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What is Radio 18-12?
Radio 18-12 will be the first-ever global one-day radio show connecting migrant communities worldwide to highlight their concerns and celebrate their achievements. Kicking off with broadcasts in Australia, programming on the issue will move across time zones to reach the west coast of the Americas.
What is December 18?
December 18 is an initiative of December 18, the international advocacy and resource centre on the human rights of migrant workers. More information about December 18 on this site is available on: www.radio1812.net/about/december18.
Why Radio 18-12?
For the past six years, the international community used the 18th of December, International Migrant’s Day, to highlight the human rights of migrants. Last year, groups organised activities in over 30 countries ranging from a rally in Bangladesh to a film festival in Israel. Making migrants’ voices heard is the common thread throughout International Migrant’s Day and this is precisely what is at the heart of Radio 18-12: linking communities worldwide around the pressing and ever present issue of migrants’ rights.
What will Radio 18-12 do?
To provide extra impetus to the activities of International Migrant’s Day, Radio 18-12 encourages broadcasters and migrant organisations to:
- Contribute and share with others their existing audio material on migration to the Radio 18-12 website in the months leading up to the 18th of December.
- Provide programming and broadcasting on the 18th of December 2006, therefore contributing to the first-ever global migration broadcast marathon.
- Provide space for discussions and story telling through blogs, comments, mailing lists, etc…
Who are the people behind Radio18-12?
December 18’s offices are based in Brussels, whilst the Radio18-12 team is made up of four part-time staff and very supportive volunteers scattered around the globe. To find out more about the team behind this project, check: http://www.radio1812.net/about/the_team.
Who funds the Radio18-12 initiative?
December 18 is especially thankful for the finanacial support of UNESCO, Inter-Pares (Canada), Oxfam Novib (Netherlands), and the Flemish Minister of Culture, Youth, Sports.
How many countries will take part?
As a pilot, Radio18-12 aims to ensure a minimum of 20 countries participate in the radio marathon this year, hoping we will be able to gather more broadcasters before then. Countries already committed are the Dominican Republic, Greece, the USA, Italy, the UK, Belgium, Senegal, France, Spain, Indonesia, Guatemala and Benin.
When will Radio18-12 take place?
This global audio marathon will start on 18th December 00:00:00 Australian time and end at 23:59:59 on the West Coast of America
How to get involved?
Radio 18-12 cannot happen without you, so get involved and make sure you are part of the biggest radio show ever!
- If you are a broadcaster wanting you can contribute to the radio exchange on the website and/or take part in programming on the day please contact: radio-info at december18.net .
- If you are organising activities locally during International Migrant’s Day, we would be happy to hear about your plans, so please contact: imd at december18.net .
- If you are interested in volunteering for Radio 18-12 or December 18, please contact us at radio-info at december18.net .
Contact
To keep up to dates with the development of the initiatives you can register to our mailing list on: http://lists.december18.net/mailman/listinfo/radio18-12
Or you can contact us at: radio-info at december18.net / radio-info@december18.net
Should you wish to speak to anyone at December 18 for further information for interviews, media information regarding December 18 or activities local to you:
Myriam Horngren Radio18-12 Coordinator
Email: myriam.horngren@december18.net
Phone: +44 (0) 208 815 81 60 Mobile: +44 (0) 7962 06 26 98
Activities local to you please contact radio-info at december18.net
