Radio 1812

What is Radio 1812?

Radio 1812 is an initiative of December 18, the International Advocacy and Resource Centre on the Human Rights of Migrant Workers. It is a global event dedicated to International Migrants Day, producing and broadcasting programmes from radios worldwide.

On 18 December 2006, kicking off with broadcasts in Asia, programming on the issue moved across time zones to reach the west coast of the Americas; an amazing 54 radio stations in more than 25 countries participated in the event.

Radio 1812 also brought together interviews by high profile contributors such as Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as opinion pieces on international migration issues contributed by well know migrant rights activists.

To find out more about what happened last year, click here.

Why Radio 1812?

Since 2000, the international community has used 18th of December, International Migrants Day, to highlight the human rights of migrants. Making migrant voices heard is the common thread throughout International Migrants Day events and this is precisely what is at the heart of Radio 1812: linking communities worldwide around the pressing and ever present issue of migrant rights.

What will Radio 1812 do?

To provide extra impetus to the activities of International Migrants Day, Radio 1812 encourages broadcasters and migrant organisations to:

• Contribute and share with others their existing audio material on migration on the Radio 1812 website in the months leading up to 18th of December.

• Broadcast and share programming on the 18th of December 2007, therefore contributing to the only global migration broadcast event.

How can YOU get involved?

Radio 1812 cannot happen without you, so get involved and make sure you are part of the biggest radio event ever! The team behind Radio1812 invites you to take part in this global audio event with the aim to involve more countries, radios, migrant organisations and concerned citizens all around the world in the celebrations for International Migrants Day on 18 December 2007.

To take part in Radio 1812, either as a radio station, as a migrant group wishing to organise activities for International Migrants Day, or to take part as a volunteer, please contact the Radio 1812 team at: radio1812@december18.net and tune in on www.radio1812.net.