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[creative-radio] Weak signals: Can HD radio find listeners

Weak signals: Can HD radio find listeners

The radio industry's answer to the Internet, iPods and satellite radio has
been slow to make waves with consumers. Called HD Radio, the technology
allows radio stations to transmit a digital signal in addition to a
traditional analog signal. Plus, extra stations, called "HD-2" or "HD-3,"
allow broadcasters to offer a wider range of programming in a static-free
medium. And listeners don't have to pay subscription fees charged for
satellite radio.

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AGENDA OF THE SYMPOSIUM: 25th ANNIVERSARY OF AMARC
Empowerment and Development through Conmunity Radio

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Subject: MENA AMARC 25 Anniv Montreal Symposium - Colloque - Simposio
From: "secretariat@si.amarc.org" <secretariat@si.amarc.org>
Date: Fri, October 31, 2008 15:59
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COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL 25ème ANNIVERSAIRE DE L'AMARC: RADIOS
COMMUNAUTAIRES POUR L'EMPOUVOIRMENT ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT
Montréal, le 31 novembre 2008. L'Association mondiale des
radiodiffuseurs communautaires, AMARC en collaboration avec
Media@McGill, partenaires et alliés organise le Colloque international,
« 25ème anniversaire de l'AMARC : Radios communautaires pour
l'empouvoirment et le développement » à Montréal, Québec, Canada le 7
novembre de 2008 au Faculty Club et Centre de conférences de McGill,
3450 rue McTavish Montréal, Québec. Le colloque sera couvert en direct
par Radio Centre-Ville, CKUT, CIBL et pour le réseau mondial de radios
communautaires de l'AMARC http://.www.amarc.org où sera également
disponible en podcast. Pour de plus amples informations et pour
s'enregistrer http://www.amarc.org/montreal
C'est à Montréal que des activistes de la radio communautaire se sont
réunis, en août 1983, pour la première « Assemblée mondiale des
radiodiffuseurs communautaires » (AMARC) et se sont rendu compte que
l'événement reflétait l'existence d'un mouvement embryonnaire mondial de
radios communautaires. Depuis lors, et après neuf assemblées mondiales,
le mouvement des radios communautaires est devenu un secteur important
et reconnu de la communication globalisée dont l'impact social est vital
pour un développement humain harmonieux. L'AMARC a contribué au
développement de la radio communautaire comme un secteur mondial de
radiodiffusion et a décidé de transformer son 25ème anniversaire en un
moment de réflexion avec ses partenaires et alliés sur les manières d'
améliorer l'efficacité de la radio communautaire dans le combat contre
la pauvreté, l'exclusion et la privation du droit à la parole, et pour
promouvoir la justice sociale, les droits humains, l'équité de genre et
la paix mondiale.
Le colloque international « 25ème anniversaire de l'AMARC : Radios
communautaires pour l'empouvoirment et le développement », réunira des
artisans de la radio communautaire, des partenaires et des aliés, de
l'Afrique, de l'Asie, de l'europe et des Amériques. Le colloque s'ouvre
par une réflexion sur les réalisations du mouvement de la radio
communautaire depuis 1983. Suivront trois séances d'échange de
connaissances sur les liens entre la communication, le développement
humain, le droit à la communication et la justice sociale; une plénière
pour débattre de la Déclaration de Montréal suivie d'une cérémonie de
reconnaissance des artisans des radios communautaires pour le 25ème
anniversaire de l'AMARC et une plénière de clôture ouverte à toutes et
tous avec Amy Goodman comme oratrice principale. Pour la plénière de
clôture les participants se déplaceront vers l'édifice Leacock, Room
132, 855 Sherbrooke St West.

Pour de plus amples informations:
Marcelo Solervicens, Secrétarie général de l'AMARC (514) 982-0351
Secretariat@si.amarc.org

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 25th ANNIVERSARY OF AMARC. EMPOWERMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY RADIO
Montréal, November 31st, 2008. The World Association of Community Radio
Broadcasters, AMARC, in collaboration with Media@McGill, partners and
stakeholders, organises the international symposium « 25th Anniversary
of AMARC : Development and Empowerment through Community Radio » ,
November 7th, 2008 at the McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre,
3450, McTavish Street, Montréal, Quebec. The symposium will be covered
by Radio Centre-Ville, CKUT and other community radios and webstreamed
for the world AMARC community radio network http://.www.amarc.org where
it will also be available as a podcast. For further information and to
register, please visit: http://www.amarc.org/montreal

It was in Montreal that community radio activists met, in August 1983,
for the first World Assembly of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), to
realise that the event reflected the existence of an embryonic world
movement of community radios. Since then and after nine World
Assemblies, the community radio movement has become a substantial and
recognised global communication sector that has a vital social impact in
making the world a better place. AMARC has accompanied the emergence of
community radio as a world sector of broadcast and has decided to
transform its 25th anniversary into an occasion to reflect with partners
and stakeholders on how to increase community radio effectiveness to
combat poverty, exclusion and voicelessness and to promote social
justice, comunication and human rights, gender equality and peaceful
transformation.

The international symposium « 25th Anniversary of AMARC : Development
and Empowerment through Community Radio » will gather community radio
practitioners, partners and stakeholders from Africa, Asia, Europe and
the Americas. It consists on an opening reflection on the achievements
of the community radio movement since 1983; followed by three knowledge
exchange sessions on links between communication, human development,
communication rights and social justice; a plenary to debate the
Montreal Declaration; followed by a Recognition Ceremony to Community
Radio Practitioners for the 25th anniversary of AMARC and a concluding
plenary open to all with Amy Goodman as the keynote speaker. The
concluding plenary, is open to all and participants will move to Leacock
- Room 132, 855 Sherbrooke St West.

Through service to members, networking and project implementation, the
World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC, brings together
a network of more than 4,000 community radios, Federations and community
media stakeholders in more than 115 countries. AMARC advocates for the
right to communicate at the international, national, local and
neighbourhood levels and defends and promotes the interests of the
community radio movement through solidarity, networking and Cooperation.
http://.www.amarc.org

For further information:
Marcelo Solervicens, Secretary General AMARC (514) 982-0351
Secretariat@si.amarc.org

Simposio Internacional 25o Aniversario de AMARC : Radios comunitarias
para el Empoderamiento y el Desarrollo
Montreal, 31 de noviembre de 2008. La Asociación mundial de radios
comunitarias, AMARC, en colaboración con Media@McGill, sus asociados y
aliados, organiza el Simposio Internacional « 25 aniversario de la
AMARC: Radios comunitarias para el Empoderamiento y el Desarrollo» el 7
de noviembre del 2008 en el Faculty Club y Centro de conferencias de
McGill, 3450 rue McTavish, Montréal, Québec. El simposio sera cubierto
en directo por Radio Centre-Ville, CKUT y otras radios comunitarias y
sera difundido en Internet http://.www.amarc.org donde estará además
disponible en podcast. Para inscribirse visitar
http://www.amarc.org/montreal .

Fue en Montreal que los activistas de la radio comunitaria se reunieron,
en Agosto de 1983, para la primera Asamblea Mundial de Radiodifusores
Comunitarios (AMARC), para darse cuenta que el evento reflejó la
existencia de un movimiento embrionario mundial de radios comunitarias.
Desde entonces y después de nueve asambleas mundiales, el movimiento de
la radio comunitaria se ha convertido en un sector de la comunicación
global sustancial y reconocido que tiene un impacto social vital en
hacer del mundo un lugar mejor. La AMARC ha acompañado el desarrollo de
la radio comunitaria como un sector mundial de radiodifusión y a
decidido transformar su 25 aniversario en una ocasión para reflexionar
con sus asociados y aliados sobre como incrementar la efectividad de la
radio comunitaria para combatir la pobreza, la exclusión y la falta de
voz, y promover el derecho a la comunicación, la justicia social, los
derechos humanos, la equidad de género y la transformación pacifica.

El Simposio Internacional « 25 aniversario de la AMARC: Radios
comunitarias para el Empoderamiento y el Desarrollo» reunirá artesanos
de la radio comunitaria y sus aliados de Africa, Asia, Europa y de las
Américas. El simposio internacional consiste en una sesión de apertura
de reflexión sobre los logros del movimiento de la radio comunitaria
desde 1983; seguido de tres sesiones de intercambio de conocimientos
sobre las relaciones entre la comunicación y el desarrollo humano, el
derecho a la comunicación y la justicia social; una sesión plenaria de
debate sobre la propuesta de la Déclaration de Montréal; una ceremonia
de reconocimiento de los artesanos de las radios comunitarias para el
25o aniversario de AMARC y una plenaria de conclusión con Amy Goodman
como oradora principal. Para la plenaria de conclusión está abierta a
todas y todos y los participantes se desplazarán al Edificio Leacock -
Room 132, 855 Sherbrooke St West.

A través del servicio a sus miembros, el trabajo en redes y el
desarrollo de proyectos, la Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias,
AMARC reúne una red de más de 4,000 radios comunitarias, Federaciones y
aliados de radios comunitarias en más de 115 países. AMARC aboga por el
derecho a la comunicación a nivel local, nacional e internacional y
defiende y promueve los intereses del movimiento de las radios
comunitarias a través de la solidaridad, el trabajo en redes y la
cooperación. http://.www.amarc.org

Para mayores informaciones:
Marcelo Solervicens, Secretario General de AMARC (514) 982-0351
Secretariat@si.amarc.org

To Subcribe or remove your name:
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AGENDA OF THE SYMPOSIUM: 25th ANNIVERSARY OF AMARC
Empowerment and Development through Conmunity Radio

7 November 2008

Mcgill Faculty Club and Conference Center, 3450 rue McTavish Montréal,
Québec, Canada

The symposium consists on an opening reflection on the achievements of the
community radio movement since 1983; three knowledge exchange sessions on
links between communication, human development, communication rights and
social justice; a plenary to debate the Montreal Declaration; followed by
a Recognition Ceremony to Community Radio Practitioners for the 25th
anniversary of AMARC and a concluding plenary with Amy Goodman as the
keynote speaker.

The symposium will be covered by Radio Centre-Ville, CKUT, CIBL and other
community radios and podcast and webstream will be available at
http://.www.amarc.org

Simultaneous translation available in English, French and Spanish.

8h00-9h00 Registration

9h00 Opening plenary: AMARC's 25 years of learning and development.

Objective: to reflect on AMARC's journey travelled over 25 years with
contributions from participants on those experiences and reflexions on the
lessons learned

Welcome words by McGill University Hosts.

Chaired by Elizabeth Robinson, KCSB, Treasurer of the International Board
of AMARC

Presentation: Steve Buckley, President AMARC,

Accompanied by Michel Delorme, First President of AMARC; Evelyne Foi,
First Secretary General AMARC, Marcelo Solervicens, Secretary General
AMARC.

9h30 Session 1: Communication, Inclusion and Human Development

Objective: Establish a comparative portrait with case examples on the
contribution of community radio to social inclusion and sustainable
development.

Chaired by Ashish Sen, Voices, India, Vice president of AMARC Asia Pacific;

Presentation: Melissa Cabana, Oxfam Quebec

Discussants: Sony Esteus, SAKS, Regional Board of AMARC Latin America &
Caribbean and AMARC International Board (Haïti), Grace Githaiga, Econews,
President AMARC Africa (Kenya)

11h15 Session 2: Communication Rights and Freedom of Expression

Objective: Explore the contribution of community broadcasting to
communication rights and its relation to the defence of the right to
freedom of expression

Chaired by Mavic Cabrera-Balleza IWTC and AMARC WIN President;

Presentation: Frank la Rue UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
(Guatemala);

Discussants: Toby Mendel Article 19; Aleida Calleja, Deputy President of
AMARC (Mexico)

13h00 Lunch & Networking

14h15 Session 3: Communication, Social Justice and Human Rights

Objective: Explore how the communication processes facilitated by
community radio contribute to achieve social justice and respect and
promotion of human rights objectives.

Chaired by Pia Matta, Radio Tierra, (Chile) and AMARC Vice president for
Latin America & Caribbean;

Presentation: Louis Moubarak, Rights and Democracy, Canada;

Discussants: Oumar Seck Ndiaye, AMARC Africa Regional Board and AMARC
International Board (Senegal), Raghu Mainali Regional Board of AMARC Asia
Pacific (Nepal)

16h00 Plenary: The Montreal Declaration on Community Broadcasting

Objective: Review and debate a draft for the Montreal Declaration on
Development and Empowerment through Community Broadcasting;

Chaired by Marc Raboy of Media@McGill.

17h00 Recognition Ceremony to Community Radio Practitioners.

Cocktail and networking

19H00-20h30 Concluding Plenary.25th Anniversary Symposium (open to all)
Leacock - Room 132, 855 Sherbrooke St West,

Chaired by Steve Buckley, President of AMARC;

Keynote speaker Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, United States of America.

Independent Media in a Time of War and Elections

LE PROGRAMME DU COLLOQUE 25ème ANNIVERSAIRE DE L'AMARC

Radios communautaires pour l'empouvoirment et le développement

Le 7 novembre 2008 Faculty Club et centre de conférences de McGill, 3450
rue McTavish Montréal, Québec, Canada

Le colloque s'ouvre par une réflexion sur les réalisations du mouvement de
la radio communautaire depuis 1983. Suivront trois séances d'échange de
connaissances sur les liens entre la communication, le développement
humain, le droit à la communication et la justice sociale; une plénière
pour débattre de la Déclaration de Montréal suivie d'une cérémonie de
reconnaissance des artisans des radios communautaires pour le 25ème
anniversaire de l'AMARC et une plénière de clôture avec Amy Goodman comme
oratrice principale.

Le colloque sera couvert en direct par Radio Centre-Ville, CKUT et
d'autres radios communautaires et sera disponible en podcast et diffusé
par l'internet à http://.www.amarc.org

Une traduction simultanée sera disponible en anglais, français et espagnol.

8h00-9h00 Inscription

9h00 Plénière d'ouverture : Les 25 années d'apprentissage et de
développement de l'AMARC

Objectif : Réfléchir sur le chemin parcouru par l'AMARC pendant ses 25
années avec les contributions des participants sur cette expérience et
réflexions sur les leçons apprises. Accueil par les hôtes de l'Université
McGill.

Présidé par Elizabeth Robinson, KCSB, Trésorière du conseil international
de l'AMARC

Présentation de Steve Buckley, Président de l'AMARC,

Accompagné de Michel Delorme, premier Président de l'AMARC, Evelyne Foy,
première Secrétaire générale de l'AMARC et Marcelo Solervicens, Secrétaire
général de l'AMARC.

9h30 Séance 1 : Communication, inclusion et développement humain

Objectif : Établir un portrait comparatif avec des cas exemplaires sur la
contribution de la radio communautaire a l'inclusion sociale et le
développement soutenable.

Présidé par Ashish Sen, Voices India, Vice-président de l'AMARC Asie
Pacifique;

Présentation: Melissa Cabana, Oxfam Québec

Participants: Sony Esteus, SAKS, AMARC International Board (Haïti), Grace
Githaiga, Econews, President AMARC Africa (Kenya)

11h15 Séance 2 : Le droit à la communication et à la liberté d'expression

Objectif : Explorer la contribution des radiodiffuseurs communautaires au
droit à la communication et sa relation avec la défense du droit à la
liberté d'expression.

Présidé par Mavic Cabrera-Balleza IWTC et Président du WIN de l'AMARC;

Frank La Rue Rapporteur spécial de l'ONU sur la liberté d'expression
(Guatemala);

Participants: Toby Mendel de l'article 19, Aleida Calleja, Vice présidente
du conseil international de l'AMARC (Mexique)

13h00 Dîner et réseautage

14h15 Séance 3 : La communication, la justice sociale et les droits humains.

Objectif: Explorer comment le processus de communication enclenché par les
radios communautaires contribue à l'atteinte des objectifs de justice
sociale, de respect et de promotion des droits humains.

Présidé par Maria Pía Matta, Radio Tierra (Chili) et Vice-président de
l'AMARC pour l'Amérique latine et les Caraïbes;

Louis Moubarak, Droits et Démocratie, Canada.

Participants: Oumar Seck Ndiaye, Conseil régional de l'AMARC Afrique et
conseil international de l' AMARC (Senegal), Raghu Mainali Conseil
régional de l'AMARC en Asie Pacifique (Népal).

16h00 Plénière: La déclaration de Montréal sur la radiodiffusion
communautaire.

Objectif : Réviser et débattre une proposition pour la déclaration de
Montréal sur le développement et l'empouvoirment à travers la
radiodiffusion communautaire.

Présidé par Marc Raboy, de Média@McGill.

17h00 Cérémonie de reconnaissance aux artisans de la radio communautaire

Cocktail dînatoire et réseautage

19H00-20h30 Plénière de fermeture du Colloque international du 25ème
anniversaire de l'AMARC

(ouvert à toutes et tous) Leacock - Room 132, 855 Sherbrooke St West,

Présidé par Steve Buckley, Président de l'AMARC;

Oratrice principale Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, États Unis d'Amérique Les
médias indépendants en temps de guerre et d'élections.
EL PROGRAMA DEL SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL 25 ANIVERSARIO DE AMARC

Las radios comunitarias para el empoderamiento y el desarrollo,

Faculty Club y Centro de Conferencias de McGill, 3450 rue McTavish
Montréal, Québec, Canada.

7 de noviembre de 2008

La estructura del simposio consiste en una sesión de apertura de reflexión
sobre los logros del movimiento de la radio comunitaria desde 1983; tres
sesiones de intercambio de conocimientos sobre la comunicación y el
desarrollo humano, el derecho a la comunicación y la justicia social; una
sesión plenaria de debate sobre la propuesta de la Déclaration de
Montréal; una ceremonia de reconocimiento de los artesanos de las radios
comunitarias para el 25o aniversario de AMARC y una plenaria de conclusión
con Amy Goodman como oradora principal.

El simposio sera cubierto en directo por Radio Centre-Ville, CKUT, CIBL y
otras radios comunitarias y estará disponible en podcast y difundido en
Internet en http://.www.amarc.org

Traducción simultánea disponible en inglés, frances y español.

8h00-9h00 - Inscripción

9h00 Plenario de apertura: Los 25 años de aprendizaje y desarrollo de AMARC.

Objetivo: Reflexionar sobre el camino recorrido por AMARC durante estos 25
años con las contribuciones de participantes a esa experiencia y
reflexiones sobre las lecciones aprendidas.

Acogida por los huespedes de la Universidad McGill.

Presidido por Elizabeth Robinson, KCSB, Tesorera del Consejo Internacional
de AMARC

Presentación Steve Buckley, Presidente de AMARC,

Acompañado de Michel Delorme, primer Presidente de AMARC, Evelyne Foi,
primera Secretaria general de AMARC, Marcelo Solervicens, Secretario
general de AMARC.

9h30 Sesión 1: Comunicación, Inclusión y Desarrollo Humano

Objetivo: Establecer un retrato comparativo con casos ejemplares de la
contribución de la radio comunitaria a la inclusión social y el desarrollo
sostenible.

Presidida por Ashish Sen, Voices India, Vise-presidente de AMARC Asia
Pacifico;

Presentación: Melissa Cabana, Oxfam Québec;

Participantes: Sony Esteus, SAKS, Consejo Regional de AMARC en América
Latina y el Caribe y en del Consejo Internacional de AMARC (Haïti), Grace
Githaiga, Econews, Presidente de AMARC Africa (Kenya)

11h15 Sesión 2: Derecho a la Comunicación y a la libertad de expresión

Objetivo: Explorar la contribución de las radios comunitarias al derecho a
la comunicación y su relación con la defensa del derecho a la libertad de
expresión.

Presidida por Mavic Cabrera-Balleza IWTC y Presidenta del WIN de AMARC;

Frank La Rue Relator especial de la ONU sobre la libertad de expresión
(Guatemala);

Participantes: Toby Mendel de Artículo 19, Aleida Calleja, Vice Presidenta
de AMARC (México)

13h00 Almuerzo y trabajo en redes.

14h15 Sesión 3 : La comunicación, la Justicia Social y los Derechos Humanos.

Objectivo: Explorar como el proceso de comuniciación iniciado por la radio
comunitaria contribuye a alcanzar los objetivos de justicia social de
respeto de los derechos humanos y de promoción de los derechos humanos.

Presidido por Maria Pía Matta, Radio Tierra (Chile) y Vicepresidente de
AMARC para América latina y el Caribe;

Presentación: Louis Moubarak, Droits et démocratie, Canada;

Participantes: Oumar Seck Ndiaye, Consejo Regional de AMARC Africa y
Consejo Internacional de AMARC (Senegal), Raghu Mainali Consejo regional
de AMARC Asia Pacifico.

16h00 Plenario : La declaración de Montreal sobre la radiodifusión
comunitaria.

Objetivo: Revisar y debatir una propuesta de Declaración de Montreal sobre
el desarrollo y el empoderamiento a través de la radiodifusión
comunitaria.

Presidido por Marc Raboy, de Media@McGill.

17h00 Ceremonia de reconocimiento de los artesanos de la radio comunitaria

Cocktail, trabajo en redes y entretenimiento.

19H00-20h30 Plenario de Cierre del Simposio Internacional por el 25o
aniversario de AMARC (Abierto a todos y a todas) Leacock - Room 132, 855
Sherbrooke St West,

Presidido por Steve Buckley, President de AMARC;

Oradora Principal Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, Estados Unidos de América

Los Medios de Comunicaciôn Independientes en tiempos de Guerra y de
Elecciones

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[creative-radio] ETHIOPIA: Saving lives with trained birth attendants



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Subject: ETHIOPIA: Saving lives with trained birth attendants
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Date: Mon, November 3, 2008 09:19
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ETHIOPIA: Saving lives with trained birth attendants

DIRE DAWA, 3 November 2008 (IRIN) - Like many teenagers in rural Ethiopia,
Shekuria Mume, 19, became pregnant, quit school and got married at 15. The
birth of her first baby remains one of her most traumatic experiences, as
an untrained traditional birth attendant (TBA) delivered her.

"I had heard that some women die while giving birth so I was scared most
of the time during my pregnancy; I didn't sleep much," Shekuria told IRIN.

With no health facility near her village of Shuna, in West Hararghe zone
of Oromiya state, Shekuria relied on a TBA. She was in labour for two
days.

"The attendant kept checking my progress using her bare hands; when I gave
birth, she used dirty sheets to wrap up the baby," Shekuria recalled.

Although Shekuria survived, many Ethiopian women are not so lucky.
According to the 2005 Demographic and Health Survey, the country has one
of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with 673 deaths per
100,000 live births.

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that 25,000 maternal deaths occur
in Ethiopia annually and at least 500,000 women suffer pregnancy-related
disabilities such as fistula.

After giving birth, Shekuria and her husband moved to the town of
Chelenko, about 440km east of Addis Ababa. Here, she had access to family
planning.

Now 19, Shekuria decided to have another baby. When she went into labour,
the TBA, Fate Adem, 65, was called to assist.

This time, Shekuria was expecting twins and experienced complications.
Luckily, Fate was one of 80 graduates of safe delivery techniques and
referred Shekuria to Harar Hospital nearby.

"She was bleeding too much," Fate told IRIN. "Following my training, I
brought her to the hospital."

Shekuria safely delivered the babies and is now planning to resume her
schooling.

Dearth of midwives

Fate received her TBA training courtesy of the International Medical Corps
(IMC) and UNFPA's joint reproductive health response in drought-affected
areas of East and West Hararghe zones of Oromiya region.

TBAs are crucial in a country such as Ethiopia, which has the lowest
number of trained midwives in sub-Saharan Africa. According to UNFPA,
there is only one nurse or midwife for every 62,000 Ethiopians.

"Though medical birth attendance in health facilities is the best way to
prevent and address delivery-related complications, in communities where
most of the women deliver at home, traditional birth attendants have
proven a critical stop-gap," a UNFPA document stated.

A high maternal mortality rate, coupled with a high under-five mortality
rate - 123 children per 1,000 live births - means Ethiopia is far from
achieving the Millennium Development Goal to cut maternal mortality by
more than half and children's deaths by half.

Improvements

At least 80,000 beneficiaries of the UNFPA-IMC project live in East and
West Hararghe zones, where some change has become evident.

Yusuf Ibrahim, head of the health department in Meta woreda, where
Shekuria and Fate live, said maternal mortality had decreased. The
situation was similar in West Hararghe zone, where 88 percent of mothers
delivered their children with the help of health workers or trained TBAs.

"Our assessment showed TBAs assisted 2,652 mothers to have safe deliveries
in East Hararghe," Marefia Mamo, the project coordinator for IMC, said.

Agents of change

Yusuf said besides helping in safe delivery, TBAs were "agents of change",
who advocate within the community for better health practices.

"Our people do not have enough awareness on contraceptive use; they give
birth year after year and the attendants have tried to teach them better
practices," Yusuf said.

Fate said some of the tasks she had taken on since graduation included
informing mothers about hygiene, vaccination, regular health check-ups at
health centres and the importance of a balanced diet.

Shekuria said she had taken the advice seriously, especially on family
planning. As a result, she and her husband had decided not to have another
baby until she completes high school.

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Sunday, 2 November 2008

[creative-radio] IN MEMORIAM - Studs Terkel



TRANSOM.org
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Something Real.
Studs Terkel in conversation with Sydney Lewis 6/20/01
Audio and transcripts at
http://www.transom.org/guests/review/200107.review.sterkel.real.html

The Dumbest Gangster - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:00:00.000&end=00:02:07.066
The Cool Medium - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:02:07.066&end=00:04:37.566
Who Shed Those Other Tears - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:04:37.566&end=00:09:12.566
What Is Unsaid But Felt - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:09:12.566&end=00:11:29.566
Listening With My Father - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:11:29.566&end=00:15:00.000
The Bard of Radio - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:15:00.000&end=00:16:40.000
Fireside Chats - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:16:40.000&end=00:19:07.100
Morning In The Streets - Listen here
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Born To Live - Listen here
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Happy Happy Happy - Listen here
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Putting It Together - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:26:12.300&end=00:28:04.800
The Art Of Improvisation - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:28:04.800&end=00:31:28.302
Billie - Listen here
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Martin Luther King - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:32:29.102&end=00:35:23.300
Nobody's Business But Their Own - Listen here
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The Uses of Ineptitude - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:38:13.800&end=00:40:00.800
How's It Going? - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:40:00.800&end=00:41:45.500
Why We Need A Soapbox - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:41:45.500&end=00:43:34.500
Where Public Radio Has Been Remiss - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:43:34.500&end=00:47:10.000

Something Real - Listen here
http://streams.transom.org/20010703.studs.manifesto.ram?start=00:47:10.000&end=00:48:20.800

"...Sydney Lewis
What would your ideal radio day be?

Studs Terkel
Well I like music, of course. Jazz. Good classical music.

But I think hearing the human voice. There's one spot in Morning In The
Streets, that BBC documentary written by Dennis Mitchell, who was my great
influence, where there's one sound - the human voice. He has people
talking; there's women in the laundromat and others, and they're talking
back and forth. There's the fat woman talking about the budgie bird. And
the one with the laundry on her head talking about different things. And
this little old tramp is going around, tramping his way. And the old boy,
the old working-class boy who want to be an intellectual, who listens to
the conversation and says, "Stately minds. We need stately minds."

Well I love the conversation. I used to hear it in the lobby of the Wells
Grand Hotel that my father ran for awhile, and then my mother did.

I'd want the human voice expressing grievances, or delight, or whatever it
might be.

But something real. ..."

Jay Allison
Atlantic Public Media
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
www.transom.org

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[creative-radio] Internews Joins Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! in Free Speech and Privacy Initiative

Internews Joins Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! in Free Speech and Privacy
Initiative

http://www.internews.org/prs/2008/20081030_globalnetworkinitiative.shtm

Arcata, CALIFORNIA—Internews Network, a nonprofit leader in fostering
independent media and access to information for people around the world,
has joined with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and other stakeholders to
develop a global code of conduct to protect free speech and guard privacy
against government interference on the Internet.

Named the "Global Network Initiative,"
http://www.globalnetworkinitiative.org/ the plan, officially unveiled
today, commits its members to work together in resisting efforts by
governments that attempt to enlist information and communications
technology companies in acts of censorship and surveillance that violate
international standards.

"Access to information and freedom of speech must never be seen as
luxuries—they are basic human rights," said Kathleen Reen, Internews
Vice-President for New Media. Reen represented Internews in the coalition
of ICT companies, human rights organizations, academics, investors, and
technology leaders that spent the past two years designing the initiative.

"Collaboration among participants to engage governments, work with
stakeholders in local markets, and share learning from their experiences
will be critical to the success of the Global Network Initiative," said
Reen. "It's the first step in a long commitment to getting all people
everywhere unfettered access to information, which is at the core of
Internews' mission."

The Global Network Initiative is being launched in the 60th anniversary
year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is founded on the
rights of freedom of expression and privacy set out in numerous
international covenants and declarations.

Participating companies make a number of specific operational commitments
for the first two years after joining the Initiative. These include:
identifying circumstances when freedom of expression and privacy may be
jeopardized; training employees on procedures to protect freedom of
expression and privacy when faced with government demands; and providing
whistle-blowing mechanisms through which employees and other stakeholders
can confidentially or anonymously report violations of the initiative's
principles.

In addition to Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Internews, participating
organizations include the Annenberg School for Communication at the
University of Southern California, the Berkman Center for Internet and
Society at Harvard Law School, the Center for Democracy and Technology,
the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Electronic Frontier Foundation,
Human Rights Watch, the University of California, Berkeley School of
Information, and the World Press Freedom Committee, among others.

Internews Network, a nonprofit based in Arcata, California with an office
in Washington, D.C., has worked in over 70 countries worldwide to empower
local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need
and the means to make their voices heard. In addition to supporting
independent media and training over 70,000 media professionals, the
organization has worked in 36 countries for open and accessible Internet
and telecommunications policy.

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