What's New
After months of planning and preparation, the Big Tent: People Planet and Democracy has landed in the Mile High City of Denver, CO. The Big Tent represents a critical moment for our community to showcase media and telecommunications issues at equal billing with hot-button issues such as health care and the environment.
On Tuesday, August 26th, the Big Tent featured the Symposium on Media and Democracy, organized by Colorado Common Cause’s Katie Fleming, an MDC-funded organizer through our Regional Organizing Project.
Katie partnered with diverse organizations in Colorado, and demonstrated how our issues connect. She worked aggressively to make sure media and telecom issued didn’t get overshadowed by the other hot topics, and enlisted the help of many MDC members in pulling it together. In particular, Free Press, LCCR, MAP, NHMC, FMC, and others participated in workshops and have lent valuable support by reaching out to high profile speakers and sponsoring the activities. Dozens of organizations suggested names of delegates that should be invited, and helped publicize the event back in their states. At its peak, a keynote by Dan Rather, the Symposium attracted hundreds of bloggers, activists, and delegates.
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The Media and Democracy Coalition is hiring a full-time Organizing Project Director to oversee local, state and regional organizing and advocacy efforts on media and telecommunications issues.
For a full job description and application instructions, click here [0].
Member Spotlight
Center for Media Justice [1]
Recently renamed, CMJ was launched in April 2001, as the Youth Media Council, a Bay Area-based
youth organizing, leadership development, media capacity-building and
watchdog project dedicated to developing youth-led strategies for media
justice. We believe that youth and other marginalized communities need
the tools, resources, strategies and skills to become strong and
effective media spokespeople and advocates for social justice.
Upcoming Events
August 25-28: The Big Tent: People, Planet, Democracy - An Independent Civic Media Space at the Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO
September 16-21: NATOA Annual Conference, "Putting the Public Interest Back Into Communications," Atlanta, GA
September 17: House Appropriations Committee- Financial Services and GEneral Government Subcommittee Hearing on Public, Educational, and Governmental Access TV
September 18-19: Rural Broadband Workshop, Austin, TX