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RMIT COMMUNITY ADVOCACY UNIT "MEDIA ACTIVE" :: MAY 2003 WORKSHOP SERIES OPENING SEMINAR :: 'MEDIA ACTIVE' PANEL PRESENTATION FRIDAY 9 MAY :: 6.30PM - 8.30PM A panel presentation and discussion exploring the use of various forms of independent media for social change campaigns, including community television and film, print media and community radio. Free of charge and no pre-registration is required. Venue: Casey Plaza Lecture Theatre, Bowen Street, RMIT City Campus. STREAM 1 :: 'TOOLS FOR MEDIA ACTIVISM' SATURDAY 10 MAY AND SUNDAY 11 MAY :: 9.30AM - 4.30PM Exploring a range of creative ways that community activists can more effectively access existing media forms, or produce their own. Including sessions on social change communication techniques, internet activism, alternative publishing, writing for the media, using graphic design and creating media events. STREAM 2 :: 'TOOLS FOR INTERNET ACTIVISM' SUNDAY 11 MAY OR SATURDAY 17 MAY :: 9.30AM - 4.30PM Introducing the key methods and approaches that cyberactivists can use to build social change campaigns, as well as the key elements of effective web design for advocacy and social action. Including a hands-on beginner's web-building component. STREAM 3 :: 'MAKING BETTER USE OF THE MEDIA' FRIDAY 16 MAY OR SATURDAY 17 MAY :: 9.30AM - 4.30PM Demonstrating how community activists can get the most out of the mainstream media and featuring practical sessions on how to liaise with the media, how to write effective media releases, and how to conduct radio and television interviews. COST PER DAY :: $60 FUNDED NGOs / $20 UNFUNDED COMMUNITY ORGs PRE-REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL :: DETAILS FROM http://ADVOCACY.TCE.RMIT.EDU.AU :: 03 9925 2910 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gillian Davy Co-ordinator, Community Advocacy Unit School of Social Science and Planning RMIT University GPO Box 2476V Melbourne VIC 3001 http://advocacy.tce.rmit.edu.au Tel: +61 3 9925 2910 Fax: +61 3 9925 1855 -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
