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AMC2012 Reflections: Detroit Future Youth at the AMC

Detroit Future Youth (DFY) was one of the loudest and proudest delegations at this year’s Allied Media Conference. DFY is a network of 12 Detroit youth organizations who are fusing social justice organizing with creativity and digital media production.

TONIGHT: AMC2012 Opening Reception hosted by Detroit Future

Join us for an opening reception for the Allied Media Conference on Thursday, June 28, from 7pm - 11pm at The Furniture Factory, 4126 Third Street. This event is all ages and free.

Photo by Erik Howard

JUNE 9: Detroit Future Media & Detroit Future Schools Graduation, Celebration and BBQ!

Come by Allied Media Projects this Saturday, June 9, to celebrate Detroit Future Media and Detroit Future Schools participants. There will be a showcase and gallery of major media projects created over the last year. Come by and support your favorite DF artist!

Detroit Future Saturday Series: "How to communicate privately on the Internet" (April 21)

Have you ever wondered who else can read your email or chat messages? Are you curious about information privacy and corporate control of our personal data online? The analogy is often made that email is as secure and private as sending a postcard, if that. The Internet is often touted as a place to share information freely, but does that mean that all of our information should be public knowledge?
Photo by Shar McLeod

Report-back from SXSW Interactive 2012

"When they built the interstate highways through Detroit, they divided neighborhoods and paved a path to the suburbs. When we look at the digital divide, we see the information superhighway is doing the same thing: setting communities apart and giving the more affluent a path to abandon the city. For all of the Internet’s power to unite those of us who use it, how can we ensure that it does not divide us from those who don’t?"