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AUGUST 2009

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A LETTER FROM NMMLP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANDREA QUIJADA

New Mexico Media Literacy Project has continued to grow and change to meet the needs of the communities we serve during an exciting summer for us. Our critical work on our DTV transition campaign led us to provide hundreds of much-needed converter boxes to New Mexicans at no cost, and our current partnership with Channel 27's Indy Media program allows for our programs to reach new audiences. In addition, our office has been re-energized with the unexpected support from two outstanding volunteers, Mimi Adams and Dylan Cascio, who have spent countless hours providing administrative and technological assistance to our organization. If you stop by our office, please give them a hello and a big thank you!

Our latest news, which I share with just as much excitement, is the addition of two new staff members to the NMMLP family. Candelario Vazquez and Marion Duignan will be with us for a year as VISTAs through the Transmission Project’s Digital Arts Service Corps initiative. We are extremely honored and grateful to have been selected to receive such talented and committed individuals. Please take a moment to read their introductions below and give them a warm welcome to New Mexico!

Thanks to all of you for your support of NMMLP as we move forward while remaining rooted in our mission of cultivating critical thinking and activism in our media culture.

In community,

Andrea Quijada
Executive Director
NEW MEXICO MEDIA LITERACY PROJECT WELCOMES TWO NEW VISTAS

Marion Duignan and Candelario Vazquez joined the New Mexico Media Literacy Project staff in July as VISTAs through the Transmission Project’s Digital Arts Service Corps initiative.

marion Marion is NMMLP’s Web Developer. She is working to build capacity and community outreach at NMMLP through the redesign and development of NMMLP’s websites:

- www.nmmlp.org
- www.medialiteracytoolbox.com

Originally from Los Angeles, California, Marion comes to us via New York City where she most recently lived and studied. She has over a decade of experience working in print and web design.



candeCandelario Vazquez is NMMLP’s Media Justice Organizer. He co-coordinates the Media Action Grassroots Network in New Mexico and builds strategic partnerships with social justice and media justice organizations in the state.

Before joining the NMMLP team, Candelario spent three years working as an ESL instructor and youth mentor in Immokalee, Florida. Also in Immokalee, Candelario used the local community radio as a forum for media literacy education, youth after school programs, and ESL classes.
NOW AVAILABLE: MEDIA LITERACY FOR PREVENTION MINI UNIT DVD-ROM

Media Literacy for Prevention Mini Unit is a one-lesson unit on media literacy skills that examines tobacco, alcohol, and mini food marketing.  It includes discussions and activities for one 45-minute class period.  This DVD-ROM is an abbreviated version of the Media Literacy for Prevention Five Lesson Unit DVD-ROM using the same media examples to teach basic concepts of marketing and prevention issues.

This DVD-ROM contains 33 media examples including movie clips, TV commercials, and still images. 

The disc also includes a printable discussion guide you can use to lead a conversation about the media examples on the disc. It includes questions, answers, and suggestions for the presentation, as well as student activities, education standards, and resources.

Media Literacy for Prevention Mini Unit is available for $29 and can be ordered by visiting our online store or calling 505-828-3129.
NMMLP STAFFERS GUEST HOST INDY MEDIA SHOW ON AUGUST 21ST


NMMLP staffers Jessica Collins and Christie McAuley will host thech 27
Indy Media Show on Albuquerque’s Community Access Channel 27.

The Indy Media Show is broadcast live in Albuquerque, NM on cable channel 27 and is available to view in live streaming video at www.quote-unquote.org/channel27/index.html at 7 p.m. MST. Some past episodes of Indy Media are also available on demand at www.viddler.com (sign-up is required).

The show will feature discussion on the Albuquerque Mayoral Forum, Media Arts Collaborative Charter School (MACCS) and new technology.

NMMLP staff guest host the Indy Media Show the third Friday of each month.
NEW MEXICO MEDIA LITERACY PROJECT EVENT CALENDAR


calendarNew Mexico Media Literacy Project may be visiting your area soon! Please contact us if you would like a presentation in your community. Our upcoming plans include:

August:
21, Albuquerque, NM: NMMLP hosts Indy Media Show on Community Access Channel 27 at 7 p.m. MST. For live online streaming video please click here
26-29, Boston, MA: The National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) 2009 Conference
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September:
10, Albuquerque, NM: Media Justice Presentation for Young Women United
18, Albuquerque, NM: NMMLP hosts Indy Media Show on Community Access Channel 27 at 7 p.m. MST. For live streaming video click here
19, Albuquerque, NM: Health and Nutrition Presentation for Albuquerque Public Schools



 
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