[comradio-l] 2014 World Listening Day – “Listen To You!”

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You are invited to participate in the *2014 World Listening Day* an annual
glocal event held on *July 18*. The purposes of World Listening Day are to:

   - Celebrate the listening practices of the world and the ecology of its
   acoustic environments;
   - Raise awareness about the growing number of individual and group
   efforts that creatively explore the Acoustic Ecology based on the
   pioneering efforts of the World Soundscape Project
   <http://www.sfu.ca/%7Etruax/wsp.html>, World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
   <http://wfae.net/>, La Semaine du Son <http://www.lasemaineduson.org>, Deep
   Listening Institute <http://deeplistening.org>, among many others;
   - Design and implement educational initiatives that explore these
   concepts and practices.

This year’s theme for World Listening Day is “Listen To You!” Some
questions to consider:

   - How do you make yourself heard by others ?
   - How do you listen and what do you hear when you want to be unseen?
   - How might the sounds you produce adapt to your nearby environment?
   - What might a “listening ethic” be?
   - How might such an ethic apply particularly to understanding the
   relationship between humans and other living creatures?

*World Listening Day* is co-organized by the World Listening Project
<http://www.worldlisteningproject.org> (WLP) and the Midwest Society for
Acoustic Ecology <http://mwsae.org/> (MSAE). July 18 was chosen because it
is the birthday of Canadian writer, educator, philosopher, visual artist,
and composer R. Murray Schafer
<http://www.philmultic.com/composers/schafer.html>. His effort leading
the *World
Soundscape Project* and his seminal book, *The Tuning of the World *inspired
global interest in a new field of research and practice known as *Acoustic
Ecology*.

WLP and MSAE invite you to participate in the *2014 World Listening
Day *on *Friday,
July 18*, and through the week of July 14th-20th. Some suggestions on how
you can participate and organize may be:

   - A soundwalk or a listening party with people who make, listen, and
   discuss field recordings.
   - A performance event that explores your soundscape and how we can
   listen to our soundscape, or sonic environment.
   - A private / solitary way, by listening attentively to your soundscape.
   - An educational event that relates to acoustic ecology, field
   recordings, or a similar topic.
   - Contact local groups participating in World Listening Day and get
   involved.

Participation in the past four World Listening Days exceeded expectations.
In this fifth year even greater activity and interest is anticipated. *Please
join in the 2014 World Listening Day activities by emailing*
worldlistening at gmail.com about your plans. Please be sure to include “World
Listening Day” in the subject line or download the 2014 World Listening Day
participation form here
<http://www.worldlisteningproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014_WLD_participation_form.pdf>.
Thanks!

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