Fresh Media and the Creation of Community

Writing for The Mark, Kaitlyn Braybrooke, an organizer of, contributor to, and participant in the recent Fresh Media Festival (W2 Gallery, 112 West Hastings, October 24. http://www.freshmedia.me), reflects on the experience and how the day embodied the spirit of a new approach to citizenship and identification that combats the cynicism toward virtual communities that often colours new media discourses.

Writing for The Mark, Kaitlyn Braybrooke, an organizer of, contributor to, and participant in the recent Fresh Media Festival (W2 Gallery, 112 West Hastings, October 24. http://www.freshmedia.me), reflects on the experience and how the day embodied the spirit of a new approach to citizenship and identification that combats the cynicism toward virtual communities that often colours new media discourses.

In the wake of Gen X, the so called Millenial generation inhereted a legacy of cynicism and disillusionment with systems of power, and a dreary outlook on the potential for social justice and progress into the future. Braybrooke, through her retelling of the Fresh Media event, eloquently demonstrates the short-sighted nature of this outlook, and brings to light the very real and inspiring political and social potential of a newly globalized and virtually connected community of young people.

Take a look at Kaitlin's article here: http://www.themarknews.com/articles/701-virtual-physical-global