When the media does us wrong and community accountability
On September 18th, a bill banning all private prisons was introduced into Congress by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representatives Raul Grijalva, Keith Ellison and Bobby Rush. Press statement from Texas-based Grassroots Leadership below. Media Alliance is proud to join the national coalition supporting the Justice is Not For Sale Act. Continue reading Justice is Not For Sale Act Introduced to Congress
The Speak Free Act of 2015 is a federal anti-SLAPP bill introduced in the House of Representatives on a bipartisan basis by Reps Anna Eshoo and texas republican Blake Farenthold.
SLAPP stands for Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation and describe lawsuits filed primarily to discourage, harass and intimidate public participation and free speech.
Anti-SLAPP laws provide a way for those targeted via SLAPP suits get the suits dismissed fairly rapidly and avoid being drained by long and resource-consuming lawsuits designed not to prevail on the merits, but to exhaust the target into silencing themselves to get out from under the lawsuit.
Press Release from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
WASHINGTON –A broad coalition of civil rights, privacy, and media rights organizations released shared civil rights principles for the use of body worn cameras by law enforcement. Continue reading Civil Rights Principles for Police Body Cameras
U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reintroduced the Private Prison Information Act (PPIA) in Congress. The bill, HR 5838, requires non-federal correctional and detention facilities that house federal prisoners to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), by making certain records available to the public.
Media Alliance is proud to join the Human Rights Defense Center and 54 other organizations to support PPIA, HR 5838, which requires private prisons and detention centers to comply with FOIA. Continue reading 55 Organizations Support The Re-Introduction of The Private Prison Information Act
Pictures from the last training session which ran from 10/15/08 to 12/20/08.
Participants will build their skills base in a variety of media technology – from computer and online basics to podcasting video and audio on the Internet. Participants will also gain media messaging and analysis skills to help shape public opinion about themselves and their communities. Women of color, young people, new residents and individuals with little to no technology or computer experience are encouraged to apply. Continue reading Raising Our Voices Rises Again!
An open letter signed by 50 social justice groups, including MA, detailing the final phases of federal prison phone reforms: Coordinated by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)
Leadership Conference et al ICS 3d NPRM Reply Comments 2-8-16 final
Media Alliance is pleased to join 34 human rights and environmental groups in demanding the Commonwealth Club withdraw its Global Citizenship Award to Chevron CEO John Watson. Continue reading 35 Human Rights Groups Denounce Global Citizenship Award to Chevron CEO John Watson
Chevron did not win. Coke did.
MA joined 30 groups to object to Chevron’s nomination for a corporate excellence award for humanitarian activities. Chevron is not a leader in in socially responsible activities, in Myanmar or anywhere else in the world. Continue reading 30 Groups Object To Chevron Humanitarian Nomination
