Entries Written By John Coster
Network Bulletin – October 21
Please find below our October Network Bulletin. The aim is to keep you informed of what Members are up to across the Parallel Lives Network. We look forward to your feedback and please feel free to share your news with us for posting on the website & social media channels. John Coster Director, Parallel Lives …
Network Bulletin – September 21
Please find below our first monthly Network Bulletin. The aim is to keep you informed of what Members are up to across the Parallel Lives Network. We look forward to your feedback and please feel free to share your news with us for posting on the website & social media channels. John John Coster Director, …
India: Climate Crisis & Agriculture
Interview with Kavita Ashok, Tree of Life NGO in New Delhi, India talking about the climate crisis and agriculture. Part of the Parallel Lives Network Series talking with practitioners across the globe.
Newsday Focused On Network Member WACIT
We supported our Network Member WACIT (World Awareness for Children in Trauma) to host an 8-hour Newsday to showcase media content collected over the last few months. The following four WACIT members participated in the Newsday that took place on World Photography Day 19th August 2021: 10:00 – 12:00 Kenya – FANET www.thefanet.org 12:00 – 14:00 …
Iraq Media Training Course Success
The Documentary Media Centre has facilitated the first media training course for the newly opened Media Training Centre in Iraq. The Media Training Centre is a new media facility hosted at Diwaniyah Radio in the Al-Qadisiyah Governorate. The course focused on the skills needed to become a presenter and reporter over the five sessions. It …
Network Member Resources
Having access to relevant resources will be an important part of Network Membership. We will constantly strive to identify content and regularly update the list below: Flipboard – The Parallel Lives Network The following resources are hosted on the Documentary Media Centre website: Community Media Archive Uganda 50 Archive Conflict Memory & Education Archive Women’s Research Centre
The PLN Launch Event
Recording of the Parallel Lives Network launch event (27 minutes) that took place on Friday 30th July 2021 at 16:00 UK. John Coster outlines the aims of the PLN and how to become a Member. More information can be found on the FAQs Page – click here
Photography Newsday
Project details – We are supporting Network Member WACIT (World Awareness for Children in Trauma) by hosting an 8-hour Newsday to collect media content. The following four WACIT members are participating in the Newsday taking place on World Photography Day 19th August 2021: Brazil – ASEC www.asecbrasil.org.br South Africa – Kids Haven www.kidshaven.co.za Kenya – …
Doc Hub West Africa
Project details – We have started a new project in Nigeria in partnership with filmmaker Cletus Clement, Director of Moreview Productions. The Doc Hub West Africa project has a regional office in Lagos and is busy developing a network of documentarians across the region to support existing and new documentary media creation. Visit the new …
New Doc Media Centre
Project details – We have a partnership with Khon Kaen University (Thailand) that provides us with a dedicated space for the establishment of a Doc Media Centre. Thanks to the support of Dr Pat Kotchapakdee, Assistant to the Dean for International Affairs and Communication, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts we will be delivering online …