Submitted by moose on February 10, 2007 - 12:16pm.
Feb 24 2007 - 9:00am
4th Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference, Saturday Feb 24th
"Media and Movements Beyond Borders"
Saturday February 24th, 2007
New School University
65 Fifth Avenue (at 13th Street)
www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org/conference
Some of the over 40+ workshops include:
*Solidarity, Not Charity: A Youth Media Workshop on Katrina
*Grassroots Media and Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards Development
*Our World Our Mic: Creating Youth Radio Documentaries
*Prometheus Radio Project and the global community radio movement
*Crossing the Border: Hip Hop liberation, revolution and resistance
*Public Access and the State of Media: Policies That Affect Us All
*Dead Trees: Small Magazines and Newspapers in the Digital Age
*Black-Community Radio and Media Reform
*Slingshot Hip Hop: From Brooklyn to Palestine
*Art & Activism: the NYC Ghost Bike project
*Youth exploring the Root Causes of Migration
*Podcasting 101: Creating Your Own Podcast
*NODE 101 - learning how to make a videoblog
*Engaging workers through media
*New York's Wireless Future
*Youth Debate Concerns over Internet Filters, Sex Ed & Free Expression
*We are all in Darfur, and Nairobi, & Johannesburg: The African
perspective
++++ Don't miss our all day grassroots film festival, our special
youth lounge, and our Friday evening networking party. ++++++
Join us for the 4th Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference, where we
will strategize how media can be used as a tool to achieve social
justice across boundaries and beyond borders.
Register today! www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org
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Opening Reception/Networking Event (Last day to pre-register + save $)
Friday, February 23, 2007
6pm–8pm
New School University
Wollman Hall
66 W. 12th, 5th Floor
*Refreshments provided*
Registration includes general admission to the Conference, access to
all workshops, networking sessions and panels.
Registration Fees:
$5 - Youth (21 and Under) & Senior Registration
$15 - Student registration with valid ID
$20 - Pre-Registration (adult)
$25 - Student registration with valid ID Day of
$30 - Adult Registration Day of
Please contact info@nycgrassrootsmedia.org if you'd like to apply for
a scholarship, for more info or to see if you qualify.
You can register online right now online using your credit card at:
http://nycgrassrootsmedia.org/register2007_pre
You can also register and pay with cash at:
1. Bluestockings Bookstore 172 Allen Street (between Stanton and
Rivington),212.777.6028
2. VOX POP CAFE, 1022 Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218, (718) 940-2084
3. Labyrinth Books, 536 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025, Phone:
212.865.1588
You will also be able to register at the conference itself. See rates
above for day-of entrance.
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*** VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We are looking to build a team of people who would be able to
videotape or audio record workshops and panels at the conference.
Volunteers would be required to videotape/audio record 2 workshops
each in exchange for free admission to the conference.
Volunteers would need to bring and utilize their own equipment (video
camera, microphone, recorder, tripod, etc.) Videotapes, audio
recording media would be provided (videotapes, etc.)
Please contact Sasha from the organizing committee at
video@nycgrassrootsmedia.org to find out more or to volunteer your
services.
To reserve a table to promote your organization in the exhibition area
visit: www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org/table