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The world we must be ready for

Sep 23, 2008"We wanted to create a world for you, a world that looks back a decade and to the beginning, that looks forward a decade and beyond imagination. We wanted to create a world beyond the media of now where a voice speaks at you and you can’t respond –- tonight you will hear many voices from all around you, from those not in the room, from those who are never heard. Speak back, revel in the experience of each other tonight, this is the world we will be heard in, the world we will create, the world we must be ready for."

Empowered FeFes @ AMC2008

Sep 23, 2008"This June, six members of the Empowered Fe Fes group of girls with disabilities traveled to Detroit for the Allied Media Conference, a conference for media makers for social justice. This was a trip of many firsts. For most it was their first time on a trip without their parents, first time speaking in public and networking with activists, first time managing a PA, and first time out in the “night life” to name a few."

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Transborder Immigration Project

Sep 23, 2008Just Seeds reports on Ricardo Dominguez's presentation on the Transborder Immigration Project at AMC2008.

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What its about

Sep 23, 2008"This is what the AMC is about, having folks tell their own stories instead of expecting mass media to do it for them. How many times do you see folks with disabilities even represented on the screen? and when they are, it's really negative. And here are these girls, totally bringing it by creating films that are creative, fun, and can be used for organizing."

A whole bunch of the 2008 AMC condensed into two minutes

Jul 13, 2008Check out Steven Mansour's AMC slideshow!

[Also see in the post below the awesome video from Steven's workshop.]