Internet and Social Change: Building Culturally, Politically, and Technologically Connected Communities

A workshop

Topics:
Southeast , Film / Video / Audio / Digital , Alliance / Movement / Field Building , Leadership and Skill Development

January 9, 2016, Behailu Academy, Charlotte, NC

Internet + Social Change, Building Culturally, Polically, and Technologically Connected Communities

Program

10:30a Welcome

10:45a Introductions + Speed Dating

11:00a Spectrum mapping

11:45a Spotlight: Using the Internet for Social Change

Center for Media Justice, Steven Renderos
ColorOfChange.Org, Brandi Collins
Media Mobilizing Project, Bryan Mercer
CoWorker.Org, Michelle Miller

12:15p Lunch/Small group conversations

Education
Environmental Justice/Utility Justice
Worker Rights
Youth Organizing
Art + Culture
Economic Justice
Faith-based Action
Transportation
Criminal Justice

1:00p Tree of Community Knowledge

1:45p 2026 Vision

2:15p Closing and next steps

This workshop was made possible by:

National Sponsors: Media Democracy Fund, Arts & Democracy

Local Partners: Behailu Academy, PowerUp NC, QC Family Tree, The Tribe