AMES is a registered non-profit dedicated to helping people cultivate individual, group and mass communications skills. Guided by a Board of Directors that includes teachers, professors, community workers, students, film-makers, artists and activists, AMES’ mission is to fulfill its Statement of Purpose by:
- providing broad-based and subsidized access to media training and technology
- collaborating with other organizations to design and deliver community-based media programming
- promoting media literacy and socially-responsible image production
- providing hands-on opportunities for people to use video as a tool for education and self-advocacy
- circulating student productions within a range of public areas using student productions to ignite courageous conversations and prompt community action
