Media in Action 2011

On the last weekend of July 2011, G.A.P. convened our Media in Action Institute, which focused on educational justice. We received more applications to participate than ever before: 90 organizations applied, with 33% from California alone. The institute trained the largest group of any Media in Action: 20 individual organizers from 10 organizations across the country. Participating groups were:

• Action Communication and Education Reform, Duck Hill, MS
• The Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), Oakland, CA
• FIERCE, New York, NY
• Flanbwayan, Brooklyn, NY
• Gender JUST, Chicago, IL
• Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL), New Orleans, LA
• The Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM), Providence, RI
• Students Working for Equal Rights (SWER), FT Lauderdale, FL
• Youth Ministries for Peace & Justice (YMPJ), Bronx, NY
• Youth United for Change (YUC), Philadelphia, PA