New on the AfD homepage--Santa Cruz Media Strategy Summit

"Since the current political situation in Washington seems to promise little more than a one step retreat from a three step advance into empire, newspeak and militant corporate rule, it is time for members of the independent media community to realistically assess our capacities to transmit enough vital truth to ignite a nonviolent countercoup and populist democratic revival." Read more about the Santa Cruz Media Strategy Summit, January 25-27, at www.thealliancefordemocracy.org.

Need good articles on the media for tabling, fliers, or research? The Fall 2005 issue of Justice Rising: Grassroots Solutions to Corporate Domination focused on the anemic state of the mainstream media and how activists are getting their messages out despite the corporate takeover of news and entertainment outlets. Read it online, or contact the AfD office for paper copies.