New Media Advocacy Project

08/22/2023

In 2022-2023, NMAP conducted an exploratory study on disability and climate change activism in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria with the support of Ford Foundation and in collaboration with local and international partners.* Our goal was two-fold: Explore the […]

07/06/2023

Don't miss out on this month's $1000 grant opportunity! Tell your changemaker pals all across Appalachia to apply today.

Do you have an idea for a creative project that envisions a hopeful future for Appalachia? We want to give you money to make it happen! This year, Appalachia Reframed will be disbursing monthly grants of $1,000 to creators and […]

07/06/2023

Congratulations to Sistermoon Farm, Appalachia Reframed's June grant recipient! From preserving farmland and regenerating soil to fostering community connections, sisters Rosie & Maria Russo are making their vision of collective healing in Appalachia a reality. We are thrilled to support the 2nd Annual Tomato Jam, a full-day summer festival featuring local musicians, storytellers, artists, and tomatoes🍅🍅! More below 👇

04/17/2023

Today NMAP joins 145 organizations to condemn the lawsuit brought by US-sanctioned Dan Gertler against the 'Congo is Not for Sale' coalition, which targets spokesperson Jean-Claude Mputu. campaigners should not be intimidated and silenced

Gertler and his network have initiated a wave of lawsuits against anti-corruption activists, whistleblowers, journalists and civil society groups.

02/08/2023

Join Olga Volynska, former Rights Reframed mentee and current Executive Director of SICH Human Rights Group, for an update on the human rights situation in Ukraine. The UC Berkeley webinar also includes a screening of “Unbroken Women,” a short documentary developed in NMAP's narrative change mentorship program.

At this event, held nearly one year after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began, women social activists and a lawyer from the SICH Human Rights Protection Group in Ukraine will provide upda...

01/11/2023

Applications are officially open! Do you have an idea for a creative project that envisions a hopeful future for ? We want to give you money to make it happen! Submit a project proposal today ➡️ nmap.co/AppalachiaReframed

10/06/2021

Rights Reframed is back!

Calling all LGBTQ+ and/or BIPOC artists, oral historians, dancers, photographers, filmmakers and historians: Join a cohort of advocates using their art for good. We are looking for storytellers living in Central Appalachia for a 10-month, paid mentorship program: Appalachia Reframed.

Are you passionate about positively influencing your community’s attitudes towards environmental justice and sustainability, as well as the interplay between environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice? Us, too.

Learn how to reshape the narrative innovative work that lifts up a positive narrative for the future of Appalachia. Help change the conversation about what the future can hold for your community. Learn more and apply today! https://www.nmap.co/appalachiareframed/

**Image by Daniel Liévano // Logo ours**

01/05/2021

07/20/2020

Are you creative? Passionate about human rights? Excited about engaging communities of artists and activists? Then join us! NMAP is seeking an intern to assist with cultivating an online community for our Rights Reframed mentorship program, which is based in several countries across Eurasia, and support the overall facilitation of the mentorship program, including digital events. Read more at the link in bio and apply by July 31!

04/29/2019

Excited to announce that our Creative Director Katherin Machalek will launch our newest VR film, Area 1, investigating financial accountability in the mining industry at ! Watch live on Thursday, May 2nd at 16:30 CET on http://webtv.un.org/. We'll discuss what effects virtual experiences can have on the viewer, and how they can foster engagement to take action to change the world we live in.

11/07/2018

This is what democracy looks like.

11/05/2018

Sometimes comedians say it better than human rights advocates. Moral of the story? VOTE! All of our rights depend on it.

11/02/2018

Mars? Nope! A storm moving over a bauxite mine in Guinea.

11/01/2018

Almost done with our third day of shooting! We thought we'd take a selfie break.

10/30/2018

ACTION! After a weekend of workshops, we’re in the field for our first day of shooting. Action Mines is conducting interviews for this project. This short film will document the need for a binding Norm on Resettlement and Compensation in Guinea and will be used as in an advocacy campaign targeting lawmakers, who are reforming the law in December.

10/29/2018

Meet Djenaba Kanté and Mamadou Aliou Diallo! Members of the production team with Guinea’s Action Mines. We just held two workshops help Action Mines get consensus from the collective of NGOs they’re working with on the film concept, and one to help Action Mines plan the shoot. Three concept possibilities emerged from the workshop, presented here. The workshops were part of our efforts to help more coalitions of activists working on a single issue get clarity on their media strategy and approach. We’re co-producing their short film to fight corporate mining abuse.