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Joshua Breitbart is the Policy Director for People's Production House and a member of the Allied Media Projects board of directors. He began his life in participatory media as a founder of Brooklyn’s Rooftop Films in 1997, now one of the largest film festivals in New York and definitely the most enjoyable. From 2000-2005, Josh helped organize the global Indymedia movement, nurturing Independent Media Centers throughout the United States, in South America, and in Africa. As a member of the NYC IMC and an editor of indymedia.org, he helped coordinate coverage of several major events, including the 2004 Republican National Convention, the worldwide antiwar protests of February 15, 2003, and September 11th. He worked with Clamor Magazine as a Consulting Editor from 2001-2004 and co-produced the Allied Media Conference from 2002-2007. In recent years, Josh has followed his passion for community-controlled communications infrastructure into the field of Internet policy. At People's Production House, he coordinates the Digital Expansion Initiative, which recently released it's first long-format video, "The Internet is Serious Business." Josh contributes a monthly column on technology in New York City for Gotham Gazette.