SCHEDULE -- EVENTS/PANELS -- LOCATION -- CONTACT -- SPONSORS -- PARTICIPANTS
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-Friday March 24th-
5-7pm Plenary Session (Olin-Rice 150)
Timothy Russo of Indymedia-Chiapas and Communicadores Populares por la Autonomía (COMPPA) will be coming all the way from southern Mexico to share stories of the role that community and independent media has played in Mesoamerican social movements.
-Saturday March 25th
(Registration throughout the day)
10:30-11:00am Introductions and Opening (4th Floor Old Main)
11:00am-1:00pm (4th Fl. Old Main)
The Electromagnetic Enclosures: How Media Activists Are Fighting For Open Communications
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conversation with Pete Tridish, Prometheus Radio Project, about the emergence of the pirate radio movement, the legal low power radio stations that it spawned, the media ownership battle, and the future of the electromagnetic spectrum. Lunch will be provided.
1-2:20 Session 1
Reclaiming your Visual Landscape (4th Fl. Old Main)
Josh Macphee, artist, activist, and author of Stencil Pirates will discuss the history, present, and future of street art.
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The Movement is the Message (1st Fl. Old Main)
Independent media networks and media activism panel/discussion with local TC mediamakers and activists from TC-Indymedia, the Counter-Propaganda Coalition, Twin Cities Media Alliance, and others.
2:30-3:50 Session 2 (1st Fl. Old Main)
DIY Skillshare!! Don't like the media? Then go out and make some of your own! In this session, you will have the chance to learn how to make your own 'zines, stencils, and even how to start a radio station.
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Community TV- A panel discussion with Daniel Bergin of Twin Cities Public Television (TPT), Leslie Reindl of Altera Vista, and Mike Wassenaar of Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN).
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Will the Revolution be Wireless? Panel on Community Wireless (or lack thereof) in the Twin Cities and the Digital Divide. Presenters will include Cam Gordon (Mpls. City Council Member), Becca Vargo Daggett (Director, Municipal Telecom Project, Insitute for Local Self-Reliance), and Lee Helgen (St. Paul City Council Member)
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Politics and the Media- a discussion on the role of mainstream and alternative media in the political process with Jesse Mortenson (Green Party 64a MN House candidate), Michael Cavlan (GP US Senate candidate), and Representative John Lesh (District 66)
4:00-4:30 THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF TC-INDYMEDIA (Weyerhaeuser Boardroom)
What is Indymedia? Where did it come from? How do I use it? How can I get involved? All of these questions will be answered during this brief presentation.
4:00-5:30 Make-Your-Own-Conference
This is your time to table (Weyerhaeuser Boardroom) and network with other mediamakers in your format or community, making connections and building solidarity to strengthen the movement. You may also set up your own workshop or panel during this time if you feel that the organizers of the conference have left out an important topic.
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TC Student Media networking session, 1st Fl. Old Main- a space for all student media producers and producers of student media to discuss possibilities for collaboration, movement, and mutual aid, etc.
5:30-7:30 Media Justice Plenary Panel (Weyerhaeuser Chapel)
This panel will focus on the movement and concept of Media Justice and the importance of self-representation for marginalized communities. Participants include Amalia Anderson (Main Street Project), Winfred Payne (Alternatives USA), Farheen Hakim (community activists and former GP Mpls. mayoral candidate), and Rachel Raimos (scholar, educator, and activist). Click here for more information about the Media Justice movement.