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We are taking a one year break from producing the AMC. The conference returns in 2020. We did it. For 20 years, we have come…Read more

September 14, 2018

Mine waste in the Upper Peninsula’s Lake Superior. Fracked gas in Detroit coming from Ohio. Lead contamination in Flint’s drinking water. PFAS contamination in Kalamazoo’s…Read more

August 31, 2018

The 20th annual Allied Media Conference was the biggest yet. It was also one of the most reflective, as we paused to look back on…Read more

July 27, 2018

Thank you for joining us at the 20th annual Allied Media Conference! Over four days and nights, participants made media, developed new organizing strategies, met…Read more

June 29, 2018

Thank you for joining us at the 20th annual Allied Media Conference, our largest AMC to date. Whether this was your first AMC or your…Read more

June 17, 2018

Welcome allied media makers to the 20th annual Allied Media Conference! Twenty years is a long time. Twenty years is no time at all. Look…Read more

June 13, 2018

Flint native Tunde Olaniran has been a regular performer at the Allied Media Conference since 2014, and has produced AMC’s Opening Ceremony since 2016. Over…Read more

June 13, 2018

For the past three years, the AMC has been incorporating the culinary arts and food justice conversations into our schedule by creating workshops and planning…Read more

June 8, 2018

When the Detroit Narrative Agency (DNA) issued a call for project proposals, they were seeking film projects that shift narratives about Detroit, particularly projects led…Read more

June 5, 2018

When Puerto Rican Sofía Gallisá Muriente met Teresa Basilio, a Nuyorican from New York, at the 2016 Allied Media Conference in Detroit, they were both…Read more

June 3, 2018

Delegations are groups who share something important in common such as identity, practice, issue area, or geography. They collectively fundraise to get to the conference,…Read more

May 23, 2018

We are excited to announce the launch of AMP’s new podcast, Critical Connections: Stories from 20 years of the Allied Media Conference available wherever podcasts…Read more

May 23, 2018

The Allied Media Conference has become the most important national convening for exploring how grassroots communities can harness the power of media and communications to…Read more

May 10, 2018

Many people who attend the Allied Media Conference are funded by their employers to cover the costs of conference registration, housing, travel, and incidental expenses.…Read more

May 9, 2018

Calling all volunteers for the 20th Annual Allied Media Conference! The Allied Media Conference includes four days and five nights of workshops, panels, film screenings,…Read more

April 5, 2018

According to Paula Guthat, the film theater she co-founded in Detroit in 2013 with partner Tim Guthat came “from a place of deep love for…Read more

March 29, 2018

Do you want to enrich your Allied Media Conference experience by attending with a group? Does your group share something important in common and do…Read more

March 21, 2018

Co.Open is excited to open registration for its fall digital media workshops in Audio/Electronic Music Production, Graphic Design, and Data, Mapping and Research Justice. Co.Open…Read more

March 14, 2018

The Equitable Internet Initiative (EII) is a collaboration between Allied Media Projects (AMP) and the Detroit Community Technology Project (DCTP) to ensure that more Detroit…Read more

February 28, 2018

AMC2018 will mark 20 years of the Allied Media Conference. To be held June 14-17, 2018, in Detroit, the 20th Annual Allied Media Conference will…Read more

February 1, 2018