This is an invitation I received from the Center for International Media Action (CIMA). Can't think of a better group to share this with, especially as CIMA is seeking input from media activists all over the world. Please check it out!
Dear Friends and Allies-
For several years media activists have been discussing the need for ongoing opportunities for skill-building, collective learning, and long-range visioning and reflection. One strategy to meet these needs is a new
Communication Rights and Media Justice Organizing Institute. The Organizing Institute is envisioned as an initiative to build political organizing and advocacy skills and strategies to transform media and communications systems to serve democracy, human rights and social justice.
Development of the Organizing Institute is being guided by a planning committee
(click here for list) and coordinated by
CIMA: Center for International Media Action and the
Community Media & Technology Program at the College of Public and Community Service at the University of Massachusetts (Boston)
The Organizing Institute will be shaped by and for media activists and advocates. With this in mind, we invite you to take an
on-line survey designed for members of the planning committee and any activists, organizers, advocates working on media and communications issues who might be interested in the Organizing Institute. The purpose of the survey is to gather input on the kinds of resources and training offered through the Institute and to develop program components that are uniquely tailored to different groups working on these issues.
Please send the survey to anyone you think might be interested.
The survey will take about 30-40 minutes to complete, and you can save it on any page and return to it as long as you are accessing the survey from the same computer. To exit and return to the survey at a later time, be sure to first save your responses by clicking "Next" at the bottom of the page, and then click “Exit” at the top right hand corner of the screen. To read more about the survey or take the survey, please
click here or paste this link into your browser - surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=53312241171