BREAK THE MEDIA BLACKOUT
henk - 16.09.2002 18:38
A Conference on Media Democracy & the Struggle to End Poverty
BREAK THE MEDIA BLACKOUT:
A Conference on Media Democracy & the Struggle to End Poverty
October 4 - 6, 2002 in Philadelphia
 http://www.kwru.org/conference
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This is a call to all media activists concerned about poverty, all
anti-poverty organizations concerned with making their voices heard, and
anyone otherwise working to make media accessible to everyone. We
invite you to join us in the fight to Break the Media Blackout!
The increasing concentration of corporate ownership of our media not
only threatens democracy, it also threatens the very survival of poor
people in the US and globally. The Break the Media Blackout Conference
will strengthen the media skills of grassroots anti-poverty
organizations, allowing them to create and distribute their own media,
critically analyze the mainstream media, and learn more about media
democracy issues. The conference will encourage independent media
documentation of economic human rights violations occurring in the U.S.
by connecting media activist organizations with the emerging movement to
end poverty led by the poor.
Go to http://www.kwru.org/conference for more information on the
conference,or contact Rachel at  conference@kwru.org or 215/203-1948. If
you are interested offering a workshop at the conference, please see the
website for more information.
This conference is sponsored by the Poor People's Economic Human Rights
Campaign (a national and international campaign of over 50 grassroots
anti-poverty organizations).
Co-sponsors include: Kensington Welfare Rights Union, Human Rights
Tech, Media College of the University of the Poor, Drexel University TV
(DUTV), Philadelphia Community Access Coalition, Media Tank, Prometheus
Radio, Deaf and Deaf-Blind Committee for Human Rights, Philly IMC,
Social Welfare Action Alliance (SWAA), Temple University School of
Social Administration
Hope to see you in October!
CONTACT INFO:
Kensington Welfare Rights Union
NUHHCE, ASFCME, AFL-CIO
PO Box 50678
Philadelphia, PA 19132-9720
Phone: 215/203-1945
Fax: 215/203-1950
email: kwru@libertynet.org
web: http://www.kwru.org
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