From: Pedestrian Pictures <pedepics@yahoo.com>
Subject: [invites]
Invite: Workshop and seminar on Media and Communalism,
18, 19 May, Mangalore
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007
Invitation
to workshop and seminar
On
Media
and Communalism
18,
19 May 2007
Shanti Kiran, Bajjodi, Mangalore
Speakers include:
Arundhati Roy, writer and activist, New Delhi
Justice Rajinder Sachaar, Retd justice, New Delhi
Praful Bidwai, senior journalist and columnist, New Delhi
Saeed Naqvi, senior journalist and columnist, New Delhi
Nupur Basu, filmmaker and journalist, Bangalore
R.Poornima, Editor, Udayavani, Bangalore
Gauri Lankesh, Editor, Lankesh, Bangalore
The workshop and seminar is an effort to focus on the increasing
communalization of society through out the Karavalli
belt - the situation continues to remain communally
tense with an incident of violence being reported every
single day from the region. Media has a potential
to effectively intervene in the public discourse during
times of communal conflict, When infused with secular voices and with
a realization of its responsibility, the media plays an important role
in diffusing myths, misconceptions and hatred that is propogated in society
by communal forces.
The seminar and workshop is geared to address students,
young journalists and activists in the attempt to
understand the slow communalization of the public
sphere through mainstream media.
Do email us if you would like to register, food and
accommodation will be available for those who register
before hand.
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For more details, contact Deepu – 94483 67627 or Ashok –
94482 56216 or email souharda.vedike@gmail.com
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