Media activism: creative energy can be renewable resource in Detroit

Activists at Allied Media Projects (AMP) assert that a media-based economy is the key to turning the tables for Detroit.

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Amid the current crisis we have an opportunity to fill the gap in our region's economy with diverse local initiatives, including community-based media, which thrives off the city's creative past and present.

Through the Allied Media Conference, AMP has fostered conversations about community media potentially transforming Detroit and other "dying cities" throughout the world. Folks in Detroit -- or anywhere that requires a hustle to survive -- know that creativity is an abundant and renewable resource.

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