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Social Justice Training

NEW ACM Offering, Hosted by the IEE Caucus

Justice at Work Training!

Deadline to register is Friday, June 3

Topics covered: What is social power? Bringing power to people, interrupting bias within ourselves and in institutions, structural inequities and more.

“I have gone through the training with my team. We have found it to be approachable for people new to sometimes difficult conversations on power and oppression. I think you will enjoy Mia’s onsite facilitation and debrief discussion. She is one of my favorite facilitators. Don’t miss this opportunity to start these conversations with your organization and team. Community media plays a critical role in addressing power and oppression in media and fostering a more just and equitable media system.”
        – Matt Schuster, Public Media Network, Kalamazoo, MI

Registrants will have 4 weeks to participate in virtual training modules and review related content in preparation for an in-person training from 1-5pm on Monday, June 27 at the ACM National Conference at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park. Virtual sessions must be completed prior to June 27 convening. This event is hosted by the IEE Caucus and facilitated by Mia Henry and Freedom Lifted.

Training is broken down to three areas (4-5 hours online):
– Identity and Power
– Five Faces of Oppression
– Resistance and Solidarity

The capacity for this event is 30 people. Early registration is encouraged to guarantee your spot. The deadline to register is Friday, June 3.

Cost: $75 per person

A group lunch will be served from Noon to 1pm prior to the start of the program on June 27.

Register Now!

2022 WAVE Awards Ceremony Live Stream

The live stream begins at 6 p.m. Pacific Time. Our wonderful region of professionals, community producers and students have worked hard all year and now it’s time to see the best of the west recognized!

2020 Conference Survey


We want your feedback!

The ACM West Region Board of Directors is pleased to announce the location of its 2020 regional conference and trade show as Monterey, California, and host organization Access Monterey Peninsula (AMP Media).

Now it’s time to provide your input to the Conference Planning Committee about the workshops and roundtables you’d like included at the conference in February 2020.

Please take a few minutes and provide your input by completing this short survey.

WAVE Awards Live Stream

The 2019 WAVE Awards Ceremony took place Friday, February 1 at 6:30pm at the Hotel Maya in Long Beach, California. The ceremony was live streamed on YouTube courtesy of Pasadena Media.

2019 WAVE Submissions Deadline is Nov. 15

Our wonderful community of producers has worked hard all year and now it’s time to see the best of the west recognized! If you have a TV show, film, documentary, event or short-form video you think deserves recognition, please consider submitting to the WAVE Awards!

There are many categories to choose from and three divisions (Access Professional, Community Producer, and Youth Producer).

There’s also some new categories this year: Underserved Voices, Experimental, and Magazine Show. Check out the full list of categories and submit your entries at:

filmfreeway.com/thewaveawards

Any program aired on an access channel in the ACM West Region between August 1, 2017 and August 1, 2018, may be eligible.

The final deadline is Thursday, November 15, 2018. Enter today to save on your submission fees!