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AMP partners with the Open Technology Institute to launch Digital Stewards Program
Communication is a fundamental human right. The Digital Stewards Program is an effort to actualize that right at the neighborhood-level in Detroit. This 10-week training, already underway, prepares teams of community organizers, people with construction skills and techies to design and deploy communications infrastructure with a commitment to the Detroit Digital Justice Principles.
TODAY: "Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age" book event
The idea that technology will pave the road to prosperity has been promoted through boom and bust. We hear that Facebook and Twitter create democratic revolutions across the globe.
But is this just magical thinking?
TONIGHT: #debate2012 #mediajustice "TwitChat"
Tonight, October 16, during the presidential debate, Allied Media Projects is joining a "TwitChat" to discuss presidential priorities and the impact on media, technology, culture, and local communities.
This "TwitChat" is hosted by Prometheus Radio Project, Media Action Grassroots Network, Allied Media Projects, and smartMeme. Join the conversation with the Twitter hashtags #debate2012 #mediajustice.
AMP Camp 2012: Education for a more just, creative, and collaborative world
Now in its second year, Allied Media Project's Detroit Future Schools program is growing a network of teachers, artists and students who are committed to transforming the purpose and practice of education in Detroit. Essential to the formation of this network is a 5-day intensive training called AMP Camp, which prepares teachers and artists to enter the school year with a shared vision and purpose.
Detroit Digital Justice Coalition featured in Colorlines Magazine and MSNBC
As a member of the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition, Allied Media Projects has been supporting the construction of community wireless networks in several Detroit neighborhoods. Last week, this work was highlighted in a great article by Jamilah King for Colorlines Magazine.