Cosponsors: The Georgetown University Program on Justice and Peace, CODE PINK, RootsAction.org, . . . .
Debuting a new book called Nonviolent Journalism: A Humanist Approach to Communication.
This book aims to reflect the first twelve years of collective effort of
a non-profit organisation run by volunteers from the fields of
journalism and communication: Pressenza, an international press agency
with a nonviolent approach. It is on the basis of this approach and the
process of developing the agency that we are able to present these pages
to you. Twelve years of successes and failures, of experiments,
alliances, and learning through dialogue with and the know-how of
communicators, activists, and friends from academia who have provided us
with the impetus to put down on paper the foundations and principles,
the tools and suggestions that could shape a nonviolent approach to
communication and journalism at the service of those who may find it
useful. The team that worked on this production has been with the agency
since its inception. We have lived and breathed this project, and that
undoubtedly brings with it advantages and disadvantages to this text,
which is why it is good for the reader to be aware of this fact. More about the book here.
RSVP HERE:
https://worldbeyondwar.org/upcoming-event-in-dc-nonviolent-journalism-a-book-debut-and-dinner
Speakers include:
Pía Figueroa Edwards, co-author
of the book, is Chilean and has a degree in Art History and is an
expert in ecology. She entered politics in the 1980s, participating in
the founding of the Humanist Party. After the return to democracy, she
became Undersecretary of State in the cabinet of President Patricio
Aylwin, representing Chile in various international negotiations
related to climate change, the Montreal Protocol and the Antarctic
Treaty, as well as running twice for parliament. She was president of
the Laura Rodriguez Foundation, dedicated to gender, educational,
communication, environmental and health issues, and to the realisa-
tion of numerous social projects. She worked as environmental advisor to
the Minister of Agriculture,
Director of Extension of the Educares University. Since 1994 she has
directed the International Environmental Fair, EcoFeria. She is vice-
president of the Pangea Foundation and director of TempoConsul-
tores. She collaborates with various academic bodies and
institutions,
the media, private companies and non-governmental organisations.
She advises national and foreign companies in the areas of commu-
nication, training, event organisation and the environment. From
2008 to date, she has been co-director of Pressenza, international
press agency. She writes regularly, is an executive producer of
television documen-
taries and has produced several research monographs. She has published
three books, translated and edited in different languages, which form
part of the current of thought known as Universalist Humanism.
David Andersson: Citizen journalist, photograph and publisher, starting back in the 80’s
with the Humanist Movement by publishing a neighborhood newspaper in
Paris. Today, David is the coordinator of the NYC bureau for Pressenza and
is hosting a talk-show called Face 2 Face. The show is broadcast on
Youtube and Facebook.
Fernando Garcia: University professor in Political Communication and International
Relations. Chilean Culture and Press Attaché in the United States. He
was Director of the Master's Degree in Politics and Government at the
Diego Portales University. As an academic, he has specialized in
international relations and political communication. He completed his
PhD in Information and Communication Sciences at the University of Paris
VIII, and his Master's in Political Science at the University of Paris
I. As a diplomat, he worked at the Chilean embassies in France and the
Russian Federation. He was a political analyst and columnist for the
Chilean newspapers La Tercera and Las Últimas Noticias, and an
international analyst for CNN Chile and Chilevisión. He was the Director
in Chile of the Association of Political Communication (ACOMPOL) and
Director of the ACCP (Chilean Association of Political Science). Author
of the book "The Political Fiction of Social Networks" among other
publications.
RSVP HERE:
https://worldbeyondwar.org/upcoming-event-in-dc-nonviolent-journalism-a-book-debut-and-dinner
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Admission is free.
Please plan to order dinner and purchase copies of the book.
