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National Meeting for Journalists and Media Workers
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ), Foreign Correspondents Association, Federation of African Media Women in Zimbabwe (FAMWZ), The Media Monitoring Project (MMPZ) and the Independent Journalists Association of Zimbabwe (IJAZ)

October 19, 2002

At a National Journalists and Media Workers Meeting jointly organised by the Media Institute of Southern Africa, Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, Foreign Correspondents Association, Federation of African Media Women in Zimbabwe, The Media Monitoring Project and the Independent Journalists Association of Zimbabwe on Saturday 19 October 02 the following Resolutions were made:

1. That the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act is an unacceptable piece of legislation.
2. That all journalists and media workers will protest against the AIPPA through demonstrations and defiance of the Accreditation requirements of the Media and Information Commission. The demonstrations will begin as of next week in protest at the amendments to the AIPPA that are currently before the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
3. That all journalists and media workers shall engage in a massive public awareness programme to tell the people of Zimbabwe why they are opposed to the AIPPA.
4. That all journalists and media workers shall seek cooperation with broader civic society on engaging in the public awareness programme and protection of freedom of Information in Zimbabwe.
5. That the decision to become accredited as a media worker or as a journalist under the AIPPA and the Media and Information Commission shall be the sole prerogative of each individual journalist or media worker.
6. That there shall be the setting up of a Media and Freedom of Expression Support Fund that will assist all media workers and journalists that become accredited or are denied accreditation or alternatively do not want to seek accreditation. This Media Support Fund shall be governed by representatives of Media Houses that attended the Saturday 19 October 2002 Media Workers and Journalists Meeting.
7. That a Committee be set up comprising of the various Media Houses and Media Unions or Organisations present at the meeting to ensure that the resolutions of the Saturday October 19 meeting are carried out.

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