Learning from Activists: Allied Media Conference 2008

My earlier posting on reaching prison populations mentioned the Allied Media Conference, an event for “alternative media makers and committed social justice activists.” The site for this conference is worth checking out. This year, the theme was: “Our Evolution Beyond Survival: Media Strategies for the Next Ten Years.”

...You know, the same stuff mainstream news organizations are worried about…

Some important communities of difference that more news orgs are trying to reach are also in the spotlight at this annual conference. If you want to learn how activists are engaging these communities—often with little or no money—consider attending next year. (Subscribe to the AMC e-mail list via their Web site for updates.)

Here’s a two-minute video recap of AMC 2008 by Steve Mansour:

Also, here’s Vanessa Miller’s excellent AMC 2008 photo slide show. It’s quite a different set of faces than you’d typically see at a media conference.

Finally, here’s the Evolving Communities Project, a featured video at AMC 2008. To create this expression of the themes of AMC 2008, independent video producer and cellist Diana Nucera led a collaborative production process involving nine-year-olds, computer graphics specialists, scientists, and youth media orgs from coast to coast. Check it out:

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