Landscaping Our Dreams: What Women and Genderqueer Media Makers of Color Need and Want

Right now AMC fam is planning out the media strategy session taking place on Friday at the Allied Media Conference! In order to maximize our time together, we are asking that women of color and genderqueer people of color take this survey about how they use media. We will gauge people's interests from this survey and divide into groups that focus on those priorities. This means that, more than anything, we need your input!!

Strategy session description:

This is a strategy session open to all women of color (cis+trans) and genderqueer/trans people of color, community organizers, artists and media makers and hosted by INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, Speak! Women of Color Media Collective, and Cyberquilting: women of color stitching together a new media movement. Last years strategy session resulted in a collective definition of radical woman of color media-what it is (txt msgs to hairstyles to fliers to blogs) and what its for (healing, sharing survival strategies, revealing truth in the depths of crisis).

From this definition we'll strategize in small groups on how independent media and technology can support community organizing and sustain national and international organizing, increase accessibility and accountability, and how we can work together to strengthen the common threads in our work.

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Find out more here: http://alliedmediaconference.org/

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Thank you for envisioning a new media with us!!

love,
SPEAK, Cyberquilting, and INCITE! collaboration team

1. What is media to you? What is your definition of media? (some examples are blogs, poetry, tagging, video, etc)

What is media to you? What is your definition of media? (some examples are blogs, poetry, tagging, video, etc)

2. I would describe my organizing communities (who I'm down with) as:

I would describe my organizing communities (who I'm down with) as:

3. The site(s) of my organizing efforts is/are:

The site(s) of my organizing efforts is/are:

4. What are three media tools you use most often? (Some examples are photography, facebook, radio... )

What are three media tools you use most often? (Some examples are photography, facebook, radio... )

5. In what part of your life do you use media? and How?

In what part of your life do you use media? and How?

6. If you could list your needs, places in media where there are gaps or room for growth, what would they be?

If you could list your needs, places in media where there are gaps or room for growth, what would they be?

7. What is needed for your community to participate more fully in media?

What is needed for your community to participate more fully in media?

8. What topics are you most passionate about workshopping with media makers of color at the Friday AMC stategy session ?

What topics are you most passionate about workshopping with media makers of color at the Friday AMC stategy session ?

9. We would love to have some of the respondents facilitate working groups around some of these topics. Are you willing to be a facilitator at the strategy session? If so, please leave your name and a way to contact you! (This is happening Friday the 17th at 3:45)

We would love to have some of the respondents facilitate working groups around some of these topics. Are you willing to be a facilitator at the strategy session? If so, please leave your name and a way to contact you! (This is happening Friday the 17th at 3:45)