling to Edinburgh 
by coach; vox pops from protestors arriving in the city; reports from 
the march itself; interviews with high-profile campaign supporters; 
speeches; debates on trade, aid and debt; and much more.  Downloadable 
content will be available for retransmission and the webcast will ensure 
that the message from the Make Poverty History rally spreads from 
Edinburgh to the rest of the world.

Project manager Bill Best from Community Media Association said: "This 
is a fantastic way for all campaigners to keep abreast of what is going 
on - whether they have made it to Edinburgh in person, or are listening 
in around the world. The content will be a mix of the serious and the 
fun - we want to bring a flavour of the rally atmosphere to the 
airwaves, and ensure the key messages of Make Poverty History are heard 
by everybody tuning in."

Glen Tarman from MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY said: "The 2nd of July in Edinburgh 
will be the day when the people of Britain add their voices to those 
from Africa, Asia and Latin America to send a loud and clear message to 
the G8 that now is the time to make poverty history. Make Poverty 
History Radio is part of connecting people both in Edinburgh and around 
the globe as the world calls for justice."

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For further information or pictures, please contact Alan Fransman on 
0114 279 5219 or email alan.fransman at commedia.org.uk