Tom Olin, Janine Bertram, and Dave Fulton will be congregating in Virginia Beach (in, you guessed it, Virginia). Besides getting sand between our toes and making the patios look good, Tom and Janine will be assisting in the 3:30 pm session on Sunday. We look forward to seeing you there. Just take a look at the program description!
Taking the Reins, Rolling Out the Revolution,
and Seizing Your Seat at the New Public Media Table
Presenters: Tom Olin, Janine Bertram,
Lawrence Carter-Long, Stephanie Hydal
Presenters will discuss non-violent revolution ahead in regards to
funding cuts, institutionalization, and more, including how CILS are getting
involved. These experienced organizers will teach basic organizing methods. Then Carter-Long and Hydal will teach us how anybody with a YouTube account (which is free) can,
if they are creative and savvy enough, make something go viral. Podcasts
can be produced in your bedroom or basement. Producing our own work also gets
us around the persistent issues the disability community continues to face with
media representation. To be blunt, "they" (conventional media) can't
screw the story up if we produce, write, and edit it ourselves. The workshop
places an emphasis on the different ways we could and should go about telling
our own stories including: podcasts and audio storytelling in the IL movement,
as a way of getting our stories out there, to build a skill set helpful in
seeking employment, and how the stories we tell ourselves, and others, can
motivate and provoke civil and social action. Join us and launch a disability
rights and justice airwaves takeover. It’s Independent Living baby!
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