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December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Thank You For Your Support!

Dear , Thank you for supporting our work in 2025. Across generations, communities have understood that shared responsibility and steady care are what allow people and movements to endure. Your ongoing support places you in that lineage. At AMP, sustainers help create the continuity that makes…
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December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Infrastructure is Care

Dear , Just like tending a fire in the hearth as winter settles in, AMP is tending our ecosystem’s infrastructure through steady and reliable support. Infrastructure is care, and we treat it that way. We’ve been looking back at this year and noticing something simple. The work across our netwo…
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October 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM

Thank You for Rooting This Work

[link removed] Dear , As fall settles in, we’re reminded that change happens in steady ways. Through daily acts of care, through communities choosing to hold each other, and through people like you supporting our ecosystem even when the future feels uncertain. Together we are feeding the so…
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October 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM

Building Infrastructure for an Uncertain Future

[link removed] Dear , Fall is when thriving ecosystems do the important work of nourishing the roots, reinforcing structure, and laying the groundwork for seasons ahead. At Allied Media Projects, we are doing the work necessary to keep moving even through political uncertainty and shifting …
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October 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM

Fortify the Network: Care Is Our Defense

[link removed] Dear , When our movements grow stronger, those who fear collective power take notice. In September, a right-wing think tank published a report attacking fiscal sponsors that support social justice movements and named Allied Media Projects among them. We know what this is. …
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September 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM

What Makes Growth Possible

[link removed] Dear , We’re living through a time of deep uncertainty. Institutions are shifting, humanitarian rights are under attack, and the political ground changes by the week. Allied Media Projects remains rooted in our mission to support over 100 visionary projects at the intersectio…
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September 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Harvest - AMP Autumn 2025 Newsletter

Everything we attempt, everything we do, is either growing up as its roots go deeper, or it’s decomposing, leaving its lessons in the soil for the next attempt.” ― Adrienne Maree Brown, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds ([link removed]) In the AMP Fall Newsletter, we will shar…
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September 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM

Fortify the Network. Resource the Future.

[link removed] Dear , In a thriving ecosystem, autumn is when the soil is fed. Either mulched or fertilized by fallen leaves, the earth prepares for what’s to come. Fall is the time of quiet work that makes the next season possible. It’s a season of fortifying and tending to the systems beneat…
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June 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Flourish - AMP Summer 2025 Newsletter

Where do you think you are going so fast? [Marine mammals] offer slowing down as a strategic intervention in a world on speed, and an appropriate response to the exact urges that made us feel we cannot slow down. It is the speed, the speed boats, the momentum of capitalism, the expediency of polluti…
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March 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM

Emerge Newsletter - Spring 2025

[link removed] ** “…there’s no single answer that will solve all of our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead, there are thousands of answers–at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.” — Octavia Butler ------------------------------------------------------------ AMP …
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December 18, 2024 at 10:33 PM

Celebrating Our Network Principles: We Focus On Strategies Rather Than Issues

Dear , Warm greetings from Allied Media Projects. Our team has recently gathered for our yearly holiday celebration and we are in a time of gratitude for another year together supporting our brilliant network as we welcome winter here in Detroit. A vital part of being a radical fiscal sponsor …
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December 3, 2024 at 6:13 PM

Celebrating Our Network Principles: We Begin By Listening

Dear , We are in a critical moment for the United States and for our network, especially with the passing of the bill H.R. 9495 ([link removed]) (the bill being referred to as the “nonprofit killer”) which would hand the Trump administration the power to effectively shut down any nonprofit by lab…
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November 27, 2024 at 8:22 PM

We Root In Justice; We Move In Community

** “Every crisis, actual or impending, needs to be viewed as an opportunity to bring about profound changes in our society. Going beyond protest organizing, visionary organizing begins by creating images and stories of the future that help us imagine and create alternatives to the existing system.” …
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October 24, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Our Compass Remains Unchanged

How do we orient in this moment as we calibrate our compass always toward liberation? This October has brought multiple moments of crisis in convergence: the anniversary of one year of escalating genocide in Gaza, the deadly floods and record-breaking hurricanes brought by climate change and corp…
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August 26, 2024 at 5:41 PM

A Vessel for Love

We invite you to join us for a four-day grand opening celebration of the LOVE Building. [link removed] Dear community, After five years of development and one year of breathing life into the building, the LOVE Building team ([link removed]) and tenant partners, Detroit Justice Center ([link…
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July 25, 2024 at 11:43 PM

Powered by Interdependence 🕸️

Updates, events and celebrations from our ecosystem of media for liberation We are living in trying times. The unprecedented events continue to unfold in ways that are too much to handle alone. We have been reflecting on our role(s) through this chaotic time with the help of Deepa Iyer. In Mappin…
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June 27, 2024 at 5:53 PM

What Does AMP Make Possible?

In June, we are looking at the impact of AMP in nourishing media for liberation as fertile soil for more liberated futures. [link removed] Throughout the past few months, we have set along a journey to reintroduce our work of fiscal sponsorship through honoring our rich legacy of the Allied Me…
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May 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Demystifying the Work of Radical Fiscal Sponsorship

Demystify fiscal sponsorship, apply to be fiscally sponsored by AMP and network updates. [link removed] ** “.. the more important question is not whether one should ever get nonprofit status, but what is the most strategic way to use nonprofits so they support movements rather than being tho…
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April 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM

Nourishing Our Future By Honoring Our Legacy

In 2024, we are celebrating what would have been the 25th anniversary of the AMC by honoring our roots and grounding in our present. [link removed] “The AMC is the story of how one thing leads to another. It is a story in which no one is an object and everyone is the author of the reality we w…
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February 14, 2024 at 9:59 PM

Radical Love in Action: From Detroit to Palestine

From Detroit to Palestine, we fight together for futures of self-determination, liberation, and dignity. ** When I returned from 10 days in Palestine in 2015, it took me years to recover from what I saw and experienced. And yet, when I asked my comrades in the West Bank what could be done to su…
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December 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Transformative Reflections

We feel grateful and humbled to be able to celebrate our highlights of 2023. [link removed] Dear beloved community, We are wishing you all an easeful solstice. 2023 has undoubtedly been a challenging year for us all. As we bear witness to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, we are determined t…
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November 21, 2023 at 12:23 AM

It's Still Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Take action towards Detroit City Council supporting a ceasefire, media for Palestinian liberation, and further resources View this email in your browser ([link removed]) [link removed] ** It’s Still Free Palestine ------------------------------------------------------------ We have two …
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October 18, 2023 at 8:55 PM

🇵🇸 May Palestine Flourish and Be Free

From the river to the sea may Palestine flourish and be free To our beloved community, Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed the impact that decades of Israeli apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and violence have had on the Palestinian people. Their cry for freedom from occupation, and to live …
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September 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Waging Love

Allied Media Projects X LOVE building and our final Seeds event: Waging Love [link removed] Allied Media Projects X LOVE building: A collaborative partnership years in the making. After 5 years, Allied Media Projects and our friends at Detroit Justice Center ([link removed]) , Detroit Comm…
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August 30, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Announcement: Change and Transformation at AMP

“All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change.”-Octavia Butler Dear AMP network, We are reaching out to share about some upcoming transformations unfolding for us at AMP. Like many of you, AMP has experienced rapid growth and shifts over the …
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August 2, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Community Nourishment 🤎

Join us for tomorrow's AMP Seeds event, Community Nourishment 🌱 “When you have food sovereignty, you’re free to be self-reliant, to grow your own food, to choose the foods you want to eat, choose the foods you want to put in school systems, and really be self-sustaining or sustainable...We’re not…
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July 11, 2023 at 11:00 PM

✨One Inch Wide, One Mile Deep ✨

Join us for this week's AMP Seeds event, Hood Work: Neighborhood as Resistance 🌱 We are reflecting on what it means to create networks of care as we celebrate Detroit-rootedness with our in-person Seeds Series gatherings and hold space for grieving and mourning the manufactured climate suffering …
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May 9, 2023 at 8:59 PM

✨🌱 Seeding Community 🌱✨

We are thrilled to partner with MOCAD & LOVE Building for our first in-person Seeds Series as we continue AMP’s mission of rooting in Detroit. We are beyond excited to welcome you to our first in-person AMP Seeds Series ([link removed]) ! After spending a few seasons in the virtual realm, this y…
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April 6, 2023 at 7:20 PM

Shaping Change: Growing Thriving Movements Through Our Sponsored Projects Programs

We are celebrating our 20th anniversary of cultivating media for liberation at Allied Media Projects.  View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Logo ** ‘We became a non-profit so others did not have to.” ------------------------------------------------------------ - Jenny Lee, f…
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February 2, 2023 at 6:36 PM

Igniting Multidimensional Love

Wage Love acknowledges that rage is what ignites us but love is what sustains us! Meet the team, updates from our community and work opportunities.  View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects At the dawn of the Year of the Rabbit ([link removed]) and Black Futures…
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January 1, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Summoning Deep Rest 2023

We invite you to slow down and enjoy this offering from The Nap Ministry which took place in Detroit at the first hybrid Allied Media Conference.  View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects We pray for deep rest and restoration in this coming year. We release urgen…
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December 13, 2022 at 6:13 PM

Weaving Threads of Change

We’re humbled by the opportunity to continue nurturing the work of a thriving ecosystem of people and projects making media for liberation.   View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects Dear , This year, AMP opened its arms to accept the gifts and challenges of c…
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November 3, 2022 at 9:45 PM

We Will Be Autonomous in Our Bodies

Support Reproductive Justice in Michigan, upcoming events, updates from our community, work at AMP!  View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects Dear beloved community, As elections approach and autumn continues to unravel, we offer these musings to center into o…
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October 6, 2022 at 9:22 PM

🍂 Grounding Nourishment 🍂

Collective food practices for just transitions, upcoming events in Detroit and online, AMP Seeds Fall Series, and calls to action! How can we stay grounded in the upheaval? How can we remain hospitable despite the conditioning of scarcity and separation? Food and culture curator, Ora Wise ([li…
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September 1, 2022 at 4:07 PM

🍂 Harvesting for Change 🍂

Upcoming events in Detroit and online, AMP Seeds Fall Series, and our favorite podcasts  On the most recent episode of Finding Our Way podcast ([link removed]) , Alicia Garza reflects that, “Personal change happens when something in us gets disrupted and we are asked to make a choice about which …
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August 4, 2022 at 9:43 PM

✨Cultivating Rootedness ✨

AMC2022 Afterglow, AMP Seeds Fall Series Announcement, AMC2022 plenaries and ceremonies now available on Youtube! [link removed] As we revel in the afterglow of AMC2022, we ask ourselves how to continue to center belonging and connection in our work? As writer and artist Alok brings into tender …
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July 3, 2022 at 9:21 PM

✨AMC2022 Comes to an End ✨

Thank you for joining the 22nd Allied Media Conference. [link removed] Thank you for joining the 22nd Allied Media Conference. Whether you joined us online or here in Detroit, your vibrant energy radiated throughout the conference and beyond. Thank you for coming on this journey with us, for bri…
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June 30, 2022 at 3:30 PM

🌱Welcome to AMC2022

 Welcome to the 22nd Allied Media Conference   [link removed] There's a new world coming! Everything’s gon' be turning over. Everything’s gon' be turning over. Where you gon' be standing when it comes? Bernice Johnson Reagon, There’s a New World Coming As we dive into the 22nd AMC, we move …
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June 22, 2022 at 9:06 PM

✨AMC2022 Comes Alive!

A special AMC2022 edition  [link removed] Our visionary ancestor Octavia Butler declared, “There's no single answer that will solve all of our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead, there are thousands of answers–at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.” The 22nd Alli…
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June 2, 2022 at 8:28 PM

AMC is COMING!

Information and updates about the 22nd Allied Media Conference, online and in-person for Detroiters June 30th - July 3rd, 2022.  View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects [link removed] The anticipation is building as we get ready to welcome all of you to the 22n…
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May 6, 2022 at 4:31 PM

Blooming at the Speed of Capacity

Allied Media Projects 4-Day Workweek Pilot, Introducing AMCPods, and Resources for Collective Wellness View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects Enter opening thoughts. Disrupt and push back against a system that views you as a machine. You are not a machine. Y…
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April 8, 2022 at 6:34 PM

Orbiting New Suns at AMP

AMP welcomes our new Co-Executive Directors, AMC2022 registration opens, and we honor our beloved community member, Mama Sandra. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects “There is nothing new under the sun but there are new suns.” - Octavia Butler In true Arie…
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February 21, 2022 at 9:34 PM

Shaping Change: Leadership Transitions at AMP

As we embark on this next phase of AMP’s journey, we are embracing the fluidity of leadership within our organizations and movements. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects Octavia taught us that the only lasting truth is change. We are holding on to this wisd…
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January 31, 2022 at 8:22 PM

Only 9 days left to propose a Session for AMC2022!

AMP Seeds Fall Highlights, Poetry as Healing, & Creators of Culture. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects Propose a session due date FEBRUARY 9 2022 AMC 2022 June 30 - July 03 Detroit + Virtual Dear beloveds, AMC2022 will be a hybrid conference, conveni…
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December 10, 2021 at 4:37 PM

AMC2022 Tracks & Network Gatherings + propose a session!

Hiring a Network Liaison, consentful tech curriculum, remembering Greg Tate, & more! View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects Dear beloveds, As the solstice approaches and the new year sits on the horizon, we draw deep inside to ignite our existential joy in t…
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November 23, 2021 at 11:27 PM

AMP Seeds archive + gifts to support movements

Just Tech Fellowship, Black Bottom Street View, and more View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects AMP News November 2021 In the foreground is a multicolored dandelion. Dozens of its seeds are scattering as if blown. Below that reads "We are the seeds." The backg…
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October 20, 2021 at 4:12 PM

Performance as Resistance

Searching for leaders, homegrown futures, and voting dates! View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects AMP News October 2021 Three Black and Brown Cherubs fly in the clouds. They have constellations on their bodies. Bedazzled against a night's sky are the words "Q…
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September 22, 2021 at 8:11 PM

AMP Seeds Series Continues + Announcing the Shape of AMC2022

Intergenerational organizing, imaginal cells, and Freep Film Festival View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects View from the emergence window at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory ([link removed]) Dear beloved AMP community, Allied Media Conference’s Chrysa…
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August 31, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Carrying the Torch: Freedom Dreams Honoring Black August

Black August and AMP Seeds Events  View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects Artwork by: Aisha Shillingford, Artistic Director of Intelligent Mischief ([link removed]) —an AMP Sponsored Project Dear beloved AMP Community, Black August commemorates and celebr…
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August 5, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Planting Seeds, Harvesting Liberation

AMP Seeds Fall Event Series + We're Hiring! View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Allied Media Projects Introducing AMP SEEDS Dear beloved AMP Community, The light feathery seeds from a dandelion catch a gentle afternoon breeze. The coconut, filled with its sweet nectar, can ro…
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