The Allied Media Conference is the central project of the Allied Media Projects (AMP) network, which emerges out of ten years of organic relationship-building. Since the first conference (then the Midwest Zine Conference) in 1999, people have been compelled by the concept of do-it-yourself media. Later, as the Underground Publishing Conference, the emphasis was on building a movement of alternative media makers. With the shift towards Allied Media, the AMC has attracted more and more people who are interested in using participatory media as a strategy for social justice organizing.
]]>Join the Annual New Partners for Smart Growth in Charlotte for the latest in smart growth, including the latest research, cutting-edge implementation tools and techniques, best practices, model projects, policies and codes, and new partners. Most importantly, this dynamic event offers the opportunity to network and coordinate with peers as well as practitioners from many different disciplines.
The conference will draw a national audience of local elected officials and city and county staff; professionals in planning, transportation, public health, landscape architecture, parks and recreation, and crime prevention; realtors, bankers, advocates for youth, seniors, equity and environmental justice, labor representatives, school leaders and staff, and others committed to building safer, healthier and more livable communities everywhere.
For more information visit http://www.newpartners.org
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Real Prosperity Starts Here will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, named “America’s Greenest City” by Fast Company magazine. As home to nationally acclaimed BALLEnetwork and conference cohost, Local First West Michigan, Grand Rapids has put apathy, malaise and economic decline on the ropes, and you don’t want to miss the final round.
Join more than 700 of the world’s most innovative community leaders, entrepreneurs, independent business owners, policymakers, economic development professionals, funders and investors for our 10 year anniversary in Grand Rapids. Come for the cutting-edge solutions, stay for the party.
For more information, visit: www.worldonyourplate.org
In these uncertain economic times, BALLE is convening the community of business owners and innovation leaders who are proving that things can and should be different! Our economy ought to be by the people and for the people. The BALLE conference will demonstrate how the new economy is being shaped at the grassroots level in local communities around North America.
Join hundreds of entrepreneurs and business owners, BALLE network leaders, economic developers, local government representatives and community connectors, as we explore innovative best practices in growing community health and wealth. Together we will find inspiration, share proven tools and successful programs, and explore how communities like yours are stepping forward as leaders of the new economy.
]]>Founded in 2005 by former White House speechwriter and author Eric Liu (The Gardens of Democracy), the Weekend has become one of the nation’s most creative, cross-sectoral convening for civic activists, educators, and entrepreneurs.
“This is the moment for Americans to reclaim what it means to be a citizen,” said Liu. “At Guiding Lights Weekend, we teach with a playful spirit – and we are sparking a serious movement to reimagine citizenship.”
Luminary conference speakers include Van Jones, founder of Rebuild The Dream; Annie Leonard, co-director of The Story of Stuff Project; and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, founder of MomsRising, as well as YES! Magazine co-founders Sarah van Gelder and David Korten.
Dozens of luminaries will lead hands-on workshops on the hard skills of citizenship, from storytelling and organizing to building . Harvard Law professor and campaign finance reform activist Lawrence Lessig and Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler will discuss building left-right alliances to reclaim politics for everyday Americans.
Special events include a panel on telling the American story with noted journalist Jose Antonio Vargas; Supreme Court oral arguments adapted and performed by the acclaimed theater company Elevator Repair Service; a naturalization ceremony for new American citizens and the premier of a “re-naturalization” ceremony for longstanding ones.
Thanks to the generous support of national and regional sponsors, registration fees start at only $100. Information on scholarships, volunteering and registration is at
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We encourage all presenters to submit written papers to The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, a fully refereed academic journal. Virtual participants may also submit papers for consideration by the Journal. All registered Conference participants will receive a complimentary online subscription to the Journal. This subscription is valid until one year after the Conference end date.
All are encouraged to register and attend this significant and timely Conference.