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(Northampton, MA) |
Total Award: $50,000 over 1 year |
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Free Press National Conference on Media Reform |
Program Contribution |
Presidential Authority Grant To support the Free Press National Conference on Media Reform. The conference is a groundbreaking forum to democratize the debate over media policymaking. A broad range of media reform activists will join legislators, staff of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), activists and leaders to develop strategies for addressing proposed changes in FCC regulations. Interested activists include groups that are working for civil rights, women's rights, rural renewal, the environments, labor, and community development. In the arts community, musicians, owners of independent recording companies and radio stations playing alternative music are concerned with their growing marginalization as a result of the corporate take-over of local stations and limited accessibility for emerging artists. The purpose of the conference is to mobilize new constituencies; strengthen coalitions; develop unified action plans for immediate and long-term reforms; and to generate policies and strategies that will improve the media system. The scope of this effort will be broad based. There will be opportunities to teach grassroots activists basic strategies for advancing media reform in their home communities. Conference organizers will also work to build international allies on cross-border issues.
This grant also satisfies:
Arts and Culture Program: Objective II, Strategy 1Interprogram Initiatives for Social and Economic Justice: Objectives I & II
