Meyer Memorial Trust

Grassroots Media Camp

May 5, 2008 09:00 AM

The Portland Grassroots Media Camp will be held again this summer. It is "a weekend of hands-on skill shares, media workshops, presentations, discussions and gatherings aimed to empower people with tools and skills to express themselves. The camp is open to anyone, emphasizing the inclusion of those who are traditionally excluded from media representation, creation and production."

Portland Grassroots Media Camp
September 12 - 14th, 2008
Portland Community College Cascade Campus in North Portland

Last year's event focused on media skills for immigrant communities, as well as others who wanted to learn or teach. This year, they are hoping to be more innovative in their approach to media skill training and to connect communities on a deeper level. To do this, there will be three tracks for participants: "One track which will include things like writing press releases, organizing press conferences, and creating media strategies for an organization. Another track will be provided for more 'street' oriented skills; screenprinting, stencils, flyer making. The final track will focus on skills involving video and audio production, both technical and artistic."

There will also be opportunities for facilitated collaboration on media projects designed by participants in the camp and hopefully continued on after the event is over. Topics could include any issue area, including fighting the anti-immigrant ballot measures this fall, the effects of gentrification on North Portland, youth activism, the anti-war movement, homelessness, the environment, prison industrial complex, feminist and queer issues, and so on.

Volunteer
To ensure that the camp is as successful as possible, they are looking for eager and excited volunteers to help in a variety of ways including:

• Programming: Plans the events that will take place at the camp.
• Logistics: Deals with the space and materials to be used.
• Outreach: Will work to bring in and assist community organizations.
• Publicity: Will work with the media and get the word out as widely as possible.
• Fundraising: Will solicit donations and coordinate events to raise funds.
• Volunteer Coordination: Gets people involved in the way they feel most comfortable.
• Skill Share Facilitator Coordination: Gathers in the people who have the knowledge and teaches them how to pass it on to others.

You can contact the Grassroots Media Camp to volunteer or find out other ways to be involved.

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