This was the message delivered by EAVI’s secretary general, Paolo Celot at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wed 22nd June. Europe has been at the forefront of promoting ML and while tangible results have been achieved in the past, it is necessary to continue in this direction with regards to policy and EU funding.…
Riga recommendations on media and information literacy in a shifting media and information landscape
Preamble Reaffirming the spirit and content of the progression and gradual repositioning of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in previous Declarations such as Grünwald Declaration (1982), Prague Declaration Towards Information Literate Societies (2003), Alexandria Proclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning (2005), Paris Agenda-12 Recommendations on MIL (2007), Fez Declaration on MIL (2011), Moscow Declaration…
Global MIL Week 2016: UNESCO calls for papers and presentations
Dear Partners, We are pleased to issue a call for papers and presentations for the upcoming Global MIL Week 2016. Please see below a news article in this regard. You can submit your paper/presentation project at: https://en.unesco.org/feedback/global-mil-week-2016-paper-submission. The deadline for submissions is 5 August 2016. Evolving over four decades, the research on Media and Information…
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2016: accelerate the process of media and information literacy for all citizens
The sixth annual global celebration of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will take place from 31 October to 5 November, 2016, under the theme “Media and Information Literacy: New Paradigms for Intercultural Dialogue”. The Global MIL Week 2016 feature event includes the Sixth Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) Conference and the…
Parresia Publishers to release We Are All Biafrans by Chido Onumah
Press Release Parresia Publishers Ltd and African Centre for Media and Information Literacy in partnership with Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation will on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, present to the public a new book, We Are All Biafrans, written by Chido Onumah. Designed as a platform to reinforce the debate about federalism and national reconciliation, the…