Hi,
 
Could I please get some information on how/where to unsubscribe for this
list. 
 
Thanks
 
Monique

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alternative media academics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Alfonso Gumucio-Dagron
Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2007 3:51 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Our Media 7 & OM 8 - Next Conferences


I support the next conference in Ghana, and have a suggestion: we can
already schedule two conferences. I suggest the OM7 conference takes
place in Ghana in 2008, and the OM8 conference takes place in Budapest
in 2009. This will allow for more time for planning and preparation. 

I support Ghana because this a region where Our Media has not been
present yet.  It is an important region in development, and most of our
work is related to development. It is also a region where new community
media experiencies are developing very fast, and the discussion on
community media is more necessary than ever. 

On top of the above, we have Wilna in Ghana, her offer to organise it,
and I trust very much her skills as organiser and her capacity to gather
a good local steering committee. Let's wait to hear from her in terms of
putting together a good local committee. 

I don't very much endorse the idea of regional conferences, because they
may disperse our efforts (as happened with the Social Forum).  There are
other instances at the regional level where people can meet in smaller
groups. We need all efforts together to put on one
OurMedia/NuestrosMedios conference every year or every 18 months, so
lets focus on that and contribute towards that end. 

Best regards,

Alfonso 




        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Wilna Quarmyne <[log in to unmask]>
        Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2007 2:53 am
        Subject: Re: Letter from Ghana - OM7
        To: [log in to unmask] 
	
        >
        Good morning from Ghana, All.
        >
        > Last night, I had the chance to acknowledge Alfonso's
expression of
        > support for Ghana's hosting of OM7.  Since then, there have
been
        > similar warming e-mail from Mavic, Amparo and Tanja - many
thanks 
        > also.  Then came Clemencia's typically balanced and inclusive
        > response, copying the proposal from Arne, Stefania and Kate.
Very
        > much also appreciate the latter's disclaimer and expression of

        > support for Ghana/Africa.
        >
        > Thought of putting all together in a chain, but it might be
too
        > unwieldy.
        > One of the great differences I experienced and deeply
appreciated
        > at OM was the openness of the decision-making process - no 
        > stultifying resolutions, no jockeying for positions or
"prestige",
        > an effort to live the participatory processes that we profess.
        >
        > Athens, Ohio; Budapest, Hungry; Accra, Ghana - each clearly
offers 
        > the possibility to explore and extend new worlds for OM.   As
in
        > Sydney, Australia (which is the only one I've experienced),
each
        > admitting the world through, and sharing its own, different
prisms. 
        > It would be wonderful to be led by Rafael (even if we have not
yet
        > met) through Appalachia and beyond, and by Arne, Stefania and
Kate
        > through Budapest and Central Europe.
        >
        > Needless to say, we would love for all to come to Ghana/Africa
- 
        > the time is finally nearly-right, the need is so great, the
voices
        > so diverse and the indigenous traditions so deep yet so
overlooked
        > by the media.
        >
        > When I say "our", I'm speaking for GCRN and those to whom - 
        > academicians, civil society activists - we have raised the
idea.
        > We are casting the net wider - if possible, beyond Ghana -
which is
        > partly why we are not yet listing those on the emerging local
        > committee.  There is already, as I mentioned, great excitement
and
        > we just need to ground it in specifics.  You will hear from us
by
        > 31 May.
        >
        > A Good Day, and for those on the other side of the world, Good

        > Evening to All!
        >
        > Wilna
        >
        > P.S.  Copied above is the other e-mail address I use - it has
a
        > glitch so I can only receive from it at the moment.
        >
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