Social Media, Protests, and Citizen Journalism
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 7:00pm until 10:00pm
The Stage Miami
170 NE 38th Street
Miami, FL 33137
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To keep with the pace of the news* this week, we’ve organized a flash meetup to talk about protest movements and citizen media. Join us for a timely and lively debate about Occupy, the Arab Spring, Wisconsin teacher’s strikes, and other citizen actions, including this week’s break-up of Occupy Miami.

What role did social media and citizen media play in organizing and accelerating protest movements? What’s the relationship between citizen media and mainstream media?

Our panelists include:

– Carlos Miller, Founder and Publisher at Photography Is Not A Crime. Carlos covered the Occupy Miami movement from start to finish, and was arrested during this week’s break-up.

– Muhammed Malik, Co-Producer, Let’s Talk About It radio (880 AM). Muhammed participated in and covered Occupy Miami and other citizen actions.

– Jared Goyette, Online Producer at The Miami Herald and Founder and Producer of Open Media Miami, an independent community news partner of the Miami Herald that covers neighborhoods along the Biscayne Corridor.

We are also awaiting confirmation of a panelist from a major citizen media publication, which we hope to announce soon.

*For more about this week’s break up of Occupy Miami, please refer to this article:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/mh-occupy-miami-removed-20120201,0,1309689.story

We will meet at The Stage from 7pm to 9pm, followed by networking. The Stage will offer specials from 5 to 8pm with 2 for 1 drinks and $2 Grolsch beers.

Photo courtesy of Sun-Sentinel.com