568
Backers
$41,338
pledged of $35,000 goal
0
seconds to go
Funding Successful
This project successfully raised its funding goal on December 29.
Pledge $1 or more Pledge $1 or more
Welcome to the team! You'll get access to exclusive updates about our progress, and you can continue to support us by spreading the word.
Pledge $5 or more Pledge $5 or more
A Newsmotion sticker designed by artist/writer Marisa Jahn.
Pledge $15 or more Pledge $15 or more
An original first edition copy of The Occupied Wall Street Journal.
Pledge $20 or more Pledge $20 or more
A spot on the guest list at our Winter Gumbo + Apple Cider Martini Party (details to be announced). Making a Kickstarter pledge at this level or above will automatically put you on our list. And if you’d like to support Newsmotion but can’t attend the event, please consider buying a ticket to sponsor a starving artist or journalist who would not otherwise be able to join us.
Pledge $20 or more Pledge $20 or more
A copy of the special, limited edition of the New York Times, produced by the Yes Men and hundreds of other independent writers, artists, and activists.
Pledge $25 or more Pledge $25 or more
Limited collector’s edition of the Occupied Wall Street Journal (Issue #4), a Poster Art Folio produced in collaboration with Occuprint, a collective curated by Molly Fair, Jesse Goldstein, Josh MacPhee and John Boy. (International backers, please add $10 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $25 or more Pledge $25 or more
An exclusive sneak preview of the Newsmotion.org platform, with a beta invitation to test the site.
Pledge $30 or more Pledge $30 or more
A signed copy of signer-songwriter Will Dailey's latest album, "Will Dailey & The Rivals" - plus a preview of the rotoscope film-in-progress starring Will, Julian Rubinstein, Alan Chin, Alia Malek and Milton Allimadi.
Pledge $30 or more Pledge $30 or more
A copy of Newsmotion contributor and Cairo native Yasmine El Rashidi’s ebook chronicling the Egyptian revolution, 'The Battle for Egypt: Dispatches from the Revolution.'
Pledge $35 or more Pledge $35 or more
Signed copy, personalized to you, of Newsmotion Advisor and chair of Columbia University's PhD program in communication Todd Gitlin's book, Letters To A Young Activist.
Pledge $40 or more Pledge $40 or more
Earlier this year, Newsmotion adviser Todd Gitlin visited Belgrade and met with Srdja Popovic, a leader of the Otpor movement that helped to overthrow Slobodan Milosevic. You’ll get special access to their extended conversation about social change and non-violent resistance, produced by Newsmotion.org and photographer Matt Lutton.
Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more
A signed first-edition copy of award-winning war correspondent Anna Badkhen's book, "Peace Meals: Candy-wrapped Kalashnikovs and Other War Stories," plus a special recipe from her travels personally emailed to you. (International backers, please add $10 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more
A limited edition copy of "Recipes for an Encounter," signed by co-editor Marisa Jahn. The book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the anticipatory nature of recipes together with their promise of what will unfold, take place, be consumed...
Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more
A signed copy of 'Byproduct,' a limited edition book edited by Newsmotion creative director Marisa Jahn investigating artists embedded in science, industry, and electoral politics featuring artists and thinkers such as Claire Bishop, The Yes Men, Billy Kluver / Experiments in Art & Technology (E.A.T.), Artists Placement Group (APG), Joseph del Pesco, and more.
Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more
A signed copy of 'Targeted: National Security and the Business of Immigration,' by People's Production House founder and 2011 Knight Fellow Deepa Fernandes, with a forward by Howard Zinn.
Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more
"Wild and Neglected Like Me"–limited edition 13.5"x11" screenprints by Just Seeds artists Molly Fair and Jesse Goldstein whose work was inspired by John Clare (1793-1864), whose poetry lamented the criminal destruction of the commons by those who sought to “improve” the land by turning it into profit-maximizing farms. (International backers, please add $10 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more
"Help Me Help You Help Me Love You" - Limited edition 5" x 7" screenprints by Jesse Goldstein
Pledge $75 or more Pledge $75 or more
A signed copy of Julian Rubinstein's 'Ballad of the Whiskey Robber,' about the Hungarian bank robber and folk hero Atilla Ambrus, along with the limited edition audio cabaret production of the book, starring Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Ames, Gary Shteyngart and others.
Pledge $75 or more Pledge $75 or more
A limited edition signed copy of “Nonviolent Resistance–50 Crucial Points” inscribed by co-author Srdja Popovic, a founder of Serbian nonviolent resistance group Otpor, and one of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers. (International backers, please add $10 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $100 or more Pledge $100 or more
A signed first edition copy of the Pulitzer Prize–winning book 'And Their Children After Them' by Newsmotion adviser Dale Maharidge and photographer Michael Williamson.
Pledge $100 or more Pledge $100 or more
Signed books by award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Heather Rogers: “Green Gone Wrong,” about green capitalism and what’s happening in the name of today’s environmentalism, and “Gone Tomorrow,” which traces the connection between modern industrial production, consumer culture, and our disposable lifestyle. (International backers, please add $10 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $150 or more Pledge $150 or more
A limited edition signed copy of “Nonviolent Resistance–50 Crucial Points” inscribed by co-author Srdja Popovic, a founder of Serbian nonviolent resistance group Otpor, and one of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers. (International backers, please add $10 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $200 or more Pledge $200 or more
Signed DVD of Laura Poitras's Academy Award nominated documentary, "My Country, My Country," an intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation, and a broader story about U.S. foreign policy. Plus, an original ballot from the historic 2005 elections chronicled in the film. (International backers, please add $10 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $250 or more Pledge $250 or more
A signed first edition copy of the Pulitzer Prize–winning book 'And Their Children After Them' by Newsmotion adviser Dale Maharidge and photographer Michael Williamson.
Pledge $250 or more Pledge $250 or more
We're taking your calls! It's your chance to get a professional consultation about your project, debate the future of the media, or just shoot the breeze with a member of the Newsmotion team.
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
Explore a biodiverse and delicious future with a pair of tickets to a workshop and dinner at Natalie Jeremijenko's Cross Species (xSpecies) Adventure Club. (In NYC or Boston)
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
A 13"x18" limited edition print by award-winning photographer Misha Friedman from his series "Donbass Romanticism" on life within the industrial complex in Eastern Ukraine. (International backers, please add $25 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
“Superfund 365: Hunters Point, San Francisco, CA”– a 11”x14” C-print from Brooke Singer's award-winning photo and online data visualization project, Superfund365, that highlighted a different toxic contamination site in the US every day for one year.
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
"Haiti, Saut-d'Eau Festival"– a 13”x19” ink jet print on 325 gsm Hahnemuhle archival paper by photographer Jake Price (image coming soon).
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
A collectible 5" rapid prototype, the only one of its kind, of the Yes Men's SurvivaBall suit. Made from the model used in the Yes Men movie, and currently in the Yes Men's personal collection.
Pledge $750 or more Pledge $750 or more
A signed and numbered special edition print on 11x14 archival fiber based paper from Newsmotion photo editor Alan Chin. The photographs were taken above the Gulf Of Mexico, June 2010, on board BP-contracted helicopter overflying the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico. (International backers, please add $25 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $1,000 or more Pledge $1,000 or more
A customized, four-hour multimedia training led by experienced instructors from PPH and Newsmotion.
Pledge $1,500 or more Pledge $1,500 or more
Your choice of a limited edition, signed print by photographer Jason Goodman. Choose any print, including the one featured at left, of actor James Franco from the pages of Vanity Fair. Visit http://www.photosjg.com/ to see more. (International backers, please add $25 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $2,000 or more Pledge $2,000 or more
Limited edition, original archival print from 'One Trees,' the eco-art project by Natalie Jeremijenko. (International backers, please add $25 for shipping costs.)
Pledge $5,000 or more Pledge $5,000 or more
You're either a corporation or an individual with a love for storytelling and a desire for a tax deduction. So long as your cause or company isn't offensive or inappropriate, we'll give you a full sponsor treatment, including major sponsor credit and signage at our next big event, a speaking slot during the event, social media thanks and introductions, and sponsor presence on feature content.
Pledge $5,000 or more Pledge $5,000 or more
“Ai God Catching Ghost”– a 36”x46” print on premium archival photo paper, edition 2/5 of the paper edition, of Ai Wei Wei, by Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung from his series on Internet censorship in China, “The Travelogue of Dr. Brain Damages.” (International backers, please add $30 for shipping costs.)
Project By
Has not connected their Facebook account.
We are a diverse group of journalists, artists, technologists, teachers, scientists, and citizens building a new framework for transparent and nuanced news reporting, distribution, and consumption. You can learn more about members of our team at newsmotion.org/about