Hi Becky, Dorothy, Gabi and all,
I fwd Dorothy's message to the academic and communication activist
lists that I sign, with a short text in portuguese calling the
attention of alternative and (state)public media in Brazil. I think
that it could be covered by the alternative media and also, but also
important is the institutional participation of academic and activist
organizations (like OurMedia and IAMCR) in the pressure.
Best,
Adilson
Citando Dorothy Kidd <[log in to unmask]>:
> Gaby, Becky and others:
> MediAct has not only been important in South Korea in leading the
> development of autonomous community based media, support for public service
> media, and supporting citizens' expression on the Internet. They've also
> been incredibly good world citizens, bringing people from all over to Korea,
> and acting in solidarity with groups everywhere.
>
> Yes, petitions are limited. Useful perhaps for first level attention.
> However, as Gaby points out, international pressure, especially at embassies
> and consulates in the northern hemisphere where trade agreements are being
> negotiated could be very important. South Korea has a pending trade deal
> with the US, and is also in negotiations in Canada, right? (Becky, tell me
> if they've already signed) .
>
> Will update you on similar efforts in the US.
>
> Facebook page is below:
>
>
>
> "http://www.facebook.com/l/205ff;www.gopetition.com/online/33662.html.
>
> thanks Gaby, Sasha and everyone else,
>
> Dorothy Kidd.
>
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:42 AM, G G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Becky,
>>
>> On 10-01-27 9:41 PM, "Becky Lentz" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> > Yes, thanks as well. I signed the petition yesterday, but I'm curious how
>> > effective online petitions like this are. Is there any way to follow what
>> > happens with it (next)? Are there other actions available? How does one
>> > intervene in policy in S.Korea from such a distance, i.e., from Canada?
>>
>> G here. I'm sure MJ will update us on the progress.
>>
>> According to a recent message from him, they hope to gather much
>> international support they can use in their own protest efforts (esp.
>> personal comments will help, many people, what kinds of institutions,
>> etc.)... I gather they are trying to challenge the process by which KOFIC
>> chose to select an unknown and apparently brand-new organization over
>> MEDIACT. If I understand correctly, KOFIC is supposed to be independent
>> from
>> the Ministry of Culture, but the process shows that they are in fact
>> tightly
>> controlled by the ministry. MEDIACTs goal now is to get them to cancel the
>> decision (to not support MEDIACT, the obvious choice) and officially
>> announce an apology.
>>
>> You may want to consider working the S.Korean embassy in Canada and yes, a
>> phonecall to Korea from Canada (probably much better than e-mail).
>> > 3) Call KOFIC's Chairman Cho, Hee Moon 82-2-958-7521
>> > or email: [log in to unmask]
>> > cc: [log in to unmask]
>> There is also a list of others below.
>>
>> For all it's worth, I'm also going to send copies of my research in which I
>> wrote about MEDIACT.
>>
>> So long.
>> G
>>
>> PS: The legal name under which mediact reorganized and applied to KOFIC is
>> <Korean association of visual media education.>
>> -----
>> Korean Film Council
>> http://www.kofic.or.kr/ (Korean Site)
>> http://koreanfilm.or.kr/ (English Site)
>> Tel_ +82-2-958-7500
>> Fax_ +82-2-2179-9801
>>
>> Head of KFC
>> Cho, Hee Moon
>> [log in to unmask]
>> Tel. +82-2-958-7521
>> Fax. +82-2-958-7546
>>
>> Dept of Promotion
>> Director Lee Gun Sang
>> [log in to unmask]
>> Tel. +82-2-958-7551
>> Fax. +82-2-958-7560
>>
>> Person in Charge Joo Sung Choong
>> [log in to unmask]
>> Tel. +82-2-958-7555
>>
>>
>> Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
>> http://www.mcst.go.kr/main.jsp (Korean site)
>> http://www.mcst.go.kr/english/index.jsp (English site)
>> Minister, Yu In-Chon
>> tel. +82-2-3704-9000
>> fax. +82-2-3704-9009
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Dept. of Moving Image Contents Industry
>> Director Park Hyung Dong
>> tel. +82-2-3704-9671
>> fax. +82-2-3704-9689
>>
>> Person in Charge Kim Min Jung
>> Tel. +82-2-3704-9676
>>
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> Department of Media Studies
> University of San Francisco
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