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MEDIA DEMOCRACY DAYS
NOVEMBER 11-13, 2011
Programme Snapshot
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13:
To coincide with Remembrance Day, Media Democracy Days 2011 kicks of with
a screening of War Made Easy and a talk by renowned media scholar Dr. Sut Jhally on
militarism, media, and war.
Where: Te Pacifc Cinmathque (1131 Howe Street)
When: Doors open at 6:30 PM, the screening begins at 7:00 PM, and will
be followed by a Q&A session and reception at the Cinmathque.
Cost: Entry is by donation, but seating is limited. Pre-registration via our
website (mediademocracyday.org) is recommended.
Day two of MDD is a rich program of panel discussions and keynote addresses.
Where: Vancouver Public Library Central Library (350 W. Georgia Street)
When: From 12-5 PM
Who: Attendees are invited to take in plenary sessions featuring the founder of
Rabble.ca and celebrated Canadian activist Judy Rebick, renowned
media scholar Dr. Sut Jhally, and flm scholar Dr. Peter Stevens. Te day
also includes panels on the future of journalism, an all-parties discussion
of media policy, the new face of unionism, inclusivity in diverse media,
strategies for civic engagement, and aboriginal uses of media.
Cost: Tis event is free and open to the public.
Join us at W2 Media Caf [111 West Hastings Street] following our Saturday programme for a post-MDD
reception. Free to MDD attendees. Begins at 6:30 PM.
What: Interactive workshops
Where: SFU Woodwards Goldcorp Center for the Arts (149 West Hastings
Street) and W2 Media Caf (111 West Hastings Street)
Who: OpenMedia.ca will host a workshop on creating an efective advocacy
campaign, W2 Community Media Arts will help participants build social
media tooklits to advance aboriginal media makers, CJSF and
CFRO will tackle the basics of D.I.Y. radio, and the Pacifc
Cinmathque will explore flmmaking as resistance. Te day will end
with a unique dialogue and coalition-building session, Mapping Media
Movements: A Launchpad for Action.
Cost: Tis event is free, but pre-registration at
http://mddworkshops.eventbrite. com is strongly recommended.
Sunday evening, join Sound Therapy Radio for Media Democracy for Mental Health, a night of stand up
comedy and live music. 6-10 PM at Gallery Gachet [88 East Cordova Street]. Admission is free.
1 MEDIA DEMOCRACY DAYS [NOV 11-13, 2011]
Welcome to:
On behalf of the Media Democracy Days team, I am pleased to welcome you to the
tenth anniversary of this community-oriented event. Its exciting for us to see how
much the event has developed over the past decade through the growing support of
individuals and groups who care about the quality of our media, and our democracy.
In collaboration with the Campaign for Press and Broadcast Freedom, trade
unions, community organizations and concerned local individuals, the frst Media
Democracy Day was held in 2001 as a venue to raise and spread awareness of the
concentration of media ownership in Vancouver and in Canada, and the threat to
the diversity of public voices this posed, especially in the political climate of fear
and authoritarianism unleashed by the then-recent 9/11 terror attacks. We sought
to explore options for both media practice and public policy that could help improve
medias contributions to democratic government, but also make the media themselves
more accessible and diverse.
We could not have guessed how much widespread and sustained interest the event
would draw. Since 2001, thousands of people have attended. Tis year, we have
expanded from a one day conference to a three-day event that includes a flm
screening and interactive workshops along with traditional panel discussions.
Notwithstanding dramatic changes in the media ecology in the past decade,
democratization of media remains a pressing issue that needs our focus. Media
Democracy Day helps to provide that focus. Its a dialogue that contributes to
supporting independent media projects, organizations and individuals dedicated to
raising awareness and creating change.
We are thrilled to have keynote speakers Sut Jhally from the Media Education
Foundation and Judy Rebick from rabble.ca join our program this year along with
other infuential producers, writers, scholars and journalists, activists and artists. Te
commitment of these individuals underlines the strength and scope of a genuine,
diverse and growing social movement for media democratization.
We are pleased to have you join us during Media Democracy Days to collectively
pursue the three-pronged ambition: know the media, be the media, change the
media.
Robert Hackett
School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
Founding Member, Media Democracy Days
MEDIA DEMOCRACY DAYS 2011
MEDIA DEMOCRACY DAYS 2011:
What You Didnt Know
Launched simultaneously in Vancouver and Toronto in 2001, Media Democracy Day
responded to a growing global media democratization movement. Tis movement
seeks to create a more participatory media system by supporting independent and
public service media production, celebrating innovation and creating dialogue around
the politics and biases linked to our increasingly corporate and concentrated media.
Since the beginning, Media Democracy Days have operated as a forum to discuss the
way in which our city, country and culture is being shaped by the media. Trough these
discussions we have helped to develop alliances and strategies for democratizing the
media. Tis means using the media for democratic self-governance; and reshaping
the media themselves to make them more accessible, accountable, representative.
In the past 10 years, we have worked to bring together citizens, academics, journalists,
artists, activists, students, community leaders and policy makers into a dynamic
dialogue on the state of the Canadian and global media systems. Tis annual event is
about the democratization both through the media, and of the media.
Now celebrating our 10th anniversary, Media Democracy Days core mission remains
the same:
1. Know the media by engaging in critical, progressive, cross-cultural, and
intergenerational media education.
2. Be the media by working directly with local media makers to produce
messages that intervene in cultural and political life.
3. Change the media by collaborating with community members to
create progressive coalitions and actionable policy goals to reshape
the institutional context of communication.
To learn more, please visit:
WWW.MEDIADEMOCRACYDAY.ORG
Follow us on Twitter:
@MEDIADEMOCDAY
Join us on Facebook:
MEDIA DEMOCRACY DAY VANCOUVER
OPENING RECEPTION KEYNOTE &
FILM SCREENING: War Made Easy
[Pacific Cinmathque, Friday, November 11, 6:30-10:00pm]
Help us kick of Media Democracy Days 2011 with Dr. Sut Jhally, Professor of
Communication at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Founder of the
Media Education Foundation as our opening keynote address.
Tis keynote address will be followed by an exclusive screening of the documentary
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death. Narrated
by Sean Penn and based on the book by Norman Solomon, this documentary
reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government
deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after
another from Vietnam to Iraq.
Scheduled to coincide with Remembrance Day, this event is an opportunity to refect
critically on historical narratives and images of war, while seriously considering the
enormous role played by our contemporary military-media-industrial complex in
manufacturing citizen support for war. A discussion period and reception will take
place after the screening.
INTRODUCTION: Stuart Poyntz is an Assistant Professor
in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University
whose research interests include the relationship of children and
youth with media culture, public sphere theory, with specifc
concern for the work of Hannah Arendt. Most recently, he is the
co-author of Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction.
DR. SUT JHALLY is a professor of communication at
the University of Massachusetts at Amhearst. In 1991, Dr.
Jhally founded the Media Education Foundation (MEF) after
receiving his PhD from the School of Communication at Simon
Fraser University. As a non-proft organization, the MEF aims
to inspire critical refection on the social, political, and cultural
impact of American mass media. A world-leading media scholar,
flmmaker and analyst Dr. Jhally brings tremendous insight to
the task of understanding the medias role in shaping our social identities through
gender and race, commercialism, violence and politics. He is the producer of many
flms and videos, including Dreamworks: Desire/Sex/Power and Hijacking Catastrophe:
9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire. He is the author of numerous books and
articles on media, including Te Codes of Advertising and Enlightened Racism, as well
as an award-winning educator.
JUDY REBICK is a well-known social justice activist, writer,
educator and speaker, and is perhaps best known to Canadians
as a former president of the National Action Committee on
the Status of Women, Canadas largest womens group. She is
also the founding publisher of rabble.ca, Canadas most popular
independent online news, and continues to blog and podcast
on the site. She also contributes commentaries to a host of
newspapers and magazines and is a frequent commentator on
CBC radio and television. She has been a lifelong activist and most recently helped
lead a fght against the intense police repression during the G20 in Toronto.
Judy has just stepped down after eight years as the CAW Gindin Chair in Social
Justice and Democracy at Ryerson University. Her most recent book is Transforming
Power: From the Personal to the Political. Judys other books include Ten Tousand
Roses: Te Making of a Feminist Revolution (Penguin 2005) and Imagine Democracy
(Douglas and McIntyre 2000).
OPENING PLENARY: Judy Rebick -
Ten Years of Transforming the Media:
From Rabble to Twitter
[Alice MacKay Room, Saturday, November 12, 12:00-12:45
INTRODUCTION: Dr. Kathleen Cross is a Lecturer in the
School of Communication at Simon Fraser University and Chairs
the Media Democracy Day organizing committee. Her teaching
and research interests include democratic communication, news
media analysis, and political campaigns and elections. She is also
the National Coordinator for the Global Media Monitoring
Project, an international project focused on gender representation
in news media, and a co-director of NewsWatch Canada.
CLOSING PLENARY:
Building Media Democracy
[Alice MacKay Room, Saturday, November 12, 4:15-5:00pm]
PETER STEVEN is the author of Media in the About Canada
series (Fernwood Publishing, 2011). Te book introduces major
issues facing Canadian media and Steven argues that we are
facing a crisis of quality in most media sectors, despite a wealth
of talent and abundant resources. He holds a PhD in Radio/TV/
Film from Northwestern University, Chicago, and is Professor of
Film Studies at Sheridan College, in Oakville, ON.
DR. SUT JHALLY is a professor of communication at the
University of Massachusetts at Amhearst. After receiving his
Ph.D from the School of Communication at Simon Fraser
University, Jhally founded the Media Education Foundation
(MEF), a non-proft organization that aims to inspire critical
refection on the social, political, and cultural impact of American
mass media. He is the producer of the flm Dreamworks: Desire/
Sex/Power and Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of
American Empire. Jhally is the author of numerous books and articles as well as an
award-winning educator.
JUDY REBICK is the founding publisher of rabble.ca,
Canadas most popular independent online news, and continues
to blog and podcast on the site. She recently helped lead a fght
against the intense police repression during the G20 in Toronto.
Her most recent book is Transforming Power: From the Personal
to the Political. Judy's other books include Ten Tousand Roses:
Te Making of a Feminist Revolution (Penguin 2005) and Imagine
Democracy (Douglas and McIntyre 2000).
MODERATOR: Dr. Robert Hackett is a professor of
Communication at SFU. Bob co-directs NewsWatch Canada, a
media monitoring program at SFU, and has co-founded several
community-oriented media advocacy and education initiatives,
including Media Democracy Day. His collaborative publications
include Expanding Peace Journalism (2011), and Remaking Media:
Te Struggle to Democratize Public Communication (2006).
Alma Van Dusen Room, Saturday, November 12, 1:00-2:20pm]
Tis panel is Sponsored by the BC Federation of Labour
RESISTANCE & RENEWAL: Unions and
Public Opinion in a Crisis Economy
MODERATOR: Irene Lanzinger is a long-time union activist
and teacher. She began her teaching career in 1978 and taught
in Vancouver and overseas. Irene was very active in the B.C.
Teachers Federation serving as president of the Vancouver
Secondary Teachers association. Irene served as an Ofcer of the
B.C. Federation of Labour from 2007 to 2010. Irene was elected
to the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the B.C. Federation of
Labour in 2010.
LORENE OIKAWA is the frst Asian Canadian vice president
for the BC Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU),
and was re-elected to her third term in 2011. BCGEU represents
members who work in direct provincial government, and a variety
of sectors including community health, community social services,
child care, post-secondary institutions, hotels, and the Canada
Line. Lorene has authored articles on a range of topics including
health care, poverty, human rights and more.
MIKE OLD is the communications director for the
43,000-member Hospital Employees Union. He helped
the union launch www.heu.org in 1998 and survived three
subsequent overhauls. Mike has also worked for CUPE and
ACTRA -- and as a freelancer. Hes interested in how unions
can use social media to engage members.
VINCENT MOSCO is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at
Queens University where he was Canada Research Chair in
Communication and Society and member of the faculty union
executive. Since writing Labor, the Working Class, and the Media
with Janet Wasko in 1983, he has carried out research and worked
to advance the interests of labor. His most recent book is Getting
the Message: Communication Workers and Global Value Chains (with
Ursula Huws and Catherine McKercher, 2010).
THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM:
Crisis & Opportunities
PETER KLEIN began his career as a radio reporter for National
Public Radio, covering the Bosnian war and the fall of communism
in Eastern Europe. In 1999 Klein joined CBS News 60 Minutes as
a producer remains a contributor to the program. Klein joined the
faculty of UBC in 2005, and in 2008 he launched the International
Reporting Program, Among other prestigious awards, his 2010 class
Frontline/WORLD documentary, Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground,
earned him an Emmy for best investigative newsmagazine.
MODERATOR: Linda Solomon is the founder and editor-in-
chief of the Vancouver Observer, which was the winner of the 2010
Canadian Online Publishing Awards for Best online-only articles
and took second place in Best overall online-only site. She is also
the founder and director of Te Vancouver New Media Foundation
and is CEO of Observer Media Group. Linda was the recipient of the
United Press International award for Best Investigative Reporting.
KAREN PINCHIN is the founding editor of OpenFile Vancouver,
a community-powered collaborative news website. She has reported
and edited for Te Canadian Press, Macleans and Newsweek, and
freelanced for outlets including Te Globe and Mail and Te Walrus.
DAVID BEERS is founding editor of Te Tyee. He has won
national awards for his journalism in Canada and the United States,
writing for Te Globe and Mail, Vancouver Magazine, Te New York
Times Magazine, Harpers, and many other publications. He edited
the Fate of the Strait environmental series for the Vancouver Sun,
which received Canadas National Newspaper Award for Special
Projects.
CHARLIE SMITH has been editor of the Georgia Straight for
six years. Before that, he was the news editor at the Straight for 10
years. He has also worked at CBC Radio and CBC TV and taught
investigative journalism at Kwantlen Polytechnic University for seven
years back in the days when it was known as Kwantlen University
College. Tese days, most of his writing appears on Straight.com, but
some fnd its way into the print edition.
INDIGENOUS CHOICES, INDIGENOUS
VOICES: Aboriginal Uses of Media
Peter Kaye Room, Saturday, November 12, 1:00-2:20pm]
DUNCAN MCCUE has been a reporter for CBC-TV News in
Vancouver for over a dozen years. His award-winning news and
current afairs pieces are featured on CBCs fagship news show,
Te National. Recent honours include a Jack Webster Award for
Best TV Feature, and in 2011, he received a Knight Fellowship
at Stanford University in California, where he designed an
online educational guide for reporters on covering indigenous
communities. Duncan is Anishinaabe, a member of the Chippewas
of Georgina Island First Nation in southern Ontario
CANDIS CALLISON is an Assistant Professor at the UBC
School of Journalism where she teaches science journalism
and media ethics. She holds a Ph.D. from the Program in
Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, and an MSc from MITs Comparative Media
Studies Program. Candis previously worked as a journalist in
Canada and the US. She is a member of the Tahltan Nation in
northwestern BC.
DON BAIN is the Executive Director of the Union of British
Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), a non-proft political
advocacy organization dedicated to support the recognition of
aboriginal rights and respect for aboriginal cultures worldwide.
From the Lheidli Tenneh community outside of Prince George,
he graduated from UBC with a degree in Anthropology, worked
on his communitys Traditional Use Study, organized UBCICs
Protecting Knowledge Conference in 2000 and worked in
Ottawa. For over ten years he has been instrumental in creating a media and online
presence for the UBCIC.
MODERATOR: Gunargie OSullivan has been plugging First
Nations arts and culture for 20 years. She started her community
broadcasting experience by coordinating a radio play in
collaboration with Spirit Song Teater Co. and Co op radio.
Gunargie currently hosts When Spirit Whispers ,Te Speaker,
Sne wayulh, Late Night wiIth Savages at www.coopradio.org
(102.7FM) and one show for www.cjsf.ca (90.1 FM) called
Nation to Nation. She serves on two boards: Co op Radio and
the National Community Radio Association.
MEDIA POLICIES FOR A DEMOCRATIC
FUTURE: A Multi-Party Panel
MODERATOR: A former Green Party school trustee with
the Vancouver School Board, Andrea Reimer was frst elected to
Vancouver City Council in 2008 and has championed a number
of policies over the last three years including the Greenest City
initiative, increasing childcare spaces in the City by 6% and
establishing Vancouver as a global leader in Open Data.
LIBBY DAVIES is Deputy Leader for the NDP. Her history
as a strong community activist for Vancouver began over 35 years
ago. She and her late partner, Bruce Eriksen, were key fgures in
the formation of the Downtown Eastside Residents Association
(DERA) in 1973. In ten years of community organizing, Libby
developed her strong grassroots approach to working with
people and diverse communities.
DR. HEDY FRY was frst elected to Parliament from
Vancouver-Centre in 1993. From 1996 to 2002, she served
Canadians as the Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and
the Status of Women. As a leader in the Canadian Medical
Association, Dr. Fry was instrumental in initiating a range of
innovations. She is the current Federal Liberal Critic on Health
and Chair of Federal Liberal BC Caucus.
ELIZABETH MAY is an environmentalist, writer, activist,
lawyer, leader of the Green Party of Canada, and MP for Saanich-
Gulf Islands. Elizabeth became active in the environmental
movement in the 1970s. She became an Ofcer of the Order of
Canada in 2005, was elected Leader of the Green Party in 2006,
and in May 2011 became the frst Canadian Green elected to
Parliament. Elizabeths home is in Sidney, BC.
* Requests for a Conservative Party representative for this panel were declined
ALICE MACKAY ROOM ALMA VAN DUSEN ROOM
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First Nations Welcome
Opening Keynote Speaker:
Judy Rebick
Introduction: Dr. Kathleen Cross
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The Future of Journalism: Crisis &
Opportunities
Panelists:
Peter Klein
Karen Pinchin
David Beers
Charlie Smith
Moderator: Linda Solomon
Resistance and Renewal: Unions and
Public Opinion in The Crisis Economy
Panelists:
Dr. Vincent Mosco
Lorene Oikawa
Mike Old
Moderator: Irene Lazinger
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Media Policies for a Democratic
Future: An All-Party Panel
Panelists:
Libby Davies (NDP)
Elizabeth May (Green)
Hedy Fry (Liberal)
Moderator: Andrea Reimer
Lost in Translation? Challenges of
Inclusivity in Diverse Media
Panelists:
Alden Habacon
Winnie Hwo
Lilavati Levine
Moderator: Ajay Puri
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Building Media Democracy Plenary
Panelists:
Dr. Sut Jhally
Judy Rebick
Peter Steven
Moderator: Dr. Robert Hackett
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Schedule at a Glance
Vancouver Public Library
Join us at W2 Media Caf [111 West Hastings Street] following our Saturday
programme for a post-MDD reception. Free to MDD attendees. 7-11 PM.
PETER KAYE ROOM
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Indigenous Choices, Indigenous
Voices: Aboriginal Uses of Media
Panelists:
Duncan McCue
Candis Callison
Don Bain
Moderator: Gunargie OSullivan
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ShitHarperDid, SlutWalk &
LeadNow: New Directions in Civic
Engagement
Panelists:
Cam Dales
Katie Raso
Tria Donaldson
Moderator: Phillip Djwa
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SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 13
SFU Woodwards [149 W. Hastings]
& W2 Media Caf [111 W. Hastings]
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Running a Transformative
Online Campaign
Lindsey Pinto & Reilly Yeo of
OpenMedia.ca
Woodwards Room 2205
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The New Frontier is
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Irwin Oostinde of W2
W2 Media Caf
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DIY Radio Basics
Sarah Buchanan of CJSF and
Brady Marks of CFRO
Woodwards Room 4390
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Mediated Violence
Liz Schulze of the Pacifc
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Woodwards Room 4955
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Mapping Media Democracy
in Vancouver: A Launchpad
for Action
Woodwards World Arts
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LOST IN TRANSLATION? Challenges
and the Future of Inclusivity in
Diverse Media
Alma Van Dusen Room, Saturday, November 12, 2:30-4:00pm]
MODERATOR: Ajay Puri is an advocate for evidence-based
decision making and community empowerment. For the past
ten years, he has been volunteering, working and providing
scientifc research to improve the lives of many marginalized
populations including at-risk youth, visible minorities, sex
workers, and people sufering from mental health and addic-
tions. Ajay leads the Ethno-cultural Health Network.
ALDEN E. HABACON is an accomplished diversity
and inclusion specialist. He is the Director, Intercultural
Understanding Strategy Development for the University
of British Columbia (UBC) and previously the Manager of
Diversity Initiatives for CBC Television. He is the Publisher of
Schema Magazine, and the co-founder of the Asian Canadian
Journalists Association in Vancouver.
WINNIE HWO was an award winning journalist who has
extensive experience in Chinese language media and mainstream
media. She then joined the David Suzuki Foundation a year ago
to campaign for Clean Energy and Climate Solution. She was
the news and current afairs director for Fairchild Television,
Canada West and has won fve Jack Webster Award for her work
there.
LILAVATI LEVINE is a youth dedicated to social change.
She believes that anyone can change their world with poetry,
flm, music, photojournalism and journalism and has spent the
last 3 years using these tools of media to export her messages to
the world she lives in. As a young woman of colour, she has seen
and experienced the efects of oppression in her life and the lives
of those around her. She is co-creator of the YouthMADE flm,
I Am Here.
SHITHARPERDID, SLUTWALK &
LEADNOW: New Directions in
Civic Engagement
[Peter Kaye Room, Saturday, November 12, 2:30-4:00pm]
MODERATOR: Phillip Djwa, MFA, is a creative artist and
digital media producer. He has worked on a wide range of
flm, technology and online communications projects towards
promoting social change. Prior to 2000, Phillip worked for 10
years as a composer for dance, flm and theatre. His work was
internationally recognized at Sundance. Since 2000, Phillip has led
strategy and innovative web projects at Agentic Communications,
a Vancouver-based social change web design agency.
CAM DALES: Cam Dales is interested in the way that people
socialize and organize themselves online, and how it afects how
they do those things ofine. He has a degree in communication
design from Emily Carr University, was a co-founder of
shitharperdid.com, and is the Art Director and a Strageist at
TruthFool Communications.
TRIA DONALDSON is an experienced organizer who has
worked on a variety of issues - from Aboriginal rights, access to
education, childcare, anti-racism and the environment. She is the
Communications Coordinator at Leadnow.ca, a national online
advocacy organization responsible for the "Vote Mob" phenomenon
during the last election. Tria currently works for the Wilderness
Committee as the Pacifc Coast Campaign, where she works on
campaigns ranging from forestry to fsh farms to coal mining.
KATIE RASO is a shameless agitator. She is also one of a
dozen organizers behind Vancouvers SlutWalk. A long time
community activist, Katie has contributed to messaging and
mobilizing for social justice campaigns across Canada. Tese
experiences helped give shape to the SW Vancouver media
campaign that included dozens of interviews, and rallied
thousands of supporters.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS:
Sunday, November 13
[SFU Woodwards Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings Street &
W2 Media Caf, 111 W. Hastings Street, 12:00-3:00pm]
RUNNING A TRANSFORMATIVE ONLINE CAMPAIGN
[Woodwards Rm 2205, 12:00-1:30pm]
Learn the basics of running a campaign online. Well cover
the key elements of being a megaphone for citizen voices:
alerting citizens about an important issue (working with
both traditional and social media); encouraging them to
take action (i.e. clearly explaining the threat and making it
personal); and ensuring decision-makers know and care. Bring examples of successful
campaigns you know of or have been involved with, as this will be a peer-learning
session. Led by Lindsey Pinto and Reilly Yeo of OpenMedia.ca
Join speakers and hands-on workshop facilitators to get up to
speed on current social media tactics and visions. Tis workshop
includes a mix of peer training and social media software
introductions, strategies to reach targeted audiences with multi-
platform productions, and ways to establish deeper engagement
with audiences. Learn from progressive journalists, First Nations
flmmakers and ethnic media activists on how technology can strengthen our voices
while reaching broader audiences in the hyperlocal and global communities. Led by
Irwin Oostindie, Executive Director of W2.
THE NEW FRONTIER IS INTERACTIVE: Advancing
Progressive Storytelling & Journalism with
Multi-platform & Social Media Tools
[W2 Media Caf, 12:00-1:30pm]
Space is limited for these workshops and participants are encouraged to
pre-register to reserve their space. Tere is no cost to participate. You can
pre-register at: mediademocracyday2011.eventbrite.com
Tis brief, action-oriented workshop is intended to provide a platform for participants
to move through inspiration to collaboration and efective and focused action. Using
a city map of crowdsourced resources, this facilitated session will identify priority
issues mapped by conference participants, locate existing projects and organizations
to avoid duplicating our eforts, ofer support in setting up communities of practice,
and share strategies and tactics for keeping the work alive. Facilitated by Katie Raso
(biography available on page 13) and Amanda Gibbs.
[World Arts Centre @ SFU Woodwards Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
1:45-3:00pm]
MAPPING MEDIA DEMOCRACY IN VANCOUVER:
A Launchpad for Action
MEDIATED VIOLENCE [Woodwards Rm 4955, 12:00-1:30pm]
DIY RADIO BASICS [Woodwards Rm 4390, 12:00-1:30pm]
With much research, controversy and discussion
about the violence rife in todays mass media,
there is little that helps us to understand
how to process the brutal, explicit and numbing images that surround us. Teir
normalization, and our ongoing appetite for violence, beg the question: why are we
so hungry for mediated gore, terror and torture? Join us for an interactive workshop
that explores the purposes, meanings and impacts of violent media through critical
analysis and dialogue. Led by Liz Schulze of the Pacifc Cinmathque.
A hands-on introduction to accessing and creating
independent radio in its many forms, including campus/
community radio, podcasting, online streaming, pirate radio
and live broadcasting from the feld. Participants will discover
the pros and cons of each method, and why independent
radio is uniquely suited to those with a Do-It-Yourself
mentality. If you have a keen interest in non-commercial
and non-traditional radio, but dont know where to start, this workshop is for you!
Participants will also get to set up their own live remote broadcast from the site. Led
by Sarah Buchannan of CJSF and Brady Marks of CFRO/Co-op Radio.
AMANDA GIBBS is a public engagement specialist,
communications strategist and facilitator with 15 years
experience supporting organizations working on issues ranging
from civic participation and arts and culture to social justice and
environmental change. http://www.publicassembly.ca
CiTR 101.9FM is the broadcasting Voice of UBC. Its
a student run, community supported and nationally
recognized radio station that has been giving a voice to
UBC students and the Vancouver Community since
1937. @citrradio
Tis years Media Fair is a trade show-style exhibition of local, alternative, non-
commercial and innovative media production. Our goals are to bring together a
number of diverse communities involved in media advocacy and education, and
to help promote the cause of media democratization to a much wider public. Te
following organizations will be present at this years Media Fair:
MEDIA FAIR
[VPL Promenade, Saturday, November 12, 12:00-5:00pm]
With a circulation of over 100,000, Adbusters is a
not-for-proft, reader-supported magazine addressing
the impacts commercial forces have on our physical
and cultural environments, and motivates social action
around these issues to change the way we live in the
21st century information age. @adbusters
One of the most recognizable human rights
organizations in the world, Amnesty International is a
global movement of people committed to the promotion
and protection of human rights. We focus on freedom
of expression, through conventional and social media
outlets, as well as advocacy on behalf of press freedom,
journalists, and other media professionals who have
been threatened or imprisoned around the world.
@aicanadamedia
Art Treat is a non-proft online publication devoted to
political art and cultural policy. We discuss art that seeks
to interpret, infuence or refect upon society; showcase
artists who inspire social change and discuss policy in
terms of culture. @artthreat
Te Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an
independent, non-partisan research institute concerned
with issues of social, economic and environmental justice.
Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canadas leading
progressive voices in public policy debates. Tey publish
the CCPA Monitor, a publication on the forefront of
many progressive struggles in Canada. @ccpa
Using online space and mixed-media storytelling, Coop
Culture's mandate is to enrich Canada's dialogue on
cultural diversity. @coopculture
Te Council of Canadians is Canadas largest citizens
organization, working to protect Canadian independence
by promoting progressive policies on fair trade, clean water,
energy security, public health care and other issues of social
and economic concern to Canadians. @vancofcdns
One of the world's best-known environmental action
organizations, Greenpeace International is backed by
an international membership of nearly 3 million, with
regional ofces located throughout the world.
@greenpeaceca
Published by CiTR 101.9FM out of the University
of British Columbia, Discorder magazine has been
providing Vancouver with vibrant, dynamic, and
engaging coverage of the citys independent music scene
since 1983. @discordermag
Gen Why is a community building production group
that uses public art, media, workshops and events to
engage society in new forms of civic participation.
@genwhymedia
Associated with the grassroots movement to launch Te
Corporation flm, Hello Cool World is an alternative ad
agency whose mandate is: Ideas to audiences; audiences
to action; action to outcome. @hellocoolworld
SFUs campus radio station gives voice to local artists,
activists, cultural infuencers, and media makers through
its diverse and entertaining programming. @cjsf
By telling local stories at street level, and putting
distribution in the hands of community members,
Megaphone makes media for change. @megaphonemag
OpenMedia.ca is a national, non-partisan, non-proft
organization working to advance and support an open
and innovative communications system in Canada. Tey
are best known for coordinating the 'Stop Te Meter'
campaign earlier this year, a campaign widely recognized
as the biggest online citizens' campaign in Canadian
history. @openmedia_ca
Out In Schools engages youth through flm in the
promotion of safer and diverse learning environments,
free from homophobia and bullying. Trough cinema
and social dialogue, they foster community engagement
around issues facing the queer community. @outinschools
Pacifc Cinmathque is a non-proft flm society
bringing Vancouver the essential cinema experience. For
over ffteen years, our education department has ofered
screenings and workshops in critical media literacy,
digital flmmaking and flm education. @thecinemateque
Pull Focus is Vancouver's only non-proft flm school,
empowering students to raise social awareness through
thought provoking documentary flms. Students are
taught to write, produce, flm and edit broadcast-quality
mini-documentaries that can be used as outreach and
promotional flm material for charities/non-profts who
can't aford it. @pullfocusflms
Te United Nations Association in Canada's Multimedia
+ Multiculturalism Project has partnered with Schema
Magazine to coordinate, develop & deliver the Me In
Media (MIM) project. Te goal of MIM is to inspire
dialogue around the inclusion of ethnic diversity in the
multimedia landscape.
Peace it Together unites youth from opposing sides of a
confict to engage in a month-long program of dialogue
and flmmaking. For the past seven years Peace it Together
has focused on the Israeli/Palestinian confict and has run
three dialogue & flmmaking programs as well as one
dialogue & outdoor adventure program. @peaceflms
Since 1962, the BCCLA has been an active and
prominent defender of civil liberties and human rights
in Canada. Tey provide community education on civil
rights and liberties, advocacy in action, public policy and
justice programs. @bccla
Te Mainlander is Vancouvers go-to publication for
independent, analytical and progressive coverage of
municipal issues. We aim to provide historical perspective,
economic and political analysis, and critical journalism.
We strive to create a forum for those afected by local
issues, but often have their voice drowned out by larger
media. @mainlandernews
RangiChangi Roots is a non-proft organization seeking to
bring the green movement and cultural communities togeth-
er. We work to build bridges between diverse communities
that work on human rights and climate issues. @rangichangi
Ricepaper provides a unique and vibrant outlook on
contemporary Asian arts and culture in a Canadian
context. Tey are committed to creating a forum for
inclusive, representative and progressive dialogue for
the diverse interests of Asian Canadians. Tey strive to
connect the local, national, and global community by
challenging how Asian Canadians are perceived and
defned. @ricepapermag
Te Indo-Canadian Times is a high quality Punjabi weekly
newspaper that has served Canada for over 34 years. It is
the oldest and largest circulating Punjabi newspaper in
Canada. Apna Roots is a bi-weekly, English newspaper
serving the Indo-Canadian/South Asian community
since 2001. Te Punjab Di Awaaz is a Punjabi weekly
newspaper serving the Punjabi community residing in
British Columbia and Metro Vancouver. Tis paper is
fast gaining popularity with the Punjabis for the dare
devil editorials, investigative news and articles printed in
Punjab Di Awaaz.
Tis year, rabble.ca celebrated its 10th birthday as a
leading non-proft, independent media organization
dedicated to providing platforms and perspectives
unavailable anywhere else in Canada. rabble is built on
the eforts of progressive journalists, writers, artists and
activists across the country - it's news for the rest of us.
@rabbleca
Te Vancouver Observer is creating a new mainstream
for media by bringing Vancouverites together via their
coverage of culture, city, life, people and politics. With
260+ contributors they are one of the highest ranked
news sites in the city. @vanobserver
Tis mural entitled Sumasx Efect: UBC and Friendship
House Mural Project depicts the First Nations
communities of Prince Rupert, BC, was designed by a
19-year-old aspring Nisaga'a artist and includes over
500 photographs taken over 4 years. Its a starting point
for a longer-term interactive multi-media piece by
Jennifer Wolowic, UBC, and Te Friendship House of
Prince Rupert. Tis mural will be on display on Saturday
at the VPL.
Te Vancouver local of the national Media Co-op
network is the city's only reader owned, grassroots
independent news source. We launched as an open
publishing website where we post stories, videos, images
and more from the streets of resistance. @vanmediacoop
W2 Media Cafe is a media centre in Vancouver's DTES.
W2 provides access to multiplatform broadcasting
equipment, training, production and distribution support
to promote social inclusion, breaking the digital divide,
crosscultural dialogue and redress. @w2woodwards
Founded in 1973, VIVO Media Arts Centre is
Vancouver's oldest media arts access centre whose vision
is to directly support independent artists, community-
based producers and activists to develop and exchange
their skills and ideas.
Te Tyee is Canadas leading independent online news
magazine. With feisty, in-depth coverage of politics,
social and environmental issues and arts and culture, we
publish award-winning journalism vital to our democracy.
Founded in 2003, the Tyee is a must-read for the straight
goods on whats happening in BC and beyond. @thetyee
Schema Magazine ofers a refection of pop-culture and
identity for interculturally-minded individuals shaped
by the sensibilities of 1.5-, 2nd- and sometimes 3rd-
generation, mixed race, transnational and urban living
Canadians between the ages of 18 and 35. Schema isn't
a magazine for people "caught between cultures" but,
instead, for "cultural navigators" who wish to share their
movement through complex cultures within society.
@schema_magazine
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