news

Sept. 24: Free "Envisioning Media Justice" workshop; DCTV, New York, N.Y.

"Envisioning Media Justice"
Co-Presented/Sponsored by the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition (NYCGMC) and the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAGNet)
Wed, September 24th @ DCTV @ 6:00pm
Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV),
87 Lafayette Street between White & Walker in Chinatown3rd Floor
(Take the 6/N/R/Q/J/Z to Canal St. or the A/C to Canal St.)

**Please RSVP by using the following link: http://www.mnn.org/en/rsvp-envisioning-media-justice-wednesday-sept-24th**

NYC - You spoke and we listened. You said you wanted workshops and skills building activities year-round and a chance to connect with other independent media makers and organizers in our city.

We're thrilled to announce the latest installment of our "Make This NetWork" event series - to help build the skills and collaborations needed for our communities to communicate and organize effectively.

Event Breakdown:

6pm-7:15 - Mix and mingle with folks organizing for media justice in NYC. Refreshments will be served.

7:15-8:30pm - MAGNet will lead an interactive workshop: ENVISIONING MEDIA JUSTICE to strategize how to best direct a media justice agenda in our city.

*Don't have time to attend both? Feel free to come just for one, or stay for both parts!

Workshop Description:
In the face of increased media consolidation, we are witnessing an erosion of independent voices in the media landscape, the shrinking of public media resources and a lack of accountability by corporate media conglomerates to serve the people's interest. Organizing for media justice means confronting and transforming the structural racism, economic injustice and corporate control in our media and communications systems.

At the 2008 NYC Grassroots Media Conference "Speaking Truth to Power: Media Justice in our Communities" we explored how to empower disenfranchised communities - those most affected by media injustice - to fight for transformation of the media system. But this conversation isn't over.

Building on the ideas we shared back in March we are inviting conference attendees, social justice organizers, media makers, activists and concerned individuals to join us in an interactive workshop and discussion about the impact of corporate media on our communities, and how we can work together to advance a media justice agenda.

Co-Sponsoring Organizations:

Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net)
MAG-Net has been working to create a vibrant, independent, and publicly accountable media system that serves our communities' needs and protects our communications and cultural right through regional actions and national alliance building. MAG-Net is building strategies that advance a media system that support basic rights and social justice values of fairness, respect, democracy and political engagement.

The NYC Grassroots Media Coalition (NYCGMC)
The goals of the NYCGMC are to strengthen and unify the networks of local grassroots media makers to better serve the communities of New York City .

**This program is made possible with support from the North Star Fund and the Citizens Committee for New York