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*THE ASSOCIATION FOR CYPRIOT, GREEK & TURKISH AFFAIRS
in collaboration with the
CYPRUS COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTRE*
invite you to a panel discussion on
*Friday 7 October 2011 at 6.30pm*
*European Institute
London School of Economics*
Canada Blanch Room
Cowdray House, 1st floor (Room J116)
Portugal Street, London WC2A 2AE
*AN EVENING WITH THE CYPRUS COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTRE:
MEDIA ACROSS THE DIVIDE IN CYPRUS*
This evening discussion will showcase the work of the Cyprus Community
Media Centre (CCMC), a not-for-profit organisation that works to
encourage community media in Cyprus, and to support local organidations
in communicating their message to the public. Representatives of CCMC
will talk about the challenges of working in the media across the divide
in Cyprus, the opportunities for improving trust and understanding
through the media, as well as the impact of its work since its opening
in late 2009. A Question and Answer session will follow.
*
Speakers *
*Larry Fergeson* is the Project Manager of the Cyprus Community Media
Centre. He holds an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from
Texas State University, and an MA in Conflict Resolution from Portland
State University. He has lived in Cyprus since 2005 working with civil
society organisations island-wide to promote peace and reconciliation.
Larry has over 15 years experience as a radio and television
producer/presenter and media related consultancies for the European
Union and United Nations. He is also trained facilitator in the
Structured Democratic Dialogue methodology process.
*Beran Djemal* is the Outreach Officer for the Turkish Cypriot community
at the Cyprus Community Media Centre. She holds a BA in Political
Science from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and
an MA in International Conflict and Cooperation from Stirling
University, Scotland. She has been active in civil society for many
years, most recently with The Management Centre of the Mediterranean,
working in fields such as peacebuilding, human rights, and
inter-cultural learning. Beran has previously worked as a journalist at
Afrika and Cyprus Today newspapers, and has collaborated on a freelance
basis with ARD TV (Germany), Le Figaro and Le Monde (France).
*Michalis Simopoulos* is Project Coordinator of the Collaborative Media
Initiative at the Cyprus Community Media Centre. He holds a BA in
History and Politics from the University of Nottingham, and an MSc in
International Relations from the London School of Economics. He
previously worked in the Press Office of the Cyprus High Commission in
London, and has worked in research on public policy issues and
international development with INDEX Research and Dialogue (Cyprus), and
transitional justice and reconciliation at International Conflict
Research (Northern Ireland). He currently serves on the board of the
Cyprus Island-Wide NGO Development Platform.
*Sophia Arnaouti* is a member of the Management Committee of the Cyprus
Community Media Centre, representing the Peace Centre Cyprus, of which
she is the Vice-President. She holds an MA in Conflict Resolution from
the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford and a degree in
Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology from the School of Philosophy,
University of Athens. For the last two years Sophia has worked at the
Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance. She is trained in mediation and
negotiation and has worked as a mediator in the UK, has gained field
experience in Sri Lanka, and has participated in Peacekeeping training
for the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, UK.
Chairman: *Alper Riza QC*
To find Cowdray House, walk past the main entrance of the LSE in the Old
Building on Houghton Street, follow the road as it turns left, with the
Waterstone's Economist Bookshop on your right hand, and then at the
T-junction turn right.
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