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If you’ve never taken part in
Buy Nothing
Day, or if you’ve taken part in the past but haven’t really
committed to doing it again, consider this: 2006 will go down as the year
in which mainstream dialogue about global warming finally reached its
critical mass. What better way to bring the Year of Global Warming to a
close than to point people in the direction of real and effective
alternatives to the unbridled consumption that has created this quagmire?
Email ADBUSTERS
as your plans, posters and photos start to come together. ADBUSTERS
will try to feature the best and brightest as this year’s Buy Nothing
Day takes shape here. In the meantime, take a moment to check
out what happened in 2005 to see if you can get inspired.
- Are you upset about the
domination of consumer values in our media, our schools, and our
communities? - Are you ready to talk back
to bad ads? Enter New Mexico Media
Literacy Project’s Ninth Bad Ad Contest! We will accept entries
through December 15, 2006. All winners will be announced in Spring 2007.
Win cash and get published by
talking back to advertisers.
Meet the NMMLP staff and
learn about our current projects and what is going on in the world of
media literacy. There will be
beverages, snacks and a fun media game. Also, we will be giving away
two free educational resources.
Come and receive a free copy of The Project’s new DVD-ROM Challenging the Debt
Industry about credit cards, payday loans, consumerism,
advertising and more. Our
Spanish CD-ROM now titled Los medios y la
salud with revised translation is also
free! Call 505-828-3129 for more
information or directions.
New Mexico Media
Literacy Project just added a new teaching resource to our list
of products! Smoke Screen: How Advertisers
Cloud the Truth is a major revision of our popular pamphlet first
published in 2001. In addition to the updated information, images and
activities, we’ve redesigned the learning guide into a new, fold-out
format. Smoke Screen supports state
teaching standards and is appropriate to use in language arts, social
studies and current events, health, and consumer education classes, as
well as in after-school clubs and programs for grades 6-12.
Order
online or call 505-828-3129.
Check back every month and
you can participate by … - doing a sample
deconstruction - submit your own
deconstruction
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Challenging the Debt Industry includes a 38-minute video documentary, over 60 media examples on credit cards, loans, consumerism, etc., educational resources such as lesson plans, graphs, a discussion guide for each video chapter and handouts. The video documentary, classroom resources, several media examples and DVD menus are also available in Spanish. Thanks to a grant from the New Mexico McCune
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NMMLP is happy to announce that award-winning
video artist Teresa Foley will be the guest speaker for the Spring 2007 Catalyst
Institute. Foley is the Director of the Media Arts Lab at Pittsburgh
Filmmakers. Each Catalyst
Institute is limited to 30 attendees – 15 Held twice a year, the Catalyst
Institute offers an intensive four-day training experience in
media literacy concepts and skills. NMMLP staff and guest speakers lead
participants in workshops, exercises, video screenings and discussions
designed to deepen understanding of media issues and provide a solid
foundation for media activism. The Catalyst
Institute is ideal for teachers, health professionals,
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The Talk Back to Big
Tobacco! Script & Storyboard Contest is off to a great
start. Contest flyers have
been mailed to every middle school and high school in
The contest is a new NMMLP project funded by
the New Mexico Department of Health’s Tobacco Use Prevention & Control
Program (TUPAC). We’re looking for radio scripts
and TV storyboards for 30-second ads written by The contest website now features real tobacco counter
marketing ads you can watch, listen to and discuss, plus resources
to help you write a winning script or
storyboard. The deadline for entries is Dec. 31. In January, we’ll pick eight
winners to receive $500 prizes! For more info, complete contest rules,
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The goal of the Media Literacy Speakers
Bureau at MediaLiteracy.com
is to be the primary Internet destination for people looking for a
speaker, workshop leader, in-service trainer or consultant in media
education. The Media Literacy
Speakers Bureau is ranked #1 on the Google and Yahoo search
engines when you search the phrase, “media literacy
speakers.” Speakers will have a choice of two levels of
service from the Media Literacy
Speakers Bureau. The Premium Service is available to
individuals for an annual introductory rate for charter subscribers of
$195 per year. For those not ready for Premium Service, Basic Service will
provide (as the name indicates) the minimum information one would need to
know about a potential speaker and is free of charge. The Media Literacy
Speakers Bureau is a complete “one-stop shopping” place for
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