Twin Cities

April 11, 2015 Sometimes we all try things that despite our best intentions don’t work out. For Voqal, Independent Public Media was one of those things. We’re big fans of public media here at Voqal and we wanted to help preserve at risk community-based public TV stations. Thus Independent Public Media, an initiative dedicated to

February 9, 2016 Voqal Fund is pleased to announce three new grants to organizations working in the Twin Cities area to enhance the community and strengthen social equality. The grants to Voices for Racial Justice, St. Paul Neighborhood Network and the Twin Cities Media Alliance reflect Voqal Fund’s commitment to support progressive movements for social change. Voices

February 2, 2016 The latest cohort of the Voqal Fellowship will participate in a retreat this week to commence the 2016 fellowship program. The event, to be held in Denver on Feb. 6, will give the six new fellows the opportunity to get to know each other and build collaborative learning and accountability. Along with learning more about the Voqal

Jan. 29, 2016 Great news! A Massachusetts state court granted our motion to extend the preliminary injunction that temporarily saved Internet access for the people we serve. In a welcomed show of support, Sprint signed on to the request. This is a step in the right direction for all of us. The modifications to the

January 19, 2016 Six tech-savvy entrepreneurs have been accepted into the third cohort of the Voqal Fellowship, which provides the resources and mentoring needed to bring early-stage ideas to life. Voqal Fund Program Officer Leah Pryor-Lease said the current round of the fellowship program, which was launched in 2012, received the most applicants to date, with a wide

Dec. 14, 2015 The clock on the 90-day injunction stopping Sprint from cutting Internet access is ticking. And even with the courts stepping in to stop Sprint from shutting off the Internet, Sprint is dragging its heels and filing appeal after appeal. We need to hold Sprint’s feet to the fire and push them to

Dec. 7, 2015 MIGIZI Communications is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the Twin Cities American Indian community for more than 35 years. A recent initiative, Media Mentors for Social Justice, engaged 26 American Indian youth in new media production training and social justice issues. The students produced 11 media projects promoting and investigating healthy food

December 4, 2015 Have an idea for a project that encourages more genuine representation in our republic so it comes closer to truly being of the people, by the people and for the people? Through this open call, the Pluribus Project and New Media Ventures are looking to support proposals that work towards a goal of fixing our democracy by

Dec. 2, 2015 The Hmong Pioneers project, undertaken by the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), seeks to preserve a unique Saint Paul success story – the integration of Hmong refugees who immigrated to the St. Paul, Minn., area beginning in the 1970s. The Hmong are part of an ethnic group from southeast Asia who sought refuge in the U.S. following the

November 23, 2015 Acknowledging “it is critical that the Internet continues to be an affordable tool for those working toward a better life,” Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) urged FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler to closely monitor Sprint’s WiMAX shutdown in a letter dated Nov. 20, 2015. Senator Casey commended the FCC for its efforts to maximize broadband access