PORTLAND NOV 17th @ 5pm: Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU) 296 – and – NOV 18th 7pm: Reading Frenzy, 3628 N Mississippi Ave Join journalist Dawn Paley on tour with her new AK Press book Drug War Capitalism that explores and exposes many myths and realities of people facing the violence from Read more about Drug War Capitalism Portland Book Launch[…]
B Media is hosting a “Surfing the Archives” workshop as part of the Communities in Practice workshops series at Portland State University. The workshops are offered throughout the term to empower students and alumni with the skills needed to be effective change agents. These are offered by both faculty and community members with relevant skills. Read more about Communities of Practice Workshop @ PSU[…]
B Media made the 10th anniversary video for The Civil Liberties Defense Center, whose mission focuses on defending and upholding civil liberties through education, outreach, litigation, and legal support and assistance. The CLDC strives to preserve the strength and vitality of the Bill of Rights and the U.S. and state constitutions, as well as to Read more about New Video: CLDC 10th Anniversary[…]
This video was filmed and produced by a B Media Social Justice Correspondant, one of the people we teach how to make films to document our community’s actions. In celebration of MLK Day, Portland activists march and rally at City Hall for houseless and immigrants rights. The annual march, sponsored by Sisters of the Road Read more about New Video: MLK Day March[…]
Fellow B Media member Rio Collier talked about our upcoming community media workshop series, and discussed community engagement, propaganda, and the importance of multiple perspectives when making films. Host Chris Andre referred to B Media as “rekindling the fire of activism media.” Check it out below: http://kboo.fm/content/aircascadiaon092613
*Newsletter 11* Fall community workshops and new video releases, woohoo! Look at the purdy pictures by viewing this in your browser. Fall Community Workshops–OROR Fest –Aqui Estamos y No Nos Vamos Video Release–Finite the Film–Experimental Film Festival Finale–“Revolutionary Medicine” with PCASC and Jesse Freeston –Trayvon Martin Rally–Video DJ for Filastine Fall Community Workshops: Read more about BMC#11: Ripping, Remix and Reel Revolution[…]
B Media will be doing a live VJ set for five local acts at the Filastine concert this coming Saturday, August 17, 2013. Japperwock, DJ Anjeli and the Incredible Kid, Dan Cin, Global Ruckus and other well-known Portland DJ’s will be spinning sets as we live mix experimental video art onstage. For more information and Read more about B Media Chosen for Live VJ Set at Filastine Event[…]
A black person is extra-judicially killed by police officers, security guards, or self-appointed vigilantes every 28 hours in the US according to “Operation Ghetto Storm”, a study by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, an anti-racist grassroots activist organization. After the “not guilty” verdict for George Zimmerman, the man that shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an Read more about New Video: Justice for Trayvon Martin[…]
In May B Media was honored to participate in the 2nd Annual Portland Experimental Film Festival, and it was a great success on many fronts. We pulled off our first attempt at curating an open call collaborative film endeavor entitled the Symphonic Exquisite Corpse, which you can view below. The week of the film festival Read more about New Video: Symphonic Exquisite Corpse @ EFF Portland 2013[…]
Our latest short film documenting the March for One Oregon immigrant rights bus tour that took place March 5-9th of 2013. The tour was a partnership between the Rural Organizing Project, CAUSA, United Farm Workers, the PCUN migrant farm worker union, and other local organizations. The tour aimed at mobilizing Latino populations and their allies Read more about New Video: Aqui Estamos y No Nos Vamos[…]