Media & Children 5th World Summit
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The 5th World Summit will be held in 2007 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.
| MESSAGE BY FIRDOZE BULBULIA at the Opening Gala of the 5WSMC -24 March 2007 From Africa to Asia Middle East to Latin America |
| Europe, the Caribbean and North America- they gathered Young, old, weak, strong, golden bronze, brown, white- they gathered they represented all cultures, diverse tongues, many nations They gathered- in harmony under the banner of Peace and Democracy  |
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They gathered to prepare, present, participate and witness-
the event that would determine the media environment of children for the next three years- They gathered They gathered to share and celebrate, to discuss and debate- to ensure that through democratic instruments they would charter a way forward that would place children’s media on the national, regional and global agendas- they gathered  They gathered to find solutions that would include the previous charters and declarations and that would assist in the formation of an integrated media policy that will help determine best practice in children’s media They gathered They gathered to bring one voice, to witness in one tongue, to present to all nations the need for unity within the children’s media environment They gathered! |
| …and now that we have gathered and returned we can safely say the gathering has been worthwhile… our challenge now is to prepare for the next gathering that should further the goals of this one- take Peace and Democracy and make it a REALITY! |