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Media Democracy Days Victoria: Janine Bandcroft (CFUV radio host, former StreetNewz publisher), David Black (Communication scholar, Royal Roads University), Chris Cook (Gorilla Radio, CFUV), Diane Dakers (Author: CHEK Republic: A Revolution in Local Television), Kay Gallivan (CFUV), Brian Gordon (Fair Vote Canada), Jason Guille (Producer, Stream of Consciousness), Mandy Leith (Director, Open Cinema), Frank Lopez (Producer, subMedia), Andrew_MacLeod (Legislative bureau chief, The Tyee), Robin Mathews (Critic and web-columnist: Vive le Canada), Briony Penn (Columnist: Focus Magazine), Jo-Ann Roberts (Green Party candidate, former CBC radio host), Josh Paterson (Executive Director, B.C. Civil Liberties Association), Peter Sandmark (Executive Director, MediaNet), Bruce Saunders (Producer, Movie Mondays), Daphne Shaed (CFUV: Breaking Binary), Tom Shandel (Producer, GetAway Films), Jack Etkin (Shaw Community TV host: Citizen's Forum), Tasha Diamant (VulnerabilityVigils+Human Body Project)
Media, Democracy, and You:
How To Find the News that Feeds Us.
Saturday June...
In-Person Event
Sat. June 6th 2015 + Add to Calendar
Victoria Event Centre
9:00pm - 6:00pm Doors at: 8:30pm
Free
Artists
Janine Bandcroft (CFUV radio host, former StreetNewz publisher)
David Black (Communication scholar, Royal Roads University)
Chris Cook (Gorilla Radio, CFUV)
Diane Dakers (Author: CHEK Republic: A Revolution in Local Television)
Brian Gordon (Fair Vote Canada)
Jason Guille (Producer, Stream of Consciousness)
Mandy Leith (Director, Open Cinema)
Frank Lopez (Producer, subMedia)
Andrew_MacLeod (Legislative bureau chief, The Tyee)
Robin Mathews (Critic and web-columnist: Vive le Canada)
Briony Penn (Columnist: Focus Magazine)
Jo-Ann Roberts (Green Party candidate, former CBC radio host)
Josh Paterson (Executive Director, B.C. Civil Liberties Association)
Peter Sandmark (Executive Director, MediaNet)
Bruce Saunders (Producer, Movie Mondays)
Daphne Shaed (CFUV: Breaking Binary)
Tom Shandel (Producer, GetAway Films)
Jack Etkin (Shaw Community TV host: Citizen's Forum)
Tasha Diamant (VulnerabilityVigils+Human Body Project)
Event Description
Media, Democracy, and You: How To Find the News that Feeds Us. Saturday June 6 -- A full day of speaker panels and presentations, featuring an impressive roster of journalists, media producers, communication scholars, and social justice advocates. Designed to provoke discussion and debate about how our media choices affect our democratic interests, for better or for worse. The Day’s Agenda (panel moderators to be announced) * – * – * – * – * – * – * – * – * – * – * – * – * – * – * 9:00 – 9:15 August Thomas and the Esquimalt Singers and Dancers will sing, drum and dance traditional Honour Songs. 9:15 – 9:30 Welcome and introduction to the day’s proceedings. Darren Alexander 9:45 -10:45 The Revolution Will Be Timeshifted: The... more...Event Image
