Portland’s own Independent Publishing Resource Center has recently created this documentary video exploring their history and mission. They describe some of the highlights:
We’re super excited about this new film, partly because it shows our Media Action Project (MAP) in action at Roosevelt High School. As you’ll see in the film, MAP encourages students to think critically about the major media’s portrayal of body image, beauty, masculinity, violence, and conspicuous consumption. Our goal is to help students transform from passive consumers of media to active creators of zines, art and culture, with stronger individual identities and enhanced self esteem.
The IPRC is a very compelling project that could and should serve as a model to similar operations in cities around the country. To read more about the IPRC check out this post from last September.
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Funny you should say so because IPRC is the main model I’ve been citing in the early planning of the Philadelphia Self-Publishing Center. No, it’s not going to start at present-day IPRC scale but the aim is to bring together some of the same things. A search for a space is secretly underway as we speak and you can keep an eye on things as they develop at philadelphiaselfpublishing.blogspot.com.