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June 17-19: Allied Media Conference, Bowling Green, OH

Have you seen The News Is What We Make It?. Media conglomeration continues to plague our media landscape and concerned media users, activists and reformers are converging at the Allied Media Conference (AMC) to find new solutions to the old problems.

From June 17-19 the AMC will host the largest gathering of grassroots media makers from all across the country at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The conference features hands-on workshops, group discussions, film screenings, artist presentations, a large exhibition hall to share, collaborate and strategize. Additionally, there is an entire day for educators to learn how to use independent media in the classroom.

MediaRights' Shira Golding and Wendy Cohen are attending and presenting 2 panles: DIY Distribution: Making an Impact and How to Run A Film Festival. Learn more about the AMC.

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Screenings

June 29: Media That Matters Film Festival at the Roxie hosted by BAVC, San Francisco: Festival partner BAVC (Bay Area Video Coalition) hosts the West Coast Premiere of the sixth annual Media That Matters Film Festival at the Roxie in San Francisco, CA. Stay tuned for details!... [more]

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Get free tools and host your own screening!
The fifth annual Media That Matters DVD is now available. You can host a screening in your community by getting the DVD from the MediaRights store and downloading the free DIY kit including handouts, evaluations and promotional tools!