Know Your Banana! Open Media and Civil Society Workshop: Difference between revisions
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The general topic of the first day was ‘Unsustainable Food: environmental and social perspectives. The case study of tropical fruit’. The day was split into two parts and in midday the participants had the opportunity to explore and lunch at the local covered market Bandabulya in northern Nicosia. | The general topic of the first day was ‘Unsustainable Food: environmental and social perspectives. The case study of tropical fruit’. The day was split into two parts and in midday the participants had the opportunity to explore and lunch at the local covered market Bandabulya in northern Nicosia. | ||
PART 1: 9.30 – 12.30 | PART 1: 9.30 – 12.30<br> | ||
Media, Food and Exploitation: What are the issues behind your banana (social and environmental problems)<br> | |||
Introduction: Fair Food and Community Media – How it’s connected; getting to know each other.<br> | |||
What do you know about your fruit? Exploring the origins and issues behind products.<br> | |||
Investigative Journalism, Citizens’ Initiatives, Self-organisation, Campaigning.<br> | |||
Sweet or Sour Orange Juice? - Case study Brazil Orange Juice<br> | |||
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PART 2: 12.30- 17.00 | PART 2: 12.30- 17.00<br> | ||
How do media and community media communicate issues, raise awareness and help mobilise citizens towards advocating fair conditions in the production sector.<br> | |||
Introduction- Case studies: media and community media communicating the stories to mobilise the citizens. <br> | |||
Find the dirt behind your fruit! What do you know about your fruit? Exploring the origins and issues behind products (interactive exercise with fruit).<br> | |||
The purpose of the second day was to put everything into PRACTICE! | The purpose of the second day was to put everything into PRACTICE! | ||
During the first part of the workshop the participants practised on the development of skills for communicating fair fruit stories as well as the methods of Story-telling and Photography. They also prepared articles, photos etc and posted on social media, blog etc | During the first part of the workshop the participants practised on the development of skills for communicating fair fruit stories as well as the methods of Story-telling and Photography. They also prepared articles, photos etc and posted on social media, blog etc | ||
The second part of the workshop evolved around the following topics: | The second part of the workshop evolved around the following topics:<br> | ||
Active Citizens: skills and tools for Food Activism!<br> | |||
Citizens putting pressure on political and corporate decision makers and have impact on the lives and labour rights of people. -> Campaigning toolkit<br> | |||
So what do we want to do next?: Planning next activities/ developing skills | |||
