WireTap Magazine: Building a Movement Ideas and action for a new generation. en-us Wiretap http://www.wiretapmag.org/rss/button.gif http://www.wiretapmag.org/ Wiretap http://www.wiretapmag.org/ Copyright 2009 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. en-us Building a Movement: Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008 http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43939/ In a year that saw war, violence, human rights abuses and environmental degradation, WireTap also found powerful examples of young people making a real difference. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:01 PST Jamilah King, Kristina Rizga, Tomas Palermo, WireTap Building a Movement: Best WireTap Stories of 2008 http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43938/ Our editors' and readers' favorite stories, columns, blogs and videos of the year! Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:01 PST The Editors, WireTap Building a Movement: (Podcast) When We're Not Working http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43932/ Episode 9: Should organizers now make change from the inside or from the outside of the political system? Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:00:01 PST Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap Building a Movement: When We're Not Working: On Awkward Family Conversations http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43903/ Podcast: Thanksgiving dinners can be an awkward time when you are surrounded by less than like-minded family and friends. Here's how Matt and Gavin make it work. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:00:01 PST Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap Building a Movement: He Absolutely Had To Be A "Community Organizer" http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43883/ Opinion: Community organizers didn't just sprout up overnight for the Obama election victory, they've been in the trenches for years. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Hakim Bellamy, WireTap Building a Movement: Young Organizers Speak: We Are a New Coalition for the Common Interest http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43866/ Opinion: Our generation can move beyond old battles of single-issue silos and narrow constituency interests into broader rainbow coalitions of new progressives. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:00:01 PST Matt Singer, Jefferson Smith, TheNation.com, WireTap Building a Movement: Young Organizers Speak: It’s A New Era http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43860/ League of Young Voters’ director Biko Baker witnessed working-class youth and youth of color truly believe in change by participating in the election. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:01 PST Biko Baker, WireTap Building a Movement: When We're Not Working: 10 Big Post-Election Questions http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43849/ Podcast: Our hosts Matt and Gavin review most addictive political blogs and give a thumbs up or down to 10 big post-election questions pundits deliberate. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:01 PDT Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap Building a Movement: When We're Not Working: Is Anyone Really Voting for Nader? http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43821/ Podcast: Our host Matt Ryan asks a fellow Cincinnati activist Justin Jeffre why he chose to campaign for Ralph Nader this year. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:00:01 PDT Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap Building a Movement: 20 Questions With Billy Wimsatt http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43818/ Seasoned organizer Billy Wimsatt talks politics, movement-building and life. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:00:01 PDT In These Times Building a Movement: Podcast: When We're Not Working http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43758/ Do you need to live in the hood to organize in the Hood? Two Rustbelt organizers talk shop. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap Building a Movement: Podcast: When We're Not Working http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43704/ Podcast: Two Rustbelt community organizers talk about work, life, music, books, ideas, and everything in between. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap Building a Movement: Why Build a Movement Among Youth-Driven Music Spaces? http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43525/ Because using the most popular form of cultural expression among youth may be the best way to build power and promote activism. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Shannon Stewart, WireTap Building a Movement: Sean Bell: Moving Beyond Demands, Creating Justice http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43524/ Opinion: Rallies and protests won't end police brutality. We can only achieve justice by creating a new model of community based policing. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:00:01 PDT Matthew Birkhold, WireTap Building a Movement: Tools for Activists: Turning Privilege Disparities into Just and Sustainable Action http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43496/ Column: This new exercise can help organizers determine who in our community should be guiding the strategies and action for social justice work. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap Building a Movement: Engaging Youth, For Real http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43423/ There are hundreds of well-meaning but unsuccessful youth centers in America. The Spot in Denver and Elementz in Cincinnati went the extra mile to build something more authentic. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:00:01 PST Lori Roddy, WireTap Building a Movement: Punk and Politics: A High-Maintenance Relationship http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43403/ The Vera Project serves as an inspiring model of how a small group of dedicated musicians and their fans can transform a reactionary, anti-youth city ordinance into a positive space for young people. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:01 PST Britt Curtis, WireTap Building a Movement: Poetry With a Purpose http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43391/ Turn the Beat Around: Located in the last historic Puerto Rican neighborhood in Chicago, Batey Urbano youth center serves as a model for communities struggling against gentrification. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:00:01 PST Diaris Alexander, WireTap Building a Movement: Reclaiming New York for Local Arts http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43369/ Turn the Beat Around: How ABC No Rio artists bought a building for one dollar in one of the world's most expensive cities. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:00:01 PST Kevin Erickson, WireTap Building a Movement: Unjuried. Uncensored. Always All Ages http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43344/ Turn the Beat Around: Providence-based AS220 youth arts center is an inspiring rags-to-riches story that begins as a renegade volunteer collective and transforms into a major downtown arts institution. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:01 PST Chris Wiltsee, WireTap