SESSION 15 | Voices of Hope from Traditional Cultures

Signis Tuesday 17

SESSION 15
15:30 – 16.30 : Room 2300

Voices of Hope from Traditional Cultures
The impact of digitization, globalization and other forces on indigenous and traditional cultures should not be seen completely as an inevitable tale of destruction and loss. Following the theme of the Congress, this session aims to promote stories of hope by sharing positive experiences of how communications can make a difference.

Voix d’espérance des cultures traditionnelles
L’impact de la numérisation, de la mondialisation et d’autres forces sur les cultures indigènes et traditionnelles ne doit pas être complètement considéré comme un récit inévitable de destruction et de perte. En suivant le thème du congrès, cette session a pour but de promouvoir des histoires d’espérance en partageant des expériences positives de projets de communication qui font la différence.

Voces de Esperanza de Culturas Tradicionales
El impacto de la digitalización, la globalización y otras fuerzas tecnológicas sobre los pueblos indígenas y sus tradiciones culturales, no debe ser comprendido como un inevitable cuento de destrucción y de pérdida. En la misma perspectiva del Congreso, esta sesión busca promover historias de esperanza, compartiendo experiencias exitosas en las cuales la comunicación marcó la diferencia.

Chair: Fr. Ambrose Periera, SDB, (Papua New Guinea)
Secretary of the Department for Communication and Youth Ministry of the Bishops’ Conference.

Speakers
Paserio Furivai (Fiji)
Radio Broadcaster (Rotuman Language Programme) and Chairman Fiji Rotuman Association. Rotuman is a vulnerable indigenous language.

Denis Boivin (Canada)
Independent film-maker who has worked with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network


Mónica Villanueva Galdos (Peru)
Former President of the APC Peruvian Association of Communicators “Mons Metzinger” and of SIGNIS Latin America and the Caribbean