Media Reform Events
Information about upcoming, current, and ongoing media reform events, including conferences, rallies, hearings, forums, workshops, lectures, discussions and opportunities for action. Is a media reform event coming up in your community? Find out below.
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Constitutional Convention: Building Democracy 2.0
Jan 9 - Jan 11
National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PAThis event will bring over 100 members of the Millennial Generation together to discuss, act on and harness the incredible levels of civic engagement they have built through the 2008 elections using traditional grassroots organizing and new online social media.
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Web.illish.us
Jan 21
Silk City and live Web event, Philadelphia, PA"Digital Love" will focus on the importance of Digital Inclusion, a belief that communities of various incomes should have equal access to broadband and the Internet.
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Conference on Children and Gender in Traditional and New Media
Jan 26 - Jan 29
TBA, Los Angeles, CAThis highly dynamic and information packed four day conference is designed to increase awareness of gender imbalance in traditional and new entertainment media for kids and strategize toward more varied gender portrayal in entertainment media aimed at our youngest children. Sponsored by the Gina Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
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Fem 2.0 Conference
Feb 2
Betts Theater, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.Feminism 2.0 brings together the leadership of major women’s advocacy organizations and online women’s communities to further the connection between today’s issues and women’s voices. Feminism2.0 is intended for all women interested in better policy for women, families and society.
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Campus Progress Regional Conference
Feb 6 - Feb 8
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GAThis event will bring together students and young people, including campus organizers, bloggers and journalists from all over the South, for three days of networking, training, and skills-building. There will be both a journalism track and an activism track at the regional conference.
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The Digital Broadband Migration: Imagining the Internet's Future
Feb 8 - Feb 9
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, COThis conference will imagine the Internet's future, discuss its economic and social implications, and contrast different prescriptions for Internet policy.
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Future of Music Coalition Policy Day
Feb 11
National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.Future of Music Coalition will hold a Policy Day at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.
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Making Your Media Matter
Feb 12 - Feb 13
American University’s Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DCThe Center for Social Media invites established and aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders, and students to our 5th annual Making Your Media Matter conference. This is a perfect opportunity to learn and share cutting-edge practices for creating media that matters.
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YP4 2009 National Summit
Feb 12 - Feb 16
National Education Association, Washington, D.C.At the Summit, the new class of Young People For (YP4) fellows will meet other young progressive leaders from all over the country and learn powerful strategies and tactics for creating sustainable social change.
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Web.illish.us
Feb 18
Silk City and live Web event, Philadelphia, PA"Threads & Cred" will focus on how net neutrality strengthens Creative Culture by facilitating innovation, rapid prototyping and collaboration. "Threads & Cred" refers to dialogue threads (as well as, a pun on clothing) and the credibility that is necessary to survive in a Creative Culture community.
