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Research and Storytelling: Building Power, Creating Change

Posted in Media Action Grassroots Network, Media Justice, Racial Justice, Rural Media, Social Justice, tagged , , , , on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I recently led a training with seven organizations on digital storytelling.  All had one thing in common.  They were all featured case studies in a report titled “Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities” published by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. The report “looks at data from 15 Minnesota nonprofits, which shows high return on investments and [...]

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When Media is in Our Own Hands: Storytelling as Organizing

Posted in Communication Rights, Digital Divide, Internet for Everyone, Media Action Grassroots Network, Media Justice, Racial Justice, Social Justice, tagged , , , , , , on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Storytelling predates the written word. People have been telling stories for as long as we have had speech. Stories are learned image-by-image, rather than word-by-word, and are retold from the heart. Throughout history, stories have been used to educate, express, advocate and organize. It is through the sharing of stories [...]

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I am, we are, POWERFUL!

Posted in Communication Rights, Digital Divide, Media Action Grassroots Network, Media Justice, Racial Justice, Social Justice on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The ¡Justice/Justicia 2.0! initiative is a new program at Main Street Project.  Grounded in a media justice approach, the program was designed to support rural Latin@s, other communities of color and allies to use interactive Web 2.0 technologies, including blogs, Facebook and Twitter to advocate for immigrant rights and other issues important to their communities, [...]

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