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We Fight Today for a Better Tomorrow
S. Derek Turner
January 19, 2014
In a world where the owners of the network get to decide what speech flows over the network, will it be possible to organize against injustices that the broader society and powers that be find acceptable?
Net Neutrality Is Dead. Here's How to Get It Back
Craig Aaron
January 14, 2014
Three judges in D.C. just killed Net Neutrality. This could be the end of the Internet as we know it. But it doesn't have to be.
Voices for Internet Freedom Calls on the FCC to Take Immediate Action to Protect the Open Internet
January 14, 2014
On Tuesday, a federal court struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order. The ruling means that companies like AT&T and Verizon can censor, block and interfere with Internet traffic and content.
Oakland to FCC: Promote Equity and Access
Joseph Torres
January 10, 2014
New Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler took part in a standing-room-only town-hall meeting Thursday night in Oakland, where he heard from Bay Area residents about the impact of media policies on their lives.
The Facts About Media Inequality in the Bay Area
Chancellar Williams
January 8, 2014
#Oakland Voices: A Town Hall on Our Right to Communicate is just a few hours away. Tonight Oakland residents will get to speak directly to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler during the first community event of his tenure.
The FCC Is Coming to Oakland
Joseph Torres
Steven Renderos
December 16, 2013
Tom Wheeler, the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is heading out to Oakland, Calif. — to hear from you.
Panelists Say Surveillance Is Nothing New for Communities of Color
Joseph Torres
November 1, 2013
The latest revelations about NSA spying did not surprise the activists of color taking part in a recent panel discussion on government surveillance.
Panel Discussion Tackles Surveillance of Communities of Color
Joseph Torres
October 24, 2013
Living under government surveillance is nothing new for communities of color. In fact, surveillance of our communities has been a constant presence throughout our nation’s history.
Dear Comcast: Our Schools Are Not for Sale
Media Mobilizing Project
October 23, 2013
In the past year, Philadelphia has seen unprecedented attacks on its public education system, including the closing of 24 schools, layoffs of hundreds of teachers and counselors, and the elimination of libraries and art, music and sports programs.
Still, We Rise: McGannon Award Acceptance Speech
Malkia Cyril
October 2, 2013

Malkia A. Cyril’s Acceptance Speech for the McGannon Award
October 1st , 2013 in Washington, D.C.

When I was a child growing up in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, at the beginning of what would be a long history of troubled sleep, my mom would sing this song to me as the gun shots and other sounds ricocheted in the background: lay down body/lay down little while/trouble soon be over/lay down little while/just keep on rolling/lay down little while/trouble soon be over/lay down little while.

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