________________________________________________________________________________ --- The Next 5 Minutes 3 Public Debates List -- http://www.n5m.org --- PRESS RELEASE Please print, post or distribute CONTACT: Carlos Pareja (212) 420-9045, carlos@papertiger.org Programming Alert! Showdown in Seattle: Five Days That Shook the WTO In a Challenge to Multinational Corporate Power, Independent Media Producers Rally To Make People’s Voices Heard. As the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial approaches, independent video makers, radio producers, journalists and activists are rallying under the common goal of social and economic justice to challenge the WTO pro-corporate policies. In an effort to reclaim media democracy, this unprecedented media collaboration will make public the voices and concerns of tens of thousands from all over the world who will gather in Seattle from November 29 to December 3. Simultaneously, it will offer independent, non-commercial analytical and investigative coverage of the issues and implications surrounding multilateral organizations such as the WTO. Deep Dish Satellite TV in association with The Independent Media Center in Seattle and Free Speech TV will broadcast directly from Seattle as activists representing labor, the environment, civil society, international law, and Indigenous Nations will converge on this city to hold counter events and stage demonstrations. Big Noise Films, Changing America, Citizen Vagrom, Paper Tiger TV, Speakeasy, Whispered Media and others (over a dozen video crews in all) will participate in this alternative pool coverage along with contributors from around the world. The televised coverage will be provided on a next day basis via satellitecast (transponder and times TBA) as a 60 minute feed during five consecutive days. The series will consist of a 30-minute program covering the day's events. A diversity of cogent voices will articulate their concerns with the WTO and contribute to an educated and meaningful understanding of the issues. A second 30 minute satellite feed will consist of pre-produced programming focusing on specific global issues as they relate to the WTO (program titles TBA) Because these important voices, opinions and points of view are likely to never be seen or heard in commercial mainstream media, Public Access Cable TV Centers are invited to encourage local producers to sponsor and schedule this five day, five hour series on their local access channels. Local PBS affiliates are also requested to run the series in its entirety. The series is provided free of charge to non-commercial programmers and channel provider and may be rebroadcast multiple times. The series will also provide information on how viewers can receive additional information via the Seattle Independent Media Center's internet sites which will provide print, audio and video content on a daily basis (www.rewire.org). If you are interested in receiving additional information concerning how you can receive and program this television series, contact: Carlos Pareja, phone: (212) 420-9045 or email: carlos@papertiger.org. Satellitecasts will run from November 30th through December 4th, transponder location, specific times and other pre-event updates will be posted to http://papertiger.org/wto and www.rewire.org. -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Tiger Television 339 Lafayette Street fax: (212) 420-8223 New York, NY 10012 email: tigertv@bway.net phone: (212) 420-9045 web: http://www.papertiger.org -------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Tiger TV is a non-profit volunteer collective that has been pioneering media criticism through video since 1981. The diverse series of over 260 programs addresses issues of demo- cratic communications, media representation and the economics of the information industry. The tapes are broadcast in NYC and across the U.S. The tapes are also distributed by PTTV to universities, libraries, and media art centers worldwide. -------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________________ no copyright 1999 rolux.org - no commercial use without permission. is a moderated mailing list for the advancement of minor criticism. more information: mail to: majordomo@rolux.org, subject line: , message body: info. further questions: mail to: rolux-owner@rolux.org. archive: http://www.rolux.org