AMC 2008

SPEAK Women of Color Media Collective and members of the Radical Women of Color blog ring have kicked off a fundraising campaign to cover their travel expenses to Detroit. You can donate by clicking the links below, following the instructions and clicking the paypal donate button.

Every donation makes a difference, and your support is greatly appreciated.

kameelah writes.
little black book.
RGV goes to the AMC.
cripchick.
Writeous Sister Speaks.
Mamita Mala.
Tigera Consciente.
A Womyn's Ecdysis.
Having Read the Fine Print.

THE LAST DAY TO RESERVE HOUSING IN THE DORMS is Friday, May 30th.

Also, the INFO section of the AMC website has undergone a massive overhaul. This is your portal to everything you need to know about transportation, food, and housing at the AMC, and much more.

KIDS TRACK

Kids are welcome at the AMC! We believe it is important to introduce media techniques to children and engage them as media makers who have an important voice and point of view. Throughout the weekend there will be a mini Kid's Track of sessions happening in the childcare area, focused on how children can use several different forms of creative media as a form of protest, action and self-expression. Sessions include 'Letter Writing as Activism for Kids and Young People' and 'Kids Making Zines.' We are still accepting session proposals for the Kid's Track! If you want more information or to submit a proposal please email nadia (AT) alliedmediaconference.org.

And if you think it's awesome that kids are welcome at the AMC, please be sure to check "I want to donate $3 for childcare" when you Register.

WE ARE SO EXCITED to announce the keynote for the 10th annual Allied Media Conference:

Regress, Plateau or Evolve-- a multi-dimensional look at the future and our media's role in shaping in.

AND the line-up for the Saturday night (6/21)  Emergence Music Event-- an unrelentingly dope night of media-music to mobilize the movement.

Click on the links above to get all the details.

Click here for descriptions of 18 workshops, panels and film-screenings that will give you a glimpse of how sweet the AMC will be this year. 

This is only about 30% of the conference content so look out for a lot more sweetness in the coming days. 

The conference this year features several tracks-- think less “railroad tracks” that would route your interest in a particular direction and more “animal tracks” that end up criss-crossing each other repeatedly as they travel in unexpected patterns… 

The tracks at this year’s AMC are: the INCITE! Women and Trans People of Color Media Track, the How-to Track, the Media Policy Track, the Popular Education Track and the Youth Media Track.

Like radio waves emanating from the epicenter, the AMF kicks-off this weekend in two cities that are close to the AMC heart: Ann Arbor, MI and Bowling Green, OH (both on April 11th). Then it's a straight shot down I-75 to Gainsville, FL (on April 12th).

It's NOT TOO LATE to get in on the action! Host a benefit event in your town to help youth, and other people from your community who need it, make it to Detroit this summer (click "Read More" below for details).

Ann Arbor

Hosted by The B Side and Josh Redd Sanchez.
April 11th @ The Neutral Zone (Ann Arbor's Teen Center) 310 E. Washington. All-ages. $5 student / $7 general admission. 7:00pm - 11:00pm.
Featuring: 1 2 3, Boxcars, Actual Birds, Incisor, F.A.S., Power Duo (From the Macpodz), Texas Prison Rodeo, Night Bringer and Canada

Bowling Green

Hosted by Electronic Enlightenment.
April 11th @ The Beat, 109 S. Main St. All-ages, 21 + to drink, $5 admission. 8:00pm - 2:00am.
Featuring: All-female electronic music from across the Midwest... Lady Bandit, tiKa, DJ Ororo, Damselfly and Raskalz

Gainsville

Hosted by Denise Aguero.
April 12th @ The Kickstand. All ages. $5. 10:00pm.
Featuring: Scum of the Earth, Mercy and more TBA

And in the coming months, look-out for:

Durham, NC

April-- A house party hosted by Southerners on New Ground
May-- A concert featuring local Durham soul artists
May-- A teen party featuring the DJs of Youth Noise Network and Spirithouse
June--True School Prom hosted by 9th Wonder

NYC

Hosted by Peoples Production House.
May 16th @ The Brecht Forum
Featuring the youth MCs and Djs of Hook Productions, plus more TBA

Detroit

Hosted by Allied Media Projects.
May 23rd @ The Bohemian National Home

INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence Presents
a Women of Color / Trans Folks of Color Track
at the 2008 Allied Media Conference: June 20 - 22 | Detroit, MI

As women and trans people of color making media that directly mingles our personal lives with the political issues we speak on, we face daily racialized, sexualized intimidation, but facing it in isolation from each other is more dangerous. We believe as Audre Lorde did that "it is better to speak, knowing we were never meant to survive." The community of support we create through the INCITE! Track at the Allied Media Conference is vital to our survival as women and trans people of color making media and organizing to end violence within our communities. Equally vital, is the exchange of brilliant ideas, which takes place when we come together. We are all pushing the boundaries of what media is capable of and sharing the lessons of that experience with each other. Please join us in Detroit this June.

Hello. Here's some info you need to know about...

1. AMC Sponsorships!
2. Session Proposals!
3. Registration!
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1. AMC Sponsorships

Thank you to our sponsors. Without them, we would have to go asking Comcast and AT&T for sponsorships. (JUST KIDDING!)

But seriously, sponsorship is our most important source of funding after conference registrations. Nearly all money from sponsorships and over a third of the entire conference budget goes towards expanding participation in the AMC.

Looking at the session proposals that have come in, we can already tell, this is going to be THE BEST AMC EVER. Seriously-- they are so awesome. And we CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH we appreciate each and every one of you who busted ass to get a session proposal in on time.

A lot of people have asked for more time, so we're going to extend the deadline to March 28th. Go now to the session proposal form.

And now, with the passing of the Spring equinox and daylight savings time, it's time to start making your plans to come to Detroit. You can start by REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE. This is a wonderful form of financial, psychological and emotional support to conference organizers!

~The AMC08 Crew

One of the things we love about holding the AMC at Wayne State is hosting the conference in the McGregor Conference Center. The building was designed in the 1950s by Minoru Yamasaki, considered a master of "romanticized modernism." The crystalline structure of the building is nice to look at and all the rooms receive lots of sunlight. The rooms on the first and second levels open into a two story corridor that runs down the middle, which is great for encouraging interaction between AMC sessions. And there's purple carpeting.

How about registering for the AMC right now?

Dear AMC Community,

The time is now to submit a session proposal.

Even if you don't want to lead it, submit a proposal for a session you would like to see!

Deadline for proposals is March 21st (in 9 days!) has been extended to March 28.

We can't wait to hear from you.

The AMC O8 Organizers