On 30th March, CEPIC and EANA organised an Awareness and Fundraising Webinar.
We had 45 registrations, free and paid for, donations ranged from 10 € to 150€ and 940 € were raised.
Two funds were selected. It's still possible to donate if you wish to do so.
EFJ Safety Fund for Journalists in Ukraine
(CISAC) Creators For Ukraine
RECORDING IS AVAILABLE
Passcode is: J1.Cb7Cj
Minutes (approx.)
* 00.00-04.35': Introductions
* 04.38-14.59': Oleksandr Kharchenko, CEO of Ukrinform on why Europe should support the work of journalists in Ukraine and what can be done against disinformation and propaganda.
* 15.00-39.20': Mircea Barbu, freelance journalist on why it is essential to support freelancers in a war zone for the impartiality of reporting. Mircea also shares some pictures when he left Marioupol.
* 39.21-59.53': Nick Fedirko, advertising photographer, testimony on how he experienced the invasion of his home town, Bucha, by the Russians and was able to flee. The testimony is preceded by a short YouTube video of Bucha, before and after the invasion. Nick red a very poignant short version of his experience. The full version will shortly be made available on the CEPIC website.
* 01.01.01 - 01.05.20': Ernest Sagaga, head of Human Rights and Safety at the European Federation of Journalists, on how the fund for photo-jouranlists works
* 01.05.20-01.21.52': Q& A with notably a debate on whether the picture industry should consider a boycott of Russian contributors