Adán Medrano

I�m attending the annual seminar, �Creadores de Im�genes Cristianas� in Santiago, Chile. The director of research for the national television council (equivalent of the FCC in the US), Mar�a Dolores de Souza, presented some of the research on children and TV in Chile. It is …

The Aurora Picture Show in Houston is an example of meaning-making with art that is counter-cultural. I think churches would find it exciting to explore how to link programmatically with places like this one. Ad�n

I found this strange collage by David Rosales, “The History of Religion in Latin America.” Something is turned upside down here with irreverence next to solemnity. I am interested in finding other provocative images like this one, so share some links if you know of …

Memories! I woke up remembering friendships of 23 years ago, when I was at the founding meeting of NAMAC and want to recommend it as an important community with whom churches can build relationships. The National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture does represent the …

Latino politicians Henry Cisneros and Bill Richardson have been chosen to publicly support the merger of the largest Hispanic TV corporation, Univision, with the largest Hispanic radio corporation, Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. What a sad mix of bedfellows. These Latino leaders are following the trend of …

After Bishop Gene Robinson was accepted as the first openly gay bishop by the general convention of the Episcopal Church, meeting in Minneapolis Minnesota last week, he was interviewed by “All Things Considered” on NPR. He said that throughout the ordeal of the debate in …

Communications Rights in the Information Society (CRIS) is a campaign to ensure that communication rights are central to the information society and to the upcoming World Summit to the Information Society (WSIS). The campaign is sponsored and supported by the Platform for Communication Rights, a …

During the WACC meeting of the central committee here in Vancouver, BC, Canada, I presented a seminar about media from a cultural perspective, shifting away from instrumentalism. The discussions and friendships during this event are affirming. As promised, these are the handouts in case you …

This wonderful poem, “A Forgotten People” can be used in prayer services, don’t you think? “Love your gente” is a rephrasing of ancient wisdom, even of “love your neighbor.” The whole site, Soy Chicano portal/site is a good mix of entertainment, thought and community connections. …