Publications
At Democracy + Media Lab , we create publications to foster accessibility and
engagement within our communities. Our range of materials includes research
papers, reports, maps, dossiers, posters, podcasts, and videos. Media publications
in various forms, whether embodied or represented in film, images, or text, are
aimed at dismantling systemic harm to our communities, a culturally rooted
organizational ethic and method for reconstituting democratized forms of power,
and creating an inclusive future for the well-being of all life on Earth.
Our student voices are strong. Students contribute by writing blogs and op-eds on current events and research topics.
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Written Publications
Tribunal Rising (2025)
This collection of essays commemorates the International People’s Tribunal movement of 1992, which sought to dismantle the Myth of Discovery to uplift and sustain the necessary prerogative of historical accountability for crimes against humanity in the face of systemic abuse.
The ABC’s of the Tribunal Project (2025)
Explore the ABCs of one of the most significant coalitions of social movements: the International People’s Tribunal movement of 1992—definitions, illustrations, and connections to other movements—in this gem of a booklet.
Our publications include media made by faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, community fellows, and organizations, in audio, visual, and written formats.
Featured
Films
¡Que Amanezca! Chusaqrib’al! - The Dialogues of Knowledge Chapter 1: Self-identification (2025)
Part 1 of 4 in a saga, this film chronicles the work of Dr. Kan and Dr. Mateos Campos on Maya dialectics. It critically examines colonialism, cultural resistance, language, and the struggles of Indigenous peoples for sovereignty, autonomy, self-determination, and self-identification.
Tejidos (Mini-Documentary, 2023)
A Short documentary about the significance of tejidos in the Mam Mayan community currently residing in Oakland, California.
