What does AMP make possible?

Media for liberation has a ripple effect on the way we think about ourselves, our environment, and the systems of power that surround us. Media for liberation not only help us understand our context, they support us in envisioning new possibilities for creating and practicing more just futures.

We are thrilled to share some of the work our projects are bringing into the world. These are only a few examples of the media produced by our projects and we look forward to featuring more in the months to come.

Popular Education and Training as Media for Liberation

• Zines:
  • Detroit Area Youth Uniting Michigan (DAYUM) is a youth run activist organization fighting for justice in our communities | Abolition Zine

• Trainings:
  •  Visionary Organizing Lab exists to teach Visionary Organizing, an approach to change that equally emphasizes our material needs and non-material needs.

Archive and Living History as Media for Liberation

• Black Bottom Archives (BBA) is a community-driven media platform dedicated to centering and amplifying the voices, experiences, and perspectives of Black Detroiters through digital storytelling, journalism, art, and community organizing with a focus on preserving local Black history & archiving our present. Check out the new Black Bottom Digital Archive, where the memories and experiences of those from the long-gone Black Bottom neighborhood are preserved for future generations.
• Petty Propolis is an immersive cultural experience that honors the legacy of dynamic artistry, history, performance, and grassroots culture, in Historic Idlewild MI. 4th Petty Propolis Artist Festival in historic Idlewild, Michigan August 31st & September 1st. 

Technology as Media for Liberation

• Detroit Community Technology Project was born from a legacy of coalition work and collaboration, building on Allied Media Projects’ (AMP) nine year track record of digital media education and community technology building in Detroit. Riverwise Magazine: Detroiters want to be seen, not watched
• A People’s Guide to Tech (APGT) publishes workshops, zines, books, and educational materials that foster a sense of agency and possibility towards technology | Towards a Future of Tech Zine 

Visual Art as Media for Liberation

• Collage:
  • Intelligent Mischief is Unleashing Black imagination to shape the future. Shop Intelligent Mischief merch!  

• Film and Digital Media:
  • Comfrey Films is a Film Training Program and Production House designed to launch Black trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGNCI*) storytellers into independent filmmaking and to tell stories woven at the intersection of being Black and TGNCI*. Watch and listen here!
  • Respair Media is a movement journalism and media hub creating and supporting the media needed to reshape culture toward liberation | Join One Million Experiments co-hosts Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger for a performance, screening, and interactive conversation about the new liberatory possibilities already in the making all around us. Saturday, June 29 ·from 4 – 6pm EDT at the LOVE Building in Detroit. RSVP here. 

Poetry and Written Word as Media for Liberation 

• Detroit Lit produces readings and professional development opportunities for BIPOC writers in Detroit | Detroit Lit Archive