Digital Civil Rights Brownbag Lunch
The Media and Democracy Coalition is pleased to partner with the Center for Media Justice/Media Action Grassroots Network (MAGNet), the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), and the United Church of Christ, Office of Communication, Inc. to convene another in our series of forums dedicated to preserving our civil rights in the digital age. These gatherings are a space for public interest media and telecommunications policy experts, media justice advocates and the larger civil rights and social justice community to come together for dialog and
collaboration.
Connecting our Communities
Google’s plan to build and test ultra high‐speed broadband projects in a small number of locations across the United States has people talking. While only a limited number of communities will get to experience these high‐speed networks, every community has a right to control their communications future and infrastructure is no exception.
Please join representatives from Google and local government to discuss innovative approaches to communications infrastructure, the implications for the National Broadband Plan of Google’s announcement, as well as local government initiatives, and how all of this impacts people of color and low‐income communities.
Panelists:
Mitsuko Herrera, Cable Communications Administrator, Montgomery County, MD
Rick Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel, Google Inc.
To RSVP, please contact Chance Williams at
cwilliams@media‐democracy.net or 202‐736‐5757
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