The right to receive and impart information and ideas is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Yet all over the world, this right is under threat from both government and commercial interests. Learn how journalists can take a stand for human rights and dignity by reporting on current affairs through the lens of human rights journalism.
Dexter X
Dexter X is a direct-action activist, producer & DJ. A former programmer
and Program Coordinator at CKUT radio in Montreal, Dexter has taught media
workshops in South Africa, the Philippines and Brazil. The film "Butte,"
which he edited, was nominated for best short film at Montreal's First
Peoples' Festival. He is currently developing a documentary film about the
human and ecological impacts of Tar Sands extraction in Alberta. Dexter is
also a climbing, blockades and civil disobedience activist and instructor
for Greenpeace, The Ruckus Society, Students for a Free Tibet and other
environmental, justice and human rights organizations.
Danielle Holyk, Siafu Magazine
Danielle Holyk has been a collective member of Siafu Magazine, a Montreal news and culture publication from the bottom up, since its wheels started rolling in the summer of 2005. A firm believer that media should be created by people and not (only) by specialists, the McGill BA she finally completed is neither in communications nor journalism. Most of the relavant knowledge she's gained is from interatictions outside the classroom, like from invlovement in the Quebec student movement, community radio work in Mali, and organizing around various social justice issues in Montreal.
Jooneed Khan
Jooneed Khan is a veteran international affairs reporter and analyst at
LaPresse. Over nearly 35 years, he has reported from some 60 countries. He
spent three months of 2003 in Irak, before, during and after the US
invasion. He has lectured on Non Western History at UQAM and authored many
articles in English, including for Al Ahram Weekly in Egypt. He comes from
Mauritius and is a graduate of the Universite de Montreal.
