Why Build a Movement Among Youth-Driven Music Spaces?
By Shannon Stewart, WireTap, April 30, 2008
Because using the most popular form of cultural expression among youth may be the best way to build power and promote activism.
Sean Bell: Moving Beyond Demands, Creating Justice
By Matthew Birkhold, WireTap, April 28, 2008
Opinion: Rallies and protests won't end police brutality. We can only achieve justice by creating a new model of community based policing.
Tools for Activists: Turning Privilege Disparities into Just and Sustainable Action
By Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap, April 6, 2008
Column: This new exercise can help organizers determine who in our community should be guiding the strategies and action for social justice work.
Engaging Youth, For Real
By Lori Roddy, WireTap, February 20, 2008
There are hundreds of well-meaning but unsuccessful youth centers in America. The Spot in Denver and Elementz in Cincinnati went the extra mile to build something more authentic.
Punk and Politics: A High-Maintenance Relationship
By Britt Curtis, WireTap, February 4, 2008
The Vera Project serves as an inspiring model of how a small group of dedicated musicians and their fans can transform a reactionary, anti-youth city ordinance into a positive space for young people.
Poetry With a Purpose
By Diaris Alexander, WireTap, January 24, 2008
Turn the Beat Around: Located in the last historic Puerto Rican neighborhood in Chicago, Batey Urbano youth center serves as a model for communities struggling against gentrification.
Reclaiming New York for Local Arts
By Kevin Erickson, WireTap, January 9, 2008
Turn the Beat Around: How ABC No Rio artists bought a building for one dollar in one of the world's most expensive cities.
Unjuried. Uncensored. Always All Ages
By Chris Wiltsee, WireTap, December 13, 2007
Turn the Beat Around: Providence-based AS220 youth arts center is an inspiring rags-to-riches story that begins as a renegade volunteer collective and transforms into a major downtown arts institution.
God, Taxes and Punk Rock in Alabama
By Katy Otto, WireTap, December 3, 2007
Turn the Beat Around: How a small group of young, dedicated volunteers built an all-ages punk rock venue in Jesus Land.
Overcoming Initial Komplikations
By Kameron Moore-Mitchell, WireTap, November 9, 2007
Turn the Beat Around: Oakland-based Youth Movement Records gives young people a chance to make some money as artists, while learning to become community leaders.
When Teens Rule the Game
By Gavin Leonard, WireTap, October 25, 2007
Turn the Beat Around: From running a recording studio to organizing shows to raising money, the Ann Arbor-based Neutral Zone has been more successful at developing youth leadership than any other teen organization in the country.
Youth, Art and Activism at 924 Gilman
By Shannon Stewart, WireTap, October 12, 2007
Turn the Beat Around: Wiretap and All-Ages Movement Project kick off a ten-part series highlighting some of the most innovative DIY youth music and arts organizations.
Future Civil Rights: Next Move Is Ours
By Biko Baker, WireTap, August 15, 2007
Opinion: We don't need to look for another Malcolm X or Martin Luther King Jr. to change our communities. We need to believe in ourselves.
Who Will Rock the Vote in 2008?
By Michael Connery, WireTap, August 7, 2007
In 2004, a handful of grassroots music activism organizations registered over 1 million new voters. As many of these groups struggle for survival, who will use music to reach out to 50 million Millennials in 2008?
U.S. Social Forum: Visions to Build, Reasons to Hope
By Dan Berger, WireTap, July 19, 2007
Opinion: The forum created a much-needed space for traditionally marginalized groups to affirm their place at the helm of movements for change.
Working for Change: Andrea Batista Schlesinger
By Kristina Rizga, WireTap, June 27, 2007
Wiretap kicks off a new monthly interview column highlighting different career options in the progressive movement.
Hip-Hop Dogmatism and Potential Problems for Political Organizing
By Matthew Birkhold, WireTap, June 8, 2007
Opinion: Hip-hop heads committed to social justice need to examine how hip-hop has internalized patriarchy and sexism. Here's why.
Is There Freedom After Hip-Hop?
By Gary Moskowitz, WireTap, April 25, 2007
Hip-hop has expanded and influenced nearly every art form today, but has it been able to liberate? Artists, musicians and intellectuals come together to reflect on the past and define the future of hip-hop.
Facilitation: The Art and Craft of A Good Meeting
By Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap, April 9, 2007
Movement building begins with a good meeting and meaningful solidarity. Here is a brief compilation of the best practices.
The Trials and Triumphs of DIY Journalism
By Joshua Breitbart, WireTap, February 28, 2007
The editors of Clamor Magazine talk about the challenges and new opportunities for publishers of social justice magazines.
