Project Censored's 40th Annual Media Freedom Summit

What an inspirational and information packed event!  With leaders in alternative media and educators from across the country the Media Freedom Summit was an event to remember! Media scholar Mark Crispin Miller, Abby Martin of the Empire Files and RT, Mnar Muhawesh of Mint Press, Mickey Huff, Peter Phillips and Andy Lee Roth of Project Censored were just a few of the luminaries that made this event so entertaining and informative.  Over the two days there were fourteen workshops to participate in from Student Strategies to Constructive Media Literacy; Community Engagement to Representational Framing.  We were encouraged to check out gcml.org and the Global Critical Media Literacy Project.  Taking notes and getting questions answered filled the two day event.  I look forward to writing up all my notes for reference.  Some of the books that were recommended, in addition to Censored 2017, included, Capitalism 3.0, Tribe by Junger, Super Survivors, Conspiracy Theory in America, Cruel and Unusual by Miller, and Propaganda by Bernays.  The Media Freedom Summit is a must see for all those interested in freedom of the press.  I'm already looking forward to next year's MFS.

Now with the books in stock the Peace Panel Project is offering Censored 2017 for 27% off retail and older Project Censored annual publications for half off.  Contact us today to reserve your copy.

Love Chapmantown

Last Saturday afternoon was the Love Chapmantown event and the Peace Panel Project was there to promote Career Builders, the Chico Peace & Justice Center and Chico Tree Advocates. There was a good turn out, good food, good friends and some great conversations. Kids were having fun. We made some neat connections. It was a good night. Thank you to Bill Mash for help with set up and the pack up. Thank you Bill.

The Touch of Chico 2016

The Peace Panel Project had a good showing at the "Touch of Chico" yesterday, (10/1/16).  This is a fun event I recommend highly. We sold a few books and a few CPJC Dinner tickets; had some good hugs and conversations.  Dan Casamajor made some great tunes and I got a massage out of the deal!  Thanks to Chris for the help setting up, Emily for help holding down the booth and to Jake and Jasper for help packing the exhibit up.  It was a good day.

Diversity Festival in Paradise

The Diversity Festival in Paradise was fun.  Nick, Jistin and I represented Alternatives to Violence, the Peace Panel Project and the Chico Peace & Justice Center.  We got to see Hmong dancers, listened to great music and some good food and I ended up with a great apple pie.   We set up seven easels that were well received.  We tabled next to the Ridge Coalition for Peace & Justice, Stonewall Alliance and Catalyst were also there.

Check out the write up we got in the Paradise Post:
http://www.paradisepost.com/general-news/20160920/diverse-crowd-inspires-unity

Chico Hi Career Day

Career Builders counter recruitment was on the job Tuesday, 9/13/16, at the Chico High School “Career Fair”. We talked to so many students and parents it might have been our best event yet. Thanks to Sue G. and Sue M. from the Ridge Coalition for Peace & Justice for their help in lining up our table at the event and bringing their Career Builder stand up exhibit and so many brochures. They brought the “Opt Out” forms that many took advantage of and many other hand outs that sparked some great discussions.

We had a table (not far from several military recruiters) and all three of us were busy talking to high school seniors and their parents probably 70% of the time from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

We had six stand up exhibits, we set up in a corner spot, by an exit, that turned out to have a lot of traffic. Many of the people who stopped by our table expressed gratitude to us for our being there. As we left a woman walked by and said, “Thank you guys so much for being here and sharing your information.” We got the feeling that we were doing a good thing.

 

9/11/16

The Peace Panel Project was on Main Street today, 9/11/16. Didn't want to let the anniversary pass without a little reminder of the truth. We brought a small contribution to Patrick Newman's "Friends On The Street" event that was happening as usual Sundays at 3 pm. About 30 people took advantage of the generosity. Pat and others brought boxes of apples, sandwiches, waters, toiletries and many other items. These were two goals I really wanted to accomplish: participate in Friends on the Street and set up the Peace Panels in front of the big military granite monuments of the Plaza.

Counter Recruitment

We are concerned about the military presence at Chico Hi, so we are meeting at 7:25 am today at the Esplanade and Sacramento to share counter recruitment brochures with the students coming to school. A little direct action. Join us.