Stories
Our stories examine the ways that race, religion, class, dis/ability, age, gender and sexual identity issues intersect with major topics in the media, and aim to bring new perspectives to light.
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Pakistanis cannot afford to encourage intolerance
Posted: June 9, 2010 Country: Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan – As soon as I heard that gunmen had attacked two Ahmadi …
Minorities must have the right to freely practice their religion: an i...
Posted: June 9, 2010 Jakarta – Franz Magnis-Suseno is a German-born Jesuit Priest and Professor of philosophy in Indonesia. In …
Israeli-Arabs have been living with Jews in relative peace: why revers...
Posted: June 9, 2010 Region: Middle-East As Arab-Jewish ties in Israel fluctuate they mirror larger regional tensions. The raid on …
Raid on the Gaza flotilla
Posted: June 9, 2010 Location: Gaza (Palestinian Occupied Territories) The Israeli military’s violent raid on the Free Gaza aid flotilla …
New Council of Europe publication: Blasphemy, insult and hatred –...
Posted: June 9, 2010 Region: Worldwide Mutual understanding and acceptance is perhaps the main challenge of modern society. Diversity is …
The Anna Lindh new study on cross-cultural relations in the Mediterran...
Posted: June 9, 2010 Region: Worldwide The forthcoming Anna Lindh Report on Intercultural Trends’ is hailed by international leaders and …
PLURAL + : deadline approaching!
Deadline: July 9, 2010 Region: worldwide July 9! The deadline for PLURAL+ Youth video Festival call for entries is fast …
CDN Diversity Pledge – How is it affecting you?
Posted: June 9, 2010 Region: Worldwide A year on since the launch of the CDN Diversity pledge, over 200 productions …
Conference Presentations
Below are the powerpoint presentations that were used at the conference. Click on a link to download a presentation. Leslie Hawke Presentation …
Media & NGOs meet to improve media coverage of diversity
“Funding for media organisations is a problem. It would be useful if NGOs could help media outlets realise what funding …
