Fwd: Communique 16: The Future of Media Activism

> Jammers,
>
> Media activism, in all its disparate strains, is slowly but surely
> becoming a movement. In part, it's being spurred by the rise of
> information insecurity. But also by the growing realization that our
> corporate media system has a profound effect on nearly every other
> social and political issue we face. People, desperate for change, are
> organizing around media like never before. There's a feeling that media
> reform is truly the issue of issues, and that the wind is finally in our
> sails.
>
> What's still missing though is a larger narrative that describes and
> explains our common cause. What's our "frame"? What's the storyline that
> can gel our currently disparate threads of activism into a real, global
> media movement -- a movement that parallels other great social
> movements of
> our time, like environmentalism, feminism and civil rights? Mental
> environmentalism is one such powerfully simple idea.
>
> Learn more, weigh in, and help this movement gel: <http://adbusters.org>
>
> JULY 4TH: INDEPENDENCE DAY
> These are bleak times in America. Indeed, thanks to Bush and the
> neocons,
> the prevailing mood has become a dangerous mix of hopelessness and fear.
> In this sorry state, it's ironic perhaps that as July 4th approaches
> Americans will be making plans to celebrate freedom.
>
> It's time for jammers to take this opportunity, get together with others
> and build new kinds of meaning. JammerGroups across the United States
> are brainstorming about potentially creative and provocative actions for
> this Independence Day. How can we express our resistance and help take
> America back? Share your plans, join your local JammerGroup and find out
> more:
> <http://unbrandamerica.org>
>
> BLACKSPOT SHOES
> Our experiment in grassroots capitalism just took a major step forward
> with our inaugural shareholder vote. People who have purchased a pair of
> the classic Blackspot Sneaker -- in other words, the shareholders of The
> Blackspot Anticorporation -- voted on the retail price of v2.0: The
> Unswoosher, our new organic hemp, recycled tire boot. In the end, the
> shareholders made it loud and clear that they want not just
> affordability, but also enough revenue to tackle all of the
> anti-corporate, pro-environmental ideals that make Blackspot Shoes so
> unique.
>
> Stay tuned for the results from more shareholder votes. For the latest
> Blackspot developments, go to: <http://blackspotsneaker.org>
>
> Best,
> Adbusters
>
> PS. Our comrades in Europe just published a new German edition of
> CULTURE JAM by KALLE LASN. You can now order copies in English, Italian,
> Turkish, Dutch, Estonian or German, at:
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>
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