Wednesday, October 19, 2011

DIGITAL ELDERS - FRUSTRATION & PROGRESS W/ COMPUTER USE

Thanks to the California Consumer Protection Foundation, we present to you...


...the new Digital Elder Blog!

The purpose of the blog is to document the transition of Digital Elder Grads into the Digital Age after they complete The Digital Elder Project 2-day Empowerment Retreat! Visit the blog to see what our grads have been up to and how they feel about the computer and social media lol...





Sunday, October 9, 2011

Community Bridge @MME OCT-2011: Jazz Roots, Protest Muses, Literacy - Not to miss!


The Community Bridge Initiative is designed to bridge resources from higher ed schools, media institutions and local professionals, organizations and change agents from the community, to address social issues, counter the exclusion of cultural education in schools and reeducate the community to embrace its brilliance. The 3 ways we accomplish this goal are below.    

Message Media Ed Monthly Lecture Series presents...

Re-Discovering the Roots of Jazz in the Digital Age
A Multi-Media Presentation 


Co-Facilitated by:
Prof. Chet Hanley, Cal State Univ. Dominguez Hills
Clint Rosemond, Former Exec. Director, The World Stage

Thursday, October 20, 2011, 6-8:30pm 
Light Refreshments Provided - $5 donation (Members Free) 
Call 323-708-2526 to RSVP and for more info on the Community Bridge Initiative

Brought to you by October's Community Bridge Sponsors:
Denise Michelle Carr in Memory of Virgil and Dorothy Carr


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Message Media Ed Family Film Night presents…

AMANDLA! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
A beautiful documentary on the music of the freedom struggle during the Apartheid in South Africa. Featuring the music of Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba and more! 

Friday, October 28, 2011, 7-10pm @Message Media Ed
Free Popcorn! $5 donation. Screening & discussion for the family. 
Call 323-708-2526 to RSVP and for more info on the Community Bridge Initiative


Brought to you by October's Community Bridge Sponsors:
Denise Michelle Carr in Memory of Virgil and Dorothy Carr

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SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
MESSAGE MEDIA ED’S MULTI-MEDIA LIBRARY!
We are building an African/African American library on site and online.

Please support us. Donate books, music, DVD’s, research articles, audio/video of rare speeches, movements from across the African Diaspora. 
Become a Community Bridge Sponsor to support our capacity to track, log, manage and promote the library. 
Become a member of Message Media Ed and check out a book for research, casual reading, etc. 
Coordinate a field trip and bring your class or organization to research, screen films and discuss
the Black experience throughout the Diaspora. 

For more info, please call 323-708-2526 or email info@messagemediaed.org
(Click flyer above to download)

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MESSAGE MEDIA ED
School of Black Leadership in the Digital Age
Youth | Adults | Seniors
< - ADVANCE™

4923 W. Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016
323-708-2526 phone/cell
info@messagemediaed.org
http://MessageMediaEd.org/

More on Message Media Ed's Community Bridge Initiative here...