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It’s been a long time, pero la Mala is back

22 Jul 2009

Peeps may have noticed my absence over the last week. While I wasn’t blogging, I was hard at work meeting with other radical media makers, including our own la Macha in Detroit which housed the Allied Media Conference and the Women’s Equity Media Summit.

This was my second year attending the AMC and I consciously entered the experience with the intent of using it as an opportunity to examine my work here and in other spaces as a radical woman of color media maker. I was blessed with amazing experiences and sharing space with other radical women of color media makers who inspire me and teach me. I also left with a head full of ideas and projects that will be sustained with the help of some of the same women who busted ass making sure that I was housed, fed, and loved.

I will resume regular posting, some which will include deconstructing some of the experiences I have had over the last week so stay tuned and gracias for reading and supporting the important work we do here at VivirLatino.

Mala’s on the Road : To Detroit for Women’s Media Equity Collaborative Summit and the Allied Media Conference

6:21 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Allied Media Conference| Detriot| Media| VivirLatino| media justice · Comments Off

15 Jul 2009

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While all of you are reading this, I’m on the road again, this time returning to Detroit for a busy few days that I hope will recenter me and the work that I do.

Thursday I will be at the Women’s Media Equity Collaborative Summit.

A day long session of exchange in a nourishing environment
++ to build a strong women centered media movement
++ that broadens outreach, evolves programs and is sustainable

* In Detroit a new women’s media strategy will evolve. POLICY in action!
* Emphasis on attendees from groups led by women of color, low income women, queer women, the disabled and moms – focus for scholarship assistance
* “Being there” is vital for long term sustainability of women led media

Critical initiatives to explore and build:
* Create Trust & Relationships across race/class/geography/media-genre borders
* Share Field Developments and discuss the results of the survey
* Build For The Future, embrace new digital paradigm along with political/economic shifts
* Envision a New Fund that is sustainable and responsive to critical field needs
* Advocate Gender Justice amidst independent media and the larger public sphere

From Friday, I will be at the Allied Media Conference

The Allied Media Conference is the central project of the Allied Media Projects (AMP) network, which emerges out of ten years of organic relationship-building. Since the first conference (then the Midwest Zine Conference) in 1999, people have been compelled by the concept of do-it-yourself media. Later, as the Underground Publishing Conference, the emphasis was on building a movement of alternative media makers. With the shift towards Allied Media, the AMC has attracted more and more people who are interested in using participatory media as a strategy for social justice organizing.

More Mala Approved Ways to Celebrate Hoy : Silent Art Auction to benefit the Allied Media Conference

9:17 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Activism| Allied Media Conference| Detriot| Events| media justice · Comments Off

12 May 2009

Come see the art and learn more about the AMC. All are invited!

Host: Allied Media Conference
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Time: 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Location: Motor City Brewing Works
Street: 470 W. Canfield
City: Detroit, MI
Email: info@alliedmediaconference.org

Auction bidding: 8PM – 1030PM. Winners announced at 11PM. Come see the art and learn more about the AMC. All are invited!

The show will be held May 12 at Motor City Brewing Works.

The 11th annual AMC will be held July 16-19, 2009 in Detroit. More info at www.alliedmediaconference.org

Via / Nadia Abou-Karr

Detroit Metro Area a Fast Growing Deportation Center

12:44 pm By Maegan La Mala · Detriot| Immigration · 1 Comment

4 Dec 2008

The Detroit Metro area is fast becoming the epicenter for deportations. In the year ending on September 30th, The Office of Detention and Removal Operations in Detroit increased deportations about 45 percent — from 5,057 to more than 7,500. This is a new record and already for the new year are ahead of that pace deporting about one-fourth of that record number in October and November alone.

The Detroit Metro area has more than 400 ICE investigators and their presence and actions are making familias scared, even young children.

Miercoles Musica : Invincible – Shapeshifters

8:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Detriot| Music| Women · Comments Off

2 Jul 2008

I’ve only started to deconstruct my trip, a week and a half ago, to the Detroit, to the Allied Media Conference. My girl BeanQueen hooked me up with a CD by an amazing local emcee, Invincible that I just got a chance to listen to. Invincible’s CD, Shapeshifters, is her first full length cd featuring 13 tracks, plus a bonus and a video/documentary. If you miss hip hop’s roots as a voice for social change and a reflection of what is really going down in our communities, Invincible is the answer. And don’t think that music with a message loses it’s edge. Shapeshifters is some damn good music with some damn good beats and Invincible tiene mucho flow.
Check it out:

Ford Wants a Mexican Fiesta

4:21 pm By Maegan La Mala · Latin America| Money| business| mexico · Comments Off

2 Jun 2008

How many of us have chuckled at the ridiculousness of the name carmaker Ford gave one of its low-end cars — the “Fiesta”? Well that little piece of metal’s name will be a little more authentic, as the car will now be built in Mexico, a change that The Christian Science Monitor calls “a blow for Detroit”:

But for Mexico, Friday’s announcement – which has been heralded as the largest manufacturing investment in the country’s history – is a decisive feat.

President Felipe Calderón called the $3 billion deal a “turning point.”

While the US automaking industry sags – undergoing massive restructuring and downsizing – Mexico’s production has expanded, especially for small, low-cost vehicles. Last year, Mexico produced a record number – over 2 million – and analysts forecast that by the year 2015 production could at least double.

The CSM says that the production of these smaller vehicles could position Mexico as a center for fuel efficient cars, bringing back some of the money lost as manufacturing jobs have moved to China.

Via / Christian Science Monitor

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