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Townhall Conversations: Internet Access and the Digital Divide

No Comments 16 December 2010

On November 29th, I headed to the THEARC (billed as “the only theater east of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC”) to participate in the digital access townhall created by my co-fellows Je’Nein and Ashley. The panel line up was formidable. Maxie Jackson, Public Media Corps Board Member and the President and CEO of the [...]

Ashley Mosley, Fellows, Mike Janssen, Ward 8

Community Day @ The Arc

1 Comment 12 October 2010

Here are some scenes from Community Day 2010, an event at The Arc in Southeast DC where I and some other PMC Fellows gathered survey data and told DC residents about our work. Enjoy.

Mike Janssen, Ward 7, Ward 8

Crossing the river, and crossing back

No Comments 22 September 2010

Saturday, Sept. 4 may have marked the last day of my gathering surveys throughout Wards 7 and 8 in Washington, D.C., and I’m reflecting on the overall experience. For me, it’s been noteworthy because all together, the survey events added up to the most time I’ve spent “east of the river” in Washington. Our goal [...]

Danielle Scruggs, Ward 8

Mayor for Life

No Comments 08 September 2010

I can honestly say I’ve never seen a local politician garner as much unconditional love and support as D.C.’s “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry. When he took to the stage (decked out in full-on Vince Gray regalia) late in the proceedings of the Ward 8 Family Day at Oxon Run Park on Saturday, the outpouring [...]

Brittany Clemons, Video, Ward 7, Ward 8

Ward 7/8 Fellows at the Mayoral Candidate Forum

No Comments 07 September 2010

Mike Janssen, Ward 7, Ward 8

Down with the Struggle?

No Comments 02 September 2010

Last month several of the Fellows and I set up one of our Cool Spots at the Families and Friends of Incarcerated People Cookout, held at River Terrace Park in Northeast D.C. The site wasn’t far from Spingarn Senior High School, where I spent a few weeks before following the principal and vice principal to [...]

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We, the founding members of the Public Media Corps, believe that we can close this nation's digital opportunity divide through new models of community service. We connect our communities to the informative, expressive, and transformative potential of digital media in all its depth, meaning and value. United by the principles of civic engagement, social justice and reciprocity, we strengthen community voices and create networks, partnerships and dialogue between schools, service organizations, local communities and public media.