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                       Open Channels 1995

           Radio study tours and placements programme
                              &
             Seminars on local radio and democracy

                          AMARC-Europe
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AMARC-Europe is the European 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
co-operation.

Open Channels 1995 is a series of events organised by
AMARC-Europe to support the development of community radio in
central and eastern Europe. It will give priority to radios which
are local, independent, established for social and cultural
purposes and committed to the promotion of a pluralist and
democratic society.

The events include a RADIO STUDY TOURS AND PLACEMENTS PROGRAMME
and a SEMINAR SERIES ON LOCAL RADIO AND DEMOCRACY.

* * * The radio study tours and placements programme provides
opportunities for leading personnel involved in the development
or management of community radio in central and eastern Europe to
enhance their skills, knowledge and experience, to develop new
contacts and to foster station-to-station relationships. The
study tours will be hosted by a radio station or an association
of radio stations in one of six countries: Denmark, Germany,
Italy, Russia, Great Britain and Netherlands.

Each study tour will last 10 days and will consist of 2-3 days
of visits and meetings to radio stations, training organisations
and regulatory bodies together with 6-7 days on placement in a
local independent radio station. As far as possible the
interests of the visitors will be matched with the radio station
in which they are placed. You would be a "fly on the wall"
observing and, as far as possible, participating in the host
stations daily work. The first tour, in Denmark, runs April 18
April 28, 1995 and the last one will be in the Netherlands fom
September 12 to 22, 1995

* * * The seminar series on local radio and democracy covers some
of the vital issues of interest to people involved in
development, promotion or management of community radio. Each
seminar will take place over two and a half days and will provide
an an intensive learning experience for people seeking to enhance
their skills, knowledge and understanding of these issues.

The seminars will include papers by expert speakers from across
Europe and work in small groups where experiences and problems
can be shared. There will also be opportunities to meet
informally with other community radio broadcasters to develop
links, to discuss joint projects and to increase networking and
mutual support.

The four seminars will take place in Russia, Estonia, Poland and
Slovenia. The series begins in May and runs until October. Topics
include:
        Training methods and materials for participatory radio,
        Developing and strengthening local radio federations,
        Models of media law and regulation for local radio
        Ethics and democratic practice in radio journalism
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                   Eligibility and selection

The tours and placements programme and the seminar series are
open to any person involved in the development or management of
community radio in central and eastern Europe. Eligible countries
are: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and
Uzbekistan. Full funding is available to a limited number of
qualified candidates.

A maximum of 30 places are available on each of the seminars of
which a proportion will be reserved for a limited number of
travel bursary applicants. Bursaries are available to any person
involved in the development, promotion or management of community
radio in central and eastern Europe. 50 per cent of travel
bursaries are reserved for women.

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                     Further information

Further information and application forms are available from:

AMARC-Europe, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX - GB

Telephone: +44 114 2795219 Fax: +44 114 2798976

E-mail: amarc@gn.apc.org

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