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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.