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In a time of multiple and intensifying crises, Progressive Publics is rooted in a commitment to social justice and asserts that both the academy and the media are public goods that have crucial and entwined roles to play in critical analysis and knowledge mobilization and dissemination.
This project triangulates three sectors—independent media, the academy, and the broader public—through connecting crucial questions of the present and how to live collectively in more just relation to media and scholarly communication to promote access, social justice, and community engagement.
The second Progressive Publics Symposium will take place in Montreal on February 28th and March 1st, hosted by Dr. Shama Rangwala (YorkU) and Andre Goulet (Harbinger) and featuring interviews, academic panels and a live variety show with scholars and the independent journalism community in conversations exploring surveillance and prison abolition, Canadian media and Palestine, data justice, the future of journalism and more.
DAY 1: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
FRIDAY, February 1st at 1pm FREELANCE JOURNALISM WORKSHOP
(Room 1.605, EV Building)
Presented by The Canadian Freelance Union & Community University Television
- featuring The Rover editor Savannah Stewart and guests
FRIDAY, February 1st at 2pm INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM SUMMIT
(Room 1.605, EV Building)
- Featuring Pivot, The Rover, The Breach, L’Étoile du Nord, Ricochet, À bâbord, La Converse, Unrigged, The Inspirit Foundation and others
Bringing together independent media organizers and journalists, researchers, and funders to share their strategic proposals for independent media in Montreal, responding to the particular media ecosystem and its challenges and opportunities.
FRIDAY, February 1st at 6pm LIVE VARIETY SHOW
(Reggie’s Co-op Bar, Hall Building – 2F)
- Panel curated by L’Étoile du Nord and À bâbord
- Live show curated by Unrigged and the Harbinger Media podcast community
Featuring Pivot editor-in-chief Claire Ross, independent journalist Rachel Gilmore, Harbinger Media broadcasters Megan Linton and Paris Marx and the New Feeling music journalism cooperative
DAY 2: SATURDAY MARCH 1
SATURDAY, March 1st from 11am-5pm ACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM
(Room 1.605, EV Building)
Panels connecting public scholarship, journalism and independent media curated by the Data Justice Hub, le coop de solidarité Pivot, Montreal community journalists The Rover and La Converse, Palestine advocacy organization Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, think tank le Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques, journalism advocacy group Femmes Experts and investigative journalism publisher The Breach
- Light refreshments provided from Nilufar Catering
- Masking is welcome -masks and sanitizer will be available at the door
Past events:
We will be facilitating weekly drop in coworking sessions focused on writing projects. Applying for grants? Writing a script? Come cowork at the studio, body double, and get feedback on your writing from CUTV staff and your peers. Snacks provided! Sessions will take place weekly on Thursdays from 12-2pm. L’Organe’s Nathan Pupo-Greene will lead a walk through on how to use the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. This training is mandatory if you want to book the Blackmagic camera as a CUTV member! There are two dates currently offered in February: Wednesday, February 12 1:15-2:15pm Thursday, February 20, 1:15-2:15pm Nathan will be offering trainings on alternating Wednesdays and Thursdays going forward. Email him directly at production.organe@cutvmontreal.org It’s a new semester, and another great time to get involved at CUTV! Come visit us at the studio for a tour, chat with staff and volunteers, and make new connections. We want to hear about the projects you want to make, and the ways you want to get involved! We’ll be livestreaming the Concordia Student Union’s special general meeting TONIGHT on Youtube, starting at 6pm! If you’re a Concordia student, get to the Hall building to vote! Watch here on our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CUTV This workshop will discuss the steps in the Pre-production/Production/Post Production stages of making a first film or documentary. Covering topics from logistics, to finding the right collaborators, to production agreements and clearing copyrights of anything that people use but did not create. We will conclude with some info about film festivals as a platform to have your work seen. The workshop will be led by CUTV member Seema Arora. Seema has directed and co-produced 10 short films that have won in total more than 50 awards internationally. Her most recent bilingual rom-com film Histoire de Love was selected amongst 900 films as the only Canadian film to be selected for a screening in an international film festival in Avignon, France. She is currently working on episodes 7 and 8 of my her webseries Fun with French. Seema has recieved support from CUTV for her past films, and we are so excited to have her! To reserve your place in this workshop, please email outreach@cutvmontreal.org Join us for a holiday potluck December 12 from 7-9pm (1440 rue Mackay) for some food, drinks, and time with fellow CUTV community. We’ll have cool CUTV merch to give away, a special showing of a historic CUTV Christmas Special, and your favourite equipment depot guy DJ Fraser will be spinnin’ mad tracks. Come celebrate the end of the semester and 2024! New location: EV1.615. CUTV will be holding a special general meeting on December 5, 2024 in EV1.615 (EV Building 1515 St Catherine St W). There will be free food! We encourage all our members to come out and participate. The room will be open at 6:30pm, and we will start promptly at 7:00pm. The meeting will be hybrid, and you can join the Zoom room starting at 6:45pm, by following this link. (Passcode 844732) We are looking for new board members! If you are interested in joining the board, please fill out this form prior to the SGM. Board candidates will be asked to read their bio at the SGM; if you are not able to attend please send your bio to Hana at outreach@cutvmontreal.org before the meeting.Friendly reminder that you must be a current CUTV member to vote at the SGM, and you must sign up for membership 14 days in advance of the SGM. Student memberships are valid until 8 months after the first class of your last semester, and community memberships are valid for one year. You can sign up or renew your membership here. CUTV community member Silas Goodman will be returning this year for another in depth wireless lav mic tutorial. Join us on Thursday November 28 from 6-8pm at the CUTV studio to learn about wireless mics and sound recording from an expert! Interested in volunteering at CUTV? Want to shoot and produce your own videos? Join us on Thursday November 21 from 6-8pm at the CUTV studio for a hands-on beginner workshop to learn how to use some of our most popular items at CUTV. The AGM will be hybrid on Zoom. Click here to attend the zoom meeting. The CUTV AGM will be held on Monday, November 4 at 7:00PM at the Hive Café, downtown Concordia campus (1455 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest H-239). All current CUTV members are invited to join us to review last year’s statements, find out what we have planned for the coming year and participate in electing our new board of directors. Friendly reminder that you must be a current CUTV member to vote at the AGM, and you must sign up for membership 14 days in advance of the AGM. Student memberships are valid until 8 months after the first class of your last semester, and community memberships are valid for one year. You can sign up or renew your membership here. The Board of Directors is made up of student and community members. You must be a CUTV member to be on the board, and all board positions are volunteer. The board meets once a month, and hold yearly terms.
We’re looking for new board members to join us!
Not sure how to be a board member? Not only do we provide training for our board members, but there will also be a workshop on Collective Governance: How to be an Excellent Board member on November 4 right before the CUTV AGM so you can get up to speed on the duties of board membership.
