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MEDIA RELEASE
School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
8888 University DriveBurnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6
Contact: Gala Milne, Lead Coordinator, Media Democracy Days 2011Office: (778) [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Three-day Program Details Released for Media Democracy Days
Panel discussions, production workshops, and film screenings will have you questioning,the Canadian media landscape.
The 10th anniversary of Media Democracy Days (MDD) Vancouver aims to encourage
media awareness through a diversity of topics and approaches in its 2011 expandedprogramming. From November 11-13, be prepared for an exclusive screening of War
Made Easy with talk from Dr. Sut Jhally; a day of panel discussions and a media fairkicked off with a keynote address from Rabble.ca founder, Judy Rebick; and lastly, a day
devoted to dialogue and production workshops on mapping media movements inVancouver.
Whether you are a citizen, a student, a journalist, policy writer, activist, politician, or
union worker, Media Democracy Days promises something to pique your interest onissues of media reform. We are making a concerted effort to expand the breadth of our
programming to be more inclusive of diverse communities, said Kathleen Cross, chair of
the MDD Organizing Committee. In correlation with this, panel topics on SaturdayNovember 12 range from Resistance and Renewal: Unions and public opinion in TheCrisis Economy to Transcultural Media: Ethnicity & Social Change.
Around the world, we can see many examples over the last year of people uniting
together in the public interest, said Gala Milne, lead coordinator for this years events.In Vancouver, the work of bold organizations aimed at social change will be highlighted
in another MDD panel titled, ShitHarperDid, SlutWalk & LeadNow: New Directions inCivic Engagement. Corporate medias dominant voice affects us all, and fostering civic
engagement in media issues is the first step in challenging the status quo, continuedMilne.
Complete programming details for Media Democracy Days Vancouver 2011 are
available online at www.mediademocracydays.org.All events are free to the public but seating is limited and registration is encouraged here:
Friday & Saturday: www.mediademocracydays2011.eventbrite.com; andSunday Workshops:www.mddworkshops.eventbrite.com
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Media Democracy Days is a partnership project between The SFU School ofCommunication, OpenMedia.ca and the Vancouver Public Library.
About Media Democracy Day:
Launched simultaneously in Vancouver and Toronto in 2001, MDD responded to a
growing global media democratization movement. This movement seeks to create a more
participatory media system by supporting independent and public service mediaproduction, celebrating innovation and creating dialogue around the politics and biaseslinked to our increasingly corporate and concentrated media. To learn more, visit
http://www.mediademocracyday.org.
About the School of Communication:
For more than 35 years, the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University has
fostered the development of critical, interdisciplinary approaches to the study of mediaand technology with a commitment to social theory and political economy. Led by an
award-winning team of educators, the School of Communication is at the leading edge ofmedia policy research, technological innovation and cultural transformation on a global
scale. For more information, visit http://cmns.sfu.ca.
About OpenMedia.ca:
OpenMedia.ca is a national, non-partisan, non-profit public engagement organization
working to advance and support an open and innovative communications system inCanada. Our primary goal is to increase public awareness and informed participation in
Canadian media, cultural, information and telecommunication policy formation. More at:http://openmedia.ca.
About Vancouver Public Library:
Vancouver Public Library is one of Canada's largest library systems and is dedicated tomeeting the lifelong learning, reading, recreation and information needs of the people of
Vancouver. Annually, the landmark Central Library and 20 neighbourhood branchesserve over 5 million visitors who borrow almost 10 million items, including books, CDs,
DVDs, magazines and countless online resources. For more information about theLibrary, call 604-331-3603 or visit http://www.vpl.ca
Media Contact: Gala Milne, Lead Coordinator, Media Democracy Day 2011
Office: (778) [email protected]
More information: www.mediademocracyday.org
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