Dear ,

In September, we convened our staff for the first time in our new organizational formation to align ourselves around this next chapter for MediaJustice. Nestled in the Hudson Valley, we celebrated our journey to this milestone, regrounded ourselves in the current tech and media terrain, and paved the path for our movement.

For the past 15 years, we’ve been organizing against the harms of Big Tech and Media while creating a new field with our partners and allies: our media justice movement. And yet, the rapid acceleration of technology, corporate media, and their harms on our people has been unprecedented in modern history.

With the rise of AI creeping into our daily lives, we’re reminded of the massive amount of water and energy consumption that data centers need to power it. As the election unfolds next week, the widespread racialized mis- and disinfo on social media channels makes it increasingly difficult to delineate what is true online. Each day, we’re reminded how crucial it is to act now to prevent the collapse of our communication channels, environment, and safety and prosperity of our communities.

So, we asked our MJ staff what our renewed strategy means to them. And they had a lot to say: