Hey fellow activists and organizers,<br>
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Socializing for Justice (SoJust) is co-sponsoring a very cool mini-conference and we'd love you to join us! The annual <b>Be the Media! Mini-Conference</b> helps participants understand
the link between strategic communications and organizing strategies as
well as learn essential communications tools and techniques.
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<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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<b>Time:</b> 9am - 5:30pm (lunch provided)
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<b>Location:</b> Third Sector New England's NonProfit Center, 89 South Street in Boston (close to South Station)
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<b>Cost:</b> $20 - $40 sliding scale, includes lunch
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PURCHASE: <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2300454722" target="_blank">http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2300454722</a>
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<b>Be the Media 6: Communicating Hope, Visioning Justice
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</b>The conference is designed to serve change makers at levels of
communication experience including those who are doing communications
work as part of their current positions, such as organizers, executive
directors, or policy advocates.
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<b>OPENING PANEL: Communicating Hope, Visioning Justice
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In the era of increasing disparities and the specter of another
economic recession, how can social justice advocates and communicators
effectively communicate hope and optimism in the face of these
challenges? How can we echo the theme from the last U. S. Social Forum:
"Another World is Possible and Another US is Necessary"?
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Over the 12 months, we've seen an inspiring uprising of community
voices, often amongst the young, using creative communications
techniques to protest existing entrenched policies and their supporting
systemic structures, from the Arab Spring protests to the Occupy Wall
Street and Take back the City campaigns.
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The opening panel will help lead a discussion of these and recent
successes in communicating hope and visioning justice. Throughout the
conference, we'll have opportunities to explore case studies, best
practices, future challenges, and effective ways for communicating and
sustaining our hope, vision, and movement for social justice into the
future.
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The Opening Panel will be followed by 2 sessions of workshops in the morning and afternoon.
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<b>Morning Sessions from 11:15am to 1pm - You will have to choose one
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Workshop 1: Media Advocacy 101: Launching a Media Campaign (Intro / Beginner Level) - More details at <a href="http://bethemediaevent.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/workshop-1-media-advocacy-101-launching-a-media-campaign-intro-beginner-level/" target="_blank">http://bethemediaeven...</a>
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Workshop 2: New Tools for Communicating Hope (Intro / Beginner Level) - More details at <a href="http://bethemediaevent.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/workshop-2-new-tools-for-communicating-hope-intro-beginner-level-2/" target="_blank">http://bethemediaeven...</a>
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Workshop 3: Media Literacy: How it can work for you? (All Levels) - More details at <a href="http://bethemediaevent.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/workshop-3-media-literacy-how-it-can-work-for-you-all-levels/" target="_blank">http://bethemediaeven...</a>
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<b>Afternoon Sessions from 2:45pm to 4:30pm - You will have to choose one
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Workshops 4: Framing for Change (Beginner to Intermediate Levels) - More details at <a href="http://bethemediaevent.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/workshop-4-framing-for-change-beginner-to-intermediate-levels/" target="_blank">http://bethemediaeven...</a>
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Workshops 5: #OccupyMedia (Intermediate Level) - More details at <a href="http://bethemediaevent.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/workshop-5-%E2%80%9Coccupymedia-intermediate-level/" target="_blank">http://bethemediaeven...</a>
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Workshops 6: Creative Action for Moving Your Message (All Levels) - More details at <a href="http://bethemediaevent.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/workshop-6-creative-action-for-moving-your-message-all-levels/" target="_blank">http://bethemediaeven...</a>
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back in SOCIAL JUSTICE. We focus on creating welcoming spaces that
foster relationship-building across issue silos.</p>
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community that's been growing steadily since August 2006. We have 1800+
members, hosted 100+ events and manage an online hub of progressive
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