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THE AMARC-EUROPE=20
UKRAINE  SEMINAR  FOR=20
WOMEN  RADIO TRAINERS


The AMARC-Europe Women=D5s Network in conjunction with Radio Lux (Lviv) wil=
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be conducting a four-day seminar for women radio trainers in Ukraine
between 20 and 24 October, 1995. The aim of the seminar is to transfer
radio training skills and to build a mutual support network for women
involved in newly emerging community-based radio stations in Eastern and
Central Europe. Experienced women trainers will be conducting workshops
(in English and Russian) on women=D5s programming, radio management,
production skills, and pedagogical strategies.  The training seminar is to
be followed by a one day meeting amongst the participants which will serve
to establish a plan of action, and to elaborate future projects within the
context of the Women=D5s Network of the World Association of Community Radi=
o
Broadcasters (AMARC).=20

ABOUT  THE  ORGANIZERS

AMARC-Europe is the regional section of the World Association of Community
Radio Broadcasters, the world wide network of independent community-based
and participatory radio stations. Its aim is to support, promote and
defend the interests of community radio broadcasters through solidarity
and international cooperation.=20

While AMARC believes that local, independent radios are important tools
for community and cultural development wherever they appear, this is
especially so in Eastern and Central Europe. At a time when economic and
political reforms leave people feeling disempowered and uncertain about an
abstracted democratic future, local radio networks offer democracy on a
tangible, community scale.  Consequently AMARC-Europe has sponsored Open
Channels 1995, a series of events to support the development of community
radio in Central and Eastern Europe. It gives priority to radios which are
local, independent, established for social and cultural purposes and
committed to the promotion of a pluralist and democratic society. Open
Channels is run in partnership with with the Open Society Institute-Media
Program and with the financial support of the Phare and Tacis Democracy
Programme, a European Union initiative to help promote democratic
societies in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Newly
Independent States, and Mongolia.=20

AMARC-Europe held its first pan-European conference for community radio
broadcasters in Ljubljana, Slovenia in September, 1994 --attracting 120
delegates from over 30 countries! The participants agreed to give high
priority to the development of the AMARC-Europe Women=D5s Network to meet
the specific needs of women in community radio broadcasting.=20

The Ukraine Seminar for Women Radio Trainers thus issues from
AMARC-Europe=D5s dual commitment to new and emerging community radio
projects in former Eastern Bloc countries, and to women=D5s active
involvement in them. Women are under-represented in all sectors of radio
in Central and Eastern Europe, as in the West. Community radio, however,
can offer women not only the opportunity to give voice to issues that are
of immediate importance to them, but also to present an alternative to
mainstream media representations of women, which are often sexist, racist,
or homophobic.=20

Radio Lux, a local, independent station in Lviv, Ukraine, has agreed to
host what will hopefully be the first in a series of women=D5s training
seminars organized by the AMARC-Europe Women=D5s Network.=20


COST OF SEMINAR  AND ASSISTED  PLACEMENTS

The cost of the seminar is 60ecu, which covers the registration fee,
accommodation, and some meals. There are, however, a limited number of
assisted places available to women coming from Eastern and Central Europe.
For women granted assisted placement, travel costs, accommodation, meals,
and registration fee are provided by AMARC-Europe.  Women eligible for
assisted placement should come from one of the following countries:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland,
Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan.=20


HOW  TO  APPLY

Interested individuals (for both assisted and unassisted places) are now
being invited to submit an application to attend this important and
precedent-setting Ukraine Seminar for Women Trainers. Along with a
completed application form (provided below), please include a short
description of the following (maximum 1 page):=20

1) Your present and previous experience in community, local, participatory,=
 or=20
independent radio.
2) How and where you propose to pass on skills learned at the Ukraine=20
Seminar.
3) Languages spoken and understood (you should have a good knowledge of=20
either=20
English or Russian)
4) Your involvement (if any) in feminist or women=D5s radio programming.
5) What  training qualifications you possess  (if any). **NOTE:  you do=20
not need training qualifications to take part in the Ukraine  Seminar**

This criteria will be used by the Women=D5s Network selection committee whe=
n
choosing successful applicants. Completed applications may be sent by
post, email, or fax to the following address:=20

Katarina Soukup
AMARC-Europe Ukraine Seminar Coordinator
Libocka 29/270, Praha 6, Liboc, 16200, Czech Republic
email: ksoukup@traveller.cz
tel: +42 2 363 973=20
fax: +42 2 231 08 00

 ***The deadline is Friday, 29 September, 1995***

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AMARC-EUROPE UKRAINE SEMINAR FOR WOMEN TRAINERS
application form

Name________________________________________________

Organization__________________________________________

Address_____________________________________________
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Country______________________________________________

Telephone____________________________________________

Fax_________________________________________________

Email_______________________________________________

LanguagesSpoken/Understood_____________________________

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 =09PLEASE COMPLETE ONE OF THE TWO SECTIONS BELOW
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1) ASSISTED PLACEMENT
I am applying for assisted placement
  CHECK HERE ______   =20

I will  attend if I am accepted but not granted assisted placement
    YES______      NO______
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2) NON-ASSISTED PLACEMENT
I will be  paying the 60ecu seminar fee (covers registration,=20
accommodation, some meals)
 CHECK HERE ______  =20

(payment to be made by bank transfer upon acceptance of your application)
____________________________________________________

**remember to include your 1 page response to the 5 points listed above!**

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for more information on AMARC-Europe or to inquire about becoming a
member, contact the AMARC-Europe Secretariat: 15 Paternoster Row,
Sheffield, S1 2BX, UK. Fax: +44 114 279 9876. Tel: +44 144 279 5219.
Email:  amarc@gn.apc.org.
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