http://deepdishwavesofchange.org/blog/2011/11/community-media-and-arab-spring

This was presented at the Community Media conference in Cyrus last weekend.

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*Community Media and the Arab Spring*

The location of the CMFE conference in a country which symbolises the
crossroads of the Mediterranean inevitably brings our attention to the Arab
Spring that has dominated the international news for much of 2011. Social
and community media have been at the heart of many of the events as they
have unfolded, providing access to independent news and information, a
place to organise and a focus for media reform demands. This panel brings
together community media activists from Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and
Palestine to share their experience and to engage with the European
community media movement. An opportunity to strengthen bridges and
reinforce the contribution of community media to freedom, rights, justice
and democracy.

*Discussants:*

- *Fahem Boukadous, *Radio Sawt Al Manajem (Voice of the Mines), Tunisia
and *Francesco Diasio*, AMARC Europe/IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group



*People**"**s Media and the Tunisian Revolution*

- *Ahmed Samih, *Radio Horytna, Egypt,



*Radio Horytna - Voices for Egyptian Freedom*

- *Sawsan Zaideh, *Vice-President MENA region, AMARC International / Radio
Al Balad, Jordan S*ocial movements / social media a Jordanian perspective*

- *Lina Chawaf*, Radio Arabesque, Syria



*Social media and the Syrian struggle*

- *Daoud Kuttab, *AmmanNet/Radio Al Balad, Jordan



*Media and Political Pluralism after the Arab Spring*

*Concluding remarks: Emmanuel Boutterin, *Vice President, AMARC
International

*Chair*: *Steve Buckley*, former President, AMARC/ IFEX Tunisia Monitoring
Group

*This panel is organized by the World Association of Community Radio
broadcasters (AMARC) in collaboration with CMFE.*
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