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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

A sponsored project of Allied Media Projects, the Detroit Narrative Agency (DNA) seeks to shift the stories that are currently being told in and of…Read more

January 23, 2018

Under-resourced communities across Detroit’s District 3 have begun bringing their own land use plans to life, thanks to a partnership between a coalition of neighborhood…Read more

December 19, 2017

Round the corner on Grand River Avenue onto Vinewood Street on Detroit’s West Side and you’ll encounter a building covered in mirrors. The eye-catching Dabls…Read more

December 5, 2017

There have been some big changes around here with recent staff additions and departures. Following AMC2017, we bid farewell to Muna Danish as communications manager.…Read more

November 14, 2017

Of the lessons learned from 2012’s superstorm Sandy, the importance of resilient, locally-owned communications infrastructure was a key takeaway for residents and community technologists alike.…Read more

November 9, 2017

In a moment where contemporary media tends to present hard facts, fast news, and personal opinion with equal fervor, oral history techniques can act as…Read more

October 31, 2017

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

September 19, 2017

The room was dim and the spotlight was on me. I was on stage regretting my decision to share my story with the audience of…Read more

September 12, 2017

The 19th annual Allied Media Conference kicked off with energy, vision, and joy. It featured performances by Kristy la rAt, Mona Haydar and Al Ta’wam,…Read more

September 6, 2017

Thank you for joining us at the 19th annual Allied Media Conference!  Over four days and nights, participants made media, developed new organizing strategies, met…Read more

September 5, 2017

Detroit Narrative Agency is proud to announce the successful culmination of their Seed Grant Program for moving image projects, which launched in August of 2016.…Read more

August 31, 2017

We convened over 2,500 media makers, artists, and organizers for the 19th annual Allied Media Conference. Over four days and nights participants made media, developed…Read more

August 10, 2017