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PRESIDENT’S PEN PLANNING AHEAD – THE PRIORITIES The March meeting of the NEMBC Executive was held in Adelaide March 9th –10th . Having reviewed the situation in our broadcasting sector and considered the tasks and priorities for the next two years, the Executive resolved that: 1. Greater recognition by government for the invaluable role and services provided by ethnic community broadcasters becomes an even more pressing priority. The last increase in funding occurred six years ago in 1996 and since then ethnic community broadcasting has increased by 50% Current funding for the Australian Ethnic Radio Training Project runs out next year and the government’s decision not to fund the project in this year’s budget, is a serious [even fatal] blow to a scheme that has trained over 2500 broadcasters. It is therefore important that the government’s decision is changed. 2. The previously identified areas of concern and growth, the greater involvement of young people and new/emerging communities, will be given top priority. 3. NEMBC resources will be directed more towards further strengthening and consolidating the sector’s absolutely primary asset: ethnic broadcasters and their communities. The Executive noted that communicating and working with broadcasters, their stations and communities, listening and responding to grass roots needs, and evaluating programs and projects would require a considerable degree of refocussing and reorganising of the NEMBC’s work. Whilst policy development should never cease, the Executive felt that implementation and monitoring of the excellent policies we have recently developed would be given greater attention. The Executive also confirmed that the next NEMBC Conference would be held in Adelaide in November. It looks like we are going to have a busy time ahead of us, with some barriers becoming harder to overcome. However I believe we can face the future with confidence in our collective capacity to survive and progress. George Zangalis NEMBC President Contents 3 The Election and Ethnic Community Broadcasters 4 Reporting on Refugees 5 New and Emerging Communities: New Broadcasters 6 Barriers to Broadcasting 8 Beyond Tolerance: the National Conference on Racism 9 Youth Funding Changes Easy to Digest 10 Music for Your [Listeners’] Ears 11 Routes of Rhythm 12 Local Macedonian Music 13 Working with Interpreters 14 Station News 14 Station News 18 The Satellite Gets Closer 20 2001 Ethnic Broadcasters’ Conference 24 Identity, Language and Broadcasting 27 Hip Hop: A Way of Life 28 Human Rights and Racism 31 CD Launch: Migrant Women in the Workforce Cover photo of the Woomera Detention Centre is courtesy of HREOC’s National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention Reproduced from website www.humanrights.gov.au
The Election Ethnic Community Broadcasters It now seems like a long time since the federal election but the election does have important implications for all ethnic community broadcasters. The NEMBC along side all the other sectors in community broadcasting ran a spirited campaign to try and get an increase in funding not just for ethnic community broadcasters but for all community broadcasters. The governor general’s attitudes to sexual abuse, the children overboard affair and the fraudulent accusations about High Court Justice Michael Kirby, (not to mention the morals of AFL footballers) have been dominating the news headlines. However the election means that ethnic community broadcasting must operate with the same level of funding as prior to the election as we were unable to get a commitment to new funding from either the government or the ALP. What this means is that neither party was prepared to recognise a need for increased funding to match the growth that has taken place in community broadcasting and particularly in ethnic community broadcasting. For ethnic community broadcasters however the commitment to maintaining current levels of funding means that no funding has been earmarked for the Australian Ethnic Radio Training Project (AERTP). Australian Ethnic Radio Training Project was funded with a one off endowment in 1992. With prudent expenditure the initial grant of $1.4 million has been made to last for 10 years. The project has trained 2500 ethnic community broadcasters at half the average cost of other workplace training. The head of the policy advice committee for the Australian Ethnic Radio Training Project, Professor Mary Kalantzis said, “It just doesn’t make any sense that a highly successful and cost-effective training scheme does not get refunded. Surely it is the role of government to support the efforts of volunteer broadcasters with training so that their work is as effective as possible”. & The NEMBC with the support of all other sector bodies in community broadcasting and with the support of the ethnic sector will continue to argue the case for the refunding of AERTP. While there is currently enough funding left for the 2002-3 financial year it is important that we get a commitment from government to refund the project as soon as possible. Community broadcasting, like many other issues got lost in the ‘refugee election’. However it is things like ethnic community broadcasting that actually make a difference to people on the ground and we need to be making this point over and over again to politicians at all levels and from all parties. The Ethnic Broadcaster, Summer/Autumn 2001 - 3
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