Radio 1812/2007 invites you to Tune in on International Migrants Day!
It is estimated that some 200 million people live outside of their home
countries. And this is not a new phenomenon: Europe, America, and Australia
were all built on the influx of millions of people in search of a better
life. Since 2000, the international community has designated 18th of
December as International Migrants Day, to celebrate the achievements and
highlight the struggles of migrants around the world.
Last year, December 18, the international advocacy and resource centre on
the human rights of migrant workers launched Radio 1812, a global radio
event where community stations, commercial radios and national and
international broadcasters in over twenty countries stretching from
Australia to Peru produced and broadcasted on one day more than 50
programmes in the most various languages, from Chinese and Thai to Spanish
and Kazak.
December 18 was also honoured to welcome the support of former Irish
President and Human Rights defender Mary Robinson, and of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour. Both used the Radio
1812/2006 event to reinforce their message: that human rights for all means
human rights for migrants too.
This year, supported by UNESCO and l’Organisation Internationale de la
Francophonie, amongst others, Radio1812 is back hoping to bring together
more radios, more migrants and more concerned citizens to take part in the
celebrations on 18th December 2007.
René Plaetevoet, Director of December 18, says: “Last year, Radio 1812 was a
successful and exciting new initiative that put the voices of the
often-voiceless at the centre of the debate around migration through the
power of radio. This year, we call on all radio stations and migrant
solidarity groups around the world to come together and join this exciting
second edition of Radio 1812 to celebrate International Migrants Day 2007.”
For a taste of what happened in 2006 you can listen to a short remix of last
year’s event and browse through all of the content from the past edition on
our new multilingual radio portal.
In 2007, audio programming on migration will be updated regularly thanks to
the generosity of all the radios that wish to share their existing and
future programming on this issue. Regular feeds on migration-related news,
exciting features and briefings and helpful tips on how to take part in
Radio 1812/2007 are some of the new additions to this year’s initiative.
For more information on how to take part in Radio 1812 or to share any
existing audio content you may have on migration, please check the Radio
1812 website at: http://www.radio1812.net/ or
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