Movement Rising: What's Hot

Press Briefing on What's at Stake for Immigrant Communities and Communities of Color:  On Tuesday, March 2, 2010 over 40 journalists joined the Center for Media Justice, New America Media, the G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism, the Bay Area Black Journalists Association, and the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for a press briefing.  Download these recordings to hear Malkia Cyril, James Rucker, Eloise Rose Lee, Eric Arnold and others discuss the importance of an open Internet in our communities and lives.

Regional Hubs Initiative

MAG-Net is anchored by media justice organizations that coordinate regional network chapters and conduct local media justice organizing. From fighting hate speech and building community wireless networks, to mobilizing musicians and developing regional digital policy- the anchor groups of MAG-Net are leading the fight for media justice in our lifetime. Click on the map below to find out more or to join a regional chapter!

 

What is MAG-Net?

The Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net) is a local-to-local advocacy network of grassroots social justice, media, and cultural organizations working together to shift power relations for social change through the critical use and transformation of media and communications systems.   Representing 10 regions and over 100 organizations- MAG-Net’s mission is to build a transformative movement for media justice that is effective, integrated, and sustainable and which advances racial and economic justice, gender equity, and human rights.