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TCMA 2014 Fall Media Forum - Communicating for Impact: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference

Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize--Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Danger of a Single Story

This year’s keynote speaker, Nekima Levy-Pounds, has much to say about privilege and the role it plays in determining whose voices and stories are given authority, shared, heard...and not heard--and why it matters. A University of St. Thomas law professor, Levy-Pounds is director of the Community Justice Project, an award-winning civil rights legal clinic, board chair of the Minnesota African American History Museum & Cultural Center, and a frequent media commentator. 

Also confirmed: Spoken word artists Kevin Yang, Tish Jones, and Chilli Lor; KMOJ’s Lissa Jones (executive director of the Minnesota African American Museum & Cultural Center); Adja Gildersleve, who will screen Forbidden Fruit: Hidden Gems of the Northside; Youthprise artist-in-residence Nancy Musinguzi; community based photographer and video producer, Hlee Lee; NAVIGATE MN's executive director. Emilia Gonzalez Avalos; artist/activist Ricardo Levins Morales; John Capecci, Capecci Communications; Alisha Volante of Socially Conscious Social Studies.

Scroll down to register. Space at UROC is limited and pre-registration is requested. Early registration is highly recommended as we anticipate the event may sell out. Same-day registration begins at 9:00 a.m; program starts promptly at 9:30. Lunch is an option for those who pre-register. 

A limited number of scholarships are available - email ciriensaadeh@tcdailyplanet.net to request a scholarship.

The program ends at 2:45 pm.

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Presenting Sponsor: The Bush Foundation

Cosponsored by: Minnesota Journalism Center

When
Saturday, November 8, 2014
9 AM - 3 PM

Where
UROC University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center
2001 Plymouth Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN  55411
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