Allied Media Conference
Posted February 1, 2008 by jmacphee in Events
It seems early, but the crew at Allied Media in Detroit are already gearing up for their 10th annual conference. It's going to be June 20-22, and a bunch of the Justseeds coop will be there. They've launched a new website, and if you have any interest in independent media, check it out. Here's what they have to say:
The 10th annual Allied Media Conference is a milestone for independent media. Over the last ten years, we've broken silence and built movements. We've become the media and built our own communications tools. Now we want to use this gathering to project ourselves another ten years into the future.Amidst the threats we face as indivuduals and organizations, our survival is cause for celebration. The AMC provides the opportunity for us to celebrate and strategize as a community around common problems: how can we sustain ourselves and our organizations financially without getting caught up in commercialism or the nonprofit industry? How will ensure there are people to do this work well into the future? What kind of future are we working towards and what role will our media play in shaping it?
Now rooted in Detroit, we continue to look to sustainability strategies growing from within the current disaster caused by militarism, systematic oppression, failing schools, and the growing planetary emergency. That is where we find people, out of necessity, using media as part of solutions to the problems many more of us will soon face. The AMC is a laboratory and a showcase for these innovations.
Since 1999, the AMC has brought together students, journalists, artists, educators and activists to push the boundaries of participatory media. We are intergenerational with a focus on youth. We all share in the teaching and learning of practical skills for making media and using media to organize for change. This June, we'll come together to share tactics for living in the world that is and for shaping the world that we want. Please join us.
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