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Up one levelEngageMedia is Hiring!
EngageMedia is seeking four new people to join our growing organisation. We are an online video, training, networking and software development project focused on social justice and environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region. We are currently looking for full and part-time people in Southeast Asia and Australia.
Climate Camp Media Photos
Some photos of the Climate Camp Media Collective in action, publishing their photos, text and videos to the web.
Independent Media at Climate Camp Australia 2008
EngageMedia helped to coordinate an independent media centre for Climate Camp Australia 2008 (July 10 - 14) at the Octapod, a not for profit independent arts and new media organisation based in the heart of Newcastle. Around 20 video makers, photographers and bloggers used this space to create their own media coverage of the Climate Camp workshops, discussions and actions to build a community-based movement for real action on climate change. We were able to present our own stories as a counter-measure to the often simplistic and conflict-based accounts presented in the mainstream media. Climate Camp has been a rich and diverse exploration of positive action on climate change, and ways to build alliances by the many different communities who are stepping up their efforts to convince governments to take real action, and to take it now, before it is too late. The major focus of the camp was on coal exports, as Newcastle is the world's largest coal port, and therefore one of Australia's major contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.
EngageMedia at Climate Camp
During Climate Camp, being held in Newcastle between the 10th and 15th of July, a diverse group of concerned people have converged to protest the damage being caused to the global climate by the coal industry. EngageMedia is helping independent media creators with the distribution of their videos, based at the community media space provided by Octapod, and using a mobile media van. In the coming days community media activists will be uploading their videos to EngageMedia of inspiring action, informative discussions and engaging debate about how to create real solutions to climate change and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
3CR Earth Matters on the Power of Video
Earth Matters is a weekly environment show on 3CR. In this episode Earth Matters takes a look at the power of film and video, and the role it has in educating and inspiring action on environmental issues around the globe.
The Passing of Pip Starr
Pip Starr, documentary maker, video activist and great companion, passed away on Tuesday the 22nd of January 2008. Pip had worked closely with many of us within the EngageMedia collective over the past 10 years, from the days of Ska TV and Access News, S11, SpaceStation Video Lab, Woomera and beyond. He was often in our midst, he will be sadly missed.
Major Update to EngageMedia.org Website
We're very excited to announce that we have just added some big changes to the EngageMedia.org site. You might have noticed the site looks a bit different! These updates help to highlight user contributions much better along with improving the site speed and performance.
EngageMedia Staffer Awarded Dunlop Asia Fellowship
Anna Helme of EngageMedia has been awarded a Dunlop Asia Fellowship by Asialink, a non-academic centre of The University of Melbourne and an initiative of the Myer Foundation, who promote public understanding of the countries of Asia and creates links with Asian counterparts. The fellowship will involve traveling to Indonesia to partner with the artist collective Ruangrupa to train video makers in the use of video-sharing technologies on the web, assess the community media infrastructure needs of video groups in order to increase their capacity for worldwide distribution using the Internet, and gather content for the EngageMedia.org website.
Portuguese Version of Audio/Video Toolkit Released
The Portuguese translation of the Audio/Video NGO-in-a-box, co-produced by EngageMedia and Tactical Tech, has just been released online. The Audio/Video box is a collection of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for multimedia production and distribution. The Audio/Video edition of NGO-in-a-Box is a toolkit that lowers the entry level for NGOs, non-profits and media activists wanting to use audio and video for social change.
World Social Forum Video Call
The 26th of January 2008 will be a world-wide day, of colours, mobilisations, performance artistic, direct actions, meetings. Participate in constructing a great collective audiovisual story, sharing a 1 minute video to say that: "Another World is Possible"!
Released! Plumi - Free Software Video Sharing Platform
EngageMedia are very excited to announce the first release of Plumi, a free software video sharing Content Management System. Plumi enables you to create a sophisticated video sharing site out-of-the-box. In a net landscape where almost all video sharing sites keep their distribution platform under lock and key, Plumi is one contribution to creating a truly democratic media.
End of Year Wrap Up
It's been a very busy year for EngageMedia so we thought we should wrap it all up for you and let you know about some of our plans for next year. Most importantly we launched our beta site this year at the beginning of October at the This is Not Art festival in Newcastle. It was a great relief after more than a year of software development to finally be able to set the site free!
Covering the G20
EngageMedia will be assisting video makers covering the G20 counter-actions to get their work online. The G20 is a meeting of finance ministers from the worlds 20 richest nations and also includes the heads of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. People are protesting against the meeting due to the G20's commitment to neo-liberal economic policies that further enrich wealthy corporations and have a disastrous effect on the environment.
EngageMedia Back Up
EngageMedia unfortunately suffered a hard drive failure on our very recently leased new server. We're very sorry about this however it was largely out of our control. We emphasise that the site is currently in it's Beta stage and that these things are possible under these conditions. We are currently working on getting everything restored and we should be ready in the next day or two.
EngageMedia Beta Site Released
Engagemedia is now open for publishing! We're excited to announce this first public beta release of the EngageMedia software. Sign up, get your own profile page and start publishing your video! We'll be doing an official launch of the website and our first workshop for indy video makers at the Earthling Environmental Forum on the 30th of September at TINA in Newcastle, NSW.
Audio/Video NGO-in-a-box
The Audio and Video edition of NGO-in-a-box is a toolkit of Free and Open Source Software documentation and tutorials for NGOs, non-profits and media activists. Produced by Tactical Tech in collaboration with EngageMedia the box aims to lower the entry level for NGOs and individuals wanting to use audio and video for social change.
