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Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 15:12:24 +0600 (GMT)
From: RFPI <rfpicr@sol.racsa.co.cr>


      VOCES DE FUEGO - FIRE
   Feminist International Radio Endeavour
   Programa Radio Internacional Feminista
   Radio Paz Internacional
   Apartado 88, Santa Ana, Costa Rica
   Fax 506/249-1095   Tel 506/249-1821
   E-MAIL:  msuarez@expreso.com

August, 1995.

Dear participants in "The FIRE-PLACE"

Since the announcement of the 4th World Conference on Women and the
NGO FORUM, FIRE has been linking with women's media networks
worldwide, so that the live broadcasts or 'RADIO FIRE-PLACE',
located at the Women's Alternative Media Action and Service Centre,
would be the product of a broad coordinated effort.

The FIRE-PLACE is a sound proof glass box with simple, friendly
radio technology  fit to broadcast through an international
telephone line. Equipped with ppropriate technology consisting of
a telephone interface, a mixer and five  microphones,  FIRE will
broadcast your "on the spot" productions. Another feature of the
FIRE-PLACE is that it will have four speakers outside the sound
proof box so that women in Huairou can sit around and listen to the
broadcasts simultaneously, and when not broadcasting, listen to
productions on casettes brought by participants

The FIRE-PLACE live broadcats will: celebrate the work of women's
own media; ensure wide coverage of the NGO Forum beyond that
provided by other media; allow women and men to participate of the
process without leaving their homes by listening women and provide
a case study to support women's efforts to establish  women's
satellites and a broader voice in the world of shortwave one word
radio towards the next century.

The results  of the efforts, especially  in response to the
announcement of the FIRE-PLACE broadcasts on short wave has been
great. Of the original emerging core group composed of AMARC, RCNA,
TAMWA and WINGS, today we have a broad list of participants in the
initiative.

They are the following: Asia Pacific Media Task Force (Fiji), TAMWA
(Tanzania), International Women's Tribune Center,  Women's Feature
Service (India), AMARC:  African Women's Desk and Latin American
and Caribbean Women's Desk, Women and Development KULU (Denmark),
SIPAM (Mexico), Agenda de Hoy (Puerto  Rico), RED ADA (Bolivia),
Centro de Comunicaciones Nuestra Senora Lujan (Argentina), Radio
Tierra (Chile), Zimbabwe Broadcasting (Southern African Countries),
Young Women's Caucus,  Caritas Young Women Delegation, Found for
Compassionate Society, Codehuca.

Some have also requested slots at the FIRE-PLACE to be able to
receive phone calls from local radio stations back in their own
countries in order to feed reports. These have been the following:
AGENDA de HOY from Puerto Rico, Radio TIERRA from Chile  WINGS and
PACIFICA Radio  from the USA,  and Zimbabwe Broadcast Corporation
for a regional short wave station for South African countries. You
should remind your local stations that they have to call the FIRE-
PLACE . We will give you the phone number in China as soon as we
get it. FIRE does not have the capacity to fund those calls.  A
schedule of such calls will be organized.

Others, such as  Women on the Line and 3 CR 855 Community radio
from Australia, Women's Feature Service from India, AMARC's Latin
American and Caribbean Women's Desk, Viqui Lofquist from the USA,
and others have expressed that they will bring radio productions
and music to play on "of  the air"  time so that women can listen
to them through the loudspeakers at the FIRE-PLACE.

Some have asked for the FIRE-PLACE in order to do sound proof
interviews.  These have been Pacifica Radio and WINGS from the USA.
This will not be possible outside broadcasting or telephone call
time. This has to be programed also .

The FIRE-PLACE will be located outside of the Shooting School
(zone #1 in the informal map by the IWTC). See you there on the
30th of August at 11:00 am for scheduling of the programs and other
activites.

FIRE- PLACE broadcasts on shortwave on the frequencies of Radio For
Peace  International will take place from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
(time in China) every day during the NGO FORUM-from the 30th of
August to the 8th of September.

You can tell the audience in your country that they can tune in to
the following frequencies on shortwave: 6.200 (on AM band), 7.385
(on AM band), 9.400 (USB band), and 15.050 (AM band). The times in
Universal Coordinated Time are the following: from 1400  to 1800
UTC, and repeated at 0000 to 0400 UTC.

Contributions towards the initiative have been granted to FIRE by
The Sister Fund,  CARITAS -  a Fund of the Tides Foundation, and
the support of The Foundation for a Compassionate Society  and
Radio for Peace  International...but it will be sucessful because
of your participation in it.

The FIRE-PLACE: VOICES WITHOUT BRACKETS...VOICES ON FIRE!

         CORDIALLY:

    Katerina Anfossi, Nancy  Vargas and Maria Suarez


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      World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
          Asociacion mundial de radios comunitarias
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