As I write this article, The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) (a massive international trade pact pushed by the U.S. government at the behest of transnational corporations) is moving ahead. The TPP is another secretive, multi-nation trade agreement that could extend restrictive intellectual property laws across the globe. In fact, it’s set to become the largest Free Trade Agreement in the world.
Part of the work of organizing and communications strategy is to break out of the box. There are some awesome examples out there of how this can be done through culture jamming and other tactics that connect your work to pop culture.
Last week, I had the great fortune of participating in a passionate discussion with a set of brilliant and effective leaders on what some call the "progressive project", in reference to the long-term goals and strategies of a broadly defined progressive movement.
At Center for Media Justice we use storytelling every day—in fact, it’s one of our most powerful tools—and this is especially true in our advocacy.
Center for Media Justice and Consumers Union, hosted a Knowledge Exchange in Washington D.C. with a very specific task: to draft a wireless bill of rights that protects the interest of communities of color.
Right now, we have the opportunity of a lifetime to empower our communities through radio. The Federal Communications Commission this year voted to clear the airwaves and expand community radio across the U.S.! This is our chance to own media that reflects our voices, culture, and stories. Low power FM community radio stations are media outlets that Read more
Art + Culture + Media Rights & Access equals a portal for discovery and change, and for the artists working for social justice, art is as much about power as it is the craft. PledgeMusic artist and activist Erin Mckeown talks about the importance of media justice and invites you to join the fight
We have a guest blog from Professor Nekima Levy-Pounds, Esq., associate professor of law at University of St. Thomas School of Law and director of the Community Justice Project (CJP), an award-winning civil rights legal clinic. Read on as the professor talks about why the Right to Call home campaign is about much more than phone bills - there are silent victims that deserve to be heard.
Center for Media Justice is proud to congratulate our Network Manager, Betty Yu on being awarded the 2012 Create Change: Public Artist Residency with the Laundromat Project in New York City.
It’s commonly thought that if messages explain the problem, audiences—often broad, loosely defined audiences—will care. The reality is that you have to put in more work than that.