WireTap Magazine: Building a Movement

Building a Movement: Why Build a Movement Among Youth-Driven Music Spaces?

Shannon Stewart, WireTap — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Because using the most popular form of cultural expression among youth may be the best way to build power and promote activism.

Building a Movement: Sean Bell: Moving Beyond Demands, Creating Justice

Matthew Birkhold, WireTap — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:00:01 PDT

Opinion: Rallies and protests won't end police brutality. We can only achieve justice by creating a new model of community based policing.

Building a Movement: Tools for Activists: Turning Privilege Disparities into Just and Sustainable Action

Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Column: This new exercise can help organizers determine who in our community should be guiding the strategies and action for social justice work.

Building a Movement: Engaging Youth, For Real

Lori Roddy, WireTap — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:00:01 PST

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.

Building a Movement: Punk and Politics: A High-Maintenance Relationship

Britt Curtis, WireTap — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:01 PST

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.

Building a Movement: Poetry With a Purpose

Diaris Alexander, WireTap — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:00:01 PST

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.

Building a Movement: Reclaiming New York for Local Arts

Kevin Erickson, WireTap — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:00:01 PST

Turn the Beat Around: How ABC No Rio artists bought a building for one dollar in one of the world's most expensive cities.

Building a Movement: Unjuried. Uncensored. Always All Ages

Chris Wiltsee, WireTap — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:01 PST

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.

Building a Movement: God, Taxes and Punk Rock in Alabama

Katy Otto, WireTap — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:01 PST

Turn the Beat Around: How a small group of young, dedicated volunteers built an all-ages punk rock venue in Jesus Land.

Building a Movement: Overcoming Initial Komplikations

Kameron Moore-Mitchell, WireTap — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:00:01 PST

Turn the Beat Around: Oakland-based Youth Movement Records gives young people a chance to make some money as artists, while learning to become community leaders.

Building a Movement: When Teens Rule the Game

Gavin Leonard, WireTap — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:01 PDT

Turn the Beat Around: From running a recording studio to organizing shows to raising money, the Ann Arbor-based Neutral Zone has been more successful at developing youth leadership than any other teen organization in the country.

Building a Movement: Youth, Art and Activism at 924 Gilman

Shannon Stewart, WireTap — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:01 PDT

Turn the Beat Around: Wiretap and All-Ages Movement Project kick off a ten-part series highlighting some of the most innovative DIY youth music and arts organizations.

Building a Movement: Future Civil Rights: Next Move Is Ours

Biko Baker, WireTap — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT

Opinion: We don't need to look for another Malcolm X or Martin Luther King Jr. to change our communities. We need to believe in ourselves.

Building a Movement: Who Will Rock the Vote in 2008?

Michael Connery, WireTap — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT

In 2004, a handful of grassroots music activism organizations registered over 1 million new voters. As many of these groups struggle for survival, who will use music to reach out to 50 million Millennials in 2008?

Building a Movement: U.S. Social Forum: Visions to Build, Reasons to Hope

Dan Berger, WireTap — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:00:01 PDT

Opinion: The forum created a much-needed space for traditionally marginalized groups to affirm their place at the helm of movements for change.

Building a Movement: Working for Change: Andrea Batista Schlesinger

Kristina Rizga, WireTap — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:01 PDT

Wiretap kicks off a new monthly interview column highlighting different career options in the progressive movement.

Building a Movement: Hip-Hop Dogmatism and Potential Problems for Political Organizing

Matthew Birkhold, WireTap — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:01 PDT

Opinion: Hip-hop heads committed to social justice need to examine how hip-hop has internalized patriarchy and sexism. Here's why.

Building a Movement: Is There Freedom After Hip-Hop?

Gary Moskowitz, WireTap — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:00:01 PDT

Hip-hop has expanded and influenced nearly every art form today, but has it been able to liberate? Artists, musicians and intellectuals come together to reflect on the past and define the future of hip-hop.

Building a Movement: Facilitation: The Art and Craft of A Good Meeting

Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:00:01 PDT

Movement building begins with a good meeting and meaningful solidarity. Here is a brief compilation of the best practices.

Building a Movement: The Trials and Triumphs of DIY Journalism

Joshua Breitbart, WireTap — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:00:01 PST

The editors of Clamor Magazine talk about the challenges and new opportunities for publishers of social justice magazines.