¿Por qué el Foro de Gobernanza de Internet (FGI) no habla español? se pregunta Morelis Gonzalo desde Venezuela a propósito del Foro de Gobernanza de Internet en Hyderabad, India del 3-6 de Diciembre, 2008. English document here

La Conferencia Mundial AMARC 10 se realizará en Argentina en 2010
Montreal, 21 de Noviembre de 2008.

El Consejo de Administración Internacional de AMARC se complace en anunciar que Argentina será el país huesped de la décima Conferencia Mundial de radios Comunitarias a realizarse en la segunda mitad de 2010.

The stories you missed on primetime: Community newsmakers tell it like it is
By Hemangini Gupta
source: InfoChange India

There's a community video revolution happening in rural India, and it’s no longer tokenism. Video newsmagazines are made, distributed and screened regularly and professionally. They’re even streaming online at a website called Channel 19
Community newsmakers

It's been a busy series of days here in Bogotá as the MINGA Popular continues to expand and flourish. From the streets in the center of the city, to the Plaza del Ché at the National University where an international forum was held on Saturday, from the media centers of the indigenous movement to the dozens of meetings taking place around the city where "Mingueros" are discussing the five point agenda with all the sectors that are interested to listen, the enthusiasm and energy of the popular movement can be felt.

MSF launches international multimedia campaign on conflict in Congo

Hundreds of thousands of people are on the run, fleeing a war that rages in eastern Congo, in the provinces of North and South Kivu. They are frightened. Many are sick or wounded. Others have been harassed or raped, or have had everything they own stolen. The people of the Kivus are in a critical condition. The destiny of everyone in this region is shaped by the war. The story of their struggle to survive needs to be told.

This statement outlines three threats imposed on information communication technology (ICT) rights in South Korea. In addition, this statement calls for support from the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) in a bid to prevent actions that may not only see significant impact on the operations of Jinbonet and their partner organizations, but further increase the South Korean's government impositions on the rights of its citizens.
Source: APC.au ICT Policy and Internet Rights monitor - Information and Communication Technology for Civil Society - Australasia

Llamado para democratizar la comunicación
ALAI, ALER, APC, OCLACC, Minga Informativa de Movimientos Sociales

El siguiente llamamiento fue elaborado a partir de los debates sobre democratización de la comunicación en el III Foro Social Américas y presentado en la Asamblea de Movimientos Sociales.

Barack Obama will face what could be "the mother of all consumer backlashes" early next year when TV signals go digital on February 19 and millions of households -- perhaps 20 percent nationwide -- lose their television signal, said Mitchell Szczepanczyk of Chicago Media Action. He cites shortcomings in the government's voucher program for digital converters.

Caribbean Network of Community Multimedia Centres -- 2nd Regional Workshop/Conference: Creating Content, Facilitating Learning, Building Networks
http://www.wikieducator.org/Community_Media/Caribbean/Workshop_Outline

An engaging four-day community media workshop for Caribbean community media practitioners; sponsored by UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) as a follow-up to workshops held in Suriname (2005) and Jamaica (2008).
Dates: 19-22 November 2008
Location: St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Objectives