Not An Alternative

Not An Alternative at the Grassroots Media Conference - Saturday, Feb 24

Radicalizing the Familiar: Stories, Symbols, and Props for Action

Not An Alternative functions as a public relations, prop construction and cultural production company whose mission is to assist community groups in the preparatory stages of their mobilizations. The collective will present an integrated multimedia presentation, coupled with a hands-on how-to workshop to take place in the hallway for the duration of the conference.

This session will serve as a toolkit for individuals and organizing groups who are interested in guiding the media’s obsession with spectacle toward telling a story that you would like viewers to experience. A focus on advertising, story-telling, theatrical processes and interventions will expose participants to a strategy that treats symbols, stories and events as vehicles whose meanings are available for hijacking.

Throughout the weekend, the collective will work with conference attendees
to build props for an immigrant voting rights campaign with New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE), and will demonstrate advanced prop building techniques.

NYC Grassroots Media Conference