We are a collective of grassroots activists, media makers, writers and academics who are studying the role of autonomous, alternative and radical media.
The Media Action Research Group (MARG) is a collective of grassroots activists, media makers, writers and academics who are studying the role of autonomous, transformative, alternative media locally and internationally. We are an anti-capitalist, feminist research collective based in Quebec and Ontario studying radical, activist media around the world. We have a multi-year research grant funded by
07/26/2019
Say hello to MARG's new website! ⚡️
Fresh design with easier navigation for your research and activism resources. Find out all about MARG's activities over the last years: publications, blog posts, conferences, partnerships, videos, and more!
> http://www.mediaactionresearch.org
07/25/2019
"To say the future is non binary is to say that everybody has a place in the future" 🏳️⚧🏳️🌈
Check out this and many other videos on MARG's Youtube channel!
The future is non binary Jaina Kelly
07/17/2019
New videos coming soon 🎬
07/15/2019
"In a cultural landscape where a vast majority of adventure stories feature men as the main hero or protagonists, where can young girls find the independent strength and determination to conquer life’s challenges? [...] Having the option to be creative in a safe space offers a release of energy, tension and fear. It opens up the door to connect with my truth and my needs"
The Transformative Power of Feminist Media - MARG PART 1 It is powerful and necessary to tell stories. The representations of characters within the stories we tell is also a powerful element that must be understood deeper. In a cultural landscape where a vast majority of adventure stories feature men as the main hero or protagonists, where can youn...
07/10/2019
MARG presentation on 'beyond horizontalism' with awesome panelists on Activisms, Citizen Journalism and Movements at
07/09/2019
Decolonizing Pedagogies pa El at
MARG will be in Copenhagen June 23 to co-facilitate a workshop on Autonomous Media Resources with local media activists.
06/18/2018
Our latest publication from the radical media mixers--thanks to all who participated!
https://www.academia.edu/35958386/Intersectionality_in_autonomous_journalism_practices
02/19/2018
MARG has a new publication - thanks to everyone who participated in the Radical Media Mixers! We hope you find this useful in developing transformative media practices.
Intersectionality in autonomous journalism practices Media activists who are women, q***r, trans*, Indigenous and/or people of colour are shifting mediascapes through intersectional autonomous journalism practices. This community-based co-research project analyses data from six semi-structured focus
05/29/2017
Upping the Anti is a radical journal that publishes twice a year. They provide a space for activists to document and reflect on anti-capitalist organizing. They are holding a fundraiser to overhaul their website so they can have a more user-friendly platform for readers. They've been around for 10 years so please donate and share the fundraiser if you can. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/upping-the-anti-website-fundraiser-toronto #/
Upping the Anti: Website fundraiser Help us bring our movement archive online! | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support the fundraising needs of your community. Make a contribution today!
04/27/2017
In Bologna, Italy interviewing Babs from Smaschieramenti, loosely translated as un(mask)ulinities. Check out their blog: https://smaschieramenti.noblogs.org/chi-siamo/
04/02/2017
In late March, MARG traveled to Brazil to interview autonomous media activists with Midia Ninja (who invited us to their awesome collective house), Periferia em Movimento, Revista Capitolina, Revista AZmina, and Blogueiras Feministas. Obrigada to all the amazing activists, our research co-creators and partners! Estamos ansiosos para analisar e compartilhar nossos resultados de pesquisa!