[wplug] Fwd: prometheus [radio] back in pittsburgh!

[Richard Farina]

I officially volunteer as list moderator... the last few days have been 
fscking rediculous.

-Rick Farina

Juan Zuluaga wrote:
>> Your airwaves or your life!
>> The Prometheus Pennsylvania Media Megatour is coming
>> to your town!
>>
>> Prometheus Radio Project is going on the road across
>> Pennsylvania! Did you
>> know that there is a flurry of legislative activity
>> -this year- in
>> Harrisburg and DC that could impact your cable TV,
>> your internet access,
>> and much more?
>>
>> Prometheus Radio Project will be tramping around the
>> great state of PA
>> this summer, talking to community groups like yours
>> -- letting you know
>> what you can do today to determine your own
>> communications future!  Can we
>> join you for a casual workshop that will inform,
>> entertain, and help you
>> defend your right to control your communications
>> networks?  Read below to
>> learn more, and email penntour at prometheusradio.org
>> to get connected with
>> us!
>>
>> We'll have up to the second information on Cable
>> Franchising, Municipal
>> and Community Wireless Networks, the looming
>> deregulation of corporate
>> Media Ownership, and the Future of the Internet,
>> from allies across the
>> state and the diverse national groups of the Media
>> and Democracy
>> Coalition.
>>
>> We also have movies, audio, and even technical
>> demonstrations on how
>> communities across PA, the country, and the world
>> are building their own
>> media solutions!
>>
>> We will be coming to your town to let you know about
>> the national scene
>> and to make specific connections with folks across
>> PA, and the politicians
>> who could help us protect our right to communicate. 
>> We'll come armed with
>> lots of ideas of potential action steps for PA
>> citizens, and ready to hear
>> your ideas about what you think is important for
>> media and democracy in
>> your community.
>>
>> We're hoping that the energy and expertise of
>> Prometheus Radio Project
>> will help your community become informed advocates
>> for these important
>> media reform fights.  We seek to make make your
>> grassroots work broader
>> and stronger by bringing our national and
>> international expertise on
>> grassroots media and media reform to bear on our
>> home state of
>> Pennsylvania.  And we hope we can all have fun
>> together!
>>
>> We're happy to meet with any community group that
>> wants to learn more
>> about these important upcoming battles:
>>
>>  -- Municipal and Community Wireless Internet
>> Networks are 'no-brainers'
>> because they provide very high quality, low cost,
>> state-of the-art
>> communication systems that are tailored to the exact
>> needs of a
>> community.  From St. Cloud, Minnesota to Upper
>> Dublin, PA to
>> Philadelphia, thousands of cities, towns, and
>> counties around the U.S.
>> and beyond are using wireless for internet
>> connections and essential
>> public safety communications.  But in your PA town,
>> it is now illegal to
>> start a new network like this!  Find out why, and
>> what you can do about
>> it.
>>
>>  -- In most towns across Pennsylvania, companies
>> like Clear Channel,
>> Tribune CO. and General Electric own the newspapers,
>> television stations,
>> and radio stations your family relies on every day. 
>> Why don't we hear
>> local news, music, or culture on our media anymore? 
>> Because these
>> companies don't find it profitable!  And this year,
>> the Federal
>> Communications Commission plans to deregulate the
>> broadcast media system
>> so that your local daily newspaper can own TV
>> stations, radio stations,
>> and more in your town.  Find out how to protect
>> local content, and tell
>> the FCC that deregulation is bad for our
>> communities.
>>
>>  -- The Pennsylvania State Senate has introduced a
>> bill that would take
>> away your town's right to negotiate with your local
>> cable company for
>> better prices, better connections, and to protect
>> the public access TV
>> channels your town needs.  Is more cable competition
>> worth the erosion of
>> local choice? Let's organize to pass a bill that
>> respects our
>> communities' needs, rather than just Comcast's and
>> Verizon's!
>>
>> We're looking to meet with groups in July and August
>> to set the stage for
>> a legislative push this fall.
>>
>> Workshops will be led by Scranton native Dharma
>> Dailey.  Dharma Dailey has
>> over a decade of experience researching and working
>> with community media
>> across the United States.  Dharma led Prometheus'
>> work on official
>> comments to the Federal Communications Commission on
>> how commercial media
>> consolidation hurts our communities.  These comments
>> gave Prometheus the
>> legal standing to become the plaintiff in Prometheus
>> vs. the FCC, the
>> seminal lawsuit halting media consolidation. An
>> expert on community and
>> municipal wireless internet, she has shaped wireless
>> policy with national
>> and international leaders and researchers.  Dharma
>> is a member of the New
>> America Foundation's Wireless Future Advisory Board.
>>
>> If you're interested in meeting with us, please
>> contact us at:
>>
>> penntour at prometheusradio.org
>> Phone: 215.727.9620
>> P.O. Box 42158 Philadelphia, PA 19101
>>
>> hannah sassaman
>> prometheusradioproject
>>
>> building radio stations = awesome
>> http://www.prometheusradio.org
>> 215-727-9620
>>
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