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Grassroots Media Conference

I will be speaking at the the Fifth Annual Grassroots Media Conference at Hunter College on March 2!

Speaking Truth to Power: MEDIA JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
Co-Sponsored by Film and Media Studies Department at Hunter College/CUNY
Hip-Hop Association Presents
The Womanhood LP (Learning Project) Interactive Lecture Series

About the NYC Grassroots Media Conference
For the past four years, we’ve come together to explore the political dimensions of media and how it shapes our lives. By developing relationships between community and media organizations, the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition is working to re-imagine issues of access to, control of, and power over our media system. That means defining our struggle as a struggle for Media Justice.

W.A.R. (Women Armed and Ready)!:Defining the Reel Images of Women in Hip-Hop
This is a 90-minute candid interactive workshop focusing on the role media plays in the portrayal of women in Hip-Hop, and the issues and effects that women have to deal with as a result. From Queens to whores, the roles of women have changed dramatically over the last 30 years. From misogyny to hypersexual behavior, a whole generation of young men and women have been desensitized and programmed through negative media images. It’s time to confront the media outlets, and step up as media-makers and concerned citizens, and take control of our images.  Redefine our selves and create a new perspective of women. The participants will discuss how their work addresses these issues and how it is creating media justice. They will share clips of their projects.

Moderated by Martha Diaz – President of the Hip-Hop Association
Martha Diaz is a filmmaker, educator, social entrepreneur, and the founder and president of the Hip-Hop Association. Martha merged Hip-Hop culture, media, and education to form the H2A (Hip-Hop Association). Now in its 5th year, the H2A is considered one of the leading Hip-Hop educational institutions, producing the largest International Hip-Hop Film Festival and publishing The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook Vol. I, the first ever book of its kind.

Panelists:

Sabrina Gordon – Producer, Beyond Beats and Rhymes
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon has been committed to educational, cultural and social advocacy programming for over a decade. Her editing “debut” garnered an Emmy for WGBH’s Greater Boston Arts series. She has worked in both producing and editing capacities on numerous award-winning documentaries for public television and cable. She also collaborates with non-profit and grassroots organizations to create video programs.

Melissa Ulto – Editor, The Art of Love and Struggle
Melissa Ulto is a multidisciplinary artist who utilizes her diverse skills to create multi-faceted works. She is an award winning documentary filmmaker and digital video artist, who has shown her work at the MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and on Broadway.

Address:
Hunter College, 68th Street and Lexington Ave | West Building
(Southwest Corner, enter from street or directly from 6 train)

Peace,
Melissa