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"Bridge" Activities From the AMC to the U.S. Social Forum

Every year at the Allied Media Conference, we build communications infrastructure that stays in Detroit beyond the conference.  Last year, we encouraged AMC participants to spend the week following the AMC in Detroit to launch the radio station and recording studio at Hush House in the Northwest Goldberg neighborhood. This year, we are planning three projects that will start during the AMC and continue in the days after. Each of these projects are co-hosted by local organizations.  They form a "bridge" of activities between the AMC and U.S. Social Forum (happening immediately following the AMC), and offer a way for Detroiters and visitors to share knowledge and build community together. 

Detroit Summer "Another Detroit is Happening" Mural

The Detroit Summer Live Arts Media Project will launch an interactive community mural project around the theme of "Another Detroit is Happening."  Leading up to the AMC, Detroit Summer youth will develop the mural concept through conversations with elders, farmers, artists, activists and other community-transformers. In the Rad Art track of the AMC, Detroit Summer will partner with the Beehive Design Collective and the Justseeds Artists' Cooperative to design the mural and create stencils and wheat pastings that will be incorporated into the mural.  Following the AMC from June 21 - 27 during the USSF, there will be opportunites for small groups of people to help install the murals.  Contact Jon A. Blount with interest in joining the mural-painting crew: jonblnt [AT] gmail [DOT] com . Please put "DS Mural" in the subject line of your message.

Community Wi-Fi Build

The Detroit Digital Justice Coalition is working to establish community wireless networks in neighborhoods throughout Detroit.  Join the DDJC and the Open Technology Initiative, starting June 18th in the AMC Media Lab to build wireless routers and program them with open source software. This wi-fi build is part of the DIY Technology track. Be a part of the installation at the Hush House (6179 Wabash) in the Northwest Goldberg neighborhood and Spaulding Courts (2737 - 2747 Rosa Parks Blvd.) in North Corktown. The big installation day is June 22. Contact Diana to get involved: diana [AT] alliedmediaconference [DOT] org

Radio station at Michigan Welfare Rights Office

Every year at the AMC, Prometheus Radio Project partners with a local grassroots organization to build a participatory streaming radio station. This year, starting June 18th, the Radio Active track will partner with the Medios Caminantes Spanish-language track to train AMC participants in all aspects of radio production, from radio technology to story production, to station management.  Participants will have the chance to apply their skills, producing radio for the Prometheus Radio webstream at the Peoples Media Center, in Cobo Hall, from June 21 -27 during the USSF.  Contact Andalusia Knoll for more information: andalusia [AT] prometheusradio [DOT] org