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Media Democracy Day Vancouver 09

Raul — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:37:12 +0000

I am a big supporter of anything that my friends Jacqui Macdonald, Steve Anderson, Rodger Levesque and Kate Milberry do. Unfortunately, not always am I able to be at the organizational meetings for the events they put together. That said, I did remember that I promised to write about Media Democracy Day ’09 in Vancouver and since the date is approaching (sadly, at the same time as Boobalicious ’09) I should give you some information about it.

Media Democracy Day 2009 will take place at the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street, on Saturday November 7th 2009 from 11 am to 6 pm. Admission is by donation and open to everyone.

The great thing that my friends have implemented and I absolutely love is that they’re following the model we used at Mental Health Camp (and based on Rhizome) – nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. If you can’t afford the $ 7.50 suggested donation (or be a Champion and pay the $ 20) you can just pay what you can at the door.

I am pretty sure I have something else booked for Saturday but at least I’ll try to attend the first part, because Rafe Mair and Gwen Barlee will be talking about greenwashing and BC rivers. I’m wondering if we will be headed for a full-on head clash, as I’m not an activist, and I am not someone who believes that much greenwashing is happening. The Media Democracy Day programme looks amazing. I would strongly encourage my readers to attend MDD.

Where’s The Money in Media? (Upcoming Event)

Raul — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:12:02 +0000

Steve Anderson, Kate Milberry and Rodger Levesque are three good friends of mine that I met through the Vancouver tech community. They are very committed to democratizing media and they are organizing an excellent event. It’d be great if you spread the word and/or attended!

Vancouver’s leading independent media makers lead a panel and discussion about proposed government bailouts of corporate media, the impacts of cuts to the public broadcaster, and exciting alternative models for media.

Featuring:
Charlie Smith, Editor, The Georgia Straight
Marika Swan, Interim Manager, Redwire Native Youth Media
Colin Preston, Library Coordinator & Canadian Media Guild Secretary for CBC Vancouver
and other special guests

Suggested Donation $7 in advance, $12 at the door
no one turned away for lack of funds.
Snacks will be served
bus tickets available
Free childcare available onsite with advance request

Seating is limited! To save your spot, please R.S.V.P. by net, phone, or email:

to register online: http://moneymedia.eventbrite.com/
by email: naava.smolash [at] gmail.com
by phone: (604) 875-8455 (please leave a message)

More information on the Facebook page

Media Democracy Wiki project

Raul — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:31:49 +0000

I’m always interested in issues of democratization. Although my research has focused more on citizen participation in environmental public policy, I am also interested in media democracy (given that for the past three years, I’ve started to do some new media work).

I know my friends Steve Anderson, Rodger Levesque and Kate Milberry are involved, and it does relate to Media Democracy Day 2009. I’ll keep you posted on what I hear. For now, I think you would be interested in learning about the Media Democracy Wiki so why don’t you mosey over and check it out?

And if you are an organization/company that would be interested in sponsoring, please check their Sponsorship page. As someone who organizes events on a regular basis, I frequently need to ask for sponsorships, so I know how tough it is to raise funds for events like this, that are 100% volunteer-run. We don’t profit from these events, so any support would be great.

Media Democracy Day – Saturday October 25th, 2008

Raul — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:02:43 +0000

Even though technically I’m not a media sponsor (though I might offer to be one) I thought I’d spread the news about Media Democracy Day, which takes place on Saturday. Several of my Vancouver colleagues and friends will be speaking, including

- Robert Scales from Raincity Studios

- Kate Milberry

- Michael Tippett, from NowPublic

So, it’s kind of important that I attend. Particularly since I now do social media, and I’ve always had a long-standing interest in democracy.

Here is the full programme for your perusal.