6 - 11 December, 2009 l Upington l Northern Cape PROGRAMME€¦ · 6 - 11 December, 2009 l Upington l Northern Cape Reaffirming the social impact of community media Communicating

Popular Media Mindblast: Programme Page 1 of 4

PROGRAMME

For more information, or to register visitwww.communitymedia.org.za

or call AIDC 0214472525 or NCRF 0114034336

PROGRAMME6 - 11 December, 2009 l Upington l NorthernCape

✷ Reaffirming the social impact of community media✷ Communicating inequality in South Africa✷ Skill and tactic sharing, practical training✷ Building media/civil society partnerships for participatory democracy✷ Incorporating the NCRF Bi-Annual General Meeting

Alternative Information DevelopmentCentre: www.aidc.org.za

National Community RadioForum: www.ncrf.org.za


PROGRAMME OVERVIEW (a working document)TIME Sun 6 Dec Mon 7 Dec Tues 8 Dec Wed 9 Dec Thur 10 Dec Fri 11 Dec

9h00 PLENARY DISCUSSION: The Role of media in our communities

PLENARYDISCUSSION: The challenges facingour communities

PLENARYDISCUSSION: Exploring the causesand solutions to ourcommunities challenges

PLENARYDISCUSSION: The challenges facingthe media in South Africa

PLENARY:Presenting theoutcomes ofthe Mindblast& BGM

10h30 TEA TEA TEA TEA TEA

11h00 Reporting Community Issues #1(workshops)

Reporting CommunityIssues #2 (workshops)



CELBRATION& CLOSURE:Mondblastoutcomes &closingthoughts

13h30 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

14h30

DELEGATESARRIVE &

REGISTRATION

Free Time:Exhibitions, filmfestival,networking

NCRF BGM(NCRFmembers)

Free Time:Exhibitions,film festival,etc

NCRFBGM(NCRFmembers)





15h30 TEA TEA TEA TEA TEA

16h00 MINDBLASTOPENING:Introductions &Context Setting

Particle SkillSession #1

NCRF BGM(NCRFmembers)

ParticleSkillSession #2






19h00 BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

19h30 DINNER &Celebration ofcommunity/alternative media.

DINNER & Celebration of community/alternative media.

DINNER & Celebrationof community/ alternativemedia.

DINNER & Celebrationof community/ alternativemedia.

DINNER & Celebrationof new NCRF leadership& programme

DELEGATESDEPART …


ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAMMEElement Purpose Time/Format Sessions

1MorningPlenarySessions

All deletes discuss theenvironment in which weoperate and developprinciples and strategies tobuild alterative andcommunity media in SouthAfrica.

Every morning from 9h00 to10h30 we gather in the plenaryhall. Sessions begin with inputfrom an ‘expert’ panel, then wediscuss the days topic in smallbuzz groups before feeding backto a plenary discussion.

The following plenary sessions are planned:• The Role of media in our communities• The challenges facing our communities• Exploring the causes and solutions to our

communities challenges• The challenges facing the media in South Africa• Presenting the outcomes of the Mindblast & BGM• Reflecting on the outcomes & closing thoughts

2ReportingCommunityIssues

Community media and civilsociety activists unpackhow specific issueimpacting on theircommunities are currentlycommunicated, developalternative approaches tocommunicating theseissues, and exploreconcrete media productionpartnerships.

Daily from 11h00 to 13h30 webreak into +-10 workshops ofabout 30 people. Each workshopwill examine the current state ofreporting (dominant themes,angles, sources) beforedeveloping an alternativeapproach to the issue that betterserves the interests of ourcommunities.

Workshops are planned on the following community issues:• Climate Change• Economics & Trade• Education• Gender inequality• Health• Job creation & unions• Land and Food Security• Racism & Xenophobia• Sport (& FIFA 2010)• Party Politics• Popular Organizations (CBOs, Unions, Churches,

Movements)• Water & Sanitation

3Free Time

Mindblast participantsexhibit their organization’swork, relax, and developinformal networks anddeepen partnerships.

During tea and meal breaks (andin the heat of the day from 14h30to 15h30) Mindblast participantswill enjoy unstructured time tomeet informally, exhibit projectsvisit each others exhibitions, andexplore partnerships.

The following activities are planned for this time:• Project Exhibitions• Alternative Media Film Festival• Informal networking & deepening partnerships


4NCRF Bi-annualGeneralMeeting

The NCRF BGM is thehighest decision makingbody of the NationalCommunity Radio Forum.NCRF Members willdeliberate on the state ofthe community radio sectorand the Forum - and mapthe way forward for theNCRF as well as electing anew NCRF Board.

From 14gh30 to 19h00 each daymembers of the NationalCommunity Radio Forum (NCRF)will participate the closed sessionsof the NCRF Bi-annual GeneralMeeting (BGM).

The BGM will comprise the following sessions:• Keynote addresses• Presentation & Adoption of organizational and

financial reports• Presentation & Adoption of Constitutional

amendments• Presentation & Adoption of BGM Resolutions• Election of NCRF Board

5PracticalSkillssessions

Participants will expresstheir creativity and enhancetheir media productionskills with practical trainingin media production.

From 16h00 to 19h00 participantsnot attending the NCRF BGM willbreak into +-10 workshops ofabout 15 people each. In theworkshop we will get mediaproduction skills and have anopportunity to produce media.

The following Practical Skill sessions are planned:• Cell-phone video production• Communication strategy & planning• Drama & script development• Digital story telling• Ethics of community journalism• Investigative Journalism• Layout & Design• Message Development• Photography• Poster making• Silk screening• Wall murals & public art

6EveningCelebrations

Participants relax after theday, enjoy culturalperformances and developinformal networks anddeepen partnerships

At 19h30 all participants gather fora dinner. During and after themeal various artiest from theNorthern Cape and beyond willentertain us.

Evening Celebrations will include:• Dance, music, and poetry performances form the

Northern Cape and other provinces;

For more visit www.communitymedia.org.za

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6 - 11 December, 2009 l Upington l Northern Cape PROGRAMME€¦ · 6 - 11 December, 2009 l Upington l Northern Cape Reaffirming the social impact of community media Communicating