I'm organizing a panel for the NYC Grassroots Media Conference, February 27-29 at the New School.
My panel is on using pranks and parody for social change (details TBA). Speakers will include: Carrie Moyer and Sue Schaffner from Dyke Action Machine, who you may remember from the Illegal Art Exhibit; Jonah Peretti (Nike sweatshop prankster and co-creator of BlackPeopleLoveUs.com); and the Yes Men, whose projects include masquerading as members of the WTO and promoting the benfits of slavery at world trade conferences. Stay Free! will also be tabling throughout the conference so be sure to drop by and say hi.
Posted by bluprnt at January 29, 2004 02:27 PMBROOKLYN MEDIA LAB presents:
“REELSPEAK'
NYC Grassroots Media Conference
Kick-Off Party
Friday April 8th
Doors Open at 7:30PM
$10 General Entry
$5 for Conference Participants
Dumba Queer Arts Collective
57 Jay St. , Brooklyn, NY
The NYC Grassroots Media Conference is an annual gathering of community-oriented media in New York City & their allies during the
weekend of April 9-10, 2005 at New School University to:
•promote awareness of the grassroots media in New York City,
•strengthen and unify our citys independent media
•create strong bonds between community groups and local grassroots media groups
“REELSPEAK', NYC Grassroots Media Conference kick-off party is a gathering of multimedia artists & designers who will:
•Perform live music & spoken word sets
•Enhance our global vision with politically inspiring video projections
•Celebrate the beauty of socially conscious fashion designs
•Promote the wonder of forward Multimedia Art Exhibits
•Revel in the coming of the NYC Grassroots Media Conference
Among those scheduled to appear/perform are:
Chronic Electronic Orchestra
video by THE GLASS BEAD COLLECTIVE
G.A.M.E.; The Hip-Hop Union
DJ Tantrik
Conscious fashion by C-SPOT DESIGNS
Political comedy by KATIE HALPER
Free Culture show by COLIN MUTCHLER
See you there!
www.brooklynmedialab.com