We envision a community-built-and-led collective access network of crips and our allies/comrades working to help each other to create and practice the kind of access, community and crip love that we...
The collective that brought you the Race Issue of $pread Magazine, a unique publication by and for people in the sex trades, will share the process – which began two years ago at the AMC! - of...
Through interactive discussions we will go beyond the labels that have been placed on us – cripple, sick, handicapped, disabled, slow, inspirational, hopeless – to describe and share our own...
Dancing is an awesome way to regenerate, heal, and bring awareness to our bodies, minds, and each other. By releasing stress, we bring renewed energy and strength to our communities, work, and...
Whether you're designing a website, a road trip, or a more just and creative world, we can make stuff more awesome by designing with everyone, for everyone. Participants will be presented with some...
What does it take to start a community radio station? With a valuable opportunity to apply for LPFM licenses on the horizon, this Spanish friendly how-to workshop will get you started on the road to...
Since the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition first installed a mesh wireless network around the Spaulding Court area during AMC2010, the idea of building our own networks has taken hold in the city....
This session will invite participants into a DJ collaboration/movement that exploded out of AMC2010, and has continued to grow, twist and turn with transformative power throughout the past year....
A cloud with lines exploding outwards? A circle and irregular cyclones? 306 starbursts and a massive letter Q? Symbols + future visions = create graphic flags for the future! In this session, you’re...
"All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you. The only lasting truth is change. God is change." These words of Octavia Butler’s have impacted people very seriously on a personal...
This session will be dedicated to developing strategic reading guides for our favorites science fiction authors/series. We'll unveil the Octavia Butler Strategic Reader, developed by AMC participants...
Detroit scholar activist Grace Lee Boggs has articulated a vision of America's "next" revolution, in which people transform themselves and their relationships to create the Beloved Community. In this...
The Jitterbugs: Pioneers of the Jit is a one-of-a-kind documentary highlighting the founders of Detroit's leading dance legacy: the Jit. Combining historical footage and exclusive interviews, get a...
At the 2009 and 2010 AMCs, we considered how to build a collaborative vision for the Internet our communities need and then turn that vision into a plan for action. Many of us who were in those...
Students of the Detroit Future Media (DFM) workshops are taking over the AMC Media Lab to teach basic 101 media production skills. Make beats with the audio students. Shoot and edit photos with the...
Do you manage any of these things for your organization/project: finances and bookkeeping, staff resources, organization management systems? Those of us working the back-end of our projects need to...
Have you ever tried to design a poster using Word? Do you seem to end up using the same women’s symbol/raised fist/tree with lots of roots on everything? Break free, friends! Everyone has ideas, and...
Electronic games are immersive, user-controlled, and open-ended, and their creation requires intense collaboration between numerous people with different skill sets. This is why they're a fast...
Come join your fellow media justice allies in an open strategy session to discuss how popular education tools like Dialed-In: A Toolkit to Liberate Your Cell Phone and Reclaim Media Agency can be...
In this session we'll discuss our next steps for the Medios Caminantes network which was created in 2010 during the AMC, a collaboration between groups of Spanish-speaking collectives, and...
