
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018
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Events around the Globe

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!
Not sure what to organize? Check out how to celebrate Global MIL Week!
Who are the stakeholders?
The purpose of Global MIL Week is to promote MIL connections across cultures, peoples, educational institutions, organizations, policies, professions, initiatives and nations. These include intergovernmental organizations, education institutions, technological intermediaries, development organizations, associations, NGOs, research groups, educators, media professionals, library and information professionals, policy makers, regulators, and practitioners around the globe.
New stakeholders to be involved in this year’s Global MIL Week shall include city officials, networks of mayors, smart cities, and creative cities, associations of election officials, voter education associations and knowledge networks, youth organizations, museums, archives, social media companies and influencers, as well as stakeholders of city planning, security, entertainment, health, transportation, and housing.
List of Celebration Events
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
Media creations
24 – 31 October 2018
Turda, Romania
Media literacy - the way of understanding the world
29 October 2018
Victoria, Romania
Russian Federation
International Media School
21 – 31 October 2018
Gurzuf, Russian Federation
International webinar "Library in the media environment: inside and outside view" (Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan)
25 October 2018
Moscow, Russian Federation
Fact Cheking Workshop
27 – 31 October 2018
Perm, Russian Federation
ULCIF CONVENTION
19 – 24 October 2018
Ulyanovsk, Russian Federation
"Занимательное погружение"
26 October 2018
г.Железногорск, Russian Federation
Serbia
Young People Building MIL Cities
24 – 31 October 2018
Becej, Serbia
Young People Building MIL Cities - Sombor
24 – 31 October 2018
Sombor, Serbia
Young People Building MIL Cities - Veliko Gradiste
24 – 31 October 2018
Veliko Gradiste, Serbia
Spain
ERYICA Youth Ambassador Training
17 – 21 September 2018
Alicante Valencia, Spain
La Radio Pública M21 como agente educativo de alfabetización mediática
24 – 31 October 2018
Madrid, Spain
Congress on Digital Skills
30 October 2018
Villanueva de la Serena Badajoz, Spain
Sweden
MIL, Digitization and Democracy
11 October 2018
Borås, Sweden
Computer games, Education and Media and Information Literacy
18 October 2018
Skövde, Sweden
Ukraine
Posters display: Global Media and Information Literacy Week at DniproWOA
24 – 31 October 2018
Dnipro , Ukraine
Media Literacy Basics for the Gabfest Club members
27 October 2018
Dnipro , Ukraine
Media Literacy Basics for High School Students
29 October 2018
Dnipro , Ukraine
Workshop "Effective Communication Technologies" in the Sixth Library
24 October 2018
Kherson, Ukraine
Media and Information Literacy for SMART-city Khmelnytskyi
24 – 31 October 2018
Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Global Media and Information Literacy Week - Presentation
23 October 2018
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Global Media and Information Literacy Week - English Movie Club
24 October 2018
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
"Media literacy and the development of critical thinking". Media literacy lesson
24 October 2018
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
"Introduction to media literacy". Training
25 October 2018
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Training on information and cyber security "Secure media space: opportunities for the modern consumer of information"
25 October 2018
Mykolayiv, Ukraine
Global Media and Information Literacy Week - Speed English Session
29 October 2018
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Ukrainian Media Challenges -2018
31October – 1 November 2018
Odesa , Ukraine
Speed English "STOP Fake!"
24 October 2018
Poltava, Ukraine
Global MIL Week at Zaporizhzhia Regional Scientific Library
16 – 31 October 2018
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Media literacy training "Do not sink in the informational rain"
30 October 2018
Zhovti Vody, Ukraine
"Медіа: заборонити не можна вивчати!?»
26 October 2018
м. Харків, Ukraine
Година-спілкування "Маніпулятивне телебачення"
31 October 2018
Львів, Ukraine
Тиждень медійно-інформаційної грамотності 2018 – Черкаси: важливо у ХХІ столітті
26 – 31 October 2018
Черкаси, Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Digital competencies for digital citizenship: an emerging agenda for students, academics and libraries in partnership
31 October 2018
Aberdeen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Learning on/with the Open Web Conference
25 October 2018
Coventry, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Emerging directions for IL research and practice
29 October 2018
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Navigating the Free Legal Web
25 October 2018
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018: Information literacy – an antidote to fake news?
25 October 2018
Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland