Letter of interest for participation in Near FM’s Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media Project
Please return completed forms by Friday, October 7th to: grace@near.ie or post them to: Grace Wilentz, IDCM
Coordinator, Near Media Co-op, Northside Civic Centre, Bunratty Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
Overview of project: The aim of Near Media’s Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media Project
is to increase integration and intercultural understanding in society. We are currently recruiting for 8
participants (4 Irish and 4 non-EU nationals) to complete a FETAC level 4 in community radio and, when
accredited, to form a production team to create 13 radio programmes on the theme of intercultural
dialogue, which will be broadcast on Near FM.
Benefit to participants: Participants in the project will gain a FETAC Level 4 qualification in Community
Radio and will go on to design, present and produce an original series of radio programmes focused on
the theme of intercultural dialogue. By the end of the project, participants will become full volunteers with
the Near Media Co-op, with opportunities to continue the series, and engage with other aspects of the Coop’s work, including Neartv, NearOnline, and management structures. Receipted travel and some
childcare costs will be covered. We welcome participants with all levels of English and will provide free
language support for those who require it. You do not need any previous experience in radio to take part
in this project.
Time Commitment: We can only accept participants who will be available for the full duration of the
project. The project is due to begin in late October 2011, running through to mid-March 2012. The first 7
Fridays of the project (October 21st – December 2nd) will involve delivery of the FETAC training course in
community radio, 10am – 4pm each week. The following 13 weeks will require a 3-hour weekly time
commitment for the planning, production and editing of the radio series.
If you are interested in participating in this project, please fill out the form below.
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Gender:
1. Briefly, what interests you about this project?
2. Are you currently working / volunteering? How many hours per week?
3. Do you have any previous voluntary experience? If so, please tell us about it:
4.
Are you available for the whole duration of the activity: every Friday from October 21 st –
December 2nd from 10am-4pm for training; 3 hours per week x 13 weeks for production of
the series? (Approximately 20 weeks in total)
Yes
/
No
5. Please indicate whether you are an Irish national or are from outside the European Union:
Non-EU National
/
Irish National
6. If you are a non-EU national, please tell us which country you are from:
7. If you are a non-EU national, how many years have you been living in Ireland?
8. If you were making an intercultural radio programme, what would you like to say? Who
would you interview? Are there particular issues you would highlight?
9. Please rate your level of spoken and written English on a scale of 1-5 (we offer free
English language classes, so you are not required to be fluent in English):
Spoken English
Written English
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
10. Do you have any dietary requirements (i.e. halal, vegetarian, celiac, vegan, etc.)?
11. How did you hear about this opportunity?
12. This project will run 2 more times in 2012-2013. Would you like us to retain your contact
details to notify you of future trainings and other opportunities?
Yes
/
No
About the project organisers: The Near Media Co-op is a democratic, not for profit community media
initiative based in Coolock, North Dublin. Part of our mission is to provide an alternative to mainstream
media by offering an outlet for those underrepresented or excluded through training and access to
distribution facilities. For more visit www.near.ie