People's Production House

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!

09/26/2012

REV- & PPH Unite to Advance Art & Social Justice

Announcing exciting changes at REV- and PPH!

09/26/2012

REV- & PPH Unite to Advance Art & Social Justice

Announcing exciting changes at REV- and PPH!

09/26/2012

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09/14/2012

My Sister's Hip Hop Odyssey

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.

08/07/2012

Job Postings + Coming Soon! by Stephanie Rothenberg 8/11/12

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.

07/25/2012

Building the Next Generation of Web-Craftsmen

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...

07/17/2012

\PUBLIC ART CALL FOR WORKS\ Video Slink Uganda

\PUBLIC ART + CALL FOR WORKS\ Video Slink Uganda http://conta.cc/NUnAqe

07/16/2012

Journatic published hundreds of stories under fake bylines on Houston Chronicle websites | Poynter.

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Standing for journalism, strengthening democracy | Journalism training, media news & how to's

05/25/2012

BBC Mundo - Noticias - Por teléfono y con humor, consejos legales para domésticas neoyorquinas

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.

05/16/2012

Honoring Domestic Work in Park Slope

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…

05/11/2012

Prison Phone Justice Campaign - Campaign - Narrative Campaigns for Justice - Thousand Kites

We want #phonejustice for prisoners. Tell the FCC to address the high cost of prison phone calls. Share your story http://bit.ly/K9iPux

05/10/2012

Anything But Boring, A Public Art-PSA Tackles Explains Domestic Workers' Rights - News - GOOD

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.

05/10/2012

REV-

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.

05/10/2012

Calls from Home: Mama’s Day Broadcast - Features - Thousand Kites Campaigns

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.

05/09/2012

Hive NYC Free Speech Hack Jam

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...

05/08/2012

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05/08/2012

\Public Art + Nanny Hotline\ New Day New Standard

Public Art + Nanny Hotline New Day New Standard http://conta.cc/Ja41wv

05/04/2012

White spaces and happy faces: TV stations drop lawsuit against "super WiFi"

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The National Association of Broadcasters has dropped its lawsuit against unlicensed "white spaces" networking devices after changes in FCC policy addressed its concerns.

05/03/2012

Free Press

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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.

05/02/2012

New York City imposes new social media rules for teachers

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."

05/02/2012

Peoples Production House - PPH POP SQUAD

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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...

04/19/2012

ALEC Wants You To Pay 750 Percent More For High-Speed Internet |

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The corporate front group may change its social policy stance, but it still plans on robbing you blind.

04/13/2012

Privacy-protective ISP raises over $43,000 in donations in one day

Would u support an internet provider designed to be privacy-protective and surveillance-resistant?
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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..

04/13/2012

Court overturns ban on political ads on public TV, radio stations

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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.

04/12/2012

Youth Doesn’t Deter This Presidential Candidate

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...

04/10/2012

Behind the Netflix PAC: a broadband power play

Is it really a Broadband power play?
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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.

04/09/2012

Netflix creates pro-SOPA super-PAC — RT

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.

04/09/2012

Google wants to mobilize your Web site – for free

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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.

04/09/2012

Move over SOPA & PIPA: Here comes CISPA - 'net censorship updated

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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.

04/09/2012

Deleting Your Instagram Account? Here's How to Save Your Pics

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Facebook is buying Instagram, and some Instagram users aren't happy about it. How to delete your account while saving your pics.

04/06/2012

Homelessness Becomes A Crime In Hungary : NPR

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.

04/05/2012

MediaPost Publications Online Radio Moving Up The Charts 04/04/2012

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Online Radio Moving Up The Charts - 04/04/2012

04/04/2012

Hey America! We're Ranked #16 in Broadband!

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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.

04/04/2012

iPhone Documentary Takes on Syria: Is This the Future of Journalism?

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For the first time ever, an undercover reporter for Al Jazeera has used his iPhone to capture the Syrian uprising in a documentary.

04/04/2012

How to Navigate the IRS' Nonprofit Journalism Maze

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No matter what you think about tax cuts for the rich or corporations, everyone seems to agree that our tax code is too complex. Understanding the IRS’ concrete guidelines and navigating the nuances of past IRS rulings can be a daunting undertaking.

04/03/2012

International Peace Observatory USA

Join the International Peace Observatory this weekend in NYC for a film screening and talk on current popular movements in Colombia. Come hear about the role of International solidarity and accompaniment and learn what you can do to get involved! http://j.mp/HRz8aJ

04/03/2012

This American Life - LIVE! : Skirball Center for the Performing Arts - New York University

This American Life comes to nyc, check out the link for details http://j.mp/HbVaHO

04/02/2012

Peoples Production House - Are You With Me? (Louis Reyes Rivera 1945-2012)

During one of his last appearances before his death, Louis Reyes Rivera talks about occupying CUNY in Harlem
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This is a film dedicated to freedom fighter Louis Reyes Rivera who died on March 3, 2012. Rivera was a member of the 1969 occupation of City College, which was led by students of Color. On October 27, 2011, “The Janitor of History” as Rivera was known by many, spoke to Students United for a Free CUN...

03/31/2012

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03/31/2012

Congrats Youth 202 and Radio Rootz DC for an incredible launch party packed with DC teens having a great time and itching to join the program. Go Rootz!

03/30/2012

Peoples Production House - Congolese Protest Police Harassment in South Africa

Peoples Production House - Congolese Protest Police Harassment in South Africa

Congolese migrants recently held a rally to protest the atrocities that are being committed in their home country and denounced daily harassment from the South African Department of Home Affairs. Community News Production Institute reporter and Fulbright Scholar, Janis Rosheuvel was at the protest t...

03/30/2012

Peoples Production House - Strand Workers Standing Firm for their Rights

Peoples Production House - Strand Workers Standing Firm for their Rights

Since last August, employees of The Strand bookstore have been without a contract. Two of the workers, Courtney Holbrook and Alex Cornett, came on Global Movements, Urban Struggles, a weekly show on WBAI 99.5FM to talk about their struggle. The interview airs live on Thursday March 29th 2012.

03/30/2012

Peoples Production House - Congolese Protest Police Harassment in South Africa

Peoples Production House - Congolese Protest Police Harassment in South Africa

Congolese migrants recently held a rally to protest the atrocities that are being committed in their home country and denounced daily harassment from the South African Department of Home Affairs. Community News Production Institute reporter and Fulbright Scholar, Janis Rosheuvel was at the protest t...

03/30/2012

Peoples Production House - A Hunger Strike to Protest China’s Occupation Of Tibet

"Hunger strike and self-immolation remain our last weapons to fighting China's brutal occupation..." excerpts from an interview with Tibetan activists talking about the UN hunger strike

For 30 days, Tibetans in the NY area held a hunger strike in the shadow of the headquarters of the United Nations to protest China’s actions in Tibet. Penpa Tsering, the Organizational Secretary of Tibetan Youth Congress and Gonpo Lama, Vice president of Regional Tibetan Youth Congress came on WBAI ...