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Corporate media lies. Mainstream media is owned by large, multi-national corporations who, by definition, must always be looking out for their bottom line. This directly contradicts their mandate by the FCC to always act "In the public interest." You own the airwaves. The government lets TV and radio stations use these airwaves for a fee, and in return they are supposed to play news and other programming that benefits us. Of course, it doesn't always work this way. With increasing consolidation in the media industry, fewer corporations own more and more of the airwaves. Media companies are no longer working "in the public interest," but as tools for their parent corporations to make money. Currently, 5 companies control most of what you see on TV - AOL/Time Warner; Disney; FOX; Viacom; and General Electric. But that doesn't mean you have to be a slave to the corporate media! You can choose to not purchase cable TV; to not buy that Gannett Newspaper; to not use AOL Internet service. You can let multi-national corporate media companies know you won't let them lie to you by choosing alternative media.
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Hey, all of you mischief makers, please join us on Friday, October, 30th (THIS FRIDAY!) for the slam-jammin'-ist Indy Benefit Ever.Featured bands include: LIST, COLD DEAD HANDZ, TANSY & TARWEED, RIOT COP. And....FREE tattoos, FREE store corner (bring cool stuff-get cool stuff), photo-op art (the kind with the face cut out), Anarchist Trivia, karaoke, food, beer, and more. Proceeds go to purchase/repair Indymedia video equipment destroyed by cops. Portland Indymedia provides cameras to independent street reporters and distributes their content online all for FREE. Friday, October 30 at 8:00pm, Circadia Art Center at 4705 ne Columbia Portland, Oregon (number 75 bus line) All ages event, $donatations accepted, no one turned away due to lack of funds, Safer Space Policy. More on Mischief Night IMC Benefit
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Mad As Hell Doctors will be featured on the Public Access program "A Growing Concern," and provide a report back from their September Tour through the United States which culminated with a rally in Washington D.C. Live call-in Friday, 10/30/09, 7:00 - 8:00 pm. http://www.PhilosopherSeed.org
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Punk rock permaculture e-zine is a radical permaculture zine that documents permaculture and radical organizing together. We post resources, news, essays, art, articles and articles and we're looking for more writers
If you've wanted to write, network, make art, and be actively engaged in radical permaculture projects and autonomous organizing efforts then here is your chance... Check us out!  http://www.punkrockpermaculture.com
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This is my first year working at the Oregon Country Fair. I didn't know quite to expect. Having only visited it for a day the year before, I thought that maybe it was a big circus, with the glitz and guts coming down once it closes. However, it's full of a lot of great people who walk their talk and are greatly accepting. People are free to express themselves in whichever way they see fit, without pressure, body image ideals or costume if they don't want. Portland Indymedia is tabling in the Doors of Expression Booth at Community Village at the Oregon Country Fair this weekend, July 10-12. If you're coming down to the fair, come over and say hi and check out our co-boothers, KBOO, Mind Freedom and Kindtree. Also be sure to make time to check out the shows, sights and community. Read More
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Radix is an anarchist art and media collective based in Portland, Oregon. The word radix is the Latin root of the word radical, which means, "to get to the bottom of a situation." Our topics include but are not limited to anarchism, animal rights, human rights, prisoner support, and civil liberties.
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Friday 6/26: Special 2 hour broadcast!
The show is being aired live from Noon to 2 PM (Eastern) on WNYE (91.5 FM) in New York, an NPR-affiliated station. Some of the line of of speakers include (but not limited to are) Rod Knoll Michael Geiger John Hankins Edward Murphy The shows are archived on the PRN site: click "Archives" on the vertical menu and then Gary Null. Shows usually get loaded up by the end of the working day or the following morning at the latest Please DO NOT miss this show or it's subsequent archive! http://www.aidsmythexposed.com
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Portland Indymedia Tech Collective has spread its servers thin enabling millions of folks to be the media and wishes to improve its services. But, our hardware is getting tired, and we need to upgrade.
Come contribute to the future of Portland Indymedia and the ever increasing amount of Portlanders who depend on it. Plus see a great show and dance your ass off to the inspiring beat of love & revolution while you're at it! Stag Bitten (pending confirmation) RIOT COP Molly Bang Bum Tech Also featuring... BEER (you know you've heard of it....) & fun raffle PRIZES! $5 and up donation (no contribution is too small or too large) Snacks, T-Shirts, IMC merch, Available 8pm Saturday May 30th Union Hall Corner of NW 4th & Everett (upstairs) Safer Space Policy in effect!
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Join the subMedia posse - survival of the smartest starts now! Producer, videographer and creative genius Franklin López exposes crucial current trends with video montages that mix culture jamming, news, satire, music and action to scratch the social justice itch. Hopium is a crash course on the countercultures, protest movements, and underground forces set to collide in the post-Bush world.
Hopium delivers 90 minutes of short films, mashups, and clips from Frank's series It's the End of the World and We Know It and I Feel Fine, the world's most subversive news show. The evening culminates with highlights from the forthcoming END:CIV, and the documentary hit GROUND NOISE & STATIC, a video report from the Democratic and Republican national conventions in 2008 with Annabeth of Cicada Sound Collective Sunday May 17th, 7pm Red and Black Café 400 SE 12th avenue
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A Beginner's Guide
As interpreted by one workerbee who may or may not be corrected by other workerbees in the comment section. :) FEATURES All articles featured in the center column come directly from the Open Publishing Newswire located in the right hand column. So this means they come from people like you. Just click on the big, red "Publish" button in the upper right hand corner, fill out the form(be sure you appropriately categorize your article), and sit back relax wait for it to show up on the newswire. Featurizers look for these 3 qualities for features: 1. Local 2. Original 3. First hand reporting Of course, you'll notice from time to time there are slight exceptions. Event announcements are a common exception. However, frowned upon as a distraction from the intent of this resource by some volunteers. Here are some tips for how to make your event announcement more desirable as a feature:
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Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza from KBOO's Voices from the Edge morning talk radio program will interview Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, live on stage to discuss the paperback release of her book Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times and about her experiences as an award-winning ground-breaking journalist.
A Conversation with Amy Goodman - Benefit for KBOO Saturday, April 11 Noon, doors open at 11am Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne, Portland Tickets $15 Advance sales available through the Crystal Ballroom Box Office, Bagdad Theater or in person at KBOO http://www.kboo.fm
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Community television can help fill the void left by a collapsing media system. But the most prevalent form -- local public access stations (or PEG channels) -- is under attack by the likes of AT&T and Comcast, which are trying to bury community stations on their networks and make them difficult to find.You Can Help: Protect Community Television. The deadline to comment at the FCC expires in less than 36 hours [April 1st]. Please make sure that the commission hears from the public about the importance of local media. Click here to file your comment. freepress.net
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The Peace Summit was held in Salem and open to any and all Peace Organizations in Oregon. It was a day of workshops and information sharing and networking. I have posted a few other YouTube videos from this event as well. This is a 3 part video set on YouTube. That was filmed at the Salem Peace Summit. National Vice President for "Veterans For Peace" Leah Bolger talks about the Guard Home Campaign and answers questions about it. videos: (1), (2), (3)
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Portland Community Media program featuring a live interview with Saed Bannoura of International Middle East Media Center and William Seaman of Portland Peaceful Response Coalition and American Jews for a Just Peace A Growing Concern, Free Gaza Related: Twenty-five practical actions you can take to help bring peace with justice in Palestine | Israel Unleashes Chemical Weapons in Gaza | Israel Using Depleted Uranium Against Gaza Victims |
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