Community Radio in the Americas
From Barry Vogel | Part of the Radio Curious series | 29:00
As part of our ongoing series of community radio around the world, Radio Curious speaks with Maca Munoz, an organizer with Palabra Radio. Palabra Radio is an organization that facilitates low power radio station projects in the America’s, from immigrant communities in the United States to rural indigenous communities in Latin America.
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As part of our ongoing series of community radio around the world, Radio Curious speaks with Maca Munoz, an organizer with Palabra Radio. Radio Curious host and producer Barry Vogel and Maca Munoz both attended the 10th international congress of Community Radio Broadcasters in La Plata, Argentina, along with approximately 500 other community radio delegates from 86 countries who gathered to discuss community radio around the world.
Palabra Radio is an organization that facilitates low power radio station projects in the America’s, from immigrant communities in the United States to rural indigenous communities in Latin America. Palabra Radio provides training, technical support and other assistance to communities, collectives and social organizations that want to operate a low-power community radio station. Their website is www.palabraradio.org
The interview with Maca Munoz was recorded on November 12, 2010 in La Plata, Argentina. The book Maca Munoz recommends is, "Open Veins of Latin America," by Eduardo Galeano.
Community Radio in Palestine & Bangladesh
From Barry Vogel | Part of the Radio Curious series | 29:01
In this edition of Radio Curious, the first in a series about local community radio around the world, we visit with Fadi Abuzada, a community radio activist in Palestine and AHM Bazlur Rahman, the CEO of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication.
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In this edition of Radio Curious, the first in a series about local community radio around the world, we visit with Fadi Abuzada, a community radio activist in Palestine and AHM Bazlur Rahman, the CEO of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication. In November, 2010, Radio Curious attended the 10th international congress of the World Association of Community Broadcasters, known as AMARC.
AMARC is a network of more than 4,000 community radio stations, in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1983, its goal is to democratize the media sector. AMARC advocates for the right to communicate at the international, national, local and neighborhood levels. It defends and promotes the interests of the community radio movement through global solidarity, networking and cooperation.
The 10th AMARC congress was held near Buenos Aires, Argentina the second week of November 2010, with 500 delegates from 86 countries present. In addition to presenting a workshop on interviewing skills, Radio Curious interviewed conference delegates from several different countries.
The interviews were recorded in November 2010, in La Plata, Argentina.
Fadi Abuzada recommends the movie, The Little Town of Bethlehem.
AHM Bazlur Rahman recommends visiting his organizations website, www.bnnrc.net.