OAKLAND, Calif. -- On Thurs., Jan. 9, Voices for Internet Freedom, in partnership with the Center for Media Justice, Free Press, ColorOfChange and the National Hispanic Media Coalition, will host a town-hall event in Oakland featuring Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler.

Oakland Voices: A Town Hall on Our Right Communicate will give Oakland community members an opportunity to share their stories — and to tell Chairman Wheeler about the impacts of an increasingly corporate media environment.

This is a chance to tell him face to face about the kind of media system that best meets our needs — and to advocate for the health and well-being of our families and our communities.

Oakland Voices: A Town Hall on Our Right to Communicate

Date: Thurs., Jan. 9, 2014

Time: 7–9 p.m. (doors open at 6:45 p.m.)

Location: Preservation Park, Nile Hall
1233 Preservation Park Way
Oakland

Featured Speakers:
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler
California Public Utilities Commissioner Catherine J.K. Sandoval
Greenlining Institute Energy & Telecommunications Policy Director Stephanie Chen
Center for Media Justice Executive Director Malkia Cyril
National Hispanic Media Coalition Executive Vice President Jessica Gonzalez
CIVIC Co-Executive Director Christina Mansfield
ColorOfChange Executive Director Rashad Robinson
The Utility Reform Network Executive Director Mark Toney
Free Press Associate Policy Director Chancellar Williams

This event is free and open to the public, but seats are limited. Please RSVP at: http://bit.ly/1kOZtsq

***Reporters wishing to cover the event should RSVP to Jenn Topper at jtopper@freepress.net.***