The town hall will be streamed live at http://www.internetvoices.org at 7PM Pacific. Click here for photos from the event.
On Thursday, January 9, Voices for Internet Freedom, in partnership with the National Hispanic Media Coalition, Center for Media Justice, Free Press, and ColorOfChange, will host a town-hall event in Oakland, Calif. offering community members a unique opportunity to speak with recently-appointed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler.
You can join and follow the conversation on Twitter using hashtag #oaklandvoices.
For reporters wishing to cover the event, please RSVP to Jenn Topper at
jtopper@freepress.net.
Oakland Voices: A Town Hall on Our Right to 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.
Date: Thurs., Jan. 9, 2014
Time: 7–9 p.m. (doors open at 6:45 p.m.)
Location: Preservation Park, Niles 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]]>
