Vox populi education. With increasing public familiarity with the term, several radio and television programs have been named "vox pop" in allusion to this practice. The Latin phrase (), 'The voice of the people [is] the voice of God', is an old proverb. An early reference to the expression is in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798. The full quotation from Alcuin reads: English translation: This passage indicates that already by the end of the eighth century the phrase had become an aphorism of political common wisdom. Writing in the early 12th century, William of Malmesbury refers to the saying
Vox Popular Media Arts Festival reputation. During the highly successful inaugural festival in 2005, 80 films were screened to over 3000 people. The festival has hosted 25 out-of-town film makers, musicians, and speakers, some from as far away as Israel and Finland. Vox Popular Media Arts Festival The Vox Popular Media Arts Festival,(formerly known as the Bay Street Film Festival) was established in 2005 by Kelly Saxberg and Ron Harpelle as an independent film festival in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, that features local, national, and international films with the theme "films for the people." The festival is sponsored by "Flash Frame, Thunder Bay's film and