European Manifesto

international | arts and media | press release Monday February 23, 2004 13:47 by Alan Braddish - The Media Co-op alan at mediacoop dot ie The Media Co-op, Northside Civic Centre, Bunratty Road, Dublin 17 01 848 6136

Supporting and Underlining the Importance of Minority Media

February marks the start of a campaign to call on organizations and initiatives to sign the European Manifesto for Minority Community Media. This manifesto supports and underlines the importance of minority community media and calls for recognition of the role this sector plays in Europe. The initiators aim to get as many signatures as possible by 15 April 2004. Organizations and initiatives interested to sign the European Manifesto can do so from 9 February 2004 onwards. The campaign will culminate in the presentation of the manifesto to the President of the European Parliament before the European elections in 2004.

The European Manifesto and the campaign are an initiative of Online/More Colour in the Media (OL/MCM) and the transnational network of national platforms of minority community media.

To sign the petition online, see http://www.multicultural.net/manifesto/petition.htm


For more information on the Irish national campaign for the European Manifesto, please contact:
Alan Braddish
The Media Co-op
Northside Civic Centre
Bunratty Road
Dublin 17

Phone: 01 848 6136 Fax: 01 848 6111
email: alan@mediacoop.ie