12 April 2008 | Opportunities | Ernesto Aguilar
Portland Community Media Seeks Executive Director
The Opportunity: Founded in 1981, PCM serves greater Portland, Oregon, with a mission of promoting broad participation in civic and cultural life by encouraging effective use and understanding of community media. As the public face of PCM, the Executive Director serves as the organization’s primary spokesperson, builds relationships with diverse partners, leads the staff, and works in partnership with the Board of Directors on planning, resource development and advocacy. PCM’s FY 2008-2009 operating budget is approx. $1.6 million plus a capital budget of approx. $650,000. Primary funding is provided through a contract with the City of Portland. PCM is governed by a Board of 9 to 11 community members and has a staff of 22.
Compensation: Annual salary range is $70,000-$80,000 depending on
qualifications, plus benefits.
Apply by May 8. For details: pcmtv.org
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11 April 2008 | Uncategorized | Ernesto Aguilar
Strength of Women is a unique new media production that explores the positive ways women’s lives have changed in Sri Lanka since the Indian Ocean tsunami.
The online documentary provides a space for women who are involved in women’s rights NGO Kantha Shakthi to tell there stories of strength and survival. By providing a space in the media for an under represented minority group, Australian filmmaker Dani Venn, hopes to raise awareness about gender inequalities and empower women through recognizing positive change.
The format of the documentary is non-linear, small videos which the user can view at there own pace and in there desired depth. Introduction videos are used to explain areas of the organization and interviews provide personal narratives.
Strength of Women is presented in both Singhalese and English.
All donations made through the website go directly to the Kantha Shakthi organization, please see kanthashakthi.net.
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09 April 2008 | Media Justice, People of Color, Politics | Ernesto Aguilar
Just a little something on media justice front.
This Absolut ad has stirred much controversy, to the point where the company, which ran the ad only in Mexico, said it was pulling it from circulation.
As you may notice, the old-school map represents Mexican territories prior to the U.S.-Mexico War, when the United States seized holdings which today comprise California to Texas. Conservative commentators and blogs, in a result shocking no one, are in a froth over it, bringing up everything from Chicano nationalism to Islam. Yikes.
Absolut’s ads, at various points, have sought to be provocative. This particular ad, however, has ignited more misinformation (historical and otherwise) and ultra-nationalism than usual.
I will spare you further remarks on this, but will add Racialicious and the Los Angeles Times have comments posted, of varying flavors.
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06 April 2008 | Uncategorized | Ernesto Aguilar
The second annual Houston Palestine Film Festival (HPFF) brings an honest and independent view of Palestine and its diaspora’s society, culture, and political travails through the art of film. This group of groundbreaking cinematic texts rises above the degrading stereotypes or reductively politicized depictions that are so familiar to Houstonians. A major goal of the Festival is to directly expose our local community to the perspective of artists as a first step toward circumventing the many government and media filters that pollute our understanding of Palestine and the wider region.
The film festival will take place in May, spanning 6 nights and 2 venues. There will be receptions on the opening and closing nights, and several directors and other guests will be in attendance for post-film discussion. Also, this year the Houston Palestine Film Festival is featuring Iraq in the night of shorts.
The Houston Palestine Film Festival is especially honored to have KPFT as a co-sponsor and supporter for the second year in a row. There will be an Open Journal about the film festival on the opening day, which will include interviews from directors from 2007 and 2008 as well as organizers of the festival. Also, unconfirmed but planned are interviews with directors and organizers on various shows in KPFT.
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04 April 2008 | Uncategorized | Ernesto Aguilar
Hello All-
The Grassroots Conference 13 will be held July 25th - 27th– with registration and reception open on Thursday, July 24th. We are just finalizing the facilities agreements, and hope to have some information about registration, costs and lodging options to you very, very soon!
It seems that there will be an option of hotel rooms, a couple of blocks from the conference site, that will be double queen rooms for $120- / night (this is one room with two queen beds– the hotel doesn’t care if there are one, two, three or four people in the room– it’s the same price). I would love to know what people think about that, and of those planning on coming, about how many might want to be in hotel, who thinks they want to have a home stay that we arrange. I need to reserve the block-o-rooms for lodging at the hotel any minute now, so a little help estimating will be terrific.
I welcome your ideas on workshop & round table topics. What do we need time and space to talk about?
This GRC-13 is being co-hosted by KBOO, KPSU, KPCN and others!
I am very much looking forward to seeing you all and having a great exchange of skills, ideas and energy this summer in Portland! Please get back to me with any ideas or feedback, on or off list.
Solidarity & Love!
ani
Ani Haines
Volunteer Coordinator
503-231-8032 ext. 213
Fax: 503-231-7145
volunteer@kboo.org
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