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=Latest News from the Women’s International Network=
AMARC and Pakistan Press Foundation Appeal for Setting up Community Radio in Flood Affected Areas in Pakistan
August 24, 2010, Kathmandu. The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) appeal to the Government of Pakistan and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to allow setting up of emergency community radio stations in areas that have suffered from the current floods in Pakistan.
On World Press Freedom Day, AMARC asserts communication rights of disaster hit communities
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 3, 2010 - On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (3 May) AMARC, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, calls on governments and international agencies to respect the communication rights of communities struck by disaster and to recognise the vital role of community media in disaster response and reconstruction.
AMARC Salutes Community Radio Breakthrough in Bangladesh
Montreal, April 26, 2010. The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) saluted today the approval of 12 community radio licences in Bangladesh, as one of the most important breakthroughs for community broadcasting in South Asia.
AMARC Deplores Suspension of New Communications Law in Argentina
Montreal, April 20, 2010. The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) expressed its grave concern today at the suspension of the Law # 26.522 of Audio-Visual Communication Services. The suspension was decided by the Federal Appeal Court of Mendoza arguing procedural problems in its passage by the Congress. The Court decision re-establishes previous broadcast legislation 22.285 that limited access to freedom of expression and that was adopted by decree and without discussion during the late military dictatorship in 1980. AMARC strongly supports the Argentinean civil society mobilisation that is calling for this judicial decision to be immediately reversed and for the new law to be implemented.
AMARC-WIN celebrated March 8, highlighting women’s leadership in natural disasters!
Montreal, March 31, 2010. – The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Women’s International Network (AMARC-WIN) celebrated Women’s international day with a Worldwide Webcast from March 8th to March 31st dedicated to Empower and celebrates women as agents of recovery. Listen to the archives of the AMARC-WIN international broadcast on http://march8.amarc.org |
~ ~===The 1325 Broadcast Marathon=== Victims no more! The 1325 Broadcast Marathon - an eight-hour broadcast and webcast marathon on October 26, 2006 over Radio FIRE with a link at http://www.iwtc.org Brought to you by Radio FIRE and the International Women’s Tribune Centre, the 1325 Broadcast Marathon features discussions and interviews on the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. This will be participated in by women peacebuilders from Burundi, Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, USA and many other countries. Victims no more! Yes, women bear the negative impact of armed conflict. But we’re not merely passive victims! Now, we are taking the reigns of our own destinies and actively participating in resolving conflicts, in building peace, in rebuilding our countries and communities! Listen to our voices as we tell our stories of survival, of building peace and of rebuilding our communities” For additional information, please contact: Katerina Anfossi, FIRE kata@radiofeminista.net Mavic Cabrera Balleza, IWTC |
