Netroots Nation 2012

Posted by | April 12, 2012
Test Screen Your Video

Working on a video for your cause, your organization or yourself and need some counsel from people who do it everyday? Have a 1-to-3-minute video that didn't quite perform how...

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Posted by | April 12, 2012
Screening: “At the River I Stand,” presented by ATU

At the River I Stand is a powerful documentary that reconstructs the two months in Memphis, TN in 1968 leading to the tragic death of Martin Luther King Jr., the...

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Posted by | April 12, 2012
Screening Showcase #2

Films are an effective way to engage new audiences, communicate dynamic ideas and provoke conversation. See short segments of films that seek to influence the debate, learn about the work...

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Posted by | April 12, 2012
Screening: “Purity Myth”

In this video adaptation of her best-selling book, pioneering feminist blogger Jessica Valenti trains her sights on "the virginity movement"—an unholy alliance of evangelical Christians, right-wing politicians and conservative policy...

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Posted by | April 12, 2012
Screening Showcase #1

Films are an effective way to engage new audiences, communicate dynamic ideas and provoke conversation. See short segments of films that seek to influence the debate, learn about the work...

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Posted by | April 12, 2012
Filmmaker Caucus

Introduce yourself to producers, directors, editors, distributors, writers and aficionados in this roundtable meet-and-greet.  Hosted by Jen Johnson of Screening Liberally.

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Posted by | April 12, 2012
Video that Changes the Debate

So you've been told to create a "viral video," whatever that means. How do you create media that not only succeeds online but also changes the debate? How do you...

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Posted by | April 8, 2012
COINTELPRO 2.0: Surveillance, National Security and Our Eroding Civil Liberties

Our national security infrastructure continues to evolve in ways that erode civil liberties protections built over decades. Between the continued renewals of the Patriot Act, the recent passage of the...

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Posted by | April 8, 2012
Organizing Outside the Lines: “Hard-to-Reach Communities” Winning Major Victories by Moving from Moment to Movement

What does it take to organize on and offline to change the conversation, build our base, and push real systemic and policy?  Come hear about a couple of moments that...

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Posted by | April 7, 2012
Grassroots Lobbying

This session talks about the relationship between public policy, advocacy and lobbying, and shares strategies for being an effective citizen lobbyist. Participants spend the bulk of this session in an...

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