[imc-melbourne-work] text for independent media pamphlet for G20

[Anna Helme]

hey rahima,

here is the pamphlet text for EngageMedia. let me know if you need our 
logo or some graphics! thanks so much for putting this together :)

also, you might want to get Indymedia to give you some text - harry or 
pheonix should be able to provide this. could 3CR give you some text 
about how to get stuff on the radio too, or the Indymedia show in 
general (might be good to get ppl interested in doing the show too...)? 
are there any other alternative media outlets that should go in there?

cheers,
anna

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EngageMedia: Online Video for Social Change and Media Democracy

http://engagemedia.org

EngageMedia.org is a website distributing video about social and 
environmental justice in Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific. It's 
a space for critical documentary, fiction, artistic and experimental 
works that challenge the one-way communication of the mainstream media.

EngageMedia aims to demystify and provide access to new video 
distribution technologies, create an online archive of independent video 
productions using Creative Commons licenses and form a peer network of 
video makers, educators and screening organisations.

EngageMedia has just launched it's beta and is open for your 
contributions. Get sharing! It's a place to upload your work or download 
video to watch, share, re-distribute and screen in your community.

The website will be open to independent media covering the g20 meeting 
in Melbourne, we encourage you to edit your videos and post them to 
EngageMedia. The site is moderated, please view our editorial policy here:

http://www.engagemedia.org/editorial-policy

In general we welcome contributions that give context to the actions and 
issues of our times, in a variety of styles and genres, whether it's 
documentary, fiction, experimental or as yet un-categorisable.

Our key focus is to present video that promotes social change. We want 
to promote work that challenges corporate dominance and government 
arrogance, that exposes the people and mechanisms behind environmental 
destruction or human rights abuses. We want to build media that 
questions how the world works.

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Here's a list of things you can do on the EngageMedia website:

UPLOAD VIDEO
Upload videos via web publishing form. Just fill out a form and hit the 
publish button!

DOWNLOAD VIDEO
Search our growing archive of videos, or browse by Genre, Topic or Country.

VODCASTING
By copying the orange 'vodcast' link into a program such as iTunes or 
Democracy Player you can automatically download and view new videos as 
they are uploaded. You could subscribe to the latest videos feed or to a 
specific member's video channel, or pick your feed by topic, genre or 
country.
http://www.getdemocracy.com/

CREATE YOUR OWN VIDEO CHANNEL
No need to install or set up anything. When you upload a video it is 
automatically added to your personal video podcasting feed and allows 
you to add your own custom logo for your channel.

PROFILE PAGE
Create a profile on your Author page about you and your video work. This 
page includes a list of recent videos you have published to EngageMedia 
and a link to your personal video channel.

WORKSPACE
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A collaborative space where you share your files and  work on projects 
or documents with other members of EngageMedia.

CREATIVE COMMONS
Assign a Creative Commons license to your video. Choose the license you 
want to enable the easy sharing of your content, reserving the rights 
you want to keep.

EVENTS
Post an Event about a video screening, workshop or festival.

NEWS
Post a News item about developments in the world of video activism or 
tactical media.

NETWORK
Contact other members of EngageMedia through the site or send an email 
about videos you like to your friends.

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EngageMedia is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing media 
tools for activists, campaigners, communities and grassroots journalists.

Make your own media!

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