Happy Birthday Rochester Indymedia! Love, The Stimulator

On June 8th-10th, 2012, Rochester Indymedia is hosting a regional convergence for independent media makers, grassroots activists, and community members. June 2012 completes Rochester Indymedia's first decade as an organization, and to celebrate we're hosting a conference that you won't want to miss. We have many exciting and thought-provoking sessions lined up, as well as space on the schedule for you to set up your own workshop/panel. The weekend will facilitate new directions for peoples’ media, as well as facilitate collaborations between media makers and activist groups. You will walk away with a better understanding of the media landscape, practical skills for media creation, and new relationships to build on.

The Arab Spring, the Greek and Spanish Uprisings, and the Occupy Movement represent an awakening of Peoples' Movements on a global level. New media formats, Facebook, Livestream, Twitter, as well as experiments in direct democracy raise important questions for activists and independent journalists. There are liberatory aspects to these technologies, but serious challenges as well. For those interested in radical social change, it's more important than ever to come together, share strategies, and plan how we will move forward.

The event was held at the Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa St.