The team behind Radio 1812 invites you to take part in the next edition of the global 2007 audio event with the aim to involve more countries, radios, migrant organisations and concerned citizens all around the world in the celebrations of International Migrants Day on 18 December.
Why should you take part?
Radio is the most effective mean of communication known to humans as it provides access to the greater number of people in the world: you don’t need to read or write to listen to radio, you don’t need to speak English to listen or to make radio, you even often don’t need electricity to listen to the radio. It is an extraordinary tool to widen debates, increase participation and raise awareness. Radio stations are easy to set up and the radio spectrum is now endless, so the number of radio stations around the world is exploding and they cater to all audiences, global, local, community, online, a feast which TV and the Internet are still struggling to achieve to the same extent. Yet bringing the power of radio and the Internet together gives you access to the type of audiences that you could only dream of 10 years ago. The airwaves and the Internet, like air and water, are a public good.
So make sure that on 18th December 2007, you make the most of that public good by ensuring that your local or national stations, your organisation, your country join in the Radio 1812 and celebrate IMD along with the rest of the world.
What others have said about Radio 1812
“So glad to see your idea really getting off the ground! We're publicizing to our lists over here”, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (U.S.A)
“Dear Adla and the team. Thank you very much for the great work you did. I may say that the immigrants in Greece for the first time had the opportunity to speak directly to at least half a million Greeks inside and outside of Greece”, Moawia Ahmed, Greek Forum of Migrants
“Congratulations to you and all at Radio 1812 for the great work you have done. The reaction in Manchester has been really great and everybody concerned is going to participate next year”, Ray Degg, Wort FM, Manchester (U.S.A.)
“I hope we will be able to establish a good collaboration for the 2007 edition of the programme”, Pierre-Léon Lafrance Chief Editor, Radio Canada International
How you can take part
Get in touch with your local radios to get them on board telling them about this second global audio event. You can even organise your national small or large audio event by getting various radios to cover IMD (as Greece and Italy did), encouraging them to broadcast on the day and to share their material with the rest of the world by uploading it onto the Radio 1812 website.
Ask them to rebroadcast programmes they will find on our website (www.radio1812.net) if they are unable to produce their own or simply if they want a bit of diversity in their programming
Work with them or encourage them to produce a jingle in the local language for the day if they are unable to produce a full programme, or you can suggest that they broadcast one of our jingles that will be available in 5 languages (or they could translate those) and repeat broadcast throughout 18 December
Ask them to read a list of IMD events taking place locally or nationally as parts of their news
Remain available for interviews
Provide voices for radios (migrant voices to speak about their experiences, returning migrants, community leaders, politicians, experts).
Send us contact details of radio stations and organisations that could get involved in this event.
Upload your own radio materials on migration on the Radio 1812 website if you have any so that radios around the world can use all or some parts of your programme
Put the Radio 1812 logo/banner and link to us on your own website.
Talk to others about Radio 1812 and get them on board to outreach to their own local or national radios
Get on our lists and pass on the info to your constituency. If you have any questions, then contact us at: radio1812@december18.net.
Disclaimer
Radio 1812 is an online inter-active initiative launched by December 18, open to input from audiences worldwide. Therefore written and audio content contained on this website do not necessarily reflect the views of December 18 or its board, or the following supporting agencies: UNESCO, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Nationale Loterij (Belgium), Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Editors have authority over the site and will remove any content deemed unsuitable.
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