NODE101 and THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

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So as many of you know Vloggercon is coming up. 
I'll be speaking in one of the panels with 3 AMAZING WOMEN: Ryanne Hodson, Zadi Diaz and Brittany Shoot.  The topic of the panel is Node101 and the Digital Divide.
This vlog is basically some of the things that I would like to talk about during the panel.
As a person that works for public access, this topic is one that I deeply care about. The gap between the haves and the have nots is not closing and one of my deepest fears is that sometime in the not too far future all media will look, sound, say the exact same thing.
AND IT WILL ALL BE DICTATED BY ONE HUGE MEDIA CONGLOMERATE.
I believe videoblogging along w/ community TV can change this.
But in order for this to really work - we need to see/hear more stories from communities of color. 
I admit - when it comes to vlogging - I'm not doing as much as I should. I don't post enough and I don't teach enough.
But then I watch vlogs and the people telling the stories and I realize that I WANT to see more of the stories told by my perspective and others like me.
Mainstream media doesn't tell stories about people like me.
Or if they do then it's usually it's a stereotyped.
It's up to us to make our own stories.
If we care about free speech, if we care about communities that are disenfranchised and making sure their voices are heard, we need to work at it.
I need to work at it.

Instead of just bitching about it ;)

Comments

[Brittany]

This is going to be great! I feel the same way a lot, and I'm usually annoyed with myself because it's so easy to make a video about my cat, but I really should be out making more for social and political change. I think we all do our best, though, and I think this conversation will help push things forward. I can't actually watch the video while I'm at work :(, but I'm basing this comment on what you wrote above. Anyway, now that the summer is mine, I intend to be making much more...let's inspire each other and do it!! See you in a few weeks!

B

[Melanie]

I can definitely appreciate your sentiments. That's why I started The New Media Collective (http://newmediacollective.org). I wanted to showcase people of color in the blogosphere and give us a place to see ourselves and get to know each other.

I won't be making it to Vloggercon, but I'll be at BlogHer talking about NMC in July. I'll also be starting my first day at MNN tomorrow, so I look forward to meeting you.

FYI: When I tried to watch the video from the Vloggercon site, it wouldn't fully load. I'm glad I thought to come here and see it.

[jonny goldstein]

Hey Ivettza,

That's great that you're going to be able to make it out to SF. This is an important discussion.

[DRAISAADALS]

Excellent webforum!
http://danuegonax.com
I Will be back!