Gender Links in partnership with the Gender and Media Southern Africa Network and the Media Institute of Southern Africa, is hosting the third Gender and Media Summit from 10-12 August 2008 in Johannesburg.
The summit will bring together media practitioners; trainers; gender activists and all those who subscribe to the GEMSA slogan making every voice count, and counting that it does to share best practices in creating a more responsive media. The summit will feature the third Gender and Media awards expected to attract a record number of entries. These will include the Media Action Plan (MAP) HIV and AIDS and Gender awards for progressive institutional practice on promoting diversity in the work place and media content.
New features include the Gender and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC) launched in March 2008 and its work in building the capacity of ordinary citizens to engage critically with the media through media literacy projects across the Southern African region. Partners in the GMDC include knowledge institutions and media development NGOs from Southern Africa and around the world committed to more diverse and responsive media that promote an informed, critical citizenry.
Dates: 10-12 August 2008
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Theme: Whose news, whose views? Critical citizens, responsive media
To find out more, visit the Gender Links website
July 31, 2008
Activism, Gender