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- Media
The main global objective of AMARC since its creation (in 1983, as a global movement) is to accompany and support the establishment of a worldwide community radio sector for a more pluralistic and democratized media sector. Nowadays, AMARC advocates for the right to communicate at the international, national, local and neighborhood levels, defend and promote the interests of the community radio movement through solidarity, networking and Cooperation.
In Europe, AMARC, local radio groups and other transnational fora (such as the Community Media Forum Europe) are organizing lobbying efforts towards government and international institutions (i.e. - European Union and Council of Europe) aimed at gaining approval so that community media can more easily network, being able -at the same time - to collectively work on national and region-wide on social and developmental issues.The main challenge will be planning to meet the potential for the expansion of community radio across Europe.
AMARC Europe is involved in the following activities (identified in the current Plan of Action):
Advocacy and policy research: To achieve improvement in the policy, legal and regulatory environment for community media and for the right to communicate
Knowledge sharing and capacity building. To strengthen the sustainability, effectiveness and relevance of community media and to increase the appropriation of community media by excluded and marginalized communities to better identify, discuss, articulate and voice their development concerns.
Content exchange and social action campaigns. To amplify the voices of the excluded and marginalized on key issues in sustainable democratic development and to strengthen south-centered perspectives.
Gender equality and women’s rights. To promote women’s voices and rights, to combat gender-based discrimination and to strengthen women’s participation in community media at all levels.