Internet and Social Change: Building Culturally, Politically, and Technologically Connected Communities

January 9, 2016, Behailu Academy, Charlotte, NC
Internet + Social Change, Building Culturally, Polically, and Technologically Connected Communities
Program
10:30a Welcome
10:45a Introductions + Speed Dating
11:00a Spectrum mapping
11:45a Spotlight: Using the Internet for Social Change
- Center for Media Justice, Steven Renderos
- ColorOfChange.Org, Brandi Collins
- Media Mobilizing Project, Bryan Mercer
- CoWorker.Org, Michelle Miller
12:15p Lunch/Small group conversations
- Education
- Environmental Justice/Utility Justice
- Worker Rights
- Youth Organizing
- Art + Culture
- Economic Justice
- Faith-based Action
- Transportation
- Criminal Justice
1:00p Tree of Community Knowledge
1:45p 2026 Vision
2:15p Closing and next steps
This workshop was made possible by:
National Sponsors: Media Democracy Fund, Arts & Democracy
Local Partners: Behailu Academy, PowerUp NC, QC Family Tree, The Tribe