01/16/2013
REV- at Lincoln Center, plus Ups & Opps!
Check out the latest Ups & Opps from REV-, including our work at Lincoln Center and a call for interns!
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Check out the latest Ups & Opps from REV-, including our work at Lincoln Center and a call for interns!
Announcing exciting changes at REV- and PPH!
Announcing exciting changes at REV- and PPH!
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We strongly recommend checking out this radio documentary, it airs tomorrow on ABC Australia but you can already listen to the podcast version via this link http://j.mp/QJIVWJ
Sujatha Fernandes grew up in Sydney and became a rap performer in the emerging hip hop craze of the 90s. With her MC partner, Aboriginal woman, Waiata Telfer, they joined the young men and women from Sydney’s inner city and western suburbs who were using hip hop an a means of self expression.
Various Job Openings + Coming Soon by Stephanie Rothenberg (Aug 11) http://conta.cc/QyZdSB
Exhibition: Coming Soon!: Explorations in Urban Renewal from the Physical to the Virtual will be featured in the exhibition and correlating workshop series "Art Environment Action!" on view at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center's (SJDC) Kellen Gallery.
A thoughtful piece by Jess Klein's about craft and the web...
This post is written by Jess Klein, and is cross-posted on her blog. I was reading this article this morning in the NY Times by Louis Uchitelle about the American workforce and how we are losing ou...
\PUBLIC ART + CALL FOR WORKS\ Video Slink Uganda http://conta.cc/NUnAqe
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PPH and REV-'s public art + nanny hotline project gets stellar review in the BBC with a shout out to Domestic Workers United, MIT Center for Future Civic Media!
Christine Lewis es la voz detrás de un proyecto que ofrece información sobre sus derechos básicos a las trabajadoras del hogar, 99% de las cuales son inmigrantes. En clave de humor, una línea telefónica 24 horas busca evitar los abusos de empleadores.
From the May 15 2012 press event in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Bringing Dignity & Respect to the work that makes all other work possible!
From public art to an innovative hotline to resource guides, domestic workers & their allies are revolutionizing the way employers and workers can work hand-in-hand to transform the domestic work industry and bring dignity and respect to the work that…
We want #phonejustice for prisoners. Tell the FCC to address the high cost of prison phone calls. Share your story http://bit.ly/K9iPux
Via GOOD: "'New Day New Standard' turns the idea of an information hotline on its headset."
There's nothing funny about the treatment of many domestic workers, but a humorous public art project tackles the issue head-on.
Tune in to Nannies in the Know! Check out our public art + know your rights campaign about the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights, produced by PPH with Domestic Workers United, MIT Center for Future Civic Media, Community Development Project of Urban Justice Center, and REV-
Hotline Number: (646) 699-3989 Like what you hear? Help us reach the thousands of Latina domestic workers by contributing today to help make the Spanish version of this project possible. Our goal is to raise $6600 by July 1st, 2012.
Thousand Kites, Media Literacy Project and Strong Families bring you a special show celebrating incarcerated mothers in the US. Show is hosted by our very own Sylvia Guerrero http://j.mp/KOc2lv
Program: Radio special, program length is 26:30, with one-minute tail at end of show. Produced by the Media Literacy Project, Strong Families, and Thousand Kites as a Mama's Day special broadcast sending messages to mothers in our nation's prisons.
What's a hack jam, you ask? Join the Hive Learning Network NYC this Saturday at the West Side @YMCA to find out! People's Production House's POP SQUAD will be in the house, along with our friends from Global Action Project and The LAMP! Definitely don't want to miss this.
Hive Learning Network NYC and The American Constitution Society are hosting a 1st Amendment Hack Jam...
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Public Art + Nanny Hotline New Day New Standard http://conta.cc/Ja41wv
The National Association of Broadcasters has dropped its lawsuit against unlicensed "white spaces" networking devices after changes in FCC policy addressed its concerns.
Free Press is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to reform the media. Through education, organizing and advocacy, we promote diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media, quality journalism, and universal access to communications.
New social media rules to deny privacy rights to school teachers http://j.mp/IBYApX
The NYC Department of Education has become the country's largest school district to lay down social media guidelines, saying that with professional sites, teachers will have "no expectation of privacy."
Working closely with our partners at the Hive NYC, we’re using Mozilla Popcorn to introduce youth to interactive storytelling and incorporate this training in youth media programs across the city. On April 10 at Eyebeam Art+Technology Center, PPH led a hands-on demo of Popcorn for Tribeca Film Inst...
The corporate front group may change its social policy stance, but it still plans on robbing you blind.
Would u support an internet provider designed to be privacy-protective and surveillance-resistant?
http://j.mp/HGVsoD
Privacy may not be quite dead yet: proposal for surveillance-resistant Internet provider, which could become the ACLU's dream and the FBI's nightmare, finds some early fundraising success. Read this blog post by Declan McCullagh on Privacy Inc..
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued a ruling that throws out a congressional statute prohibiting public radio and television stations from accepting political advertisements. The court kept intact rules banning advertising for for-profit entities on public stations.
She's 27, she's a presidential candidate, and she wants your vote this November. http://j.mp/HzzOoY
Peta Lindsay, a 27-year-old from Los Angeles, is not likely to become our next president, but she promises to bring up some issues that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are less likely to discuss during the campaign. The presidential nominee for the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Lindsay told Amste...
Is it really a Broadband power play?
http://j.mp/HzptWI
Netflix has formed its own political action committee called Flixpac, and my sources indicate that the biggest issues it plans to tackle will be how to let folks share their movies on social networks and the more nuanced issues of broadband competition and network neutrality.
Netflix users, we thought you should know about this...http://j.mp/IodY7T
As United States lawmakers continue to consider anti-piracy legislation in Congress, they’ve found an ally in Netflix. Now the streaming content giant has created its own super PAC, whose main goal is to promote SOPA-like legislation.
Google(s goog) is wants to bring more small websites to the mobile phone, and to help nudge those sites along it’s willing to foot the bill for a year. Google and Duda Mobile are offering free hosting and customization of Web sites for mobile browsers.
In the wake of SOPA and PIPA, there is yet another terrifying bill on the table. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (or CISPA for short) which is currently being discussed by Congress.
Facebook is buying Instagram, and some Instagram users aren't happy about it. How to delete your account while saving your pics.
Homelessness Becomes A Crime In Hungary : NPR
Laws in Hungary have criminalized homelessness at a time when the country is in financial crisis and poverty is on the rise. Homeless advocates say the laws are too harsh, but proponents argue the crackdown is a necessary step in the road to cleaning up the country.
Online Radio Moving Up The Charts - 04/04/2012
Competition in the U.S. broadband market is virtually nonexistent. That means that millions of Americans live without high-speed Internet access, and those who do have it experience slower speeds and higher prices than their European counterparts.
For the first time ever, an undercover reporter for Al Jazeera has used his iPhone to capture the Syrian uprising in a documentary.
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Occupy Wall Street protesters dancing to the sound of drums after they were allowed back into Zuccotti Park following a court ruling. No tents were being allowed by cops who were still occupying the park.
Celebrating Manny's b'day, four days after the real day. Samantha baked the delicious cake. Radio Rootz fellows joined for the celebration
Ever wonder what we mean by "Youth Leaders in action?" well check out Ms Kyra aka Rap Diva, who is the head honcho of our Summer Internship program this year. (Kyra started as a student, has been through every level of Rootz over the last 5 years, and now gets to tell everyone what to do!)
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