Jen is a long-time media activist now living in Berkeley, California.
Jen Angel has been a writer and media activist for over 15 years. She is the co-founder and publisher of Clamor Magazine, an award-winning quarterly magazine covering radical culture and politics which ceased publication in 2006. In 2002, she was named as one of “30 under 30 Visionaries who are changing the world” by Utne Reader. She is a founding board member of Allied Media Projects, a non-profit independent media advocacy organization.
Jen’s publishing history includes Clamor (1999-2006), publishing the Zine Yearbook (1996-2004), writing her personal zine Fucktooth (1991-2000), and editing MaximumRockNRoll (1997-1998). Her writing has also appears in magazines such as Bitch, Punk Planet, and In These Times. She is a contributing editor to Yes! Magazine.
She is author of a pamphlet called, “Becoming the Media: A Critical History of Clamor Magazine,” published by PM Press in March 2008.
Her main project is to help independent authors, filmmakers, and artists promote their work through Aid & Abet Booking. Jen has worked with Raj Patel, David Rovics, David Martinez, David Solnit and Aimee Allison, Ana Noguiera, Andrew Stern, Ann Wright, Historians Against the War, SmartMeme, and other radical groups and individuals. She has also worked as a producer for various shows on KPFA Radio in Berkeley.
Jen offers consulting and workshops on media strategy to individuals, campaigns, projects and organizations.