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Propose a Track for AMC2011 + More News!
Today we officially start organizing the 2011 Allied Media Conference. It will be here before you know it. Since the Summer, we've been surveying AMC participants and interviewing the coordinators of last AMC's 14 tracks. With everything we learned through that process, we improved the track organizing process and created a comprehensive AMC Tracks Frequently Asked Questions document. This FAQ contains everything you need to know before proposing a track.
Detroit Digital Justice Coalition Awarded $2 Million to Enhance Local Information Economy
Detroit, September 28 2010 – The Detroit Digital Justice Coalition (DDJC), in partnership with Michigan State University, is receiving approximately $2 million in federal stimulus funds to support its community organizing and economic development efforts in the Detroit area.
AMP & Ruth Ellis Center Create Documentary on Voguing
Allied Media Projects ran a "Train-the-Trainers" video production class for the Ruth Ellis Center, a residential and drop-in center for Detroit LGBTQ youth. Through the class, Ruth Ellis youth produced a documentary on voguing. Voguing is a highly-stylized modern house dance started in New York clubs in the 80s that lives on in the African American LGBTQ community and brings together Ruth Ellis Center's youth.