The GMLP Mission

1. Promote media literacy in the STL region
   

2. Promote community partnerships & collaborations
   

3. Provide support for media literacy projects
   

4. Act as a conduit for national initiatives
   

5. Initiate a sustained education campaign that defines & clarifies the need for & value of media literacy
   

Last site update: 7/6/08

President’s Message

Dear Media Literacy Proponents and Enthusiasts,

For many of you, things are winding down in anticipation of summer.  For Gateway Media Literacy Partners, Inc., things are heating up for summer and beyond.

On May 20, we had another board meeting,  another milestone because we elected a treasurer!  Please congratulate board member, Chris Miller, The Skandalaris Center at Washington U.,  who now has the task of watching over our finances.  That includes grant money, donations and memberships.  Soon, you’ll see a membership page on this web site, however, for now, let us at least unveil our annual membership dues structure to the community:

Individual  - $75

Student $25

Institutional/Affiliate- $250

Scholarships

Checks for your tax-deductible memberships  may be made out to Gateway Media Literacy Partners, Inc., and addressed to 35 Midpark La., St. Louis, Mo., 63124.  FYI, we are currently negotiating with local banks to house our business, and hope to have another address soon!

Deciding to become a paying membership organization comes after careful and thoughtful consideration.   An optimistic but realistic board, having also recently voted to incorporate, we believe “putting our money where are mouth is” shows financial, philosophical and organizational support in order to keep our momentum going as a unique regional organization that supports media literacy and media literacy education on an on-going basis.

Certainly, paying memberships cannot, alone, be the financial base for our work ahead, but having a paying membership does prove to potential funders and donors that we have support for our efforts in the community.

We hope, with the hard work of a great body of volunteers and members, to continue to bring media literacy and media literacy education to the community, and that you’ll appreciate and value GMLP’s benefits to the region when you consider joining GMLP.

Soon, when the membership page is completed for GMLP’s web site, we’ll strengthen our appeal to the community, and better demonstrate our value to you. 

For those of you who have been with us from the beginning and have already pitched in dollars, we are grateful for your commitment and your vision.  And, to those of you who have already described GMLP as a “unique” and “ beneficial” offering to the community, we thank you for your recognition.

Just so you know, we already have a great rest of the year ahead:

-- In July, the board meets for two days of strategic planning.  We’ll create our VISION Statement and carve out GMLP’s short- and long-range plans.

-- In the Fall, a program targeted toward librarians/library technologists. 

-- Also in the Fall, GMLP’s Media Literacy Week, Oct. 9-13.  The week promises to be content-rich and up-to-the-minute.

In addition, I want to pass on to you some exciting board member news.  The “View Board Member News” link to that page can be found to the right ->

And, finally, but most important, in our quest to know about media literacy education efforts in our region, please be in touch.  As you’ll note, our GMLP-TV section features people just like you who are making a difference in media literacy education. 

Cheers, and have a great summer!

Jessica Z. Brown

Click the TV above to view video interviews of partners sharing how they integrate media literacy.

Our Most Recent Interview:

Art Silverblatt, Chairperson, GMLP Media Literacy Week Committee.

Announcing...

Oct. 12-19, 2008