Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018

We invite stakeholders around the world to organize online/offline local events or activities related to MIL in their community or region, taking place around the period of Global MIL Week in October/November 2018. What can you do to promote MIL? How can you make MIL happen where you live, study or work?

Celebrate with us! Tell us how and where you promote MIL. Showcase your MIL event on our map!

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Africa

Ethiopia

Promoting MIL and OER for lifelong learning and quality education
30 October 2018
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gabon

Sensibilisation des jeunes sur l'utilisation responsable des réseaux sociaux
26 – 29 October 2018
Lambaréné, Gabon

Conférence et spot publicitaire
20 – 26 October 2018
Libreville, Gabon

J-SMIC
27 October 2018
Libreville, Gabon

Sensibilisation aux Dangers des Réseaux Sociaux et Pacte des MIL CLICKS
29 – 31 October 2018
Libreville, Gabon

Youth in the use of the media for information: strengths and weaknesses
27 – 28 October 2018
Libreville, Gabon

Ghana

Introducing Accra City Campus Students to electronic resources
19 October 2018 – 17 September 2019
Accra, Ghana

Ivory Coast

IFAP UNESCO with UVCI/ Open Access Week 2018 Côte d'Ivoire thème "Accès équitable à l'information et connaissance ouverte"
22 – 27 October 2018
Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Kenya

Media information conference 2018
16 – 23 October 2018
Kakamega, Kenya

Nigeria

The role of today’s media on grass root education
28 October 2018
Kwara State, Nigeria

Media For Advocacy and Empowering Youth Voice
21 October 2018
Ikeja, Nigeria

Hate Speech and Social Inclusion
18 October 2018
Ikoyi, Nigeria

Arab states

Oman

ضمن فعاليات اسبوع الدراية الاعلامية والمعلوماتية للمدارس التابعة لليونسكو
30 October 2018
Ibri, Oman

Tunisia

MIL Week commemoration at the Assises Internationales du Journalisme de Tunis
15 – 17 November 2018
Tunis, Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Smart Cities; Smart Thinkers Media and Digital Literacy in the Age of the Algorithm
29 October 2018
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Asia Pacific

Armenia

Media literacy week in schools: announced by Ministry of Education and Science and Media Initiatives Center
5 – 9 November 2018
Throughout the country, Armenia

Azerbaijan

Media and Information Literacy Seminar at Baku European Lyceum
30 October 2018
Baku, Azerbaijan

Australia

BtN Media Literacy Series Teacher Workshop
24 October 2018
Adelaide, Australia

Bangladesh

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018 in Bangladesh
24 – 31 October 2018
Dhaka, Bangladesh

China

7th China (West Lake) Media Literacy Summit – Media and information literacy education and smart city construction in digital background
13 – 14 October 2018
HangZhou, China

Media Lab for high school students
26 October 2018
Shanghai, China

Viability of Young Generation in Information Age
27 October 2018
Shanghai, China

Islamic Republic of Iran

Media and Information Literacy Seminar
29 October 2018
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Japan

Media Education in the Age of Digital Capitalism
11 October 2018
Hiroshima, Japan

Media Education in the Age of Digital Capitalism
06 October 2018
Tokyo, Japan

Multi-Cultural Cafe "Encounter of Media Literacy Education, Philosophy Education and Multi-Cultural Education"
20 October – 20 November 2018
Tokyo, Japan

Kazakhstan

Implementation of Media and Information Literacy programs in Central Asia
24 October 2018
Astana, Kazakhstan

MIL Week at Nazarbayev University Library
24 – 31 October 2018
Astana, Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

MIL International workshop for university professors
27 – 28 September 2018
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Media and Information Literacy Week
24 October – 01 November 2018
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

IL Forum "Information Literacy as Catalyst for Life Long Learning"
29 October
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Myanmar

Promoting Media and Information Literacy in Myanmar (MIL week 2018)
26 – 31 October 2018
Naypyitaw, Myanmar

Awareness raising campaign on Media and Information Literacy in Myanmar
25 – 31 October 2018
Yangon, Myanmar

Celebration to mark the Global MIL Week 2018
31 October 2018
Yangon, Myanmar

Schools visit to news room
30 October 2018
Yangon, Myanmar

Pakistan

MIL Day Celebrations at DBTV.Live
10 – 11 September 2018
Islamabad, Pakistan

Philippines

MIL and Marawi City Rehabilitation
26 October 2018
Marawi City, Philippines

Republic of Korea

2018 International Symposium on Media and Information Literacy
8 November 2018
Seoul, Republic of Korea

Sri Lanka

Conducted main assembly of the School to aware MIL
25 October 2018
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Thailand

Media Information and Digital Literacy (MIDL) for Inclusive Cities: Creating Cities for All
03 – 04 November 2018
Bangkok, Thailand

Latin America and the Caribbean

Bahamas

"Alfabetización mediática e informacional en la formación docente" Workshop
01 August – 12 October 2018
Nassau, Bahamas

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

SeaWords Bahamas ALIV Haiku Contest
25 – 26 October 2018
La Paz, Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Brazil

9th Symposium on Education and Communication - 9th SIMEDUC
17 – 19 October 2018
Aracaju, Brazil

International seminar on research and creation, autobiographical story and media skills
12 September – 13 October 2018
São Paulo, Brazil

II International Congress of Communication and Education
12 – 14 November 2018
São Paulo, Brazil

University of Sao Paulo Model United Nations
14 – 19 November 2018
São Paulo, Brazil

Chile

"Empowering Children: co-creative methodologies of audiovisual appreciation"
26 October 2018
Linares, Chile

Colombia

1era Jornada de diálogos Comunicación y Educación para la Construcción de Paz
17 October 2018
Bogotá, Colombia

Festival de Cine: Infancia y Adolescencia "Ciudad de Bogotá" 2018 - Comprendiendo el mundo a través de la imagen
26 October 2018
Bogotá D.C., Colombia

III International Congress on Media Competencies
10 – 12 October 2018
Medellín, Colombia

Guatemala

Crea-Activos 2018
22 October – 02 November 2018
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala

Mexico

Nuevos alfabetismos y cultura digital en el aula
26 October 2018
Guadalajara, Mexico

CONFERENCIA: CÓMO IDENTIFICAR NOTICIAS VERACES EN INTERNET
22 November 2018
Mexico, Mexico

Combatiendo el analfabetismo mediático
12 November 2018
Tijuana, Mexico

North America

Canada

ENDING FAKE NEWS - The future of media education policies and practices
9 – 10 November 2018
Montréal, Canada

National Media Literacy Week
05 – 08 November 2018
Ottawa, Canada

United States of America

Commit2MediaLit
24 October – 7 November 2018
Malibu, United States of America

Rally Round Global MIL!
1 – 31 October 2018
Malibu, United States of America

Social Media Festival
24 – 31 October 2018
Urbana, United States of America

Europe

Albania

Online campaign on MIL through MIL CLICKS
24 – 31 October 2018
Prishtina, Albania

Publication of "Position paper on Media and Information Literacy in Kosovo"
25 October 2018
Prishtina, Albania

Belarus

MIL Week 2018 at Grodno Gymnasium
24 – 31 October 2018
Grodno, Belarus

Excursion to the local newspaper editorial office
30 October 2018
Smorgon, Belarus

Bulgaria

Safe and informed on the Internet
22 – 30 October 2018
Sofia, Bulgaria

Cyprus

Critical Analysis of Advertising
24 – 31 October 2018
Meneou, Cyprus

France

Semaine mondiale de l'EMI: Exposition sur les métiers du numérique // Atelier sur l'identité numérique
24 – 31 October 2018
Chambéry, France

Training of Trainers - Media and Information Literacy
4 – 5 October 2018
Paris, France

MIL Skills for Medical and Surgical Clinical Research
10 October 2018
Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France

Greece

2nd GREEK NATION WIDE MEDIA LITERACY WEEK
19 – 25 November 2018
Athens, Greece

Ψηφιακός εγγραμματισμός (Media and Information Literacy)
26 – 30 October 2018
Rodos, Greece

Latvia

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018 Youth Agenda Forum
26 October 2018
Riga, Latvia

Lithuania

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018 Feature Conference
24 – 25 October 2018
Kaunas, Lithuania

Luxembourg

European Youth Information Charter Campaign
15 October – 21 December 2018
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

2030, WHEN i GROW UP
25 October – 09 November 2018
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Atelier Conférence - La place laissée aux écrans dans le quotidien de nos enfants
16 October 2018
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Boite à écrans - Atelier Créatif
13 – 14 October 2018
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Montenegro

My Personal Media Landscape
30 October 2018
Podgorica, Montenegro

Poland

On the need for media education (English version)
15 November 2018
Warsaw, Poland

Romania

Diversity- How Can We Understand and Live with This
26 October 2018
Alesd, Romania

Media_Literacy_Week@CNLR - Să fii educat media este cool!
24 – 31 October 2018
Bistrița, Romania

My media
26 – 28 October 2018
Brasov, Romania

Fake news - between joke and danger
24 – 30 October 2018
Buzau, Romania

A picture is worth a thousand words
24 – 26 October 2018
Focsani, Romania

Media Literacy is not Fake News!
25 October 2018
Timisoara, Romania

You have a powerful voice. Just use it. Give your town a new voice (Digital Storytelling Lab)
30 – 31 October 2018
Tulcea, Romania

Journalistes en herbe. Raconter sa ville: "La falaise du Danube"
30 – 31 October 2018
Tulcea, Romania