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AMC2009 was awesome!Thank you for bringing so much incredible energy to Detroit for the 11th annual Allied Media Conference, July 16-19, 2009. With the collective brilliance of the 1,000 people that participated... We built virtual bridges across militarized borders. Photo above of video chat between the Palestine Education Project Indigenous Youth Delegation and partner organizations in Palestine. Read also about the AMC2009 cross-border press conference with The People’s Front in Defense of the Land in Atenco, Mexico.
We practiced techniques for lobbying policy-makers. Networks of radical women and trans people of color media makers converged to share skills and strategize. Image taken from a piece by Radhika Singh, created during the Cyberquilting workshop at the AMC.
We hosted a live radio broadcast. We built a community radio station. Photo by Anka Karewicz
We built 10 computers using salvaged parts and open-source software. We produced a zine of letters from AMC participants to people in prison. Click on the image to download a print-ready file. Published by Black Star Publishing.
Over 30 organizations and vendors showcased their work in the exhibition area. We learned stop-motion animation. Our music was as participatory as our media at the AMC Bowling/Karaoke Party, sponsored by Consumers Union. We nurtured future generations of media activists through the Kids Track. We threw four of the best parties of the summer including the Allied Funk Party, co-hosted by 5E Gallery and Leftist Lounge. We celebrated the King of Pop.With 1,000 media makers and organizers from across North America, we convened 100 workshops, panel discussions, caucus meetings, film screenings, Detroit tours, art exhibits and music events. We learned about cell-phone journalism and investigative reporting. We strategized around how to capture federal stimulus funds to build community Internet infrastructure. We reflected on the decline of corporate media and realized that we are the journalists we've been waiting for. We learned how to run live audio for music events, how to screenprint and make stencils, and how to use comedy and theater for organizing. We built a bike-powered generator to run a desktop computer. We did yoga and accupuncture. We learned about publication and copyright issues for writers. We called policymakers and demanded expanded access to Low Power FM. We discussed how to analyze and re-mix pop culture. Disability activists developed media projects to move from pity to pride and take action. Detroiters planned to take leadership in Michigan's new film industry. Transgender filmmakers strategized around fundraising, distribution and countering negative stereotypes. Kids learned how to make zines and designed their own radio shows. We seeded new projects and made plans for how we're going to continue working together throughout the year.  Unless otherwise noted, all photos by AJ Manoulian. The AMC is organized by Allied Media Projects and is made possible through grants from Nathan Cummings Foundation, Media Justice Fund of the Funding Exchange, Surdna Foundation, Media Democracy Fund, and the sponsorship of Consumers Union, Oakland University Dept. of Communication & Journalism, Media & Democracy Coalition, Free Press, Center for Urban Innovation, INCITE!, Prometheus Radio Project, Young Women's Empowerment Project, Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing, Media Action Grassroots Network, Great Lakes Urban Exchange, Progressive Communicators Network, Community Media Workshop, Womens Media Equity Collaborative and the National Writers Union. Thank you to all of the 2009 AMC volunteers, presenters, sponsors, donors and advisors for their generous contributions of time, energy and resources. Thank you to all of the people who held spelling bees, happy hours, dance parties, slumber parties, SPEAK CD listening parties, pancake breakfasts, empanada bake sales, weekly brunches, art auctions, car washes, acupuncture benefits, and countless other grassroots fundraisers that made it possible for so many more people to participate in the AMC this year. Special 1-Hour Broadcast from the Allied Media ConferenceWARN - We Are Ready Now! Radio Hour Long Radio Special from the Rooms and Halls of the 11th Allied Media Conference in Detroit, MI. Produced by Prometheus Radio Project, KBCS Community Radio, and Allied Media Projects.Please download this and broadcast it on your station! 7/16: D-TENSION: Special EditionPRESENTED BY DETROIT SUMMER'S LIVE ARTS MEDIA PROJECT, EMERGENCE, and ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS Kick-off party for the 11th Allied Media Conference. Thurs., July 16 @ The Furniture Factory, 4126 Third Ave. (between Willis and Alexandrine), Detroit. Dinner at 6PM. Music: 7PM - Midnight $5 suggested donation. Dinner for sale, with food provided by Louisiana Gumbo (including vegetarian/vegan options). No smoking, wheelchair-accessible venue. Hosted by Marvwon, Miz Korona and Invincible. Featuring Rebel Diaz (South Bronx NY), and DJs Mel Wonder and Sticky Niki (Detroit), with special guests Perseph 1 (Houston) Cassie (Oakland). And Detroit's own Starlet, P-Rich, Fowl, Marty_McFli, Early Mac and many more! email info@emergencemusic.net to sign up for the open mic.  7/15: "Food Security" Art Exhibit Opening ReceptionPRESENTED BY JUSTSEEDS, ALLIED MEDIA PROJETCS & the CASS COLLECTIVE Wednesday, JULY 15 at the Cass Café, 4620 Cass Ave., Detroit. (313) 831-1400. Food Security is a show that questions the systems for making safe and healthy food available to everyone, while celebrating the creative work of many Detroiters who have taken this matter into their own hands. Consisting of 20 artists from around the country associated with the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative and local artists, Food Security explores the issue of what we eat with a diversity of media, tone, and message. Food Security runs from July 12 - July 25 and is brought to you by Justseeds and the 2009 Allied Media Conference. Opening Reception: July 15, 8PM - 1AM. Performances by Blair and the Boyfriends, I, Crime, Noman, and General Population.  PHILLY: Dance Party AMC Fundraiser
Saturday, July 11, 2009, 10:00pm- 2:00am. Cha-Cha’ Razzi. 1918 Bancroft Street (Off Mifflin BTW 16th & 17th in South Philly). Beers from PHILADELPHIA BREWING COMPANY. DJs: Andalalucha, Radiorios, Precolumbian DJ, In Da Nile DANCEHALL//BAILE//FUNK// BHANGRA//DISCO//HIP HOP MIDNIGHT RAFFLE with THESE PRIZES:
All proceeds support the Prometheus Radio Project so we can attend a do a live broadcast at the AMC! Conference Program PDFClick on the image below to download the 96-page program for the 11th Allied Media Conference. Print versions of the program will be available during AMC weekend to registered conference participants.  OngoingRead about the awesome ongoing activities at the 11th AMC!
11th AMC Special EventsRest up, because you will barely have time to sleep during AMC weekend. We've got incredible nighttime events going on every night from Wednesday to Sunday. Click on the links below for more info:
"All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast" AMC benefit in Washington DC The Art + Media House and the Visions to Peace Project are collaborating to bring a delegation of DC youth media makers to the Allied Media Conference in Detroit, Michigan this July. The Allied Media Conference is an amazing 3-day conference that brings together media-makers (in the most holistic sense of the word) and social justice activists. We need your support to help get us there! Please come out to our All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast. Sunday June 28th, 11am-3pm, at the Art + Media House, 3035 15th Street NW, Washington, DC (one block from the Columbia Heights metro station on the Green line). $10-20 suggested donation (help us out however you can). Eat pancakes and sip coffee and juice. There will also be a screening of youth-produced media projects. More info: 202.319.2294 Gorgeous New FlyersHelp us promote the AMC. Please contact us if you want some flyers to distribute in your community. More resources to help you promote the AMC.    |
