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Workshop on Citizen Journalism & Civil ResistancHosted by
the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict &
Narco News - Madrid, Spain - March 20-23, 2011
Workshop Content: Today hundreds of civilian-based movements
and
campaigns for human rights, democracy, social justice, political
freedom and
other causes are being waged with participation by ordinary
people, all over the
world. In Egypt, Iran, Belarus and Burma, movements against
authoritarian
governments are underway. In Palestine, Western Sahara and West
Papua,
movements for self-determination are gathering momentum. In
numerous
countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, campaigns for the
rights of
indigenous people, against environmental abuses and corruption,
and for
womens rights and other goals are gaining headway.
Unfortunately, major
global media broadcasters, newspapers and news services give
little if any
attention to the causes and work of these movements. Although
large protests
are sometimes reported, the full scope of civil resistance
including strikes,
boycotts, stay-aways, and hundreds of other nonviolent tactics
are rarelycovered. Nor is there any real understanding of the
underlying dynamics of how
civil resistance can take power away from oppressors. This
workshop will cover
key strategic and tactical lessons of successful movements,
examine the role of
independent media in civil resistance, look at the impact of
digital resistance and
international actors, and offer practical guidance to citizen or
authentic
ournalists in developing stories, doing investigative field
reporting, initiating
video reports, and other practical aspects of citizen journalism
in countries
where civil resistance is now being used. The workshop will help
active citizen
ournalists upgrade their understanding of civil resistance and
help those
involved in movements and campaigns to improve their skills in
developingsuccessful media coverage.
Workshop Hosts: The International Center on Nonviolent
Conflict
(http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org) is a nonprofit educational
foundation based
in the United States which disseminates knowledge about civil
resistance. Its
educational collaborators have included Oxford University, the
Fletcher School of
Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University, Stanford University,
Rutgers University,
Collegium Civitas/Warsaw, the Council of Europe Summer
University, the Ibn
Khaldun Centre in Cairo, and many other civic and educational
organizations.
Co-hosting this workshop will be the worlds pioneering
organization in authenticournalism, Narco News
(http://www.narconews.com), an online newspaper that
covers democracy, the drug war, and other social and political
events in Latin
America. Launched on April 18, 2000, Narco News now works with
474
ournalists and co-publishers and features investigative
reporting and
translations in seven languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese,
Italian, French,
German and Dutch.
To obtain and submit your application, write
toicnc@nonviolent-
conflict.org
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Applications are being
accepted from citizen
journalists, bloggers,
independent media makers,
and others interested in
providing coverage of
political and social
movements seeking rights,
democracy and justice. This
workshop is designed forparticipants from the Middle
East, North Africa, and
Mediterranean regions but
all applications are reviewed.
INQUIRIES &
APPLICATIONSFor more information please
contactICNC@nonviolent-
conflict.orgOnly a limitednumber of applications will be
provided to applicants.
Applicants should send:
Copy of CV
Completed application form
Please send all materials to
[email protected]
Applications are due no later
than January 31st
. Only those
who are accepted will be
contacted.
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