Diversity is a pressing issue in modern Britain as we debate what it means to be British –
whether we accept a narrow, traditional definition or embrace the new influences offered
by decades of immigration. A celebration of our diverse cultures and communities can be
a vibrant part of what it means to be British today.

However, despite this, today’s diverse population is not always fully and fairly reflected
in the media representations of our everyday lives: and so the European Week of Media
and Diversity is an important contribution to this debate.
Click here to read the full introduction.
             
             Sally Hibbin - Chair Inclusion Through Media and Producer Parallax East


European Week of Media and Diversity
Edition 2007: Equal opportunities for all!


About the European Week of Media and Diversity
In 2007 the European Week of Media and Diversity will take place all across Europe between 19 and 25 March.
This year’s edition of the European Week of Media and Diversity will focus on the theme “Equal Opportunities for All!”

The annual week was launched four years ago by Online/More Colour in the Media, the European network on media and minorities based in the Netherlands, to highlight the necessity of more diversity in the media and to start a more constructive dialogue between media professionals, NGO’s and minority audiences.

During the Week partners from more than ten EU countries are organising events ranging from film screenings to discussions in the European parliament, from conferences to the publication of articles and researches related to the subject. They are NGO’s, unions of journalists, schools of journalism, research institutes, media education and vocational training organisations, diversity managers from public broadcasters, programme makers, media-watch organisations, workers’ unions and community media.

For more info about the Week and an overview of all activities please visit Online/More Colour in the Media's website.

For information on previous editions of the Week, click here.

Click here for the press release (14 March 2007)

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Activities during the week

During the European Week of Media and Diversity several activities across Europe take place. Below we are high lightening an activity per day. Click on each day to read more.

For a full overview of all activities please visit Online/More Colour in the Media's website.


Inclusion Through Media supports European Week of Media and Diversity
The European Week of Media and Diversity is supported by the Inclusion Through Media Development Partnership (ITM), a media development partnership led by Hi8us Projects.

Since established in 1994, Hi8us has provided young people at risk of exclusion with the opportunity to gain first hand media production experience and to collaborate with media professionals to ensure that their own stories and experiences reach the mainstream media.

Hi8us Projects and Online/ More Colour in the Media are both part of a larger Transnational Partnership called DigiTales. DigiTales is a digital storytelling project involving people from across Europe making short films using their own words, photos and drawings to make a two-minute film about their lives. Stories are coming in from Finland, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Slovakia and the UK.


Pictures: Workshops DigiTales

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Want to be part of the European week 2007?

If your organisation wants to join the Week by staging a national or local event, Online/More Colour in the Media can provide you with the logo and other communication tools, free advertising space via their websites and mailing lists, and support to put you in touch with peers working in the same area. You can join the Week by proposing your own initiatives or using one of the formats Online/More Colour in the Media proposes in the European Week handbook (available on request)

To receive more information or to join the European Week of Media and Diversity, please contact Martina Valdetara.

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29 June 2007: DigiTales Conference (FACT, Liverpool)


Inclusion Through Media is organising a DigiTales conference with the aim to explore the power of digital storytelling work as a simple means for creative expression and personal empowerment. During the day we will also debate diversity in the media in Europe and discuss innovative ways of increasing the diversity in the media.
Are you interested? Please contact Julia Dunlop to register your interest in attending the conference and / or to gain more information.

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Declaration on media and democracy 2007

The Coalition for Media Freedom and Integrity, formed for concerned professional media organizations and civil society groups in Europe, invite other organisations and NGOs working on media, to sign their proposal Declaration On Media and Democracy in Europe.

The Declaration is a call on lawmakers, public authorities, media owners, media professionals’ organizations, civil society groups and all other interested parties, to act urgently to achieve specific goals, in particular, the adoption of strategies and implementation of actions which will promote media pluralism.

Would you like to sign this Declaration? To sign the Declaration, please click here.

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