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AMARC turns 25: 2008 is the Year of Community Radio

[image] The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters activities in 2008 will be marked by the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of AMARC at the international headquarters in Montreal, and in the regions.

At international headquarters, an international symposium will take place:« 25thAnniversary of AMARC : Development and empowerment through Community Radio » - in Montréal, Québec, Canada on November 7th, 2008.

It was in August 1983 that a group of community radio fans met spontaneously in Montreal for the first World Conference of community radio broadcasters, only to realise at the meeting that there was already an embryonic world movement which brought them together. In 2008, after 9 world conferences, the community radio movement has effectively become a recognized global sector of communication that has an effective social impact in making the world a better place.

Community Radio activities in 2008 will be under the sign of the 25th Anniversary of AMARC. We call upon AMARC members and Community Radio Stakeholders to organize activities to celebrate, reflect on lessons learned and on how to strengthen the social impact of Community radio to combat poverty, exclusion and voicelessness and to promote social justice and sustainable, democratic and participatory human development.

Please send your reflections on the 25th anniversary of AMARC and communicate your initiatives to secretariat@si.amarc.org

Please visit the regional activities:

North America:

http://www.amarc.org/montreal/index.html

Europe:

http://europe.amarc.org/index.php?p=european_congress_of_women_and_community_radio

http://www.amarc.org/conference_europe/index.html

Asia Pacific:

 

http://asiapacific.amarc.org/index.php?p=25th_anniversary_training_Asia_pacific

Latin America and the Caribbean:

http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=Bogota_International_Conference_2008

Africa:

http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=25_anniversary_Ghana

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