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Amc2014 Program for Web.Pdf Obsidian Blues Social Justice performance Troupe No TVs WELCOME TO your AMC base March the Mask 4620 CASS AVE Closing day of AMC, cass & Alexandrine 313-831-1400 Obsidianblues.com &+,1(6( 3(23/( ($7 +(5( '$,/<',0680)8//%$5686+, 4710 Cass Avenue, Detroit 313.974.7669 midtownshangri-la.com ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE 2014 contents 2 welcome to the amc 4 amp network principles 6 amptalk 9 schedule overview 12 tracks 21 ongoing activities 27 thursday, june 19 35 friday, june 20 81 saturday, june 21 127 sunday, june 22 153 sponsors & funders 154 credits 157 get involved with allied media projects 159 safety at the amc 162 places to eat 169 getting around detroit 173 ads 181 maps c o n t AMC Wayne State Wireless Login e n USER*: ab0227g32 t PASSWORD*: rSYk9oFe s * case sensitive Or… Magic Net A mesh network built by the Digital Stewards for AMC2014 1 INTRODUCTION CREATE welcome to the 16th annual allied media conference! This program book presents the more than 200 sessions, meet-ups, activities, and special events of AMC2014 – all entry-points to the universe of media-based organizing. At the AMC, we define “media-based organizing” as the use of media, art, or technology to advance a more just, creative, and collaborative world. You will find hands-on workshops on everything from data w encryption technologies to gender non-conforming fashion, e l from data visualization to Detroit dance traditions. c o m e You will find strategy sessions and panels that weave new connections between movements for social change, while asking critical questions about how we “move” and what we’re moving towards. 2 ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE 2014 CONNECT TRANSFORM At night you will find some of the best dance parties of your life. Chill time with new friends, or simply getting some rest, are also great options! If you feel daunted by the task of choosing between 10, or 12, or 16 intriguing sessions all happening at once, you can turn to the “Tracks” and “Ongoing” sections of the program book. These lighted paths of content can help you navigate the wilds of the AMC by pointing you to the sessions or activities that might align best with your interests. Of course it is always advisable to go o! the path – don’t just stick to the places that seem most comfortable! Seek out the unfamiliar at the AMC and keep an open heart and mind. You will most likely be delighted. w e l c Be sure to travel between practice, theory, and play. Take good o care of yourself and others. Enjoy AMC2014! m e 3 INTRODUCTION allied media projects network principles We are making an honest attempt to solve the most significant problems of our day. We are building a network of people and organizations that are developing long-term solutions based on the immediate confrontation of our most pressing problems. Wherever there is a problem, there are already people acting on the problem in some fashion. Understanding those actions is the starting point for developing e!ective strategies to resolve the problem, so we focus on the solutions, not the problems. We emphasize our own power and legitimacy. We presume our power, not our powerlessness. p r i We spend more time building than attacking. n c i We focus on strategies rather than issues. p l e s The strongest solutions happen through the process, not in a moment at the end of the process. 4 ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE 2014 The most e!ective strategies for us are the ones that work in situations of scarce resources and intersecting systems of oppression because those solutions tend to be the most holistic and sustainable. Place is important. For the AMC, Detroit is important as a source of innovative, collaborative, low-resource solutions. Detroit gives the conference a sense of place, just as each of the conference participants bring their own sense of place with them to the conference. We encourage people to engage with their whole selves, not just with one part of their identity. We begin by listening. SEE ALSO: Principles of the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition http://detroitdjc.org/principles/ p NETWORK PRINCIPLES r i n c i p l e s 5 INTRODUCTION amptalk: talk.alliedmedia.org Browse AMC sessions: talk.alliedmedia.org/amc2014/sessions Browse AMC sessions and filter by track or practice space, location, or day/time. You can bookmark sessions that you want to attend. Comment on and document AMC sessions Take notes on sessions and post your reflections via comment, tweet, and Etherpad. You will need to create an account in order to post if you do not already have one. Below each session description in this program booklet are urls that will direct you to each session’s discussion page. Twitter users may tweet comments to the discussion pages for each session by using the assigned hashtags. In order for your tweets to appear on session discussion pages, you will need to use both of the assigned hashtags, for example: #AMC2014 and #REALLYRAD for the “Really Rad Radio/TV Station” Practice Space. a m p t a l k 6 ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE 2014 how to use amptalk forums o start a discussion or share an article on the Newswire: talk.alliedmedia.org/newswire o add +1 to posts that you like. Upvoted posts will be shared out via the @AMP_talk Twitter and RSS feeds o look for AMC rideshares or housing on the Housing forum and Rideboard FOLLOW @ALLIE DMEDIACONF FOR UPDATES a m p t a l k 7 MEDIA-BASED ORGANIZING ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE 2014 schedule overview thursday, june 19 9:00am Registration Opens !MCGREGOR CONFERENCE CENTER] 10:00am - 5:00pm Network Gatherings 5:00pm - 7:00pm Break 7:00pm - 11:00pm Welcome to AMC2014 Open Mic Event !FURNITURE FACTORY] friday, june 20 8:00AM Registration opens !MCGREGOR CONFERENCE CENTER] 9:00AM - 10:30AM Session Block 1 11:00AM - 12:30PM Session Block 2 12:30PM - 2:00PM Break / Lunch Caucuses (12:45PM - 1:45PM) 2:00PM -3:30PM Session Block 3 4:00PM - 5:30PM Session Block 4 5:45PM - 7:00PM Opening Ceremony !COMMUNITY ARTS AUDITORIUM] 7:30PM - 9:30PM Break / Dinner Caucuses s o c v 8:00PM - 1:00AM Bowling / Karaoke Extravaganza h e !MAJESTIC THEATER COMPLEX] e r d v u i l e e w 9 SCHEDULE OVERVIEW saturday, june 21 8:00AM Registration opens !MCGREGOR CONFERENCE CENTER] 9:00AM - 10:30AM Session Block 5 11:00AM - 12:30PM Session Block 6 12:30PM - 2:00PM Lunch Break / Caucuses (12:45PM - 1:45PM) 2:00PM - 3:30PM Session Block 7 4:00PM - 5:30PM Session Block 8 5:30PM - 8:00PM Dinner Break / Caucuses (6:00PM - 8:00PM) 8:00PM - 2:00AM AMC Music !MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROIT] sunday, june 22 10:00AM - 11:30AM Session Block 9 11:30AM - 1:00PM Lunch Break / Caucuses (11:45 - 12:45) 1:00PM - 2:30PM Session Block 10 3:00PM - 4:30PM Session Block 11 4:30PM - 5:30PM Closing Celebration !MCGREGOR CONFERENCE CENTER] 8:00PM - 2:00AM Allied Mania !CASS CAFE] s o c v h e e r d v u i EVERYTHING IS l e SUBJECT TO CHANGE. e w !AND IF IT DOES, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW ) 10 TRACKS TRACKS tracks Tracks are series of Allied Media Conference sessions connected by a shared theme. abundant bodies media ln this track we will gather, share and celebrate the wisdom and abundance of our bodies. Abundant/thick/fat bodies are the target of so much hate, policing and negativity, even in our organizing communities. How do we unlearn mainstream ideas of what a body should look like and (re)-learn to celebrate the diversity, resilience, wisdom and beauty of all bodies? This track will explore these questions and create spaces to challenge the ongoing ways mainstream media shames and harms abundant bodies, to name fatphobia in our organizing and activism, and to create media and practical strategies for resistance, healing and community building. We will broaden the conversation around fat activism by centering this track on the voices of Indigenous, Black, people of color, dis/ abled, super-sized, trans and queer fat folks. Through workshops, panels and skillshares we will transform mainstream ideas around abundant bodies and create resilient communities, media and art centred around abundant bodies! Coordinated by Aruna Zehra, It Gets Fatter; Asam Ahmad, It Gets t Fatter; Jennifer DePoe, Fat Awesome and Queer r #AMC2014 #AbundantBodies a c k s 12 ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE 2014 building better futures through play How does play inform our social movements? Exploring how we play, and how we can build games to reflect our hopes and aspirations for the world. Games are a crucial avenue to understanding the systems we inhabit and allow us to envision new, di!erent systems. Through sharing tools and know-how to build and publish independent games, engaging in critical conversation about existing games, and relating game cultures to social justice, we are making games a more accessible medium for players and designers of all ages. Participants will work on their skills, discuss the strengths and limitations of games, and push the boundaries of what they think of as possible through this dynamic medium. Let’s play together! Coordinated by Cayden Mak, 18millionrising.org; Jonathan Beilin, Liam Liwanag Burke, Sarah Burke, Mohini Dutta, Antidote Games; Ben Norskov #AMC2014 #BBFTP creative placemaking / placekeeping What is the word for “the opposite of gentrification”? And what is the role of creativity in achieving that thing, for which we have no word? The alignment of philanthropy in recent years around t the framework of “creative placemaking” brings new urgency to r a these questions.
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