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European Social Forum
The European Social Forum (ESF) is being held in London (Alexandra Palace and Bloomsbury) from 15 -17 October. For details of how to register and for the complete programme, follow the link to www.fse-esf.org on the main page of this item.Registration in advance costs £30 (waged) and £20 (unwaged). You can also contact the ESF on 0208 809 5347. There are a number of media relate seminars which feature CPBF and NUJ
speakers:
15 October: 9am-12 noon Civil Liberties and the ‘War on Terror’.
16 October: 9am - 11am The Lies of War: exposing propaganda and fighting
censorship.
16 October: 4.30pm - 6.30pm Concentration of the Media.
17 October: 9am - 12 noon Keep Media Free from state and commercial interference (defending and democratising PSB) being held at Natfhe HQ (27 Britannia Street, Kings Cross, London WC1).
Seminars are held at Alexandra Palace, unless stated, but it's best to check ESF website for updates and any last minute changes.
The Media Culture and Communications Rights Network is holding a number of meetings from 14th to 17th October and details can be found by following the link below to www.efcr2004.net or emailing info@efcr2004.net
Throughout the four days, daily Indymedia meetings will be held to co-ordinate grassroots media coverage. The space will also serve as a hub for other initiatives such as web-radio production, as well as providing information on all of the other events within the ESF that relate to communication rights.LINKSwww.fse-esf.org
www.efcr2004.net
Last modified: Friday, October 8, 2004
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World Press Freedom Day
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The World Press Freedom Day rally is being staged by the National Union of Journalists at the NUJ head office, Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1 on Thursday May 2, 6pm-8pm.
DATELINE: 27/4/13
UK launch of EU media campaign
DATELINE: 13/3/13
The UK launch of a 'European Citizens' Initiative' calling for EU rules against concentration of media power will take place on Thursday March 21 from 11:00am – 12:30pm in Committee Room 4A at the House of Lords, London. Guest speakers will include actor and activist Hugh Grant (pictured), media consultant Claire Enders, Professor Steven Barnett, Barry McCall (President of the NUJ) and Marc Gruber (Director of the European Federation of Journalists).
A European Citizens' Initiative is an official petition, like a Downing Street petition. If it succeeds in gathering a million signatures across the EU, the Commission is obliged to respond.
This petition calls for the EU to act to protect media pluralism and press freedom.
CPBF Annual General Meeting
DATELINE: 1/3/13
Make a note in your diary
Saturday 13 July 2013 from 10.00am
NUJ HQ, 308/312 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1.
Leveson, media ownership, CPBF future work.
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