CMW 2011 – Tuesday 8th November

22 Wards ‘Challenge’ Day – use of photography, film, audio, social media & ‘One Clean Leicester‘ iphone app! Also to find as many examples of existing literature already being used by communities as community news.

9.30am-10.30am Community News Cafe – located at the Coffee Republic shop on Granby Street - come along to this weekly networking event for all our volunteer Community Reporters. The shop has free wifi.

9.00am-2.00pm The local charity ‘Leicester Charity Link‘ will be joining us at Coffee Republic to be our #charitytuesday guests – The #charitytuesday tag was created as a way to help nonprofit groups to spread the word about their causes on Twitter and to help charities better understand how to use the site, writes John Carnell on the British blog TechnicaVita. The charity will be doing social media awareness raising training and interviews for you tube & ipadio. If you want to volunteer please come down and find out about the work of this local charity.

Leicester Charity Link each year help over 5,000 local people who are experiencing poverty, hardship and crisis by providing basic items that most of us take for granted, such as a bed to sleep in, a cooker to prepare a hot meal or even food to eat! For every £10 donated we can raise £50 from charitable trusts that are available to help – all of the £50 goes to those in need.

* Build a blog session at Coffee Republic on Granby Street. The session draws on the experience of prolific local blogger George Ballentyne who posts on the entertaining and very informative ‘Equality & Diversity Officer’ blog. Hints, tips, do, dont’s and so much more!

10.30am-11.30am Mam’s Place Café – Mencap on Western Park – media session discussing film making, radio broadcasting, compiling a newsletter and photography run by Hollie Sturgess & Demi Barton of the ACE Project. The ACE or Active Citizenship Encouragement is a project based at Voluntary Action Leicestershire.

11.00am – 12.00pm BBC Radio Leicester - Community Media Training School session – preparation for the ‘EYE Hour‘ across the city & county.

12.00-pm-1.00pm ‘EYE Hour’ – CAPS Community Action Photographers are encouraging communities across Leicester & Leicestershire to submit photos between midday & 1.00pm. These will be loaded into the sets created on our Flickr Photostream for all 22 Wards in Leicester & areas across Leicestershire.

12.00pm-4.00pm Phoenix Square - Community Media Training School - volunteers will be running an ‘open’ drop in social media session for anyone wishing to find out about being a Community Reporter or ‘how to’ use social media. Eg. Blogging, Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Ipadio.

12.30pm-1.30pm Meet The Mayor – the DMU Students’ Union, First Floor, Campus Centre Building on Mill Lane plays host to City mayor Peter Soulsby and his team. They want to hear what you would like to see improved in the city. Come along and meet them.

2.00pm-3.00pm Mike McSharry of Systems and Education Limited presents a workshop on ‘Social Media in the Voluntary Sector‘.

Mike said “As a director of a voluntary organisation and a well established local business, the challenges facing both sectors are highlighted to me. In addition, the bulk of our business is with primary schools, so we also see the effect of government changes here. Over the last 2 years we have used social media to steadily build our profile significantly. How did we do this and what were the starter moves that made such a difference? And has Twitter really replaced the golf course? On November 1st and 2nd I’ll be at the Locality Conference in Manchester – possibly one of the biggest conferences in the UK for the voluntary sector. I’ll share their findings and trainings on Social Media and marketing ideas for this essential sector.” This will be taking place in the Screen Lounge of the Phoenix Square Film & Digital Media Centre.

3.00pm-6.00pm Somewhereto_ Showcase – a drop in session for any 16-25 year old interested in signing up to the somewhereto_ project across the East Midlands. Meet a group of young people who have already participated in the project to find their own ‘somewhereto_‘ including Hollie Sturgess and her Paralympic 2012 Project.

AD Durnin, project manager of The Journals Cultural Olympiad project, will be here signing up young people to The Journals. Click here for more details.

The Regional Coordinators of the somewhereto_ project covering the UK have been invited to attend and see how the East Midlands region engages 16-25 year olds.

5.00pm-6.00pm ‘Live Music Showcase’ of somewhereto_ talent in Screen Lounge of Phoenix Square Film & Digital Media Centre including Tiggy & Libby.

Manic Music Productions Ltd is a group of individuals from different corners of the music industry who have come together to create a production company working from Phoenix Square in Leicester. They are lead partners on a new project called Next Wave - Are you a young Singer/Musician (12 to 21+) who wants to perform more? On the first Saturday of every month Manic Music Productions hosts the region’s best up and coming young musical talent in a great new free event called Next Wave.

5.30pm-7.00pm Leicester Speaks Feedback – an event hosted by Citizens Eye. Over 50 organisations are taking part in the 2011 programme of events throughout Local Democracy Week. Please join the organising team to give your opinion and play your part in developing the model for Leicester Speaks. Many images and films made during the 7 days will be on display in the Screen Lounge.

7.00pm-8.00pm CRPS/RSD Awareness Month Presentation – Hollie Sturgess will be presenting a 1 hour session about CRPS/RSD in the Screen Room. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy is the same as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, there are a few different names for it – it just depends on where you are from.

Hollie said “I think it’s really important for me to actually mark the month and do something about it. It’s just about doing something to raise awareness and help people to understand it a little. To be honest, I’d feel really at home talking about this subject and things to do with it. I’d be pretty confident in talking about all areas of CRPS.”

Filmmakers Showcase in Screen Room – once again for the 7 days of Community Media Week the Screen Room has been secured to offer local filmmakers a ‘free’ 15 minute showcase for new films or host a first large screen viewing for community groups.  Bill Newsinger, Keith Allott, Victor Gonzales, Steve Friendship and James Black have all provided films for screening. If you are a local filmmaker and you want to discuss taking a 15 minute slot please email editor@citizenseye.org

Pukaar News – the news team will be providing filmed coverage throughout the week so check out www.pukaarnews.com

Community internet & FM radio stations will be broadcasting regular interviews and news updates throughout Community Media Week. These include Oak FM, Hilltop Radio, Demon FM, EAVA FM, Kohinoor Radio FM, Sabras Radio …. more joining regularly.

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