This workshop, "Prometheus Radio Project and the Global Community Radio Movement," was recorded by free103point9 volunteer James Trimarco 022407 at the 4th NYC Grassroots Media Conference at the New School.
Panelists: Siyade Gemechisa, Megan Sheehan and Andy Gunn of the Prometheus Radio Project.
Description: While community radio is a growing movement in the United States, providing listeners with an alternative to the monopolized and corporately owned media, international community radio is also making great strides in connecting community struggles and radio. Internationally, community radio plays a much larger and central role in the way citizens acquire the information that shapes the political and cultural climates in their regions. In the past years, we at Prometheus Radio Project have been receiving increasingly larger amounts of requests for international support. We hear from communities, radio stations, and volunteers who seek advice, technical assistance or are looking for opportunities to get involved with the radio movement. During this workshop we hope to show participants the type of work that Prometheus does internationally by providing stories and a multimedia presentation of these projects, as well as a hands on experience building a one-watt transmitter.