MediaJustice Network Midwest Gathering

Interpretive services are available for this session upon request.

The MediaJustice Network invites our partners in the midwest region to gather for a one to two day long strategy session. MediaJustice Network member organizations will lead the strategy and MJ staff will support hosting a successful event. Member organizations have an opportunity to connect on regional campaigns, narrative strategies, visionary organizing and media making. The MJN Midwest Gathering aims to strengthen relationships, build a shared understanding of local and regional conditions, and create opportunities for deepening support and collaboration across issues and organizations. This call to participate is for our Network members, alumni, partners, and potential new member organizations to join for an event.

Which Network members are eligible to lead this MJN Midwest Gathering with support from MJ staff? The MJN members are: Detroit Community Technology Project, Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center, Woodlawn Community Reentry Project Chicago, School for Designing a Society, SPNN, CURA, Pueblos Midwest, Line Break Media, KRSM/Southside Media Project, Listen Up! Youth Radio, SPEAK MPLS, Voices for Racial Justice, and Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective.

MediaJustice will work with organizations to provide support in ensuring our membership can have a gathering that is safe and accessible for everyone. Depending on Network member organization’s decision making, the MediaJustice Network is prepared to support an in-person gathering at AMC, a virtual network gathering, or a hybrid event from June 30th to July 3rd. Our members in the region are tackling multiple media justice issues and leading in the areas of: Visionary organizing to stop the use of harmful electronic monitoring at the local, statewide, and federal level. Fighting surveillance capitalism and stopping the expansion of Project Green Light and related facial recognition technologies. Connecting immigrant justice and indigenous sovereignty struggles in the midwest. Visionary organizing to utilize media to create, broadcast and produce stories centered in the narratives that embolden our fights for justice. Visionary organizing strategies on community technology and data. Media liberation strategy session on how to fight copaganda .

We are excited to build power with our network membership to tackle urgent, and ongoing media justice fights to build a world where we are all represented, connected, and free! Our team is mobilizing our membership in other regions as well. For questions and to schedule a Network member chat, please reach our Membership Organizer adrian[@]mediajustice.org and CC our Network Director teresa[@]mediajustice.org .