NAAME is a non-profit dedicated to creating alternative media content, connecting local media makers and capacity-building amongst community groups dedicated to social justice. We amplify the work of alternative radio, print, film, and strategic media makers in the Pacific Northwest.
Primary activities include cultural programming for underserved youth, alternative media events, conferences, independent media content, speakers bureau and fiscal sponsorships.
NAAME was founded in 1981 as part of an effort to bring Oregon’s progressives together in one coalition to oppose the growing power of conservative forces in this state. The main project of the organization was the creation of The Portland Alliance, the city’s oldest alternative progressive newspaper, which gave voice to environmentalists, trade unionists, social justice activists, and others who are usually shut out, ignored or maligned by mainstream media.