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Dear Cathy Aitchison,
I am very interested in receiving a report about this conference
since I won't be able to attend. My address:
Antje Becker
3104 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone:+410 6627870
Fax:+410 9552010
mail: Abecker@phnet.sph.jhu.edu

>>> Cathy Aitchison <cathy@TWIZA.DEMON.CO.UK>  10/8/97, 02:32am >>>
Hello friends

Here is some information about a conference which may interest you.
Do come if you can get to London - or let me know if you would like
to be sent a report about it afterwards.

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                          AIRING DIVERSITY

                Saturday 25 October 1997, 10am-4.30pm
                      BBC Bush House, London, UK

    A one-day conference and workshops on women, ethnic minorities
                        and the broadcast media

How does the broadcast media reflect the views, concerns and
aspirations of women, especially those from the ethnic minorities?
Is there still a
`coloured ceiling' as well as a `glass ceiling' in British society
and its media? How does the UK compare with other countries across
Europe and the rest of the world? And what can we do to make a
difference?

Anyone interested in these issues - women and men, from an ethnic
minority or not - is welcome to attend this event.

Whether you are -
* already working in the media and looking for the next move forward
* trying to get your foot on the first rung of the ladder
* representing an organisation with stories which need to be told
- this is your chance to make your voice heard.

PROGRAMME
9.30 registration and coffee

Morning sessions: 10am - 1pm
Chaired by Najma Hafeez, Russell Associates

Speakers' presentations: a look at the current situation for women
from different cultures regarding the broadcast media, especially
radio:
 * careers: how much has changed? what still needs to be done? how
does the UK compare with other countries?
 * on the airwaves: who sets the news agenda? whose stories matter?
can the media help change racist attitudes?

Panel forum: put your questions to employers and news editors from
across the broadcasting industry.

Speakers and participants include:
Sonita Alleyne (Somethin' Else Sound Directions)
Val Handley (Star FM)
Robin Hague (GWR Bristol)
Sylvia Horn (BBC World Service, 'Everywoman')
Ghisela Modood (presenter, BBC World Service 'Chill Out') plus
representatives from ON AIR, CRCfm and other media, training, and
women's organisations from the UK and around Europe.

Lunch

Afternoon: 2pm - 4pm.
Training workshops - choose from:
A.Getting in, and getting on in the media:  some inside tips on
career paths, what's available, what employers are looking for and
how to present yourself. Led by a representative from BBC Production
and
Broadcast Training with Cathy Aitchison, Different Voices

B. Getting your voice heard:  representing your organisation, dealing
with the media, putting across your point clearly, what makes a news
story. Led by Julie Hill, WRG, with a representative from Justice for
Women

4pm tea and closing remarks

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Tickets: L20 sterling members of participating organisations (see
below)/L30 sterling non-members. Price includes lunch and
refreshments.
To book, contact Cathy Aitchison as soon as possible, tel 0181 969
0109, fax 0181 968 0991, e-mail wrg@twiza.demon.co.uk.
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Airing Diversity is organised by the Women's Radio Group in
collaboration with: CRCfm NOW project (Castlebar, Ireland), the
Different Voices network, ON AIR media training for refugees (Ealing)
and Russell Associates

with support from: BBC Production & Broadcast Training, BBC World
Service Equal Opportunities, Commission for Racial Equality Visible
Women campaign, GWR Group plc, Irish National Committee for
Development
Education, Somethin' Else Sound Directions, London Borough of Waltham
Forest Adult Education

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APPLICATION FORM FOR TICKETS AND MEMBERSHIP

Please complete this form and send it with a cheque or postal (money)
order payable to 'Women's Radio Group' to:
Airing Diversity, WRG, c/o 141 Portnall Road, London W9 3BN, UK.

NB: you may apply for membership and book at the reduced rate for the
conference at the same time.

Tickets required:               No.               L sterling

Members of participating organisation @ L20 each         ____
  ____
(WRG/Different Voices/ON AIR/
CRCfm NOW - delete as applic.)

Non-members @ L30 each          ____           ____

Membership: (if applicable)
WRG (L15 waged/L5               ____           ____ unwaged or
student)
Different Voices (L12 individual or L25 organisation)            ____
          ____

TOTAL ENCLOSED                             ________

Name:  _____________________________________
Job title:  ___________________________________
Organisation:  _______________________________
Address:  ___________________________________
_____________________  Postcode:  ____________
Tel:   _________________________
Fax:  ________________  E-mail:  _______________
Workshop choice (please tick):
A (careers)       B (dealing with the media)
NB: if you are booking a group, please attach a list of delegate
names to this form.  Thank you.
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Details of participating organisations:

WOMEN'S RADIO GROUP (WRG) is an arts charity committed to providing
training for women in all areas of radio production.  WRG also
provides information on opportunities for women in the radio industry
and a networking resource for women interested in radio. It holds
regular short courses at competitive rates, including basic radio
production, drama writing and production, presentation
skills/voiceover techniques, poetry workshops,
RSLs (short term radio licences): setting up your own radio station
and speaking on the media.

The CRC fm NOW PROJECT is a community radio training project for
rural women, based in
Castlebar, Ireland.  It aims to equip women with the skills and
expertise to present themselves, their ideas, opinions and activities
to the public in an appropriate form.

DIFFERENT VOICES is an information and support network for anyone
involved in promoting cross-cultural understanding, especially
through greater access to the media. Through its membership as a
OneWorld Online partner it offers members a chance to link in to
other organisations with similar aims.
http://www.twiza.demon.co.uk/index.htm

ON AIR media training for refugees is a European-funded HORIZON
project based in Ealing, West London.  It has partners in Ireland,
Germany,
Greece, Sweden and the Netherlands.

RUSSELL ASSOCIATES offers training in communication and media skills
for individuals and organisations, especially women and people from
ethnic minorities.

--
Cathy Aitchison, Coordinator, Airing Diversity
Tel: +44 181 969 0109, fax: +44 181 968 0991, London.
www.twiza.demon.co.uk/conferen.htm