Occupy Phoenixville is expanding into film, launching their own Films For Action chapter representing the Phoenixville area. We're hitting the ground running with two film screenings coming up in January (more details coming soon). Using this website and regular public film screenings, we're aiming to provide our city with a vibrant, independent alternative to the mainstream media. Ultimately...
This tutorial video offers step by step instructions on how to add an independent news headline. Headlines are news stories, editorials, or articles that are republished from other sources. Adding content to the site is easy and takes under 2 minutes once you're familiar with the process.
We're excited to announce the launch of our ninth Films For Action city chapter representing Taos, New Mexico! Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission:Our Taos chapter website aims to provide a definitive web-based resource for the social change community of Taos, New Mexico. By providing a robust set of...
Via our local chapter, Films For Action SF aims to provide a definitive online space where people can find out what's happening in the San Francisco bay social change community. In these times of great change, we believe the role of media must expand - that there is a vitally underserved need for a local news and event hub that is dedicated to representing the voices of the people and groups...
We're excited to announce the launch of our eighth Films For Action city chapter representing Toronto, Ontario Canada! Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission:Our Toronto chapter website aims to provide a definitive web-based resource for the social change community of Toronto, Canada. By providing a robust set of...
Via our local chapter, Films For Action Eugene aims to provide a definitive online space where people can find out what's happening in the Eugene social change community. In these times of great change, we believe the role of media must expand - that there is a vitally underserved need for a local news and event hub that is dedicated to representing the voices of the people and groups that...
We're excited to announce the launch of our seventh Films For Action city chapter representing Eugene, Oregon! Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission:Our Eugene chapter website aims to provide a definitive web-based resource for the social change community of Eugene, Oregon. By providing a robust set of...
We're excited to announce the launch of our sixth Films For Action city chapter representing Wichita, Kansas! Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission:Our Wichita chapter website aims to provide a definitive web-based resource for the social change community of Wichita, Kansas. By providing a robust set of...
We're excited to announce the launch of our fifth Films For Action city chapter representing Durham, North Carolina. There are so many forward-thinking, innovative groups in Durham that are doing amazing things, we can't wait to see the vision of this project start to take off. We're excited to have Derek Alan Rowe heading up the chapter, so if you'd like to get involved you can contact him via...
We're excited to announce the launch of our fourth Films For Action city chapter representing the San Francisco Bay Area, California. There are so many forward-thinking, innovative groups in San Francisco that are doing amazing things, we can't wait to see the vision of this project start to take off. We're happy to have Kenneth Fax heading up the chapter, so if you'd like to get involved you can...
We're excited to announce the launch of our third Films For Action city chapter representing Indore, India. There are so many forward-thinking, innovative groups in Indore that are doing amazing things, we can't wait to see the vision of this project start to take off. Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission: Our Indore...
Via our local chapter, Films For Action KC aims to provide a definitive online space where people can find out what's happening in the Kansas City social change community. In these times of great change, we believe the role of media must expand - that there is a vitally underserved need for a local news and event hub that is dedicated to representing the voices of the people and groups that are...
We're excited to announce the launch of our second Films For Action city chapter representing Kansas City, KS/MO. There are so many forward-thinking groups in KC that are doing amazing things, we can't wait to see the vision of this project start to take off. Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission: Our Kansas...
With the new site, Films For Action aims to provide a definitive online space where people can find out what's happening in the Lawrence activist community. Think of it as a Lawrence.com for events dedicated to changing the world. Film screenings, workshops, speaker presentations, demonstrations, direct actions, skill-shares, eco fairs, activist group meetings - if it's about making the...
A dangerous thing can occur when you start learning about what's really going on in the world. The problems start to seem so complex, and you're just one person, doubts begin to creep in. You sincerely want to help change the world, but from all this knowledge you start to believe that the world is too out of control and too big to change, so you end up not doing anything.What aspiring...
So, I was trying to get my friend to read a recent issue of Adbusters magazine."You've got to read this!" I said.
Now that the new site has been up for a couple months, help us spread the word >>Our vision to provide a vibrant alternative learning library can only be achieved with your support and involvement, because this project is really about you, and all of us working together to change the media by becoming the media ourselves. Here are 6 ways you can amplify our impact:1. Regularly...
Oo-de-lally!! After twelve months in development, the site has finally gone live!! What started out as a simple plan a year ago to make a few minor visual tweaks and navigational changes ended up morphing into an over-the-top, head-to-toe redesign of the entire site. It's been an epic adventure of long nights, coffee, and dreams of the day we'll someday be done, but the day has...
Project Censored compiles the top 25 news stories that weren't covered by the corporate news media in 2009.
If you're keeping up with social trends, you've probably had a Facebook profile for some time now, and have ravenously become addicted to it as the socially anointed place to stay in contact with friends you care about, find out about events, and stay current with relevant news (having a lot of friends who post alternative news links at least gives it that function for myself personally)...