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Sean
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>     "Community  Press  in Today's World:
>      Alternative Grass Roots Proposals"
>         Oct 21-25, 1996 Havana, Cuba
>
>Come  to  Cuba  and  build  solidarity  with  Left
>thinkers and activists from all over the world!
>
>The   Cuban  Committees  for  the Defense  of  the
>Revolution (CDR)  and the Jose Marti International
>Institute  of  Journalism (IIPJM)  jointly  invite
>activists and alternative/community media  workers
>to  come  to  Havana  to  discuss strategy  at the
>International   Community  /  Alternative    Press
>Encounter in October 1996.
>
>In addition to the standard academic papers, there
>will  be  projects  such  as  an  exchange  of  an
>alternative U.S. currency with Cuban pesos, strike
>videos, fiestas in Cuban nighborhoods and more!
>
>Conference topics/activities:
>- Communication,   democracy    and    popular
>  movements
>- Family  and  the community press
>- Debates in a pluralist, democratic atmosphere
>- Community  press  as  a  free  expression  of
>  social, political and cultural movements
>- Workshops in dynamic, active reporting
>- Fighting  neoliberal  interventions
>- The current situation and its perspectives for
>  community radio, television and newspapers
>* Papers have a 5 page limit with one page summary
>  by Sep. 21
>
>Organizers of the event have designed an  activity
>plan including:
>- Collateral   conferences   on   the   current
>  economic and socio-political situation in Cuba
>- Neighborhood encounters
>- Sightseeing
>- Visits to radio, television and newspapers
>
>The  Encounter  will  allow participants to truly
>experience  the reality of a country  that  lives,
>works,  has fun  and  struggles  under  the  most
>brutal  blockade  in  the 20th century.
>
>************ ACTIVITY PROGRAM *************
>
>Monday, October 21
>
>9:00 am     Accreditaton of delegates in the
>            Villa Panamericana
>11:00 am    Official opening ceremony
>12:30 pm    Lunch
>2:30 pm     Conference: "The Current Social-Political
>            Situation in Cuba," Dario Machado, Director
>            of The Center for Studies on America (CEA)
>4:00 pm     Plenary session:
>            Communication, Democracy and
>            Grass Roots Movements
>7:00 pm     Dinner
>Evening:    Free time, with optional activities at the
>            conference center
>
>Tuesday, October 22
>
>9:00 am     Discussion sections on:
>            1. Current community press issues
>            2. Family and women's rights in the
>            community/alternative press
>            3. Community/alternative press as a free
>            expression of social, political and cultural
>            movements
>            4. Active, dynamic reporting as a way to
>            recover news legitimacy
>            5. Adaptations to neoliberal interventions
>            and the community/alternative press
>10:30 am    Recess
>11:00 am    Continuation of debates in groups
>1:00 pm     Lunch
>3:00 pm     Continuation of debates in groups
>7:00 pm     Dinner
>Evening:    Free time, with optional activities at the
>            conference center
>
>Wednesday, October 23
>
>9:00 am     Workshops (3) on the current situation and
>            perspectives of community radio, television
>            and newpapers
>10:30 am    Recess
>11:00 am    Continuation of debates
>1:00 pm     Lunch
>3:00 pm     Continuation of debates
>5:00 pm     Conference on "Cuba's Economic Situation,"
>            with guest speaker
>7:00 pm     Dinner
>Evening:    Free time, with optional activities at the
>            conference center
>
>Thursday, October 24
>
>9:00 am     Visits to Cuban radio, television, newspapers and
>            NGO publications, etc.
>11:00 am    Tour of Old Havana
>1:00 pm     Lunch
>3:00 pm     Exchange on the formation of Cuban
>            journalists at the event's headquarters
>7:00 pm     Dinner
>Evening:    Free time, with optional activities at the
>            conference center
>
>Friday, October 25
>
>9:00 am     Plenary session:
>             -Reports from discussion sections
>             -Reports from workshops
>11:00 am    Recess
>1:30 am     Closing ceremony
>2:00 pm     Lunch
>Afternoon   Free time
>Evening     Closing fiesta in Havana neighborhoods!
>
>
>*********************************
>PACKAGE: 7 DAYS IN CUBA IN DIRECT
>CONTACT WITH ITS PEOPLE
>$224.00  USD     Oct  20-26
>(6 nights and 7 days)
>Includes:  full room and  board (breakfast,  lunch
>and  dinner),  transportation  from  and  to   the
>airport,    transfer   for   the entire   official
>program  and  farewell  party
>* Does not include air fare or
>  airport  tax  ($12 USD)
>
>Conference registration fee:
>$50.00 USD for delegates  and  guests
>
>Send your project proposal or paper title today!
>
>Name_______________________
>
>Institution________________
>
>Position___________________
>
>Tel________________________
>
>Fax________________________
>
>e-mail_____________________
>
>Address____________________
>
>To participate as:
>
>speaker_____ attendant ______
>
>(for speakers) Title of paper:
>
>_____________________________
>
>*  Don't forget to ask about our other
>conferences, such  as the December Film
>Critics  Encounter, concurrent with the
>Havana  Film  Festival,  or the one on
>Hemingway: Hard Core Journalism...
>
>Organizing Committee:
>
>Jose Marti International
>Institute of Journalism
>calle G #503 e/ 23 y 21,
>Habana, Cuba
>tel (537) 32 29 65,
>fax (537) 33 30 79
>e-mail:
><yankro@instjm.sld.cu>
>
>Comites de Defensa de  la
>Revolucion (CDR)
>calle Linea #157 e/ K y L
>Habana, Cuba
>tel (537) 32 19 56, 32 05 32
>fax (537)  33 53 26
>
>Questions?
>
>Mike Fuller
>International Relations
>e-mail: <yankro@instjm.sld.cu>
>
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