News Briefing - Challenging the New Redistricting Lines in New Orleans, LA. - Tuesday, June 21st
 

News Briefing - Challenging the New Redistricting Lines in New Orleans, LA. - Tuesday, June 21st

New America Media, Event, Dana Levine, Posted: Jun 16, 2011

Learn how redistricting could increase or diminish minority voting power in New Orleans, and what local civic activists are doing to ensure redistricting lines don't threaten to divide black, Hispanic, and Asian populations into multiple districts, diluting the minority vote. Could what's happening in New Orleans be a blueprint for fast-growing minority communities in other suburbs and cities across the country?

 

Teleconference Call - Tracking the Crackdown, une 15, 2011 -- 11 am Pacific/ 2 pm Eastern

 

New America Media, Event, Dana Levine, Posted: Jun 10, 2011

Join New America Media and The Opportunity Agenda for a telephonic news briefing on efforts to amend the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to deny birthright citizenship to any child born in the United States to parents who are undocumented immigrants. This proposed change specifically targets immigrant women. The 14th Amendment, adopted in the wake of the Civil War, reversed the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott case which declared that people of African descent were not and could never become citizens of the United States.

 

Garden Grove News Briefing - Southern California's Energy Outlook, Thur. June 9th

 

New America Media, Event, Dana Levine, Posted: Jun 09, 2011

A briefing on what Southern California Edison is doing to enhance the reliability and security of the region's power delivery grid for our customers. How this will impact customer rates and what customers can do to reduce the impact on their bills

 

San Bernardino News Briefing - Southern California's Energy Outlook, Wed. June 8th

 

New America Media, Event, Dana Levine, Posted: Jun 07, 2011

A briefing on what Southern California Edison is doing to enhance the reliability and security of the region's power delivery grid for our customers. How this will impact customer rates and what customers can do to reduce the impact on their bills

 

Ethnic Media Convene to Discuss Northern Virginia Redistricting Plan

 

New America Media, Photo Essay, Anthony Advincula, Posted: Jun 06, 2011

Ethnic media gathered in D.C. to discuss a Virginia redistricting plan that would weaken the political power of ethnic communities, despite their growing numbers.

 

News Briefing - Challenging the New Redistricting Lines in Prince William County, VA. - Tuesday, June 7th

 

New America Media, Event, Dana Levine, Posted: Jun 06, 2011

Learn what one group of civic activists is doing to challenge a county's redistricting lines that divide HIspanic, Asian and black populations into multiple districts, diluting the minority vote. What's happening in Prince William County, Va., could be a blueprint for fast-growing minority communities in other suburbs around the country.

 

News Briefing - Learn what your audiences can do to protect themselves against fraud

 

New America Media, Event, Dana Levine, Posted: May 06, 2011

Foreclosures, the recession and government cutbacks have created a perfect storm of financial pressures. Payday lenders, fake mortgage modifiers, fraudulent lawyers, scam artists of all kinds are making huge amounts of money off vulnerable and desperate people. Learn about the latest scams and how to advise your audiences about protecting themselves and their families. Find out where to go for government-subsidized financial counseling.

 

2011 New America Media Education Fellowship - May 5th & 6th

 

New America Media, Event, Dana Levine, Posted: Apr 29, 2011

NAM Education Fellows will participate in a two-day training program in Sacramento on May 5 & 6, where they will meet and discuss important education with experts, researchers, officials and advocates in the field. Following the training, fellows will publish a story (or series) about an innovative school model, a new teaching method, or a pilot program that has proven successful for students in undeserved communities, and selected stories will be published on NAM's website.

 

April 20th Teleconference -Tracking the Crackdown

 

New America Media, Event, Staff, Posted: Apr 13, 2011

Join New America Media and The Opportunity Agenda for a discussion of recent developments in immigration policy efforts. Immigrant rights advocates continue to work to create workable solutions for immigration. Now that efforts for comprehensive reform at the federal level have taken a backseat on the federal policy agenda, states around the country are dealing with the issue directly. The call will feature conversations with experienced legal advocates and organizers who will give an overview of efforts at the state level. There will also be time for questions.

 

New York - IRE Ethnic Media Watchdog Workshop - April 8-9, 2011

 

New America Media, Event, Dana Levine, Posted: Apr 07, 2011

Sharpen your skills, learn new approaches to news gathering and add depth to your reporting through IRE’s Ethnic Media Watchdog Workshop. Veteran journalists from The New York Times, ProPublica, El Nuevo Herald/The Miami Herald and IRE’s training staff will present sessions on topics getting information from the police and other government officials, filing open records requests, tackling immigration topics, and much more. We’ll also offer sessions that help you incorporate audio, video and blogging into your reporting arsenal.

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