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May 1 Day Of Action Video Channel

Mediarights.org is collaborating with the Participatory Culture Foundation to create an online video channel dedicated to the May 1st Immigrants' Rights Day Of Action: www.mediarights.org/may1

The goal of this channel is to aggregate footage of the boycott from all across the nation to show how different communities are speaking out on this pressing issue. The Democracy TV video platform makes it possible for anyone to self-publish video footage- you become the journalist and create your own local news channel that is free and open to everyone. From New York to California, you can share your stories and link to communities across the continent. Help record the actions of May 1 as they happen and only how independent media can.

Submission details:

1- ANYONE can submit videos without needing extensive technical expertise, we welcome all submissions.

2- Keep it video-bloggy, keep it local -- no need for elaborate production. Edit as much as you have time for.

3- The ideal video for this project is probably 5-10 minutes long. Videos can be as long or short as you prefer -- the main limitation is the size of the video file, you probably want to keep it under 40 MB if possible, otherwise it will take too long for viewers to download.

4-Your video file needs to be in a format that plays in QuickTime version 7 -- so the following formats *are* acceptable: .mov, .mp4, .mpeg. The following formats are *not* acceptable: .wmv, .avi.

Submit your video -- more instructions will be posted very soon at: http://www.mediarights.org/may1

Do you know someone documenting the event? Pass on this on and help spread the word!!