At the National Conference on Media Reform (NCMR) last month, MAG-Net member PhillyCAM produced a livestream TV program featuring MAG-Net members and Campaign for Prison Phone Justice partners.
On August 31st the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to block AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile. Blocking this merger was a major victory for communities of color, rural communities and America’s poor. Help us thank the DOJ for listening to our concerns.
Call 1.888.638.1150 x1 and let them know what blocking this merger means to YOU and YOUR community.
If AT&T takes over T‐Mobile, it will be a disaster for all mobile phone users. The takeover will stifle information, choice, innovation and jobs, and lead to higher prices for mobile devices. Tell Congress to oppose this deal!
If AT&T takes over T-Mobile, it will be a disaster for all mobile phone users -- especially people of color and low-income communities. Sign our petition telling the FCC and DOJ to block this takeover.
Recent newspaper reports revealed the existence of a massive domestic surveillance program being carried out by the National Security Agency (NSA). Millions of call records, emails and documents are being collected of the customers from some of the major telephone and Internet companies regardless of whether they've ever been suspected of a crime. Sign this letter to Congress calling on a full investigation and the repeal of this unlawful surveillance.
This divide-and-conquer story pitting public workers against taxpayers amounts to a race-to-the-bottom for all workers. Bryan Mercer of Media Mobilizing Project and Betty Yu of Center for Media Justice break down where we are right now in the labor movement, and why independent media and the larger fight for media justice is crucial in the fight for workers' rights.
From Zombie Flash Mobs, to the recent Philly Student Walkout, PSU has been inspiring in their use of cultural strategies and community organizing techniques to garner media coverage and amplify student voices in the fight for education justice. Check out our Q&A with Sharron Snyder to find out more about their work here.
The AMC is a collaboratively-designed and participant-driven conference. This year's media justice track, entitled "Engaging Power: Media Rights & Our Movements" at AMC (happening in Detroit from June 20th-23rd) is being coordinated by the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net). Learn more here and register today
May 1st marks May Day, also known as International Workers Day. On May 1st, 1886, nearly a half a million immigrants went on a general strike to fight for a 8-hour workday. Over a hundred years later, starting in 2006, again millions of immigrant workers and supporters participated in May Day protests against H.R. 4437, a draconian anti-immigrant bill. Even today, the majority of May Day protests are led by immigrants.
Currently, the immigrant rights movement is continuing its fight for comprehensive immigration reform--working to create a pathway to citizenship for many of the 11 million undocumented individuals in this country. At the same time, the corporate media depicts undocumented immigrants as job stealers, lazy welfare cheats, and possible "terrorist" all at the same time. This false narrative not only hurts immigrant communities, it also impacts our ability to move any transformative policy. How can the media justice and immigrant rights movements work together more effectively to uplift the stories of those families most directly impacted by bad legislation, border security and deportations? How are the online and office privacy and rights of immigrants being violated by the U.S. Government?
This Digital Dialogue will bring together organizers, media justice activists, journalists, cultural workers and policy experts who are working to advance a immigrant rights agenda that upholds the dignity, labor and human rights of immigrant communities. On the call we will hear about the various storytelling, media making and cultural strategies to advance this fight.