ChangeMakers - Events and Socials for People and Planet

Join the GSI for our next event in collaboration with Media Revolution, who will be hosting a dynamic talk and workshop for Media Liberation Day focusing on the issues within our media, its coverage of climate issues and how you can help create a better media landscape.
Abstract
The behaviour of malignant media owners is fuelling the world’s crises - but this power can be broken - by you. Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights says we have a right to accurate information. Media Revolution argues that right is being abused by the billionaire media owners. Disinformation drives division and disaster!
The Media Liberation Day GSI Seminar will explore how and what you can do to tackle this issue. Protected by fair regulation, powered by the people and free from the influence of advertisers, billionaire owners and their algorithms: better media exists - and is crucial to our survival.
Join the resistance - Media Liberation Day - 5th November - to refuse the toxic, amplify the independent and be part of the #MediaRevolution

But how? What to do before and on the day?!
1️⃣ Take Direct Action!
Billionaires are breaking our information system. Disrupt by placing a Cover Story, recording a #99Problems placard or by boycotting problematic platforms for a day/week/month/forever!
2️⃣ Be Mo-Me!
Mo-Me (movement media) is where you support trusted news - for free! Independent media from around the world, brought together for you. Community-owned, with no ads and no algorithms. FYP-like feed. Doomscrolling is SO last season!
3️⃣ Join a News Club!
Connect. Discuss. Analyse. Protect. Get tools & support to spot disinformation, disrupt division and dispel the depression caused by malignant media …. together with other like-minded people.
Join an existing News Club or set one up where you are!
PLUS: more announcements to come on the day!
This is the moment you realise you can reclaim the story - and tell a different future.
This seminar will run as follows:
15:30 Campaign Intro
15:45 Ice Breaker Questions
15:55 News Club Network Intro
16:05 News Club Interactive
16:25 Questions & Responses
16:30 End
Location
Constantine Leventis room,
2nd fl, Building One, Streatham Campus, Northcote House, Exeter, EX4 4QJ

On Thursday week - November 6th - we have the University of Exeter star climate scientists (and authors of international reports) speaking on new stories about the Climate Crisis: the stories needed to cut through to audiences in the UK and elsewhere - including what's being done around the world to meet the crisis.. Come and hear Exeter's Prof Peter Stott, and join the discussion on 6th November 7 pm at Exeter University, Queens Lecture Theatre 1 - we hope to see you there!

Take care as autumn takes hold and days shorten. And see below for details of this month's Global Book Club discussion at Exeter Community Centre.

From your TE team, two Gills, Chrissy and Jeff