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." -ends- For further information or pictures, please contact Alan Fransman on 0114 279 5219 or email [log in to unmask] -- Alan Fransman Community Media Association 15 Paternoster Row Sheffield S1 2BX +44 114 279 5219 www.commedia.org.uk Access to the media for people and communities Kate Coyer Department of Media & Communications Goldsmiths College University of London [log in to unmask]