From an e-mail recieved from Mervyn Marcano, PR Strategist, Center from Media Justice

The Center for Media Justice is engaging in a brand new project to “Change the Story” on Race in the US. CMJ is
requesting applications from groups who are engaged in cutting-edge grassroots campaigns on Immigrant Detention
and Criminal/Juvenile Justice, which are the two focused issue areas for this year under CMJ’s Justice
Communications Initiative. CMJ will provide strategic public relations support at NO COST to groups under this project.

Participant groups will leverage CMJ’s strategic public relations expertise over the course of the next year to create high-
profile media campaigns and press cycles that advance racial justice messaging within the debates around Criminal/Juvenile
Justice and Immigrant Detention. As a result of the current economic and social climate, CMJ sees it as a priority to attack
vicious right-wing framing of race by elevating structural solutions to institutional racism and building the capacity of
grassroots organizations to better respond to opportunities in mainstream and progressive media.

Participant organizations will receive training and strategy coaching from CMJ, in preparation for their PR campaigns.
During their campaigns, CMJ will assist groups in developing PR materials, events, related presswork and story placement.
Groups will need to attend an initial convening in Oakland/Bay Area in November and a closing convening at our
Communicate Justice Leadership Institute in April.

For more information, please see the attached project description or click through the following link to apply!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=dY5OXeSzT0czhPE4X9aiIQ_3d_3d

Mervyn Marcano, PR Strategist
Center for Media Justice
1611 Telegraph Ave., Suite 510
Oakland, CA 94612
www.centerformediajustice.org
Phone: 510.768.7400 x13
media strategy and action to build a movement