SM/DR is being called to look at new developments in technology, social
media, journalism and the creative world<b> from the perspective of
grassroots movements for social justice. </b>We’re also interested to
discuss and debate some of the key issues facing creators and
progressive organizers today.<br>
<br>The conference will kick off on Friday Oct. 21st at MIT Room 10-250
with a Town Hall Meeting on Media and Democracy. The event will feature
an expert panel - including New York Times' Brian Stelter and Free Press' Craig Aaron - that will reflect on the future of journalism, media and democracy
through the lens of the new documentary Page One. <br><br>With the Internet
surpassing print as our main news source and newspapers all over the
country going bankrupt, Page One chronicles the transformation of the
media industry at its time of greatest turmoil. A number of clips from
the film will be shown, each will be discussed by the panel in turn,
then the floor will be turned over to the audience to help determine
what this development means for our democracy - and for grassroots
social movements working to revive it.<br>
<br>The conference proper will begin on Saturday Oct. 22nd at Lesley
University's Doble Campus, and will feature panels focusing on our
Social Movements/Digital Revolutions theme. The rest of the weekend will
be filled out with a number of workshops on related topics and
practical tutorials on social media and digital media.<br>
<br>From activists looking for an introduction to our crucial technologies to experience electronic campaigners, the conference will have many opportunities to learn and grow. It will also feature plenaries involving activists from Madison, WI, from England's student movement and Egypt's democracy movement; among our workshops will be sessions on Wikileaks and its local implementations, the use of Facebook to challenge deportations, hands-on privacy exercises, and the like.<br>
<br>Join on on October 21, 22 and 23!<br><br>Conference website: <a href="http://digitalmediaconference.org">http://digitalmediaconference.org</a><br>Download conference flyers here: <a href="http://bit.ly/oLQdOu">http://bit.ly/oLQdOu</a><br>
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