The screening itself took place on Monday, July 25, a day observed by some around the globe as the Day Out of Time, a notion proposed by the late Jose Arguelles. According to Arguelles, July 26 should be the beginning… Read more

The film trails Tom Shadyac following a near-death experience from a biking accident that left him with a concussion and out of commission for two months. In his own words, “Facing my own death brought an instant sense of clarity and purpose.” He comes to question the millionaire lifestyle in a world so far removed from sanity. Thus, he seeks out great minds from around the world… Read more

I am usually dialed into NPR, forcibly keeping up with the chaos of the globe, with little hesitation to turn the car off… Read more

Marc Silver and Gael Garcia Bernal filmed a series of shorts entitled ‘The Invisibles’. The series gives an inside look at life from the other side of the fence. These are the stories of the families torn apart by the dangers of migration.

In a sense, these are the real nightmares of the American Dream: poor people risking life and limb for a chance at a better life.

The horrors these souls endure is unimaginable, and what’s more, they are unrelenting in their quest, driven by hope.

Though I understand that these days policy is mostly concerned with business, it’s necessary to look at the bigger picture

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We live in a world where communication is taken for granted. We waste words without any real attention to their meaning, let alone their value.

We see communication as a career path. We don’t fully embrace the notion that it is inherently human to communicate, or to want to. Communicating with others makes us feel connected. In fact, our whole development, from prehistory to now, is communication-based.

From the first clans to modern nations, all of the systems in place are products of communication. We don’t… Read more

I find it further disturbing that much of America feels it in our best interest to cage the animals and let them sort it out on their own turf. The same cult would have us go knocking door-to-door throwing every “illegal looking” soul over the… Read more

The endless debates surrounding these sensitive subjects seem to revolve around the struggle for money and power. Somehow through all the jargon and new-age McCarthyism,… Read more

However dire the situation may seem, there is a momentum brewing in Detroit that is lighting fires for social change around the nation and globe. The focus of efforts to deal with these issues, in the minds of the community organizers, starts locally first. By building back the local economy from the ground-up, the people of Detroit are… Read more

Today, February 15th, 2010 marks our first National Day of Action for the cause and you can keep up with all the real time action on Twitter by searching the hash tag #mediajustice and of course you can keep up with all the San Antonio happenings, including live updates from our press conference by following any one of these feeds.

What began a couple years back with new colleagues in… Read more

The action surrounding Low Power FM radio and it’s course through our legislative system is something I’ve been observing since meeting members of the Prometheus Radio Project this past June at the 2009 Allied Media Conference held in Detroit. Upon realizing the implications of this hugely important bill, I felt compelled to sign-up for regular emails from the movers pushing LPFM into the spotlight. Since then, however, I have not done much other than make a couple phone calls to my representative’s offices and leave a message with their clerks. Nonetheless,… Read more

I understand that society is heavily influenced by the media it produces. We are products of our environment and there’s no broader environment than the one delivered through radio, television, and print. Media gives us the ability to communicate to audiences beyond personal interaction. Thus, in wake of this age of evolution, our world is given an opportunity to transform the way society develops.

It seems for as long as media has been around it… Read more

My latest unsettling feeling came by way of the all too familiar ‘Battle of the Bands’ predicament. In San Antonio, the phrase alone incites uproarious hissing when mentioned to any musician no longer in high school.

The typical rundown of these GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES (promising anything from studio time to cold hard cash) is that promoters lure unassuming hopefuls into a competition in which the best band takes top prize. Usually the profiteers… Read more

Prior to my venture into this pressing cause I was an aspiring musician attempting to maintain solid dedication to a craft many adults contest is a waste of time given our country’s sputtering economy.

Now, I can firmly stand as an artist in confidence. From the knowledge I’ve gained in the last year and the inspiration I continue to accumulate from focused progressives I meet, what I want to do with my life has been replaced by a much more important question; whether or not I will continue to have… Read more

We are en route to the Imagine2050 First Annual Anniversary Celebration, extremely excited to experience our first U.S. performance outside of Texas. This coming Thursday is the milestone marking night commemorating a successful launch year for Center for New Community‘s visionary blog site. The party is free and we are sharing the stage with an eclectic mix of music acts. Festivities start a 8:30pm inside Chicago’s Underground Lounge. In case you’d like to attend, here’s the map.

We are honored to be a part of the evening and are respecting the opportunity… Read more

I have seen, heard, and experienced refreshing insights from around the globe only to realize that this network of proactive pioneers has always existed. This loose-knit family of dreamers and hopefuls stretches beyond all borders of race, nationality, class, and age.

The 5 days I spent in Detroit were all too grand.

The setting was captivating enough; a once thriving industrial mecca now in a rebuilding phase… Read more

The immense implication of these individuals uniting to raise funds in hopes of spreading awareness of our coalition,… Read more

Upon first learning about the inhumane reality of imprisoned children less than two hours from San Antonio, most locals I’ve approached are left speechless. This comes as no surprise seeing as how some residents of Taylor (the small town 30 miles north of Austin, TX where this cage is located) are still clueless as to what is happening in their own backyard.

The increasingly infamous T. Don Hutto “Residential” Center is maintained by the private security company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and is one of two facilities in the US (the other is in New Jersey) which “houses” immigrant… Read more

Suggesting that society put business aside and take care of mankind first might be asking too much. Instead, consider this; most of the people without cable are the same people without computers and cell phones, which means they rely on easy access media for their news. In the case… Read more

It is only fitting then for me to begin this chronicle by introducing you all to Jen, Phanie, and Nina, better known as Girl in a Coma- three Chicanas who match their passion for music with an inspiring work ethic most would do well to take note of upon deciding to enter the music business as a performing musician/band.

When I… Read more

That makes our calendar the most dogmatic force in all the world.

As 2012 approaches, and the Business attempts to cash in on our impending doom, it may serve well to do some research yourself. You’ll find that the Mayan calendar is not simply a countdown to catastrophe. The Mayan calendar charts the… Read more