Sadly, I don't think there are such instances.
But, given the potential for change that community media represents, I don't
see why some effort may not be put in to creating the kind of community support
represented by a barn-raiser. As Ashish points out, the Prometheus site has
descriptions of instances of barn-raising events held in rural USA to put
together community stations.
Every effort to build a sense of community will of course, be different, as so
much depends on the dynamics of the local communities, few of which are immune
from the pernicious effects of decades or more of mai-baap sarkari. It would be
nice to see Hevalvaani document its ongoing efforts.
Vickram
http://communicall.wordpress.com
http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com
>________________________________
> From: Ashish Sen <[email protected]>
>To: Vickram Crishna <[email protected]>; Ram <[email protected]>
>Cc: CR India <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, 5 March 2012, 8:48
>Subject: Re: [cr-india] Hevalvaani on air !!
>
>
>Pete Tridish's work/Prometheus Radio in the US might help, Ram.
>
>
>Best
>
>
>Ashish
>
>--- On Sun, 3/4/12, Ram <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>From: Ram <[email protected]>
>>Subject: Re: [cr-india] Hevalvaani on air !!
>>To: "Vickram Crishna" <[email protected]>
>>Cc: "CR India" <[email protected]>
>>Date: Sunday, March 4, 2012, 11:00 AM
>>
>>
>>Would there be any documented instances in India or elsewhere, - of barn
>>raisers or similar workshops leading to community radio infrastructure being
>>set up?
>>
>>Ram
>>
>>
>>
>>On 04-Mar-2012, at 20:24, Vickram Crishna <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>While traditional tower design is bolted (or welded) steel sections or
>>SAW/extruded pipe, alternate designs can be put together using locally
>>sourced wood or bamboo (depending on availability). This may reduce the cost
>>considerably. It may also be competitive in terms of ToC, given that the
>>relatively shorter life expectancy of hemp-bound wood/bamboo is potentially
>>offset by its lower cost and the use of local traditional construction
>>methods. In places where the latter is not a given, it can still be
>>worthwhile to build one using a local 'barn-raiser' (ie a community
>>construction workshop), where the knowledge gained might percolate into other
>>construction areas, reducing dependency on 'imported' fabrication vendors.
>>Importantly, the design itself will almost certainly be locally generated,
>>which may also be an important plus point.
>>>
>>>Vickram
>>>http://communicall.wordpress.com
>>>http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>________________________________
>>>> From: ekta <[email protected]>
>>>>To: Arti Jaiman <[email protected]>
>>>>Cc: Hemant <[email protected]>; [email protected]
>>>>Sent: Sunday, 4 March 2012, 17:13
>>>>Subject: Re: [cr-india] Hevalvaani on air !!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hey Hemant,
>>>>
>>>>That is great news.. finally Heval Vaani is on air.
>>>>congrats team HV and Nomad for coming so far.
>>>>for the patience, resistance and commitment.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>How much does a low cost tower cost? Can't we think of crowd funding!?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>cheers
>>>>ekta
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Arti Jaiman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>It is a big achievement, given that they still do not have a sturdy tower,
>>>>nor the resources for one.
>>>>>
>>>>>Definitely more power to them,
>>>>>
>>>>>Arti
>>>>>
>>>>>Arti Jaiman
>>>>>
>>>>>Station Director : Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Samudayik Radio Station 107.8 MHz FM
>>>>>email: [email protected]
>>>>>website: www.trfindia.org
>>>>>
>>>>>Gurgaon Ki Awaaz is the first and only civil-society-led community radio
>>>>>station in the National Capital Region of Delhi. We broadcast 24X7, in
>>>>>Hindi and Haryanvi, with a team of community reporters, generating
>>>>>community content, and community participation.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>--- On Fri, 2/3/12, Hemant <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>From: Hemant <[email protected]>
>>>>>>Subject: [cr-india] Hevalvaani on air !!
>>>>>>To: [email protected]
>>>>>>Date: Friday, 2 March, 2012, 3:44 PM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hello All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Just heard from Nomad team at Chamba that Hevalvaani has gone on air.
>>>>>>Congratulations to the community members, specially Rajender Negi who had
>>>>>>been working tirelessly for so many years to launch Hevalvaani.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>hemant
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>>>>>>www.crforum.in
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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